MASTERPIECE MEDIATION™

#1 Client Fact: Regardless of who contacts me first, I am legally bound to remain impartial.

#2 How do I SET MYSELF APART to GUIDE your negotiations to Rare WIN/WIN resolutions? I SIMPLIFY.

My Approach whether in DIVORCE or BUSINESS disputes ALIGNS with Einstein’s quote…

“Intellectuals solve problems, genuises prevent them.”

Net: My end goal is to prevent the FINANCIAL & EMOTIONAL drain typical in negotiations of legal disputes.

• My own walk in this space fuels my intentional focus to achieve optimal resolutions.

• The typical mediation process is REACTIVE. My process is methodically PROACTIVE.

• I treat ALL cases as HIGH STAKES, as this is YOUR Life / Business-it’s ALWAYS high stakes.

#3 How am I truly UNIQUE? I help you NAVIGATE DETOURS when the roads seems closed. How do I do this?

• I calculate & offer creative scenarios BEFORE you walk into mediation & review them in depth with you to discern common goals-yet simultaneously getting each party’s “REAL WIN” ;

• I simplify pre-mediation prep using my unique FINANCIAL FORENSIC DEEP DIVE. My knowledge becomes your POWER-to negotiate-in HALF the time-for remarkably LESS financial & emotional drain;

• Clients state they would have paid DOUBLE for my results. I save you THOUSANDS: With my financial insight I craft creative, UNSEEN negotiation scenarios for INNOVATIVE resolutions, customized to your unique needs;

• My END GOAL is to always leave BOTH parties financially vastly better off & with a concise, meticulously outlined path forward-to prosper.

My passion, as a Unicorn in this space is…to be your

LIGHTHOUSE of clarity in your Storm of overwhelm…

for HUGE ROI.

How does my value translate into RARE ROI for you?

Net: My Unique financial expertise is INVALUABLE-as I use it to EXPEDIENTLY SIMPLIFY-with Patience & Empathy.

#1-”Being on the clock” breeds uncertainty in total cost, keeping you in fight or flight mode, thus adding exponential stress. My process is CERTAIN yet designed to PIVOT to your unique challenges;

#2-My Flat Fee equals less financial & emotional stress & MOST VITAL-gives CERTAINTY OF TOTAL COST;

#3-Knowing how to use & leverage financial data CREATIVELY sets me apart & equals rare HUGE ROI to you;

#4-We will discuss how to navigate through multiple scenarios & calculate resolutions to save thousands;

#5- I do a forensic financial deep dive-TO EARN your attorneys’ trust & keep them OUT of the mediation room, “on call”. Attorneys still review your MOU “Memorandum of Understanding” or legally binding agreement that we negotiate. Attorneys have concluded that my MOUs are UNIQUELY INNOVATIVE;

#6-I can match you with a suitable attorney, who champions a HOLISTIC approach to negotiation;

Your ENERGY & time is PRECIOUS to me-I “truly get” how stressful this time is, having personally navigated many of these transitions. My process helps you compartmentalize as well as uncover financial opportunities.

Did you know?#1 -Mediation is mandatory for family law negotiations in Colorado? #2 -Couples are choosing to negotiate prenups or postnups due to: largest wealth transfer in history, marrying later, or 2nd marriage.

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HOW is Masterpiece Mediation™ UNIQUE?

I help clients leave with HUGE ROI (Return on Investment)…

What does this actually mean?

The FOUNDER: I am “The Outlier Mediator” with my unique financial skill set-to set me apart. My depth & breadth of 30+years of financial experience, coupled with my PROACTIVE versus the traditional reactive approach, makes the DIFFERENCE for you in negotiations. I am meticulous. My primary focus is on simplifying financial complexities to help UNCOVER innovative financial solutions quickly, saving you thousands, very often tens of thousands.

• I am kind, yet extremely direct in both my professional & personal life: I hold myself to the highest level of INTEGRITY. In practice, what this truly means to you is-INSTEAD of telling you what you want to hear-I charge a flat fee & tell you what YOU NEED TO HEAR to prosper long term, not just short term.

• I focus on your unique story-each case is a fingerprint. My FLAT Fee provides the certainty you deserve.

• After negotiating multiple mediations in the dissolution of my 20-year+ marriage, I took that insight, combined with my 30-year+ financial skill set, to help close friends wisely negotiate complex financial issues long before I officially opened up my mediation practice.

• Clients are welcome with or without attorneys. I have relationships with attorneys in multiple practice areas-in large, boutique, & small firms.

The RIPPLE EFFECTS: Life has conflict. I literally came up with “the ripple effect” verbiage-when I was navigating my own divorce I saw first-hand how my choices had enormous future implications - simply put - how we respond to conflict has consequences with ripple effects. My focus is to facilitate peaceful, more informed negotiations-using my unique financial expertise coupled with kind, reflective listening. I calculate & present creative financial scenarious after a detailed review of clients’ financials.

The MISSION & VISION: Through my experiences, my passion grew to design a mediation practice to help clients make key moves around issues & challenges I, too, had to navigate - in my first mediation dissolution process. I ended up having to go back to mediation a few years later due to a break in good faith negotiations I questioned & this is also what fuels me to do the right thing, even when the right thing is harder to do. It is also why I take leveling the power imbalances very seriously. Net-my experiences deeply fuel me to ensure none of my clients’ experience good faith discrepancies. I too, like my clients, was extremely vulnerable despite my financial skill sets, as my son was not doing well-so as a mother that deeply impacted me. I also discovered-too late-that I could have stopped & further, more importantly-could have reversed agreements made under duress as well as a disabling medical condition.

