Mechanics of Money
Stop saving. Start allocating.
Mechanics of Money is the technical manual for high-net-worth individuals moving from "High Earner" to "Sophisticated Allocator."
Hosted by Sam Silverman (Silverman Capital), this show strips away the "get rich quick" hype to focus on the operational and financial mechanics of wealth preservation. We sit down with founders, fund managers, and tax strategists managing billions in assets to decode exactly how the ultra-wealthy structure their capital.
We cover:
• Private Markets: Deep dives into Multifamily Syndications, Private Credit, and PE.
• Tax Strategy: Advanced frameworks like 1031 Exchanges, Bonus Depreciation, and Opportunity Zones.
• Risk Management: How to vet operators and protect your downside.
Whether you are looking to place your first $50k into a syndication or managing an 8-figure family office, we provide the blueprint.
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Mechanics of Money
Why Founders Get Depressed After Selling Their Company | Jerome Myers, CEPA
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What happens when you sell your company, deposit more money than you've ever had, and immediately feel worse than before?
Sam sits down with Jerome Myers, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, founder of Exit to Excellence, and author of Your N.E.X.T.: Finding Fulfillment After Your Exit. Jerome built a $20 million division from zero in a single year inside a Fortune 550 company, walked away on principle, then later discovered what he calls the Founder's Exit Paradox: founders who win on paper and quietly fall apart afterward.
He now coaches founders through what comes after the transaction: the identity loss, the relationship collapse, and the spending paralysis that no advisor prepares them for.
In this conversation:
- Jerome's origin story and the $2B founder who said he still hasn't beaten his crisis
- Why 60% of the people you spend the most time with vanish after an exit
- The Transaction Illusion and why money only solves two levels of Maslow's hierarchy
- The mountain metaphor: ascent, summit, and the descent nobody talks about
- Why $15M in cash can feel smaller than $3M a year in income
- What happens when operators become capital allocators overnight
- Jerome's Five Scars of Success and the $44M client who wouldn't take a vacation
- Why Die with Zero changed how his clients think about spending
- The scholarship text on Mother's Day and what fulfilled founders actually spend on
- The purpose formula founders already know but forget to apply to themselves
Topics covered: exit planning, founder psychology, post-exit depression, identity crisis, transaction illusion, hedonic treadmill, capital allocation, Maslow's hierarchy, private equity, founder fulfillment, giving policy, buy box, accredited investors, wealth management, entrepreneurship
Guest: Jerome Myers, CEPA, MBA, Founder, Exit to Excellence | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromemyers
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