Understanding Your Family Business Clients
Families in business want to develop comprehensive strategies that will enable their families to thrive together as owners, managers and family members through what can be a very challenging environment. Overlapping a very socially run family system with a very merit based business system can become intense and confusing at times. Beth brings a skillset to family engagements that assist families in strengthening their communication, creating a roadmap for action, and holding family members accountable.
As director of the Prairie Family Business Association, Beth built a program that focused on the ownership and management practices of family businesses with an emphasis on understanding and preparing for the challenges that are inherent in the family business system. Beth organized the largest family business conference in the Midwest as well as family and next generation retreats.
Growing up in a family business, Beth’s personal experiences bring an understanding of the challenges and concerns her clients encounter. Beth brings more than a decade of experience engaging with family enterprises and leaders in the field of family business education. She incorporates academic research, life lessons, and the powerful insights she has gained over the years. Beth collaborates with an extensive network of advisors throughout the country, bringing a wealth of knowledge and advice to her clients.
Beth and her husband Dale raised four children in rural Sioux Falls, S.D. and enjoy grand-parenting their five grandchildren.
Beth has her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota. She holds a Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute (2004), Family Business Advisor Certification from the Galliard Family Business Advisor Institute (2014), Certified Farm/Ranch Succession Coordinator from the International Farm Transition Network (2015) and completed the Working with Family Business: A Coach Approach at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (2015).
