Japanese boxer Masamichi Yabuki claimed the IBF world flyweight championship with a 12th-round technical knockout of Mexico's Angel Ayala on Saturday moved up in class for his bid to become a two-weight world champion at Aichi Sky Expo near Nagoya He got the stoppage with just over a minute left in the final round shortly after flooring the defending champion Both boxers bled profusely as the result of an inadvertent head clash in the third round that left Yabuki with a deep gash on his cheek and Ayala with a severe cut above his eye while the 24-year-old Ayala dropped to 18-1 with eight KOs Yabuki has a week to decide which of his two belts he will keep Boxing: Teraji edges Akui in 12th-round TKO for 2nd world fly title Boxing: "Monster" Inoue to fight Cardenas in Las Vegas in May Boxing: Inoue eyes May bout in Las Vegas, Nakatani showdown in 2026 To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. 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With that mindset came the easy decision to remain at flyweight and abandon his second junior flyweight title reign after just six months “There will not be a return [to junior flyweight],” Yabuki told BoxingScene Yabuki’s decision came shortly after his 12th round knockout of unbeaten Angel Ayala to win the IBF flyweight title on March 29 in Tokoname He entered the fight as the reigning IBF junior flyweight titlist and knew that a win would prompt an immediate decision.  Yabuki would've likely had to next face the Philippines’ Christian Araneta three-time titlist inherited the mandatory from his ninth-round knockout of two-time IBF 108lbs titleholder Sive Nontshinga last October 12 in Tokoname Yabuki’s win came as part of a massive overhaul at junior flyweight Kenshiro Teraji and Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez both abandoned their respective title reigns “There are no rivals left for me anymore,” Yabuki (pictured right with Teraji) said of the easy decision to leave behind his IBF junior flyweight title Teraji’s lone career defeat came to Yabuki via tenth-round knockout in their September 2021 thriller Yabuki claimed the WBC junior flyweight title that night but his reign ended just six months later when Teraji gained emphatic revenge in March 2022 via third-round knockout Yabuki has since won five in a row—all via knockout and with title wins in each of his past two fights.  a Teraji-Yabuki rubber match is now more significant than ever In addition to a two-belt unification (Teraji holds the WBC 112lbs title) such a fight would crown a new lineal champion at flyweight.  It is precisely the type of big opportunity that would pique Yabuki’s interest though it would have to come down the road.  Next up will be a mandatory IBF flyweight title defense against former junior flyweight titlist Felix Alvarado The soon-to-be-ordered bout was a condition for the IBF having permitted Yabuki to jump the line and face Ayala aggressive and strong,” acknowledged Yabuki “I’m injured but as soon as I am healed I will take the necessary measures and train hard.”  Jake Donovan is an award-winning journalist who served as a senior writer for BoxingScene from 2007-2024, and news editor for the final nine years of his first tour. 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This website may contain adult language TM & © 2025 BoxingScene.All Rights Reserved It's been a little less than five years since Children's Wisconsin launched an ambitious five-year plan to significantly improve access to behavioral health care for children and adolescents those efforts have culminated into a name that's here to stay: the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Center The official name and designation comes on the heels of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction releasing the results of the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey last week researchers and mental health advocates have once again sounded the alarm that the intensifying youth mental health crisis isn't going anywhere Neither is the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Center It was named in memory of Jeffrey's brother Children's widened the scope of mental health services in Craig Yabuki's name vice president of mental and behavioral health at Children's It's also a way to acknowledge the work being done by a large team of mental health professionals at Children's facilities across the state The Craig Yabuki Mental Health Center officially opened July 31 "The center name is a testament to all the work that we've been doing In February, another new Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-In Clinic location opened in Kenosha, and two more clinics are in the works across the state, thanks to a $3 million donation from Kohl's Children's uses the data to help inform its decisions about what it's doing — and not doing — in service of mental health care therapists from Children's work in nearly 70 Wisconsin schools providing mental health care and consultation to students Students specifically voiced a need for more school-based mental health services in previous YRBS reports which especially improves health care access for working families and also it's a proof point to say what we are doing continues to be needed," Herbst said but so have creative solutions and the donations to make them happen Amid implementing these initiatives (not to mention the pandemic which brought on its own surge of mental health needs) frustrating wait lists to see a professional The $20 million donation from the Yabuki Family Foundation in 2021 helped ease some of those burdens, shrinking the outpatient waitlist by more than half over the course of nearly two years Children's met its goal of integrating a therapist in each of its 20 pediatric clinics and has hired 29 therapists in primary care and two in urgent care resolving the workforce shortage is nothing short of a Herculean task more children are seeking outpatient therapy services The current outpatient waitlist is 975 kids Some of that is because there are so many types of jobs to fill across its system from psychologists and psychiatrists to nurse practitioners Once a student earns their master's in counseling they must complete 3,000 hours of clinical work before they can apply for a license But it isn't just a numbers game. Just as the mental health crisis intensifies, so too do the symptoms. For the third consecutive year, psychologists have reported patients need more lengthy treatments and are presenting with more severe