Mindy Kalinowski Earley

Chief Learning Officer, Family Office Exchange

Mindy Kalinowski Earley is Chief Learning Officer for Family Office Exchange. In her role, she leads the FOX Learning Center, fosters integrated learning programs for enterprise families and is responsible for developing the family learning community. She co-chairs FOX’s Rising Gen programming and serves as an outsourced Chief Learning Officer. In her consulting work, Mindy works closely with families and family offices to create learning programs, lead family meetings, facilitate multigenerational conversations, integrate the rising generation into family governance, and spearhead projects focused on family cohesion.

Over her career, Mindy has worked in two single family offices where she was responsible for creating and stewarding professional learning networks supporting human and intellectual capital. She designed learning experiences that increased the knowledge base and enhanced the life path of individuals while providing personalized support and coaching to help them meet their goals. She is a trained facilitator for the Strong Interest Inventory assessment, has a certificate in Family Business Advising and has a coaching certificate from the Association for Talent Development. Mindy enjoys helping families and rising generation members navigate the unique world of family enterprise and family relationships by understanding that responsibility and intention pave a path to personal achievement and satisfaction. She has a M.A. in Education with a focus on learning development and educational theory from Grand Valley State University. She has been featured in the New York Times, Family Business Magazine, and Successful Generations podcast and is a regular speaker and facilitator. Mindy lives in Grand Rapids, MI.