See the Unseen
Connect Consciousness to Capital
Keynote Presentations That Widen the Lens of Opportunity
Where Wealth and Spirit Meet
In talks designed for wealth managers, family office clubs, and financial firms, Sylvia Benito
breaks open the traditional mindset.
She inspires conscious innovation in a volatile, shifting environment. From decades of experience and inquiry, Sylvia offers a
radically fresh perspective.
Her talks respect the fundamentals, enliven curiosity, and empower financial professionals to widen the lens of opportunity.
“Sylvia is not only a compelling speaker but also a gifted transformer who sparks insights and intimacy among strangers in an auditorium.
She articulates the hard stuff that we don’t yet have the courage to hear. “
Christie Choi
Sylvia Benito is a dynamic public speaker with 20+ years in the wealth management industry, from hedge fund analyst to family office CIO with 1B in assets.
Deal-maker specializing in venture capital
Trained in family governance and family systems
CFA Charterholder
Indigenously trained shaman
"Sylvia is one of those incredibly rare people that match their articulation with deep insights.
I consider Sylvia to deliver more wisdom per minute than pretty much anyone I've ever met and I always learn an enormous amount when she speaks”
Salim Ismael
Signature Topics for Pivot-Ready Professionals
"Sylvia benito is that rare voice whose energy, passion, endurance, and connection with the audience is beyond impressive. Her message is timely, relatable and her humor kept me present for the entire presentation.
Her insights are brilliant, poignant, and fascinating.
This is a person who has had a remarkable journey with so much humility, candor, love, and a extraordinary desire to help."
Sean McFarland
Sylvia Benito connects consciousness to capital by bridging the traditional world of investing to a deeper awareness and transformative purpose.
With fluency in both the financial and energetic realms, Sylvia Benito is a dynamic international speaker with an extraordinary range of mastery.
“Sylvia is an exceptional speaker who is able to brilliantly and seamlessly merge financial insights with healing wisdom.
Her captivating presence and unique blend of conscious business acumen left a lasting impact on audiences, inspiring transformative ideas.”
Dr. B. Sarah Haynes
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Key-Take Aways
Cultivate a practice of inquiry and curiosity. Strive towards non-attachment. Accept that losses, failures, and disappointments are part of our lives, and they are rich with meaning.
Asses the power of the ego to protect itself and examine your defense mechanisms. Learn to work with these defenses as an ally – not something to dismantle but something to transform and learn from.
Become comfortable with the darkness, which is simply the unknown.
Accept that change is the only constant, and that being nimble and reliant is the way to peace and fulfillment, in spite of the bottom line.
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Key takeaways
Deepen the appreciation for the uniquely human aspects of the trust-based, relational dynamic of true financial advising.
Learn new assessment tools for risk tolerance and inquiry into core values to use as a basis for decision-making in volatile times.
Cultivate curiosity and the root of nimble thinking to stay pivot-ready.
Elevate the goals of trust, understanding, and shared values that provide the nuance that only humans can provide one another.
Consider why truth-telling in an investment advisory environment is so radically unusual and yet so important.
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Key Take-Aways
Learn about the anxiety typical of “sudden wealth syndrome” and learn to read the signs of compromised decision-making.
Build a toolkit of resources for the first 6-12 months, the most critical relationship-building window.
Learn new assessment tools for risk tolerance and develop a set of core values to use as a basis for decision-making.
Understand how sudden wealth works on identity, and how it changes relationships and social dynamics.
Become comfortable with inquiry that goes beyond the standard wealth-management script to build meaningful client relationships.
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Key Take-Aways
Wealth managers need the tools to facilitate these conversations within family systems, and the foundation of that training is understanding the role of an explicit value system.
One of the unintended consequences of wealth is that it creates lives of comfort and ease without experiences of friction. Learn about the parts of our brain, and our willpower, that grow in response to friction and discomfort.
When the seat of willpower is strong and honed, this becomes the will to contribute, grow, learn, and engage- all of the behaviors that amplify wealth in a positive way.
Learn to lead inquiries with sincerity and true curiosity, and understand the importance of understanding the veils of shame and the veils of superiority.
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Key Take-Aways
Become comfortable giving credit to sensations that let you know something is off. Do this not only for yourself but look at your team and ask what biases may be operating within each of them. Is it safe to speak up and question a deal? Is there a dynamic in the team that welcomes doubt and curiosity?
Learn about Recency Bias, the tendency to believe that what happened in the recent past will continue to happen in the future.
Learn about Confirmation Bias and how our brain favors information that confirms or strengthens beliefs we already hold.
Examine the Sunk-Cost Fallacy and how a refusal to accept losses leads to irrational assessments.
Available for Keynotes, Workshops, and Retreats.