symptoms, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2023 Practitioner Pulse Survey These escalating conditions have fueled longer waitlists for nearly 40% of psychologists nationwide — if psychologists can accommodate new patients at all teenagers and young adults are the most in demand more than a third of all psychologists are reporting burnout despite concerted efforts to maintain self-care and a positive work-life balance The American Psychological Association projected that by 2025 Wisconsin will have 1,520 full-time psychologists but the state will still need 250 psychologists to meet demands the state is projected to close that gap by nearly 40% but that still means it'll be short 170 professionals "We are actively recruiting the workforce that we need We are trying to hire more psychologists and psychiatrists," Herbst said One effective method at Children's, called the Children's Wisconsin Therapist Fellowship Program, is to hire recent psychology graduates who require 3,000 hours of clinical training, Herbst said. Following a $1 million donation from the Boldt Company in 2019, an Appleton-based construction company graduates work full-time training under Children's professionals are paid a competitive salary and have the same benefits as Herbst which typically takes five years to complete Training is often accomplished on a volunteer basis while graduates work other jobs to support themselves but the Therapist Fellowship Program allows graduates to complete their clinical hours in less than two years nearly 30 aspiring therapists have participated in the program and have supported more than 1,285 families through more than 16,000 sessions After these trainees became licensed therapists "It's allowed us to retain people here in state and also to have some people come back to the state and they do want to live here," Herbst said The process has been effective enough that the Medical College of Wisconsin and the state of Wisconsin help support this training work Yet another way Children's has bolstered its workforce is to elevate the talent already there Families have told Herbst and others at Children's that their trust for pediatricians extends to mental health Kids and families feel most comfortable with their pediatricians and they feel less of a stigma talking about mental health with pediatricians kids with pediatricians at Children's have immediate access to a therapist Some of the funding from the Yabuki Family Foundation has helped enhance mental health training for pediatricians Pediatricians not only get mental health training but they're able to work with integrated behavioral health consultants at their offices to screen patients for mental health conditions and perform treatment interventions "The pediatricians feel more supported and informed The kids and families really value that care at the pediatrician office Ramping up behavioral health at Children's puts emphasis on a growing mindset among health care workers and the community at large that mental health is health maintaining good mental health should be just as established in medicine as taking care of our physical bodies Extensive studies have shown the lasting impacts of children who go untreated for existing mental health conditions from detrimental developmental outcomes in young adulthood poorer health-related qualities of life and ongoing mental health impairments in adulthood Mental health interventions in early schooling years targeted behavioral and/or cognitive-behavioral therapy a point that Herbst continues to emphasize the first-ever endowed chair of mental and behavioral health research at the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Center has been conducting research at Children's to put cutting-edge science to practice in a timely manner It can take up to a decade to get hospitals up to speed with new research she believes implementing novel tools over a relatively shorter window will lead to better insights and results One such topic Gaffrey and his team are exploring is looking at the science around brain functioning in kids — and how it relates to their mental and behavioral health He's also looking at internal data at Children's to assess how effective it's been to have integrated behavioral health consultants available to pediatricians Herbst said it's important to not only have these tools available but to know whether it's making a difference early research shows it's making a positive difference in children's lives Kids are telling us that through these (YRBS) reports," Herbst said "We're trying to be responsive to that truth and say mental health is health,' and 'Anxiety and depression and self harm (are) real,' and 'We are going to provide the care that you need in hopes of being part of the solution.'" Natalie Eilbert covers mental health issues for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She welcomes story tips and feedback. You can reach her at neilbert@gannett.com or view her Twitter profile at @natalie_eilbert Light flyweight champions Erick Rosa and Masamichi Yabuki are reportedly on a collision course ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that newly crowned WBA light flyweight champion Erick Rosa and reigning IBF titlist Masamichi Yabuki are in talks to square off in the “first third of 2025.” 2 KO) spent nearly two years trying and failing to get in the ring with Knockout CP Freshmart before giving up and setting sail for 108 on the heels of a tune-up win Kenshiro Teraji’s move to 112 opened the door for “Mini Pac-Man” to fight for the vacant title against Neider Valdez whom Rosa outgunned for the belt last month in his native Dominican Republic Yabuki (17-4, 16 KO), eight years Rosa’s elder, bounced back from his knockout loss to Teraji in their rematch by stopping three consecutive foes. This earned him a crack at Sivenathi Nontshinga, whom he likewise beat down in October but Rosa is a phenomenal young talent and deserves a ton of praise if he goes through with this We’ll let you know if they get it over the line Shokichi Iwata has yet to schedule his first defense of the WBO belt since claiming it with a three-round drubbing of Jairo Noriega while WBC titlist Panya Pradabsri will hopefully have to rematch Carlos Canizales after absolutely robbing him on Boxing Day The gamble of South Africa's Sivenathi Nontshinga failed to pay as he lost his IBF junior-flyweight title to the inspired Japanese veteran Masamichi Yabuki in Japan. Yabuki became a two-weight world champion with an impressive ninth-round stoppage, and although Nontshinga courageously battled to hang on to his title, the power of the challenger eventually told.  