We are here to help you get to the 6th generation and beyond of family ownership and stewardship.

Based on decades of experience working with, educating, and researching enterprising families from around the world, we can support you in your journey to strengthen your family capacity to enable business continuity.

Our areas of expertise include succession planning and execution, family business strategy, family and business governance, ownership development, preparing the rising generation, family relations and conflict resolution, and family philanthropy. Explore our service areas below.

  • Family Enterprise Advisory

    We advise enterprising families with expertise, experience, and independence, supporting them through any challenge at the family, business, and ownership levels. We support families in developing a family strategy that aligns with their values and purpose. We ensure succession preparedness for a harmonious and successful generational transition. We facilitate family meetings and assist the family in relationship building and conflict management. Learn more about our consulting process, and the consulting services we offer.

  • Governance

    Good family business governance relies on a strong fit between the governance system and the family's values, needs, and objectives. We support enterprising families in both business and family governance, whether it is forming or assessing a company board, evaluating a family council or family office, or developing sensible governance policies. Learn more about our governance practice, and the services we offer.

  • Family Office

    Family offices come with their very own challenges because of the family’s dual role, being both the client and the business partner. We assist in family office formation, goal-setting and measurement, review, and transformation.

  • Coaching

    Being part of a family enterprise can be complicated. It is natural to struggle with family and business issues, which often seem to have no win-win course of action. A coach can help family members and non-family executives gain perspective, talk through struggles and scenarios, and get challenged to grow. Learn more about our coaching process.

  • Education

    Entrepreneurial families that have built a mutigenerational legacy know of how important it is to continuously equip their owners and stewards with the knowledge, orientation, and skills necessary to make optimal decisions for the business and the family. Whether it is a dedicated curriculum for the next generation, or a training session for a family meeting: We offer customized education for all aspects of family business life. Learn more about our customized educational programs.

  • Speaking

    Members of Generation6 are available to share their experiences, insights, and the latest findings from research on succession, governance, strategy, family dynamics and beyond with audiences in the United States and abroad. Learn more about our availability to talk to your audience.