A new book from Shannon & Ryan Warwick
Your company has vision, values, and a succession plan. LifeRaft is how entrepreneurs and their spouses build the same thing together for their family.
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WHY WE WROTE LIFERAFT
Ryan handled the money, Shannon handled the house, and neither of them thought much about it. Then Shannon read one more story about a family blindsided overnight, and this time it stuck with her. She couldn't shake it.
If something happened to Ryan tomorrow, she'd be grieving and guessing at the same time, not because he'd done anything wrong, but because he'd done it by himself.
“I needed a plan not just made for me, but made with me.”
Shannon WarwickCo-author of LifeRaft
WHO IT’S FOR
The numbers are solid. Nobody else has ever seen the whole thing.
A name and a phone number isn't enough. You want to actually understand it.
The calendar might be the only thing you actually talk about regularly.
It just doesn’t have the mission, values, or rhythms your company does.
What's inside
Pick a chapter. Each one ends with a LifeRaft Drill, a few things to talk through and a few things to actually go do.
CH. 01
You already know how to build something that lasts. You've done it with your company. Chapter one asks why your family doesn't get the same mission, the same values, the same plan for what happens next.
You’ll leave with:
A reason to give your family the same intention you give your business.
CH. 02
This is the question most spouses ask. But it isn't really a financial question. Chapter two is about the trust, clarity, and confidence it actually takes to answer it honestly.
You’ll leave with:
A clearer sense of whether you'd actually be okay, and why.
CH. 03
Before any planning starts, this chapter is an honest inventory of what you own, what's written down, and what only lives in one person's head.
You’ll leave with:
A shared sense of where you actually stand.
CH. 04
This chapter introduces the LifeRaft Toolbox, seven practical tools that turn your financial life into something both of you can actually see and use.
You’ll leave with:
The first tool for making your whole financial picture visible to both of you.
CH. 05
Gathering the documents is only half the work. Chapter five is about actually inviting your spouse in, so you build the plan together instead of alone.
You’ll leave with:
Less weight on one person, and more trust between you.
CH. 06
Markets drop, taxes come due, businesses hit rough patches. Chapter six is about having enough set aside so none of it derails you.
You’ll leave with:
A buffer that keeps a bad year from becoming a crisis.
CH. 07
No one builds a LifeRaft alone. Chapter seven is about the advisors, attorneys, and family who should be able to step in when you need them most.
You’ll leave with:
A short list of who you'd actually call, and why.
CH. 08
If the LifeRaft keeps your family afloat, LifeMap is the compass. Chapter eight is about writing down the mission and values you'd never run a company without.
You’ll leave with:
A family mission you'd actually want to read out loud.
CH. 09
Businesses run on regular meetings and planning sessions. Chapter nine is about building that same rhythm at home, simple enough to actually survive a busy calendar.
You’ll leave with:
A rhythm that actually survives past February.
CH. 10
It's easy to chase the next goal without ever celebrating this one. Chapter ten is about pausing to notice what you've actually built together.
You’ll leave with:
A reason to actually stop and celebrate as a family.
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MEET THE AUTHORS
Client & community relations. Former RN.
Shannon leads client and community relations at R|W Investment Management. She tells the story, because the book started with a question she asked Ryan one afternoon in their kitchen: What would happen if you were gone?
Wealth advisor. CEO.
Ryan has spent his career in investments, financial planning, and wealth management, earning top industry credentials, teaching courses, and training advisors. In the book, he speaks from the seat he’s held in both the business and the family.
Available for speaking engagements
Keynotes and workshops for business groups, family-enterprise gatherings, and advisor conferences, told as a couple, from both sides of the table.
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Drift is easier to fix once you can see it. Score eight categories in 10 minutes and get your total out of 96. Then, compare it with your spouse's score.
Two editions available: one for you, and one for your spouse.
FAQs
On Amazon, in hardcover, Kindle (coming soon), and Audible (coming soon). Buying 25 copies or more? Order directly from the bulk section above at a discounted rate.
Buy the hardcover on Amazon, then fill out the claim form on this page with your name, email, and Amazon order number. We email your audiobook access, usually within a few minutes, and always within one business day.
Entrepreneurs and their spouses, especially where one person has carried the financial plan alone. It’s written to be read by both of you and includes clear action steps to take together.
A single, shared picture of a family’s financial life (income, accounts, investments, advisors, insurance, buy-out structures, and how they integrate). The book walks a couple through building theirs, then into LIFE (Living in Family Enterprise): treating your family with the same intention you use in your business.
The three practices in the final chapters that keep the work alive: where your family is headed, the rhythms that carry it, and the milestones worth celebrating.
Often, yes, at keynotes and workshops for business groups, family-enterprise gatherings, and advisor conferences. Send the date and the audience through the speaking form and they’ll contact you directly.
Yes. Reach out to R|W Investment Management and ask us to take your family through the LifeRaft process.
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DO THE WORK WITH US
LifeRaft is an ongoing client relationship, and we keep the number of available engagements for LifeRaft intentionally small so each family gets our full attention.
We will chat about what you own, who's involved, and what worries you most.
We will have a complimentary call to see whether we're the right fit for you, and how we can help.
If we can help, we'll outline what an ongoing engagement looks like and what it costs. If we can't, we'll tell you and point you somewhere better if we can.
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