Yabuki, a 32 year old from Nagoya, floored the now ex-champion three times on his way to a memorable victory. He started aggressively, initially jabbing often but thumping in an early left hook and lashing away with a right uppercut that just missed its intended target. But Yabuki, 17-4 (16 KOs), landed a couple of quick right hands as the round progressed and his hand speed made an early difference inside the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname. A further right hand caused the South African to momentarily back-pedal early in the second, although the champion was defiantly looking for gaps with his jab. Nontshinga kept his respectful high guard in the third, and he began to target the challenger’s body, but he was clearly wary about what was coming back. The 25 year old was more explorative and adventurous in the fifth, but paid for over-extending with a looping right by shipping a counter left hook. Still, he thumped the challenger with a big right hand with 30 seconds remaining in the round. Neither were pulling their punches, although Nontshinga was holding his feet, seemingly cautious of Yabuki’s speed and pace, and the South African’s corner was warning him he was taking too long to close the gap. A left hook from Yakubi to the body in the seventh caused Nontshinga to drop his right elbow to protect the area but it was a good round, and Nontshinga had replied downstairs moments later. Nontshinga tried to shake off a right hand in the eighth, but the still aggressive Yabuki stormed forwards with both hands and Nontshinga turned his back and dropped to his knees. The champion made it back to his feet, and the bell preserved his title for another minute. Nontshinga’s team, including his trainer Colin Nathan, urged him to go on the front foot to prevent Yakubi pouring forwards but the South African was dropped again and cut by his right eye. Although Nontshinga, now 13-2 (10 KOs), gamely fought on, he was sent tumbling from a long right hand once more and the referee Mark Calo-oy waved it over. IBF flyweight champion Angel Ayala will battle light flyweight titlist Masamichi Yabuki in hostile territory this March IBF light flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki is officially set to move up and challenge flyweight titlist Angel Ayala on March 29th in a matchup first revealed earlier this month Kameda Promotions also confirmed a minimumweight rematch between Melvin Jerusalem and Yudai Shigeoka the following day at the same venue making his second straight appearance at Aichi Sky Expo after stopping Sivenathi Nontshinga for the belt in October initially pursued a unification match with Erick Rosa He’ll instead look to become a two-weight champion against Mexico’s Ayala (18-0 who fights for the first time outside his native Mexico Promoter Koki Kameda floated the idea of making a rubber match between Yabuki and WBC titlist Kenshiro Teraji if the latter defeats WBA champ Seigo Yuri Akui earlier in the month That may have to wait until mandatory challenger Felix Alvarado gets his shot as the Nicaraguan agreed to step aside for this one There’s a good chance this winds up a banger so hopefully American viewers will have easy access IBF light flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki is reportedly looking to move up and challenge flyweight titlist Angel Ayala An update on a story from earlier this month: light flyweight champions Masamichi Yabuki (IBF) and Erick Rosa (WBA) have broken off negotiations for a proposed unification. Jake Donovan reports that it came down to timing with Yabuki pushing for a March date on one of Kameda Promotions’ already announced shows and Rosa preferring April Per Salvador Rodriguez Yabuki is instead pursuing flyweight champion Angel Ayala in a bid to become a two-division champion the two sides will have to clear things with the IBF as Felix Alvarado earned a mandatory shot at Ayala (18-0 as he’s got history with Ayala after suffering a controversial decision loss in 2023 Much as I’d have liked to see the unification and Ayala’s rematch A very talented 24-year-old going up against an all-action finisher thriving in what should by all accounts be the tail end of his career Vision & Voice for the Advisory Community 1) 0ms;transition:fill 200ms cubic-bezier(0.4 McKinsey Post a comment.css-a0y2e3{height:0;overflow:hidden;-webkit-transition:height 300ms cubic-bezier(0.4 1) 0ms;transition:height 300ms cubic-bezier(0.4 68);}.css-y8313w{margin:0;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:600;color:rgb(77 The 64-year-old InvestCloud CEO got dragged out of the Motive boardroom to reclaim control of the private equity firm's ROI -- and he's proving that nothing is sacred. After three years -- and $2.5 billion -- trying to make an Envestnet killer out of InvestCloud, Motive Partners goes owner-operator when CEO search comes up empty Motive hopes Jeff Yabuki, 66, can restore magic after old InvestCloud management put the 'icing before the cake' in the eyes of one analyst. 2025 will be the year of 'Under New Management' in RIA business, after 2024 brought profusion of CEO-level fires, hires and deals First seven CEOs were replaced, then myriad big HR dominoes fell as Vanguard, Schwab, Envestnet, InvestCloud, LPL, Cetera and Orion all switched out CEOs and presidents Morningstar's sale of TAMP's $12-billion book-of-business to AssetMark ends two-year run that fell short on growth; whether RIAs stick or flee will determine fate of deal Morningstar nets a cash windfall, a better distribution deal, and it reduces conflicts with its clients, but SMArtX is the likely loser, which will no longer administer Morningstar's TAMP assets. California Copyright © 2009-2025 RIABiz Inc Masamichi Yabuki is now the sole champion at 108 Japanese finisher Masamichi Yabuki is now a two-time light flyweight champion after stopping IBF titlist Sivenathi Nontshinga this morning in Aichi 10 KO) spent the bulk of this fight fencing with their jabs Yabuki more than held his own despite a reach disadvantage and seemed to land most of the meaningful power shots racking up a sizeable lead on the scorecards who’d recently spent over a year on the sidelines with a ruptured Achilles last year but unification could be on the table if countryman and fellow heavy hitter Shokichi Iwata claims WBO gold in about 24 hours today I learned that Yabuki and super