Ep29 Daniel Kertész—Death, Divorce, and the Conversations Wealthy Families Refuse to Have

In this episode of , host Diana Oehrli sits down with é — Swiss entrepreneur, family advisor, mediator, and author of Family Mind: Overcoming the Myth of the Shirt Sleeves Curse — for a conversation that goes far deeper than succession planning. Daniel spent nearly his parents built from nothing after immigrating from Hungary and Romania to Switzerland. When he finally sold it just before COVID hit, he discovered something the financial advisors never mentioned: ’ . — , , . That experience became the foundation for the work he does today with entrepreneurial and ultra-high-net-worth families across Europe. Diana’s incisive questioning cuts straight through the polished surface of family wealth — asking not just how these dynamics unfold, but . By the end of this episode, you will understand: • — , , — . • How to not as an inevitable sentence, but as a symptom of something fixable — and what actually needs to change for family wealth to survive across generations. • How to who has tied their entire identity to the company they built, and why waiting for the “right moment” is itself a decision with real financial consequences. • How to . • And perhaps most importantly — how to , . If you come from wealth, manage wealth, or advise families who do, this episode will ’ . Chapters (00:00:00) - The Secret to Fighting the Family Curse(00:00:46) - Welcome to Pressures of Privilege(00:01:30) - The Swiss entrepreneur who sold his business(00:09:03) - "The Family Conflict"(00:11:37) - T-Sleeved Curse(00:18:25) - The Family and Financial Wealth(00:26:43) - Every family is unique(00:28:27) - Family Risk(00:31:02) - Preparation for Unplanned Divorce(00:35:57) - How to Talk to Your Parents About Death(00:43:45) - Are You Being a Parenting Guide?(00:51:25) - How to talk about succession in your marriage(00:56:15) - How to Reach Cute Tina(00:57:06) - How to Manage Your Wealth