Session
Mutual Trust and a PWN Member family on what purposeful giving actually looks like in practice.
Purpose: This session moves the giving conversation from intent to execution, with a PWN Member family on stage discussing their actual practice with Mutual Trust — including what's hard, what's been learned, and what's worth doing differently.
Discussion: The session covers what purposeful giving looks like inside a family that's done the work, the structures and practices that make giving feel meaningful rather than transactional, and how to bring younger-generation family members into the conversation.
Outcomes: You'll leave with practical reference points for your own family's giving practice, language for conversations with your advisers, and a clearer sense of what's possible at the more intentional end of Australian family philanthropy.
Susanne Bransgrove is a Partner in Mutual Trust’s Family Office team, helping families and family enterprises navigate complex transitions with clarity and confidence. She specialises in ownership alignment, governance, and fostering meaningful intergenerational communication—skills shaped by her upbringing in a third-generation family business in Germany, giving her a firsthand understanding of family dynamics and legacy challenges.
Over the past 15 years, Susanne has guided families through succession planning, evolving governance needs, and sensitive intergenerational issues. Through structured discussions, tailored governance models, and facilitated conversations, she creates practical solutions that strengthen both relationships and long-term business resilience. As the founder of Liquid Gold Consultants, she has partnered with families across Australia to build sustainable frameworks for the future.
With senior experience at ANZ, Macquarie, and PwC, Susanne is also a respected voice in the family business community, leading the Women in Family Business Network. She holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), an Advanced Diploma of Neuroscience in Leadership, and is an Accredited Family Business Advisor.
Rachel helps families across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania to identify their philanthropic passions and give with purpose, along with supporting their granting, governance and administration requirements.
Passionate about empowering families and individuals to engage in strategic philanthropy, Rachel believes the act of giving is about more than cheque book writing. Rachel is also recognised for her expertise in helping families to empower their youngest generations to become actively involved in family giving activities.
Prior to joining Mutual Trust in 2017, Rachel worked for the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) in partnerships and service delivery, before moving to the United Kingdom to work for several foundations including Virgin Unite, the Foundation of the Virgin Group and the Branson family. Rachel has a deep commitment to the not-for-profit and community sector on both a professional and a personal level.
Rachel holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland. She is also a Director of the English Family Foundation, co-Chair of NEXUS Australia and sits on the Advisory Committee for the Australian International Development Network.
