Hello Reader,

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I've become a bit of a gossip lately.

I blame the podcast, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗽.

If you don’t know it: it’s a podcast where people anonymously submit low-stakes, real-life gossip — coworker drama, weird friend dynamics, social faux pas — and the hosts retell the story with smart guests who dissect it like it’s a sport.

Nothing “important” is discussed at all.

Yet it really works (and it's one of the few podcasts I still listen to religiously) because:

– 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵,

– 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱,

– 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵,

– 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 around people who enjoy good stories and observing human behavior and laughing a little at how ridiculous we all are.

Plus, it's changed the way I value "gossip" forever.

Which makes me wonder: 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦? Where’s the space for people who like business, leadership, and wealth but don’t want every conversation to feel like working?

Everything else is so heavy right now.

I want smart conversations about my shared interests AND some levity.

I want to hang out with my peers and not feel the pressure to "network" while I do it.

That desire has been quietly shaping what we’ve been building over here. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! This is not as a reintroduction of me, but as a clearer home for people who want better insight, better conversations, and a more human relationship with money.

And in two weeks, this idea gets literal.

I’m debuting a 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 with Amelia Misenheimer, called 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙.

There's nothing to “learn.” Just smart, relaxed conversations about what we’re actually investing in right now.

Yes, we'll talk money (we can't help ourselves) but we'll also talk ideas, choices, and the lives we’re invested in alongside our businesses.

I'm a CFO and tax advisor, and Amelia is a real estate and wealth consultant, so this is the conversation we're having offline everyday with clients and each other. We're just opening the door and pulling up a few more chairs.

If you’ve ever thought, surely there are other people like me, there are. We’re just trying to find each other.

(𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲.)

Be profitable,