Carl Sheeler, Ph.D., (Ranch Kahuna) is an “as needed” family office chief-of-staff and strategic value architect (managing director and global leader of family office and business practice at the global 1,000+ staff advisory firm, BRG LLC). Sheeler is called upon when returns need to be boosted or proposals assessed, and when plans need timely execution or have derailed whether it is to pursue opportunities or manage risks. Such private projects range from optimizing outcomes of family holdings’ liquidity, legacy and leverage events as well as messy disputes when millions of dollars are at risk. While industry agnostic, many such families have real property and/or business holdings ranging from midmarket private to midcap public companies ranging from eight- to 10-figures in revenues. After a quarter-century, working with 1,000+ advisors and families, he has gained the wisdom to be an expert in equity value enhancement (EVE) by leveraging human and financial capital while managing risk. He was honored as the Midmarket Thought Leader of the Year by the Alliance of M&A Advisors and recognized as a best-selling author by Amazon in 2016.