featherweight contender Masanori Rikiishi are brothers who took their ring names from the classic anime Ashita no Joe Hopefully Yabuki’s career will have a more positive ending than his namesake’s his slow starts and defensive issues came back to bite him once again He can pass the eye test like few others when he’s on but this strategy of bailing himself out down the stretch isn’t sustainable The good news is that he’s still young enough to shape up and seemed plenty lucid at the end slamming his glove in frustration when the referee justifiably called a halt Yabuki drops Sive at the end of the 8th! pic.twitter.com/V9hyzLpbTA Congratulations Masamichi Yabuki who stops Sivenathi Nontshinga in the 9th round to win the IBF World Light Flyweight Title! pic.twitter.com/yzTgfRT0t8 New Strategic DirectionInvestCloud Announces Redesign New Strategic DirectionIn addition to a new color scheme there will be a drive toward hyper-personalization and management of alternative investments a large technology provider for the advisory and wealth management market and introduced a tagline: Wealth Connected That new tagline points to a world where personalization are the expectations of clients and one where “human-centered design that can enhance the level of that relationship” will be needed “One of the things that we thought would help bring attention was to update the identity system of Investcloud—it was important for us to signal a change—and think about it as a new day in wealth management,” Yabuki said the color we chose was called New Day Red,” he added about the company’s new signature color deeper client relationships and operational excellence are core pillars of the company’s new strategy InvestCloud plans to begin including alternative investments within its managed account platform and providing advisors with a discretionary account structure “It is about data structure and data access,” said Yabuki and the 1.1 million different models across all our millions and millions of accounts and pair that with the advisor frontend mobile and all the other types of interactions—all that data is captured in our data warehouse—what are the messages coming from that data?” he said referring to its potential for driving client personalization (APL refers to InvestCloud’s trading performance reporting and managed account platform) Related:Smarsh Building AI Intelligent Agent for Compliance “This links very importantly into our strategy; our SMAs whether interval funds or straight-up pieces of different types of investments; these alts are coming into the workflow and the mainstream and we need to connect that SMA structure with them,” said Yabuki “Lots of companies are trying to do it; I think we are uniquely positioned because of our ownership,” he said of InvestCloud’s majority ownership by Motive Partners and Clearlake Capital Yabuki was appointed chairman and CEO of InvestCloud in January He had previously served as chairman of Motive Partners and is a founding partner of the firm InvestCloud announced a shakeup in senior management in April 2023 followed by several senior executives over the following months Related:Envestnet Stockholders Approve Bain Acquisition Clearlake Capital and Motive recapitalized their investment in InvestCloud in 2021 and brought two other fintech firms “We are not the manufacturer of the product; we are part of the distribution system from RIAs to wirehouses and we want to make sure we can meet our clients’ needs,” Yabuki said of the announcement of a more defined product strategy In addition to wealth management and RIA firms whose assets in total exceed $50 trillion globally Davis Janowski is a New York-based technology journalist whose work spans consumer Janowski worked for Forrester Research as an analyst covering Digital Wealth Management His work covering the advisor tech space began in 2007 when he joined InvestmentNews as the advisor industry’s first dedicated technology reporter His start in tech journalism began as an editor with PC Magazine in 1999 where he later served as an analyst and reviewer His work has appeared in The New York Times including Technology Tools for Today's High Margin Practice He has also been a speaker and moderator at numerous industry conferences Outside his day-to-day he is a senior guide for Manhattan Kayak Company in New York City RIA Edge 100: Growing Rapidly but Responsibly What truly sets peak performing retirement plans apart Tech Stacks & Growth Strategies for Future-Ready Advisory Firms Ask the Experts: Grow Your Practice with Philanthropy: Comparing DAFs and Private Foundations See how advisors are combining active and passive strategies for optimal portfolio results Registered in England & Wales with number 01835199 Sivenathi Nontshinga reclaimed his title by knocking out Adrian Curiel in their February rematch South Africa’s Nontshinga (13-1, 10 KO) dueled his way past Hector Flores to claim the belt in 2022 and managed one successful defense before suffering a shock knockout loss to Adrian Curiel. He got the chance to avenge that defeat just three months later, battling back from a large deficit to smash “Gatito” on enemy soil This figures to be anything but a victory lap 15 KO) famously knocked Teraji out in 2021 he’s 3-0 with three knockouts since and notably stopped world-ranked knockout artist Thanongsak Simsri along the way Nontshinga will have to be on point all evening in what figures to be a terrific scrap We’ll let you know when and if Teiken or Matchroom makes an official announcement Fintech executive Jeff Yabuki recently spoke about his career and formative life experiences to an audience of Lubar College of Business students in the Great Journeys Inspirational Series sponsored by the M&I Center for Business Ethics the organization evolved from a traditional holding company into a unified global leader in financial services and innovative payments technology He is currently the chairman of Motive Partners a specialist private equity firm focused on control-oriented growth and buyout investments in global fintech Lubar Executive-in-Residence at the Lubar College where he teaches courses in fintech and mentors students Jeff Yabuki grew up as the son of a first-generation American of Japanese descent who spent almost three years of his childhood in U.S internment camps for the Japanese during World War II but his father later returned to the United States at age 16 to pursue opportunity “He dealt with that adversity,” Yabuki says and it also taught me to build resilience.” he