"Vanilla is a great flavor." – Austin Palmer Austin may have raised some eyebrows as a kid at 31 Flavors, but he’s always known one thing: flashy doesn’t equal better. So, whether he’s picking ice cream or building financial portfolios, his approach is the same: Simple. Steady. No sprinkles required. His path started predictably—son of a CPA, became a CPA, climbed the ladder at Morgan Stanley & Merrill Lynch. He never chased “fastest-growing advisor” titles. He just kept showing up, doing the right thing, & putting clients first. Then one day, he walked away from corporate comfort to become a partner at Destination Wealth—and suddenly, vanilla had a twist. Consistency? That came naturally. Entrepreneurship? That was rocky road. If you’ve ever done everything “right” & then found yourself wondering, “What else am I capable of?”—this one’s for you. It’s a story of rewiring. Of risk. Of letting go of the familiar to build something that’s yours. Because leadership doesn’t have to be loud. It just has to be real. To learn more, find him at destinationwealthadvisors.com, or reach out to him at austin.palmer@dw-advisors.com George Eliot told us, "It’s never too late to be what you might have been." Austin proves it.

“I take people as a story… I can see their higher self before they can.” – Carlos Salum Carlos grew up under Argentina’s military dictatorship—surrounded by uncertainty, but also by entrepreneurs, poets, and principled people who knew how to thrive despite it. That tension didn’t crush him. It sharpened his vision—so much so that, by adulthood, traditional paths like law & medicine felt like cages, not callings. So he did what most people won’t: He bet on himself. On a handshake, he pitched a partnership to the world’s top tennis coach. No credentials. No fancy title. Just conviction. Then he flew to Germany, crashed on a friend’s couch, & hustled up a seven-city speaking tour with no internet, no safety net, & no backup plan. Eight months later, the world’s biggest sports agency called him “Houdini” as he coached legends like Agassi, Seles, & Sampras. But it was never just about tennis. It was always about helping people live with alignment, intention, and impact. Today, he brings that same fire to business owners. Ready to align with something deeper? Find him at SalumInternational.com. Joseph Campbell said, “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Carlos helps people remember that.

“I want to know what I'm capable of… but I'm not an adrenaline junkie. I just want to know how far I can take it—because I want to know what my greatest potential is.” – Perry Gladstone At 8, Perry was selling comic books at flea markets. At 15, he opened a skateboard shop that pulled in $100K that summer. By 24, he launched a snowboard company in his kitchen that became Canada’s biggest—& sold it before he turned 30. But it was never about the money. For Perry, business has always been about access—to adventure, freedom, & experiences no one else would hand him. If he wanted to do something, he built a way to do it. That’s how he became a record-setting free diver, a coach to high-powered CEOs, a musician, & a master at intentional reinvention. The common thread? Radical self-awareness. He knows exactly what drives him—& he helps others find the emotional through-line that connects everything they’ve ever done. What Perry builds isn’t just business. It’s identity. It’s legacy. To learn more, find him at PerryGladstone.com. Poet Rainer Maria Rilke said, “The only journey is the one within.” Perry’s been on that journey all along.