Meet Stacy
Stacy Kehren Idema is a Presence-Based Leadership advisor and founder of Stacy Idema LLC and Equati who is...
A sought-after voice in conversations about generational family enterprises, emotional intelligence in wealth, and the unseen labor of legacy transitions.
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, direct investment 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 and relational dimensions of the Great Wealth Transfer, and why EQ is the missing piece.
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Succession is not a baton pass; it’s a reckoning, a mirror, and a choice.
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The unseen labor of daughters in family enterprises, silence, trauma, and the cost of being overlooked.
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How family offices shape private markets: behavioral economics, values, and legacy.
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Feminine leadership in family enterprises; where presence, not performance, redefines power.
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Stacy’s thought and presence leadership has been featured across global podcasts, legacy wealth communities, and industry publications. Recent contributions and appearances include:
On The Big Talk Podcast Stacy Kehren Idema shares her journey through family business, motherhood, and leadership, revealing how presence-based leadership and feminine intelligence redefine wealth, legacy, and family dynamics
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.
Book Stacy as a Guest or Speaker
Looking for a clear, emotionally intelligent voice on legacy, leadership, or the future of family wealth?
Stacy brings presence, nuance, and truth to conversations most leaders avoid.
She is especially resonant with women stepping into financial and leadership roles, and with men preparing to pass the baton to women they trust, but don’t always know how to support.
Her work names what she may be afraid to say, and gives him language for what he feels but can’t express. Together, she helps both sides move through transition without losing connection.