Meet Stacy
A Legacy Strategist, Founder of Stacy Idema and Equati, who is...
A sought-after voice in conversations about generational wealth, emotional leadership, and the unseen labor of family business.
With a three-generation family business upbringing, raising two men in multi-generational family and nearly three decades in global corporate innovation, Stacy has lived all sides of legacy what happens when it thrives, and what happens when it fractures.
Now, she works with family offices, founders, and next-generation leaders to bridge emotional and operational gaps in decision-making—especially in private markets and succession.
Stacy’s presence in a room creates calm, clarity, and truth. She’s not afraid to say the hard thing, but always does so with heart. Her work and voice are especially resonant for women stepping into new financial leadership roles and family offices navigating transition.
Topics Stacy Speaks & Writes About:
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The emotional, relational and psychological dimensions of the Great Wealth Transfer
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Why succession is not a baton pass—but a reckoning, a mirror, and a choice
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Trauma, silence, and the invisible labor of daughters in business families
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Family offices and the behavioral economics of investing
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Feminine leadership in legacy families
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Stacy’s thought leadership has been featured across global podcasts, legacy wealth communities, and industry publications. Recent contributions and appearances include:
The Big Talk with Tricia Brouk
Coming August 2025
Recorded June 26, 2025
This bold piece explores the hidden ways women run from their power and the global cost of that disconnection. With personal stories and practical strategies, Stacy calls women back to embodied leadership, offering a clear path to reclaim strength, voice, and unapologetic presence.
Stacy explores how family offices are being called to evolve, integrating values-aligned investment, emotional intelligence, and feminine leadership into the fabric of generational wealth. Drawing from her lived experience in both family business and corporate leadership, she makes a compelling case for why legacy is no longer just inherited—it must be intentionally designed.
Co-authored with family office strategist Mahir Eyvazov, this piece explores the emotional, strategic, and structural shifts required as women step into leadership during the Great Wealth Transfer. Together, we challenge outdated paradigms and call for intentional legacy design that centers shared wisdom, not just inherited wealth.
In this deeply emotional and revealing episode, Stacy shares the often-unspoken journey of feeling like an outsider—even in spaces she helped build. From running from entrepreneurship to finding her way back, she unpacks the moments that shaped her leadership, her identity as a woman, and her role as a mother. With honesty and grace, she explores radical responsibility, the courage to rewrite generational narratives, and the powerful reclamation of voice—for herself and for her sons.
Stacy Kehren Idema shares her personal and professional evolution—from decades in corporate leadership to championing values-driven entrepreneurship. Through candid reflection and hard-won wisdom, Stacy unpacks the deeper dynamics between masculine and feminine leadership, advocating for a more collaborative, empathetic, and purpose-led path forward for both women and men in business.
