Greg McCann
Founder, Board Member, and Advisor
Greg is the son of a serial entrepreneur and has worked in his family’s business since he was 12 years old. He now is an owner of his family enterprise. These experiences growing up have led Greg to consulting, speaking, coaching, teaching, and writing two books on family enterprise.
Greg works with family enterprises in the areas of leadership, succession, communication, and conflict resolution, with a special emphasis on leadership. Greg has coached leaders and executives for over 20 years and is certified in Leadership Agility and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
As a consultant, Greg has helped numerous family enterprises transition to future generations. As a speaker, he addresses national trade associations, universities and family business forums on leadership, character, generational opportunities, and family enterprise. As a thought leader and author, Greg has published many valuable works on family enterprise. As a coach, he has worked with family enterprise leaders, executives, family office leaders and members of the rising generation since 1998.
Now retired from Stetson University after 27 years in academia, Greg was Founder and Director of the Family Enterprise Center, where he led the effort to develop the nation’s second minor and first undergraduate major in Family Enterprise. He also was the EMBA Director and Cohort Coach.
Greg has served on the Board of Directors of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) from 2005 to 2008. He was awarded the institution’s 2016 Interdisciplinary Award for outstanding achievement in the advancement of interdisciplinary services to business families and the 2006 Barbara Hollander Award acknowledging him for a lifetime of achievement in family enterprise education.
Greg is an FFI Fellow and is certified in Family Business and Family Wealth Advising from FFI. He proudly serves on the InnerWill Board of Directors, as well as the Family Business Fellows, Smith Family Business Initiative, Cornell University, SC Johnson School of Business.
Greg holds a J.D. and was a member of the Florida Bar, (retired), University of Florida, a licensed CPA (inactive) and a B.A., Stetson University. He is based in DeLand, FL.
Find Greg on LinkedIn, or contact him at gmccann@generation6.com.