Safe Space is a podcast for Family Business Leaders and Next Gens exploring the financial, human and social capital of family businesses. In each episode, trusted advisor Francesco Lombardo, will share a conversation with a diverse range of guests, offering you practical tools and guidance to help you navigate the unique familial relationships within family businesses.
Safe Space with Francesco Lombardo
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Safe Space is a podcast for Family Business Leaders and Next Gens exploring the financial, human and social capital of family businesses. In each episode, trusted advisor Francesco Lombardo, will share a conversation with a diverse range of guests, offering you practical tools and guidance to help you navigate the unique familial relationships within family businesses.
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Recent Episodes
May 26, 2026
Beyond the Trust: Holistic Planning for Generational Wealth
<p dir="ltr">Protect your generational wealth by building a stronger foundation. Author Buddy Thomas shares his 50-year roadmap for holistic planning and active family estate planning that unites your legacy.</p> <p dir="ltr">Leaving an inheritance is easy. Passing on a sustainable, thriving legacy is incredibly difficult. Most wealthy and aspirational families spend millions on legal structures and tax loopholes, yet completely neglect the emotional and relational capital required to keep that wealth from dissolving across generations.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode of Safe Space, we are joined by veteran wealth strategist and author of Love Wisdom Money, Buddy Thomas. With over five decades of hands-on experience working directly with trustors, trustees, and beneficiaries, Buddy has witnessed firsthand why traditional financial planning fails. He reveals why placing love and wisdom ahead of the actual currency is the only way to meet both your legal and moral responsibilities as a family fiduciary.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this conversation, we solve for:</p> <p dir="ltr">The Currency Disconnect: Why passing down money without passing down the family values that gave it meaning creates a destructive legacy.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Power of Holistic Planning: How to engage in deep financial and estate planning that actively protects your family's relational health.</p> <p dir="ltr">Continuous Family Engagement: Practical frameworks to keep the next generation involved in ongoing conversations about wealth, fostering true alignment and cohesion.</p> <p dir="ltr">If you are a "Family Champion" or a leader managing a family office, Buddy's grounded, story-driven guidance provides a blueprint for true succession planning. It's time to stop looking at your legacy as a math problem and start building a generative ecosystem that safeguards your family's true wealth for decades to come.</p> <p dir="ltr">Connect with me here:</p> <p dir="ltr">• <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/</a><br /> • <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice">https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice</a><br /> • <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational">https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational</a><br /> • <a href="https://veritage.ca">https://veritage.ca</a></p> <p> </p>
May 12, 2026
Leading Family Business Succession with Self-Compassion
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Stop letting self-criticism ruin your family business dynamics. Leadership coach Massimo Backus explains how self-compassion and emotional intelligence create a more resilient succession plan.</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Why do so many family business leaders feel like they have to choose between being a "strong boss" and a "loving family member"? Often, the pressure to maintain a multi-generational legacy leads to a culture of overcontrol and self-pressure that actually stifles growth.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode of Safe Space, we sit down with leadership strategist and author of Human First, Leader Second, Massimo Backus. With a deep background in organizational psychology, Massimo helps us dismantle the internal narratives and inherited behaviors that often plague family enterprises. We move past the technical side of governance to look at the "inner work" required to sustain a healthy family office.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this conversation, we solve for:</p> <p dir="ltr">The "Overcontrol" Trap: Why founders struggle to delegate and how to shift from controlling the work to developing the people.</p> <p dir="ltr">Emotional Resilience: Using mindfulness and self-awareness to navigate high-stakes family dynamics without burning out.</p> <p dir="ltr">Building a Flourishing Culture: How replacing self-criticism with self-trust allows the next generation to step into their own leadership with confidence.</p> <p dir="ltr">Whether you are navigating a difficult succession or simply trying to improve family relationships within the business, Massimo's story-driven approach offers a practical roadmap. It's time to stop doing the work for your people and start leading with the clarity and humanity that your legacy deserves.</p> <p dir="ltr">Connect with me here:<br /> • <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/</a><br /> • <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice">https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice</a><br /> • <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational">https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational</a><br /> • <a href="https://veritage.ca">https://veritage.ca</a></p>
April 28, 2026
Unlocking Procrastination: Emotional Roots and Family Strategies
<p dir="ltr">Stop letting procrastination stall your family business succession. Dr. Moira Somers explains the neuroscience of avoidance and how to master emotional regulation for better family governance.</p> <p dir="ltr">Why do the smartest families avoid the most important conversations? Whether it's succession planning, wealth transition, or conflict resolution, the "fault lines" in a family business usually aren't financial—they're neurological.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode of Safe Space, we sit down with neuropsychologist and family wealth consultant Dr. Moira Somers. As the author of Advice that Sticks, Moira has spent her career studying why high-net-worth families often know what to do, yet fail to do it. We dive deep into the psychology of procrastination and avoidance, moving past the "just do it" advice to understand the fear and anxiety that keep families stuck.</p> <p dir="ltr">We solve three core problems in this conversation:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Avoidance Trap: Why your family "forgets" to talk about the future and how to break the cycle of procrastination.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Facilitating the Hard Stuff: A pragmatic roadmap for hosting difficult family conversations without ending in emotional shutdowns.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Trust Factor: How emotional regulation and behavioral economics can be used to build a stronger foundation for family enterprise governance.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-faf54ce8-7fff-3a83-ba38-aa134abcfca0">If you are a "Family Champion" or a leader in a family office struggling with a stalled transition, Moira's grounded approach offers a way to bring about positive change. It's time to move from "misconduct" and "fault lines" to a future built on trust and strategic clarity.</strong></p> <p><strong>Connect with me here:</strong><br /> • <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-lombardo-fea-496a7966/</a><br /> • <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice">https://www.facebook.com/VeritageFamilyOffice</a><br /> • <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational">https://www.youtube.com/@VeritageInternational</a><br /> • <a href="https://veritage.ca">https://veritage.ca</a></p>
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