said that much of his approach to life has focused on attitude and optimism he told students that he never had an aspiration to go to college He ultimately enrolled in community college at age 20 and then graduated from Cal State Los Angeles with a degree in accounting at age 24 “I felt like I was already behind my peers but I realized that even if I wasn’t the smartest in the room He began his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young then spent 12 years climbing the ranks at American Express before joining H&R Block first as President of H&R Block International and then Chief Operating Officer of the corporation When he assumed the role of CEO of Fiserv in 2005 the company was already considered very successful but he went on to transform it in a significant way “We had eighty $50 million dollar businesses Yabuki spent six months talking to customers and employees and reviewing the company’s business model ultimately selling off units so the company could “go long” in banking was just before the 2008-09 financial crisis Yabuki not only stayed the course but the company thrived nearly tripling revenue and achieving a total shareholder return of 969% through the end of 2019 “I used to believe that leadership skills were innate,” he says “Employee buy-in is based on the simple premise that people want to be part of something bigger than they do every day,” Yabuki notes “You have to be able to create a compelling narrative and to catalyze people to get the most out of them You have to articulate a vision and a mission for the brand and develop an incentive system that supports that.” because work is going to be what you do most Everything that you do will build your skills.” View all news View all events Copyright © University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. After an internal reorganization this summer that resulted in several high-profile executives departing RIA technology company InvestCloud is returning to market with a new product strategy and new messaging InvestCloud chief executive Jeff Yabuki said the company is focused above nearly all else on leveraging one of its highest-value assets: data ‘One of the things that that was apparent when I came in is that we needed to get focused We needed clarity on where we were going to go,’ Yabuki said ‘What that boils down to is a product strategy that’s premised on this idea of… how do we bring actionable intelligence to bear for our constituents?’ Yabuki’s appointment offers a unique perspective to students from decades of renowned Lubar Executive-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Sheldon B Yabuki will bring valuable lessons to the next generation of aspiring leaders from his experience unlocking the best in companies – many of which are household names – to his passion for helping others realize their full potential while serving as a mentor to students and a guest lecturer in other Lubar College courses “Our students stand to benefit immensely from the deep level of expertise and leadership experience that Jeff will bring to the classroom,” Lubar College of Business Dean Kaushal Chari said “We are incredibly fortunate to welcome him as Sheldon B Yabuki is currently chairman of Motive Partners an industry he has helped redefine throughout his career global leader in financial services and innovative payments technology – nearly tripling in revenue and achieving a total shareholder return of 969% through the end of 2019 Fiserv was routinely named among the “World’s Most Admired Companies” by Fortune magazine and the brand became widely known with the naming rights of Fiserv Forum the home of the Milwaukee Bucks.      Yabuki spent six years at H&R Block and was most recently executive vice president and chief operating officer where he led ambitious business-model transformations that positioned the organization for growth in the digital and physical world he held a progression of leadership positions over 12 years at American Express.          A history of helping others realize their full potential Yabuki’s residency complements a lifelong pursuit to positively impact lives he founded the Yabuki Family Foundation to support innovative initiatives with a focus on mental and emotional health the foundation announced a $20 million gift to Children’s Wisconsin the largest single gift in the history of the institution to transform the pediatric delivery model through the integration of mental and behavioral health-care services in primary and urgent care locations the effort has the potential to benefit more than 175,000 kids roughly a third of the pediatric population in southeastern Wisconsin Yabuki says he looks forward to helping students at the Sheldon B Lubar College of Business discover new perspectives and reach what’s possible review and signals that no job is safe as Pete Hess exits: report.css-1sf3xto{padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px;}.css-13ibk4z{margin:0;font-family:"Lato",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;}The 64-year-old InvestCloud CEO got dragged out of the Motive boardroom to reclaim control of the private equity firm's ROI -- and he's proving that nothing is sacred Fiserv InvestCloud CEO John Wise and management team ousted after VC investors grow impatient for long-promised deliverables that always seemed just over the rainbow Dubbed an 'Envestnet killer,' the LA company has yet to deliver disruption from its $1 billion VC investment combined with roughly $1.5 billion of other motley gems. News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee he held a progression of leadership positions over 12 years at American Express Lubar College of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a major metropolitan business school with a focus on leading through analytics and innovation It offers a full range of degree programs for its 3,400 students and has over 40,000 alumni Joe Yabuki is a teenage orphan who runs away from his orphanage to live life in the slums of Tokyo he has a chance encounter with a drunk named Danpei Tange and thinks that Joe has the potential to be one as well While Joe dismisses the idea of becoming a boxer boxing ends up being the key to his survival or will he be condemned to life as an underdog or does it feel too much like a product of its time I'd say the answer to both those things is yes While it would be pretty easy to assume that its age would mean that its story is lacking compared to what's come after it it's clear that this series is a