Wit, Wisdom, & What Matters Most

A major career opportunity can look right on paper and still create difficult questions about family, identity, risk, and what comes next. How do you make a thoughtful decision when the stakes feel personal? In this episode, Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters speak with Rob Stachlewitz, CEO of Resolian, about making major career decisions under pressure. Rob shares how family, longtime mentors, financial planning, and careful reflection helped him evaluate becoming a CEO. He also explores leadershi

You can plan carefully for your career, family, finances, and future, but what happens if your health changes without warning? Preparing for uncertainty can mean creating room to adapt rather than trying to predict every outcome. In this episode, Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters speak with Karen Englert, M.Ed, CFRE, Director of Government Relations at Boys & Girls Clubs of America, about how an unexpected heart disease diagnosis changed her career, family life, financial decisions, and view of th

Is a promotion or higher-paying job worth the added stress and time away from your family? Before deciding, you and your spouse need a clear picture of what you’re working toward together. In this episode, Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters continue their conversation about marriage and money by exploring how couples can make career and financial decisions together. Through personal examples involving income differences, promotions, returning to work, travel, and family responsibilities, they explo

How should married couples manage money when one spouse earns significantly more than the other? Should everything be shared, kept separate, or organized around the goals they’ve agreed to pursue together? In this episode, Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters explore how income differences can affect marriage, particularly for corporate executives and business leaders whose careers may create a substantial earnings gap. They examine joint versus separate finances, how couples can value unpaid caregiv

High-stakes decisions can feel surprisingly isolating, especially when the consequences affect a company, a career, or hundreds of other people. How can leaders think clearly when pressure, confidence, and uncertainty collide? In this episode, Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters talk with Mike Warner, former general counsel at ALX Oncology, about decision-making under pressure. Together, they examine how trust and self-confidence can reduce executive isolation, why complex problems rarely benefit fr

Could your company keep moving forward without you? If too many decisions, relationships, and responsibilities depend on one leader, business continuity, company value, and succession plans may all be at risk. In this episode, Danton Troyer and Kyle Luetters speak with Tony Martignetti, Founder and Chief Illumination Officer of Inspired Purpose Partners, about reducing founder dependency and preparing a business for leadership transitions. Tony explains why succession planning should begin befor