Sep 28, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Leadership and Top Team Development
Lauren Howard Manager Maria grew up in a household where daily dinner conversations eventually turned into discussions on the manufacturing business her grandfather had started in his garage 50 years ago. She spent her winter breaks stuffing envelopes in the corporate...
Jul 30, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses
Eliza Orleans Principal Picture this. A family business’s founder or senior leader sits across from a son, daughter, niece, or nephew, and tries to explain why Saturday mornings used to mean inventory counts, why vacations got cut short for client emergencies, and why...
Jul 13, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance, Leadership Succession, Uncategorized
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) allows those with entrepreneurial mindsets to search for, acquire, and operate an existing business rather than start a venture from scratch. This practice is growing in popularity due to factors including but not limited to:...
Jun 30, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Eliza Orleans Principal Caleb White Principal In our work, we are regularly asked to help families find their footing in moments of transition, whether it’s leadership or ownership succession, a sale of a company, or another major life or business event. In these...
Mar 2, 2026 | Coaching, Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Healthcare, Higher Education and Research
Sara E. Miller Coaching Practice Manager Rather than replacing human judgment, we’re seeing AI used as what one CEO called “a thinking partner”—a tool that helps leaders be more effective in the relationships that drive their organizations forward....
Feb 23, 2026 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance, Leadership and Top Team Development
Eliza Orleans Principal Lauren Howard Manager The boardroom fell silent when Mark, the Director of Operations of a third-generation manufacturing family business, asked a key question in the meeting’s final minutes. “So, who actually decides if we should expand...