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The Anti-Finance Money Conversation: Rewriting Your Money Story After Divorce

2026-08-2654:27

Hi, Welcome to the Divorce Allies Podcast. I’m Melissa Gragg, and today I’m speaking with Chelsea M. Williams, a financial architect who helps women understand their money stories and take control of their financial narratives. Our conversation explores what we call the “anti-finance money conversation”—looking beyond numbers, budgets, and accounts to understand how childhood experiences, beliefs, emotions, and relationships shape the way we manage money. This conversation is especially relev...

When the President Steals the Deal: The $3.7 Million Cost of Lost Profits

2026-07-2958:24

Hi, Welcome to ValuationPodcast.com. I’m Melissa Gragg, a financial mediator and business valuation expert, and today I’m joined by Kelly Lise Murray, a lawyer, professor, legal scholar, and serial entrepreneur who brings a fascinating perspective to the intersection of litigation, business, and valuation. In this episode, Kelly and I dive into a remarkable federal case involving a president, a business opportunity, lost profits, and millions of dollars in litigation costs. The case, Zip By v...

When Divorce Courts Get Business Valuation Wrong: Lessons from Bailey v. Bailey

2026-07-1501:13:48

Hi, Welcome back to the ValuationPodcast.com, where we explore the financial, legal, and strategic issues that shape business valuation and divorce outcomes. I'm Melissa Gragg, financial mediator and business valuation expert, and today I'm joined by legal scholar, attorney, professor, and entrepreneur Kelly Lise Murray. In this episode, we're breaking down the recent Bailey v. Bailey appellate decision from North Carolina—a case that demonstrates how even a relatively small business valuatio...

Beyond the Legal Argument: The Psychology Behind Successful Business Mediation

2026-07-0851:23

Hi, Welcome back to the ValuationPodcast! I'm Melissa Gragg, and in this episode, I'm joined by Scott Zucker, an experienced commercial mediator, attorney, and author of The Mediation Minute. Together, we're exploring a side of dispute resolution that often gets overlooked—the psychology behind successful mediation. While legal arguments and financial facts are important, many business disputes are ultimately driven by emotions, communication, and the way people perceive fairness and co...

Financial Therapy, Money Trauma & Abundance Mindset: How to Rewrite Your Money Story

2026-07-0101:06:20

Hi, welcome back to the Valuation Podcast. I'm Melissa Gragg, and today we're diving into a topic that impacts nearly every aspect of our lives but is rarely discussed openly—our relationship with money. Whether you're navigating divorce, grieving the loss of a spouse, rebuilding after a major life transition, or simply feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, the truth is that money is never just about dollars and cents. It's tied to our identity, our beliefs, our upbringing, and ...

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ValuationPodcast.com - A podcast about all things Business + Valuation.