MASTERPIECE MEDIATION™

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

#2 How do I differentiate myself to facilitate your negotiations to reach RARE win/win resolutions? My own walk in this space is the fuel for my intentional focus to facilitate creative resolutions. The typical mediation process is REACTIVE-I am intentionally PROACTIVE:

• I calculate scenario options BEFORE clients walk into mediation & I review them in depth with clients to discern common goals - yet keep the end goal-to get each side a“real win”;

• I simplify pre-mediation prep via a financial forensic deep dive for more informed, empowered negotiations - in HALF the time- for remarkably LESS financial & emotional drain;

• Clients state they would have paid DOUBLE for my results - I save clients THOUSANDS of dollars using my financial insight - to craft creative scenarios for customized solutions that focus on your unique needs;

• My END GOAL is to leave BOTH parties financially vastly better off than when they found me - by getting each their “real financial win” to prosper long term, not simply short term.

My passion is…

To be your Lighthouse of clarity - in the Storm - for HUGE ROI.

Let me share how valuable my services are to you; explaining your ROI.

#1-”Being on the clock” adds exponential stress & is not part of my process, as every clients’ particular situation is unique;

#2-My Flat Fee equals less financial & emotional stress & certainty of total cost;

#3-Knowing how to use & leverage financial data CREATIVELY is my unique skill-what this means for my clients is…HUGE ROI.

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

#5- I do a forensic financial deep dive - to earn your lawyers’ trust & keep them OUT of the mediation room, “on call”. Attorneys still review your MOU “Memorandum of Understanding” - 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 also champions holistic negotiations;

#7-My Unique financial expertise sets me apart, along with patience & understanding, which impact your negotiations.

• Simplifying complex financial issues expediently.

• I “truly get” how stressful these moments are for clients, having personally navigated many of these transitions.

• Intentionally help clients’ compartmentalize & recalibrate methodically. This brings calm & helps clients focus on hidden opportunities, not realized, with reluctance to reach out.

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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WHY is Masterpiece Mediation™ UNIQUE?

I help clients leave with HUGE ROI (Return on Investment)…but what does this actually mean?

The FOUNDER: I am “The Outlier Mediator” with my unique skill set that I utilize to set me apart. My depth & breadth of 30+years of financial experience, coupled with my PROACTIVE versus the traditional reactive approach, makes me THE DIFFERENCE in negotiations. I am meticulous. I focus on simplifying financial complexities to help you uncover smarter financial solutions quicker, saving you thousands. I am kind, yet very direct in my professional life: I hold myself to the highest level of INTEGRITY — what this means is INSTEAD of telling you what you want to hear - the often traditional way in this space - I charge a flat fee & tell you what YOU NEED TO HEAR to prosper long term, not just short term.

I care about & focus on your unique story - each case is a fingerprint.

My FLAT FEE provides the certainty you seek & deserve.

After negotiating multiple mediations in the dissolution of my 20-year+ marriage, I took that insight, combined with my financial & legal skill sets, to help others wisely negotiate complex financial issues - including close friends - long before I officially opened up my mediation practice. I learned a hard truth: ONLY mediation allows for customized solutions to protect what you built.

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 - as 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 derived 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. Those experiences deeply fuel me to ensure none of my clients’ experience this disservice. 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 significantly impacted me. I also discovered-too late-that I could have stopped & further, more importantly-could have also reversed agreements-made under extreme duress, amidst a disabling medical condition. It was simply too late in the game-when I found out I was spot on-and I was forced to go to court. ALL these KEY learnings I BRING to the TABLE FOR CLIENTS so both parties NEVER go properly unprotected & my own experience makes me FIERCELY PROTECTIVE of each element of GOOD FAITH ensure each party defines uniquely to each case - is upheld - on both sides.

NET: I take my mission - to be a client’s LIGHTHOUSE in the STORM - very seriously: #1-Crucial for clients: I saw recurring opportunities to use my financial insight to streamline negotiations for more creative, 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 insightful EQUITABLE financial resolutions.

INTENTIONAL FOCUS & Transparent FLAT FEE Protocol: MY END GOAL: 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 differently - for 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 are certain 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 from my depth of financial knowledge.

The WHY: The dissolution of a marriage is life’s most complex transition - I walked it myself & am fueled by a 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 - as financial expert & mediator - to simplify issues & synchronize legal & financial - as you only work with me - to negotiate optimal resolutions, to uniquely save clients 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.

Why is My Return on your Investment UNIQUE in this space?

My Proactive approach - focused on simplification - I have proven - results in an unmatched ROI in negotiations. I truly care about your STORY & I have the unique financial skill 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 promise to 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, optimal, INNOVATIVE solutions for your unique needs.

Psychology Today: Divorce is the 2nd most stressful life event. Navigating major life transitions requires extra time & a lot of energy under extreme levels of stress balancing competing priorities. My intentional process is proven to cut the stress & 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 with them to continue to grant wishes through my company.

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

I have RARE depth & breadth of Financial Expertise…Why is my Insight & Expertise so rare? It encompasses all financial practice areas:

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• Legal Consulting: Jenner & Block: nationally recognized law fir -helped top 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) 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, derivatives & stocks, to corporate & muni bonds & ETFs;

• Passed the SEC Sercurities Series 66 & Series 7 (Part 1): SIE exams - at age 50.

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