classic for a reason The series follows a teenage orphan named Joe Yabuki who has ended up wandering through the slums of Tokyo until he has a chance encounter with a local drunk named Danpei Tange Danpei turns out to be a retired boxer and former coach who sees some potential in Joe to be a fighter but Joe has no interest in the sport and only decides to play along to get a few free meals out of him Joe runs a few scams with the neighborhood kids and he gets sent to juvie in the hopes that he'll reform Joe quickly finds himself getting targeted by the other boys he's later sent to a special reformation school and he finds himself butting heads with an ex-boxer named Rikishi the two of them decide to settle their differences in an unofficial boxing match and this first omnibus ends in the middle of their big fight While a lot of that makes for a very simple story and it's hard not to get caught up in the tension of Joe's struggles as he hops from one bad situation to another the boxing that Joe learns from Danpei ends up being key to his survival Danpei hopes to instill in him a belief that continuing to struggle and endure the problems he faces today will help lead him to a better tomorrow and while Joe doesn't always make for the most likable underdog the story does do a good job of making you want to see him rise above his circumstances Despite the series having a bit of a slow start and taking over 500 pages to get to its first boxing match it uses that all that time pretty well in helping to establish Joe and his relationships with other characters and it all feels pretty dynamic and easy to follow despite the simplicity of its art style That goes double for the actual boxing itself as the art puts a lot of work into making the punches feel solid and giving every blow a sense of weight that helps to make it really feel like you're watching an actual match which makes it pretty easy to see why later manga would end up taking inspiration from it Its overall look is certainly something that I can imagine being a barrier for most people then you'll find that this is a pretty solid battle manga and how much mileage you get out of this series is gonna come down to whether or not you can get behind him as a character as his tendency to provoke others usually makes things worse for him When he takes advantage of the kindness of characters like Danpei or a rich heiress named Yoko he tends to justify his actions by assuming their intentions are never anything more than selfish and doesn't really see the good in other people is his utter lack of remorse for his actions and his refusal to back down from any situation A lot of this results in him coming off as a fairly unlikeable protagonist and even though he's clearly been dealt a bad hand in life it's hard not to feel like he doesn't often create his problems rather than the story working out despite this The series is very much aware of the self-destructive nature of Joe's behavior and points it out pretty consistently as other characters comment on the negative effects of his actions and quickly take notice of the fact that while he is getting stronger the path he's walking down seems like one that could lead to his eventual downfall The question of whether Joe will be able to seize the better tomorrow he's searching for or fall victim to the consequences of his actions makes for a solid hook it's hard not to root for the possibility of him turning his life around the series' age makes it hard to determine how many of his traits are meant to be viewed as negative versus painting him something of a loveable rogue (particularly his comments about women) While this mostly doesn't take away from the story it is where it tends to feel the most dated I found myself getting pretty invested in Joe's struggles to reach a brighter tomorrow and despite knowing how that ultimately ends I'm still eager to see how the story eventually reaches that conclusion While it would be a lie to say that Ashita no Joe doesn't show its age it's still a solid story that's very much worth reading Full encyclopedia details aboutAshita no Joe (manga) is making it his life's work to make sure every child and family have access to a mental health professional Former Fiserv Chief Executive Officer (CEO) donated $20 million to Children's Wisconsin - the largest single donation the hospital has ever received - to expand mental health offerings It is a statewide effort to “change the checkup.” The money will bring mental and behavioral health care teams including at least 36 full-time master’s-trained therapists into every Children’s Wisconsin primary care office and urgent care location as part of the largest-scale implementation in any pediatric setting in the nation This comes as demand for mental health support is at its highest level ever “I miss my brother every single day,” Yabuki said “We sometimes have these images of people who are struggling as not vibrant or part of mainstream society He was displaying symptoms of anxiety and depression as a child because in the 1970’s no one talked about it But one day his pain outweighed his hope.” Yabuki started the Yabuki Family Foundation in Craig's honor The goal is to destigmatize mental health care and make it more accessible at younger ages The pandemic increased the need nationwide The average wait time for children and teens in our area to get in with a therapist is six months to one year “More than 50 percent of all mental and emotional issues show themselves before the age of 12 but they are not treated for another 12 years on average,” Yabuki said “That’s a long time for that to manifest.” That is where the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-In Clinic at Children's Wisconsin comes in It offers immediate emergency services for children in need of mental health support the Yabuki Family Foundation is making sure every routine checkup with Children’s Wisconsin pediatricians statewide comes with a mental health evaluation and chance to meet with a therapist on site “I cannot tell you how many people have randomly stopped me while I am walking down the street or in the dog park or a restaurant and say thank you for what you’re doing at Children’s Wisconsin,” said Yabuki “They often share their own stories of people they know who have dealt with mental health issues It would not be an exaggeration to tell you I have heard hundreds of stories It is so heartwarming to know that out of a personal tragedy for my family Nicole Piskula is among those who want to