{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"To Lead Is Human","title":"How a Catastrophic Fire Sparked a Leadership Awakening (Spencer Sherman)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3310,"description":"As a preview of our upcoming special compilation called Small Moments, Big Transformations, we’re replaying Spencer Sherman’s remarkable story of losing everything in a fire, discovering Buddhist practices, and building a 70-person B-Corp that puts values, mindfulness, and client well-being first.\nThis is To Lead Is Human — listen to learn how you can uplevel your leadership and shape cultures of accountability, respect, and candor.\nSpencer Sherman is a Certified Financial Planner,® co-founder of the B-Corp financial advisory firm Abacus, author, spiritual teacher, and an advocate of developing a mindful money mentality.\n\n“Sometimes in our industry and as a financial advisor, there's an over-focus on the future. [But] a big part of Buddhist philosophy is living well in the present moment.” – Spencer Sherman\n\n\nGuest Bio:\nSpencer Sherman has been sharing the powerful tools of mindfulness with financial advisors for 20 years. He leads Mindful Advisor Retreats where attendees learn how to have more engaging and creative client conversations. Spencer’s philosophy is that when advisors cultivate equanimity, focus, compassion, and self-awareness, they can have significantly more impact.\nHe is the co-founder and former CEO of Abacus, a founding B Corp with Buddhist values. Abacus helps people expand what's possible with their money and experience a sense of “enough” here and now, not just in the future.\nSpencer is the author of The Cure For Money Madness (Random House, 2009), a guide to overcoming our inherited money beliefs, which undermine our ability to earn, share, invest, save, and enjoy money. He also teaches a course called “The Dharma of Money,” helping people transform their relationship with money regardless of their economic circumstance.\nHe holds an MBA from the Wharton School and is a Certified Financial Planner.®\n~~~~~~\nThis podcast is for informational purposes only. The opinions expressed are not the opinions of Abacus Wealth Partners (the firm that...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/r48xUhDVRnC-sMcoaDkUqvCi14j34CeiUtXUf8Yq9GE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNGZi/YzU3ZTc3OWNkYmM0/ZGFiZDQ2NzBjNTRl/NTg1Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}