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Talks that get families talking.

Aaron Kreais brings the Four Laws and the tools of the Family Office Operating System™ to your stage: practical wisdom for families who share something, a message of hope, and steps your audience can use Monday morning.

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Why Aaron

He’s done the work and built the tools.

Did the work

He grew up in his family’s farm business, built over generations, then spent years learning what helps families thrive: perspective, conversation, identity and structure.

Built the tools

Creator of the Four Laws and the Family Office Operating System™: a model, a growing toolkit and a meeting rhythm families keep.

Wrote it down

Author of the forthcoming Both Sides of the Fence. Founder of Coldwater River, his own family’s office.

Signature talks

Three talks, each built for a different room.

The Part Your Estate Plan Doesn’t Cover

Keynote · 20, 45 or 60 minutes

For business owners, farm and land families, Rotary and chambers, family business forums

The estate plan says who gets what. This talk is about how a family runs together while everyone is still here.

Your audience leaves with

  • The Four Laws, to see the forces at work in their own family
  • One question to ask each person: “What does fair look like from where you stand?”
  • A first family meeting agenda and four free workbooks

When the Plan Is Done but the Family Isn’t

Keynote or lunch program · 30 to 60 minutes

For family offices, wealth advisors, estate attorneys, CPAs, private bankers, estate planning councils

For the professionals who serve families: what keeps a good plan working long after it’s signed.

Your audience leaves with

  • The patterns behind the families who keep calling
  • The signs a client family is ready for this conversation
  • A simple way to bring it up without stepping outside their lane

You’re Already Leaving a Legacy

Talk or workshop · 30 to 60 minutes

For teens and young adults, next-generation programs, family events, youth leadership groups

Legacy isn’t something you inherit later. It’s what you’re building now, in how you show up for your family.

Your audience leaves with

  • The Four Laws in plain language
  • A clear picture of the legacy they’re already building
  • One conversation to start at home this week

For organizers

Easy to book. Easy to host.

Formats

  • Keynote, 20 to 60 minutes
  • Workshop, up to 90 minutes
  • Fireside chat or panel
  • Podcast or webinar guest

Logistics

  • In person or virtual
  • Based in Ohio, travels anywhere
  • Needs a mic and a screen, or just a mic

A gift, not a pitch

No selling from the stage. Every attendee gets a link to four free family workbooks to take home.

For your program

Speaker bio

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Aaron Kreais is the founder of Coldwater River, his family’s office in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and the creator of the Four Laws and the Family Office Operating System™, a set of tools that help families who share a business, land or investments run together on purpose. He grew up in his family’s farm business, built over generations, and helped grow it too. Leaving it put years of silence between him and his family. Today they talk again. He brings that same hope, and the practical tools behind it, to families at every stage. He is the author of the forthcoming book Both Sides of the Fence. Aaron lives in Upper Sandusky with his husband, Josh, and their two kids.

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