thank him had been struggling a bit and did not know what to do “This was just a huge gift to humanity in general just to have a program like this,” she said I knew my son was feeling down and anxious Nicole was immediately connected to Behavioral Health Consultant Kate Bennett who is working in that primary care office thanks to the Yabuki Family Foundation donation “Seventy percent of our schedules are same day availability for families in our primary care clinics to be able to see us right away,” Bennett said “We get to see kids as part of their annual checkups and let families know we are there as a resource.” “I can call and tell her he’s having a tough day and she can make time for him that day,” Nicole said She shares options and coping mechanisms with us She is really educated me on how to help him.” feels like talking to my mom or dad,” said Noah Piskula Kate has worked with Noah to recognize and rise above tough emotions and build mental health breaks into each day “I take breaks and do puzzles or go play outside It helps clear my brain when I am feeling down or overwhelmed.” It is an example of normalizing getting help early and preventing challenges from escalating down the road “It is about giving kids and parents skills and strategies,” Bennett said because we are seeing increases in anxiety and depression for kids that are young I would just say that they should definitely go ask for help if they felt like I did,” Noah said Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip Report a typo chairman and founding partner of Motive Partners one of InvestCloud's private equity backers is the permanent replacement for former CEO John Wise Financial technology platform InvestCloud has appointed Jeffery Yabuki as its new chairman and CEO a director on the company’s board of directors The company announced a shakeup in senior management in April Yabuki is currently the chairman and founding partner of Motive Partners, one of the private equity owners of InvestCloud, and he’ll continue in that role. Clearlake Capital and Motive recapitalized their investment in InvestCloud in 2021 That move brought InvestCloud into unicorn territory Prior to Motive, he was the CEO of Fiserv, a payments and financial tech company. Motive acquired Fiserv’s investment services business in 2020 Yabuki served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at H&R Block prior to that “Financial services—and wealth management in particular—is in the early stages of a technology transformation which we believe will create meaningful opportunities to redefine the future of wealth and asset management,” Yabuki said in a statement “I believe InvestCloud is well-positioned to partner with its clients to lead this change around the world.” Related:Motive Partners Closes Fiserv Deal The company now supports over 550 wealth and asset managers worldwide representing more than $6.4 trillion in assets across its platforms which include UMA/SMA portfolio management model management and performance measurement CityWire recently reported that Wise and InvestCloud co-founder Colin Close had created a new software investing company, Just Build It. In October, ESG Book, an environment, social and governance (ESG) data platform, announced that Wise, one of WealthManagement.com's Ten to Watch in 2016 Diana Britton is the Executive Editor of WealthManagement.com, covering independent broker/dealers and RIAs from all angles. She's also the host of The Healthy Advisor a podcast focused on advisor health and wellbeing More than 3,300 UWM students celebrated their accomplishments and graduation on Sunday with family and friends at the UWM Panther Arena But it was even more special for the Class of 2024 which navigated a pandemic in addition to the more typical challenges of a college journey Yabuki joins as Chairman and will co-lead Motive Partners with Founder and Managing Partner Yabuki's appointment bolsters the Motive leadership team with renowned and extensive expertise on investing operating and innovating in financial technology as the firm seeks to capitalize on the $9.6 trillion market opportunity over the coming decade Yabuki joins Motive on the heels of the firm's strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management supporting the firm's growth and integrated approach to investing in financial technology 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Partners ("Motive") a specialist private equity firm focused on control-oriented growth equity and buyout investments in software and information services companies that serve the financial services industry ("financial technology") Yabuki ("Jeff") as Chairman and Founding Partner  Jeff joins Motive having been Chief Executive Officer of Fiserv a global payments and financial services technology company commerce and the movement of money among financial institutions and also served as Chairman from July 2019 to December 2020 Jeff led the company through a strategic transformation including significant acquisitions and divestitures almost tripling revenue dramatically increasing operating margin and earnings and delivered a 969% total shareholder return during his tenure as Chief Executive Officer Jeff joins Motive at a pivotal point in the firm's growth journey which follows Motive's strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) is a core tenet of the firm's strategy and focus on financial technology  Jeff's appointment will see him working in partnership with Founder and Managing Partner to further scale the firm while capitalizing on the significant financial technology market opportunity over the coming decade by combining capital with operating and innovating capabilities to transform and grow businesses to enhance performance Founder & Managing Partner at Motive Partners commented: "Jeff is one of the most respected and accomplished business leaders in our industry and we are excited to welcome him to Motive Partners Jeff's ability to identify industry trends and execute against the opportunity and to identify and work with leading talent will be of tremendous value to our firm The deepening of my partnership with Jeff is the continuation of our strategy; bringing world-class and proven leaders into our business as we continue to execute on our investment strategy at scale." With Jeff's experience in scaling one of the world's most renowned financial technology business organizational design and talent acquisition cost-saving programmes and capital allocation Jeff will assume the position