Adam Zimmerman

EXPERT ON:

Antiques • Estate Liquidation • Heirlooms • Memorabilia • Collectibles • Overcoming Sentimentality When Downsizing • Fine Art • “Less Is More” Mentality • Changing Baby Boomer Mindsets Regarding Their Valuables

Are you looking for a speaker who can simplify the world of antiques -- someone who can take away the mystery and confusion around them, so that your audience can uncover their true value, recover their most precious asset: time … and make some cents?

Adam Zimmerman, one of the nation’s foremost experts on the antique and heirloom market, works with organizations whose members are seeking to understand how to let go of precious heirlooms, what antiques have true resale value, how to accurately figure out what that value is, and how to make sure the compensation for those antiques is fair.

After working with Adam, event participants will understand how to:

• prepare to let their antiques go,
• identify what has resale value -- then research that value with confidence, and
• receive fair compensation when the sale happens.

Adam is the author of Antique Help: Making Sense So You Can Make Some Cents and has been the CEO of one of NYC’s top antique dealerships, Syl-Lee Antiques, for nearly 15 years.  He also has formal accreditation with the Appraisers Association of America and the Gemological Institute of America’s Diamonds Program.  His insights have been featured in magazine articles, podcasts, and on television.

Adam’s experience, expertise, and a lifetime’s worth of stories from the trenches make his presentations both entertaining and actionable. Working with Adam will empower anyone to escape the stress of selling their antiques, save valuable time, and easily uncover the true value of treasures right in their own home.

EXPERIENCE IN:

Keynote Presentations • Lunch & Learns/Workshops • Consulting and Antique Price Evaluation

Adam has been in the antiques industry for over 30 years. He currently owns two Manhattan galleries and has worked with more than 5,000 clients.  After time spent with your organization, antiques WILL make sense.

Adam’s experience and expertise are perfect for:

CONFERENCES, ASSOCIATIONS, & ORGANIZATIONS: Adam’s keynotes are perfect for organizations and events focusing on:

• Baby boomer life transitions, such as  parental care or elder care and estate planning
• Professional organizers
• Retirement and retirement planning, including events for lawyers, financial advisors, and other, related estate advisors
• The moving industry
• Memorabilia and collectibles
• Downsizing.

WORKSHOPS: Adam’s engaging and informative workshops are perfect for conferences or other events focusing on:

• Managing life transitions, especially those involving focused baby boomers and the children who may be helping them out
• Elder care
• Estate planning
• Retirement and retirement planning
• Midlife and retirement financial planning
• Financial advisor education
• Organizer professionals looking to understand how antiques can impact baby boomers financially during major life transitions.

TOPICS (all are customizable):

• Preparing to let go of family treasures
• Which antiques have resale value (and which ones don’t) -- the answers may surprise you
• How to research the value of your antiques with confidence
• Letting go of your antiques -- and making some cents along the way.

“Adam weaves an easy-to-follow process, entertainingly told through examples of his many real-world experiences, to help anyone easily understand the antique market and uncover the value of treasures in the home.” -- Glenn Spellman, Principal, Spellman Gallery