Family and founder-owned companies carry weight most CEOs never have to think about. We coach the person in the seat, while respecting the family, the history, and the succession that’s coming.
Professionalizing hires, systems, and governance without breaking trust or crossing dinner-table lines.
Next generation, non-family CEO, or sale, the decision keeps getting pushed. A coach helps you name it and structure it.
You can’t complain to family. You can’t strategize with employees. A coach is the one seat with no politics attached.
Among clients engaged two years or longer, average annual revenue growth is 22.8%, versus a 12.77% U.S. average (NYU Stern). Reflects clients who remained engaged 2+ years; not a projection.
The first job of the coach is making sure the two conversations never collapse into each other.
Compounding value the shareholders can see, without asking anyone to become someone they’re not.
Whether that’s next-gen family, an outside CEO, or a partial sale, done on your timeline, not the market’s.
"My coach was the only person I could talk to about the family and the business in the same sentence. That alone was worth it. The 3x revenue was a bonus."
Only when it serves the business. Our engagement is with the person in the CEO seat, full stop.
We’ve coached 150+ CEOs through exit, including family-owned businesses. Same rigor, extra care around the human side.
Apply and we’ll match you with two or three coaches specifically calibrated for family & founder-owned businesses.
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