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Stuart H. Zimmerman

Upon graduating from Cornell’s ILR school, Stu earned his MBA in finance from Northeastern University, receiving The Wall Street Journal award for academic excellence in finance.

Migrating to San Francisco, he became a stock broker at Kidder, Peabody, options trader on the Pacific Stock Exchange and second in command of BKP Partners, a hedge fund that grew from $1.5M to $300M under management during his six-year tenure. In 1997, Stu launched his own money management firm, Zimco Advisors, and hedge fund, Viviana Partners.

At the peak of his financial success in the late 1990’s, Stu’s wife, Teri, was diagnosed with cancer that was ultimately terminal. As there was no amount of money that would give him and his family what they really wanted, this was his wake-up call - a spiritual two-by-four that slapped him energetically upside the head. 

He left the investment world to answer to these questions: “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?” and “What is this fixation on money, wealth and security all about?”

Exploring wealth beyond money, Stu co-authored "Inner Security and Infinite Wealth: Merging Self-Worth and Net Worth. He then created and hosted the nationally syndicated radio program, Inside Wealth, interviewing such diverse luminaries as Deepak Chopra, Tony LaRussa and George Zimmer about their perspective on success and world vision. Thereafter, he created and hosted the Inner Espresso short-form video series, that translated universal wisdom into business speak and co-hosted the award-winning Get Conscious Now! television program, eliciting insights from forward-thinkers such as Dr. Michael Beckwith, Gay and Katie Hendricks and Barbara DeAngelis.

Most recently, Stu founded Only the Source, a transformational media company whose mission is to awaken, inspire and empower humanity to a more peaceful, playful and loving life. To that end, his new video series, RESET with Stu Zimmerman, explores the practical potential for a new golden era of humanity as a legacy for his five children and tenure on this planet.