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Speaking & Keynotes

For the rooms where these conversations matter.

Speaking to families and advisors who think in generations.

Keynotes, fireside chats, private family meetings, and curated gatherings on family office strategy, governance, stewardship, and legacy.

Marvin J. Schmidt speaking

The Talks

Four conversations, tailored to the room.

Each talk draws on the frameworks in The Canadian Family Office Advantage and is shaped around the audience, the agenda, and the time available.

01

The 90%

Why most family wealth does not survive the third generation, and what the families who break the pattern do differently.

02

The Three-Legged Stool

Core advisory services, supporting services, and coordination: how an integrated family office actually works, and where most structures break.

03

Governance Before Growth

Decision rights, family councils, and the structures that keep a family aligned as the balance sheet and the family both grow.

04

Stewardship and Purpose

Raising inheritors who become stewards, and answering the question most families never put in writing: what is the wealth for?

Formats

Built for the shape of your agenda.

Keynote
45 to 60 minutes, with or without Q&A.
Fireside Chat
Moderated conversation with a host or client panel.
Workshop
Half day, working through frameworks with the room.
Private Family Meeting
Closed session for a single family and its advisors.
Panel Moderation
Chairing a conversation among other experts.
Advisor Session
Professional development for advisory teams.

Audiences

Who he speaks to.

Private banks
Law & accounting firms
Family enterprise groups
Family office conferences
Boards & advisor networks
Curated UHNW gatherings

How It Works

Three steps from inquiry to stage.

Step One

Introductory call

A short conversation about the event, the audience, and what you want the room to leave with.

Step Two

Tailored outline

Marvin sends a talk outline shaped to your agenda, along with any material your team needs in advance.

Step Three

In the room

He arrives prepared, speaks to your audience rather than at them, and stays for the conversation afterward.

Speaking Inquiries

Invite Marvin to speak.

Tell us about the event. Every inquiry is reviewed personally, and you will hear back within two business days.