Net: It was simply too late in the game-when I found out I was SPOT ON-and I was forced to go to court, as other side would not settle. I utilize all these KEY learnings & knowledge base to the table for clients so both parties NEVER go properly unprotected.

Net: My own experience makes me FIERCELY PROTECTIVE to ensure that every element of GOOD FAITH defined uniquely in your case-is UPHELD-on both sides.

Net: I take my mission - to be a client’s LIGHTHOUSE in the STORM-seriously: #1-Crucial for clients: I saw recurring opportunities-and used them to help close friends before I pivoted to become a mediator-to use my financial insight to streamline negotiations for more innovative outcomes; #2-I help “expand clients’ pies via a vision of abundance”-versus- “dividing up clients’ lives” -in a scarcity mindset; #3-I intentionally focus on discerning clients’ relational dynamics to enlighten negotiations & level the power imbalances for more INSIGHTFUL, EQUITABLE financial resolutions.

INTENTIONAL FOCUS & TRANSPARENT FLAT FEE Protocol: The end goal is to provide certainty amidst uncertainty. My unique financial expertise & intentional focus results in more simplistic & harmonious negotiations - saving thousands with less stress. When I walked this path I saw various WAYS to do mediation negotiations smarter with tremendously LESS FINANCIAL & EMOTIONAL DRAIN.

More CERTAINTY: I intentionally do a forensic financial “deep dive” pre-mediation - while still charging a Flat Fee to #1-eliminate undue stress as clients with certainty of the total fee & #2-for more key “fluid communication” versus worry over making a call/email. #3-The END GOAL: to help all parties flourish moving forward with custom, creative, win/win resolutions- in half the time-by simplifying issues via my gut insight derived from the depth of my financial knowledge.

The WHY: The dissolution of a marriage is life’s most complex transition - I walked it & am fiercely fueled by my mission to help clients navigate this transition with less financial & emotional drain. I pivoted to this space as I discovered other mediators do not have my financial insight to serve in a dual role-so I could be a unicorn in this space-as both financial expert & mediator - to EXPEDIENTLY SIMPLIFY & SYNTHESIZE the legal & financial. This is INVALUABLE to you & SAVES IMMENSE ENERGY as you ONLY WORK WITH ME-saving you THOUSANDS.

The VALUE: Unique financial insight to guide clients by simplifying financials to result in innovative resolutions:

• laser focus on transparency, upholding good faith standards, & setting realistic expectations - grounded in unique financial expertise & gut insight.

• informing & simplifying all financial matters to guide negotiations to win/win resolutions.

• proprietary uniquely efficient approach of Pre-Mediation Prep process that flows seamlessly, saving client’s precious energy, time, & thousands of dollars.

• personally navigated most all divorce scenarios providing unique empathy & perspective for more innovative financial, emotional, & legal insight.

• empathy for clients’ “pain points”: #1-your family’s well-being; #2-maintaining your lifestyle; #3-cost of healthcare; #4-rising costs of living; #5-first-hand understanding of the challenges of disabilities.

• passionate focus on reducing stress & conflict that impact your children & your financial security - using my unique Prep Plan.

How is the RETURN on Your INVESTMENT-hiring me-Unique in this dispute space?

My Proactive approach - focused on simplification - I have proven out - results in a tremendous, rare ROI in negotiations. I truly care about your STORY, maintaining the strictest standards of Confidentiality & Transparency.

I have unique financial skills to QUICKLY discern the real long-term ripple effects of your negotiations.

I thoughtfully LISTEN & TAKE SERIOUSLY ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS, & treat you the with dignity you deserve. I deliver a meticulously negotiated Custom-designed Masterpiece Agreement: a legally binding agreement called a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) where you STAY IN CONTROL of ALL CRUCIAL DETAILS of resolutions, empowered by my unique financial simplification. This is in direct CONTRAST to the standardized strict legal parameters that do not consider - and in the case of court - do not result, nor allow for customized, INNOVATIVE solutions for your unique needs.

Psychology Today: Divorce is the 2nd most stressful life event. Navigating major life transitions requires time & a lot of energy, under extreme levels of stress, while balancing competing priorities. Why hire me, then? My intentional process is proven to cut the stress, energy & time to arrive at resolutions.

I walk my talk. I have been volunteering in leadership roles for Make-A-Wish Colorado since 2016, long before I pivoted to become a mediator - and now partner so I can continue to help grant wishes.

I donate a % of my quarterly fees to help grant life-changing wishes.

Why is my Insight & Expertise rare, thus valuable to clients?

My knowledge base encompasses all financial practice areas:

Each role demanded the highest levels of Fiduciary Trust, Integrity, Good faith, Communication, & Transparency.

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• Legal Consulting: Jenner & Block: Nationally recognized law firm -helped an elite team of litigators win billion-dollar auditor fraud case.

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• CPA: Auditor: billion-dollar audits US-wide: notable: uncovered fraud at The Chicago Board of Education; identified undervalued investments in AT&T (formerly Ameritech) in a billion-dollar pension plan; crafted vital business efficiencies at large telecoms.

• BSACC: BS in Accountancy-Cum Laude-University of Missouri-Columbia; passed CPA exam the same year I started, while working 70-80hrs/week.

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• Investment Depth: Complex REITs, MLPs, int’l currency trading, derivatives & stocks, to corporate & muni bonds.

• Passed SEC Securities Series 66 & Series 7 (P1): SIE exam-at age 50.

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• Senior Financial Analyst: Managed billion dollar long-range plans that synchronized business divisions-marketing, sales, finance, accounting, & legal at The Kraft Heinz Company, The Coca-Cola Company, & Time Warner.