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Paul Wieseneck is a financial advisor and accountant based in Palm Beach, Florida.
He has over 50 years of tax experience managing the unique needs and requests taxes of the ultra-wealthy.
Here s what his job is like, as told to freelance writer Meira Gebel.
I ve been a certified public accountant for 50 years and currently work at a boutique accounting firm in Palm Beach, Florida. Many of my clients are high net worth individuals, which we define as anyone with over $5 million in liquid financial assets. These clients are often either retired or run successful companies, franchises, and manage large stock portfolios and estates.
Bryan Rafanelli is the chief creative officer of event-planning agency Rafanelli Events.
He works with wedding-party budgets from about $300,000 to well into the millions.
He thinks people will go big this year. Here s what his job is like, as told to Elle Hardy.
I launched Rafanelli Events in 1996, and before the pandemic, I employed 50 people it s now about 20.
We design and execute weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, charity events, and corporate occasions, so most of my staff are producers and designers. My job is to be a fireman, a weatherman, security I m everything!
Getting into the business wasn t a straight line for me.
Sarah Groen recently booked a $125,000 trip to Norway for a family of six that included a manor, a private chef, and a helicopter ride from hotel to airport.
Janis Spindel and her daughter Carly are professional matchmakers in New York City.
Spindel has paired over 4,000 successful couples since launching her matchmaking service in 1993.
This is what her job is like, as told to freelance writer Jenny Powers.
When it comes to love, I ve been changing lives for over 25 years.
Even before I officially launched Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking in New York City in 1993, I had a bazillion male friends I d fix up with women. In fact, there was an eight-month window where I managed to get 14 guys I knew engaged and keep in mind, this was pre-internet.
My eldest daughter and business partner, Carly, and I call ourselves serious matchmakers because we work only with commitment-minded men. Arm candy, trophy wives, gold diggers that s not the business we re in. Our goal is to find our clients their perfect match with a combination of beauty, brains, body, balance, and the it factor that only experts like ourselves can spot. If that