Iris E. Wagner

CEO, Founder & Executive Producer

PASSIONATE ABOUT PRESERVING LEGACIES

A pioneer in producing ethical wills — Legacy of Values ™ and video biography documentaries, Iris E. Wagner considers Memoirs Productions to be her life’s work. Using her education and years of professional experience in International Finance, she quickly moved to her love of working with entrepreneurs and start-ups. Receiving her graduate degree in Film and Communications at Concordia University, Iris founded Memoirs Productions in 2000. She now passionately works to preserve the stories of successful family businesses and individuals who wish to pass on their wisdom, values, beliefs and lessons learned along with their financial assets.

AWARD-WINNING

Iris Wagner has been nominated and won awards for her work, both in Canada and the U.S. The National Film Board distributes one of her posthumous bio-docs worldwide. Her firm, Memoirs Productions, is considered be the personal historian industry’s “blueprint for success”. She is credited as Executive Producer for the critically acclaimed 2015 documentary Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s, about the 100+ year-old fashion emporium in New York City. She been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s Penta as an expert in video ethical will and biography productions and most recently has been featured in Billionaire magazine’s special April 2020 Legacy Issue.

DIGITAL LEGACY PRESERVATION PIONEER

A sought-after speaker at family office and international conferences, Iris is also a thought-leader in the emerging digital legacy field. Using her professional experience capturing families’ stories and ethical wills on video, she is pioneering discussions on digital media management and legacy preservation.

A LIFELONG MISSION

Ms. Wagner is passionate about preserving life stories and values: the essence of what truly matters. Her life’s mission and personal legacy is apparent in each of the heirlooms that she and her team at Memoirs create.