of Chairman and Founding Partner working with the Motive leadership team to continue delivering on the existing investment strategy while supporting the scaling and institutionalization of Motive's integrated operating model The combination of Jeff's industry knowledge and access alongside Rob's expertise should enable even more success in the origination of proprietary dealflow and the execution of Motive's integrated investor Chairman and Founding Partner at Motive Partners commented: "We are in the early stages of a technology-based transformation which I believe will have a profound impact on the way people and businesses engage in financial services over the short The scale of innovation and change we will experience over the next 5 years will dramatically overshadow what we saw in the last decade Having known and worked with Rob for more than a decade I know that Motive brings a mindset of strategic differentiation accelerated innovation and the focused leadership necessary to standout in this exciting time in financial technology I am thrilled to be part of the team and look forward to driving results for the firm our portfolio companies and their end-customers." Motive Partners is a specialist private equity firm focusing on growth equity and buyout investments in software and information services companies based in North America and Europe and serving five primary subsectors: Banking & Payments Motive Partners has offices in New York City and London connectivity and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology companies More information on Motive Partners can be found at www.motivepartners.com Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1630450/Motive_Partners.jpg Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/724833/Motive_Partners_Logo.jpg None Do not sell or share my personal information: It's a clinic unlike any other on the Children's Wisconsin hospital campus Yet since the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-In Clinic opened its doors one year ago Wednesday nearly 1,000 children and teenagers ages 5 to 18 have received care by staff using two seemingly simple tools − talking and listening The clinic is the first of its kind in the state offering children and teens who are experiencing a mental health crisis the immediate ability to meet with a social worker or licensed mental health therapist The clinic's operation couldn't be more timely Doctors across the state are seeing a rise in children with mental health issues intense behavioral problems and suicidal ideation and attempts clinic staff has provided crisis care for 917 children and teens according to a hospital and clinic spokesperson a licensed clinical professional counselor and the clinic's manager Makhlouf said clinician staff are seeing many students coming in straight from school with school avoidance issues and panic attacks They've been home for two years and now they are in an environment they're not used to," Makhlouf said there are social skills that haven't been developed because of isolation." More:A transformative donation is putting mental health care within reach of more children What defines a crisis varies from family to family "We don't decide what the crisis is," Makhlouf said A child should be seen at the clinic if they experience new or worsening symptoms of: Dominique Alvarado of Milwaukee decided her then 6-year-old son Zaylyn was experiencing a crisis last summer He was complaining of frequent stomach aches was "overly jittery," and was nervous much of the time "I know anxiety looks different for everybody," Alvarado said "I thought these underlying symptoms were a sign of something bigger." While the pandemic has proven problematic for many Zaylyn readjusted to full days back in school just fine It was a family situation that was difficult for Zaylyn to understand 'I don't know what's going to happen if we don't treat this immediately.'" She remembers having heard about the mental health walk-in clinic opening A quick internet search got her to the clinic located at the Children's Wisconsin campus It was a Friday evening when she and her son first met with a therapist But now he knows he is just going to talk to someone "about his feeling," she said "If your child was feeling something physically or you felt like something was physically off you would not hesitate to walk into urgent care or call your primary care doctor and ask "So it shouldn't be different for mental health especially when the services are right here." More:Four years after his brother died by suicide, former Fiserv CEO gives $20 million to put a therapist at every Children’s Wisconsin site Makhlouf said a child who is actively suicidal should be taken to an emergency department The walk-in clinic is staffed with mental health professionals The clinic is named in memory of Craig Yabuki, who died by suicide in 2017. The Yabuki Family Foundation subsequently donated $20 million to help Children's Wisconsin more effectively provide mental and behavioral health care, including hiring mental health providers for all of Children’s Wisconsin primary care offices and urgent care clinics She can be reached at jvanegeren@gannett.com Yabuki stopped Teraji in a major upset last September One of last year’s bigger upsets was avenged in emphatic fashion this morning when Kenshiro Teraji knocked out Masamichi Yabuki in under three rounds to reclaim the WBC light flyweight title Their first meeting saw Yabuki (13-4 lose ground in the middle rounds as Teraji (19-1 then roar back to polish off “The Amazing Boy” in the 10th Teraji immediately took the initiative this time around bossing Yabuki around the ring behind a stiff jab as the champ looked for heavy counters Teraji punished Yabuki for backing away with his hands down by plunking him with a vicious right cross that put him on the canvas Yabuki made it to his feet with visible effort You can catch the whole fight here while it lasts Unless there was another rematch clause in play, Teraji now has options. A unification with WBA champ Hiroto Kyoguchi doesn’t seem to be on the table, as Kyoguchi is presently injured and will have to fight the winner of Esteban Bermudez vs. Carlos Canizales 2 upon his return to the ring but fellow titlists Felix Alvarado and Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez appear to be available and I’d love to see him stay in the mix at 108 He’d said he was considering retirement before the first fight with Teraji so it’s anyone’s guess where he goes from here