The Art of Navigating Family Succession Planning

The Art of Navigating Family Succession Planning
...while still being able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner together

Will the process of succession be a manageable event or a crisis?

A Next Generation Program that is open to all!

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. - Continental breakfast and networking
8:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Program
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Post Program Discussion

Presented by:  Chris Yonker, Executive Coach and Business Consultant, along with Mike Dow, Vice President of The Dow Company, Inc., a commercial construction company that has been in business for over 100 years.

Chris Yonker will provide an approach to succession planning with self-preparation from a visual standpoint in a keynote or workshop format. His strategy encompasses the principles of leadership, personal mastery, martial arts (Chris holds a 7th degree black belt in Sanchin-Ryu Karate) and neuro-linguistic programming.  In his work with wealthy families and senior executives, Chris is masterful at creating a high level of trust, which leads to extraordinary outcomes for his clients, both in business and in life. By aligning natural abilities with core values, he is able to help them define improvement initiatives, set realistic goals and use newfound strategies to achieve them.

In this talk, you will learn how to:

• Overcome the fear of watching everything you built be potentially at risk
• Equip the next generation to handle the external pressure of the transition so they are not negatively affected mentally and emotionally
• Make rational business decisions in a situation that may have emotional implications
• Not lose loyal clients and retain your key contributors
• Assure the company revenue is capable of funding the retirement of outgoing leadership
• Close the chasm on differing values from varied generational standards

Bios:

Chris Yonker and Mike Dow

Chris Yonker – Executive Coach and Business Consultant
Chris Yonker embraces a uniquely collaborative and experiential approach to professional and personal development for Executives and family businesses. His strategy encompasses the principles of leadership, personal mastery, martial arts and neuro-linguistic programming. By aligning natural abilities with core values, he is able to help define improvement initiatives, set realistic goals and use newfound strategies to achieve them. As a highly sought-after speaker, Executive Coach, and Business Consultant, Chris’s programs are engineered to meet your demands and exceed your expectations.

Mike Dow – Vice President, The Dow Company, Inc.
Mike is vice president of The Dow Company, Inc., a 114 year family-owned heavy construction company who does site work at Logan Airport, the Big Dig, Harvard University, etc. Mike has a BS in civil engineering and an MBA from Northeastern University. He has worked in construction since he was 10 years old. The firm is run by Mike, his brother Mark, Mike’s two sons Todd and Brent, and Mark’s son Dana. Over the last 3 years, with help from their attorney, accountant, financial consultant, and Chris Yonker as their advisor, they have been planning the transition from one generation to the next.