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Maddy Roche

Chief Growth Officer, Partnerships, Childfree Trust®

Maddy brings passionate insights around estate planning, LGBTQ+ legacy considerations, and Childfree financial decision making to the team.

She handles all marketing, growth, and prospect engagement for Childfree Trust.

Before joining Childfree Trust, she was XYPN's first employee and host of XYPN's podcast, Behind the Advisor. In her previous roles as XYPN's Vice President of Getting Sh!t Done, Executive Business Coach and Senior Director of Member Success, she helped build and lead the departments that deepen XYPN's membership value.

Maddy has coached thousands on building aligned businesses — she's seen, heard, and helped thousands of financial planners throughout their entrepreneurial journeys with energy, expertise, and compassion.

Episode 213: Turning Passion Into Impact on Nonprofit Boards

For a lot of Childfree people, the real question isn’t whether to give their time, but where to point it so it matters. Lemon Price joins Maddy Roche to demystify the path from volunteer to the boardroom where decisions actually get made, and to give you permission to let your passions evolve along the way.

Episode 212: Turning Passion Into Impact on Nonprofit Boards

Giving gets more meaningful when you start with who you want to impact. Bri Conn, CFP® and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® explore giving time, money, skills, and experiences, including how to support charities, friends, and family in ways that fit the Childfree life you are designing.

Episode 211: The Truth About the Cost of Healthcare in America

Americans pay about double what other countries do for healthcare, and it keeps getting harder to actually get. Jordan Grumet, MD, the hospice doctor known as Doc G, returns to talk with Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® about why the system isn’t broken by accident, but built to pull money away from patients and the people who care for them.

Episode 210: Childfree Estate Planning and Long-Term Care

The estate and long-term care system assumes you have kids to make your decisions and inherit what’s left, which quietly turns standard legal documents into a liability when you’re Childfree. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® pulls apart his in-depth Kitces article to show how to build a plan that actually protects you.

Episode 209: How to Talk About Money With Your Partner

Money is one of the top reasons couples split, and nearly half of us avoid the conversation to keep the peace. Bri Conn, CFP® and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® get honest, and funny, about how to talk money with your partner, from the credit report date to weekly money dates, and why the fight is almost never really about the dollar amount.

Episode 208: Long-Term Care Planning for Childfree Adults

Most people file long-term care under “deal with it later,” which is exactly the wrong time to start. Jesse Vickey of Long Term What? joins Bri Conn, CFP® to make one of the most avoided money conversations feel clear and even hopeful, from the four ways people pay for care to why your healthy window is the moment to decide your options.