You don't inherit wealth.
You build on a legacy.
In ancient Rome, a tessera hospitalis was a token of mutual obligation. It was broken in two halves, one for each person. When they met again, even generations later, the halves were matched.
It meant: we are bound to each other.
The need to build something that is yours. To be seen for who you are, not what you were given.
The responsibility to honor what was built before you. And carry it forward without losing yourself.
The need to build something that is yours. To be seen for who you are, not what you were given.
The responsibility to honor what was built before you. And carry it forward without losing yourself.
"They gave you everything. Except the language for why it matters."
Your parents built this. But they passed on wealth, not legacy. What they gave you carries weight, but not direction. Wealth without meaning can become more of a burden than the wind beneath your wings.
"Same inheritance. No shared understanding of what it means."
Without shared meaning, everything becomes a fault line. Perceptions of fairness, competing agendas, or even spouses who never bought into the legacy. Any one of them carries the risk of rupture.
"You're not just continuing a legacy. You're creating the next one."
Your spouse and children will inherit not just what was given to you, but how you carried it. It's what meaning you give to your own legacy. Seen through the lens of legacy, your deepest relationships bring greater happiness.
"They gave you everything. Except the language for why it matters."
Your parents built this. But they passed on wealth, not legacy. What they gave you carries weight, but not direction. Wealth without meaning can become more of a burden than the wind beneath your wings.
"Same inheritance. No shared understanding of what it means."
Without shared meaning, everything becomes a fault line. Perceptions of fairness, competing agendas, or even spouses who never bought into the legacy. Any one of them carries the risk of rupture.
"You're not just continuing a legacy. You're creating the next one."
Your spouse and children will inherit not just what was given to you, but how you carried it. It's what meaning you give to your own legacy. Seen through the lens of legacy, your deepest relationships bring greater happiness.
What if you didn't carry it alone.
Tessera is a private circle for those who carry the weight of inheritance and the question of what it means. Each month, the group meets to share the real and serious challenges they are navigating, hear from invited speakers, and build the understanding that only comes from people living the same reality.
A room where people mirror what you cannot see, hold you accountable, and remind you of your own strength.
You walk in carrying wealth. You walk out understanding legacy.
Your consigliere in the room.
Twenty-five years negotiating and mediating between opposing forces in highly complex environments. Coach to leaders carrying complexity.
Tessera is by invitation only.
To know who you are.
To build what is yours.
To pass on what matters.