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The work of both Joan
DiFuria and Dr.
Stephen Goldbart has been
featured in numerous media including
newspapers such as: Wall Street
Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles
Times, San Francisco Chronicle,
and Financial Times; magazines
such as: Newsweek, Money Magazine,
Wired, and Town and Country;
television shows, MSNBC Morning
Show, NBC with Tom Brokaw, CBS Morning
Show; and radio including NPR,
BBC, KQED, and KABC.
Both appear publicly before audiences
including national radio and television,
philanthropic organizations and professional
associations. Topics have included issues
such as: having successful multigenerational
family meetings, the emotional issues
of wealth and inheritance, raising children
in affluent families, effective philanthropy
from the inside out and strategic life
planning.
Joan DiFuria
Joan DiFuria,
Co-Founder of MMCI, is a nationally recognized
speaker, consultant and conflict resolution
specialist. She brings a unique expertise
in business and psychology to her work
which focuses on the complex issues that
face affluent couples, families, family
businesses, including family mission
statements, governance, succession planning
and legacy. She trains and consults in
the financial services industry ranging
from independent advisors, advisory firms
to the key large institutional firms.
Ms. DiFuria has over eighteen years of
industry experience as former director
of strategic operations and national
marketing director for the largest
multinational metals distribution corporation
in the world. After 18 years in that
business, she went on to complete the
Harvard Business School Program for Management
Development. She then followed her fascination
in interpersonal relations by completing
her studies to become a licensed
psychotherapist, practicing for the next
18 years in tandem with her business
consulting work.
Joan worked at a senior level within
her own family’s business, thus
she is passionate about working with
families to reach their goals, develop
lasting skills in working collaboratively,
implementing new behaviors, and gaining
clarity on issues of key importance.
She has written numerous published articles
and book chapters about the family dynamics
of wealth and the psychology of wealth
Ultimately, Ms. DiFuria's goal is for
her clients to attain successful and
lasting impact on their lives, their
families and their businesses.
Stephen
Goldbart
With over 30 years of professional experience,
Stephen Goldbart is a licensed clinical
psychologist, professor, author, public
speaker, and organizational consultant.
His personal interests include the psychology
of life transitions and the deeper meaning
of holding wealth–how that can
enrich your own life as well as the lives
of others. Stephen enjoys helping people
uncover and mobilize the key ingredients
necessary for a satisfying and effective
life plan.
Dr. Goldbart also has a passion for working
with complex family/organizational systems,
helping to clarify purpose, make or re-make
structure, and find solution pathways.
He has consulted with individuals, families,
and organizations to help develop the
fulfilling and sustainable balance of
personal, professional, and philanthropic
goals.
As a senior level consulting psychologist,
Dr. Goldbart has been teaching seminars
and workshops for over twenty five years
for both practicing therapists and clients.
He co-authored Mapping the Terrain
of the Heart: Passion, Tenderness
and the Capacity to Love, and has
also written numerous articles and book
chapters about wealth and its significance
in our lives.
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