Business Blacksmith

the business blacksmith approach is the opposite of the dreaded traditional consulting provocateur taking you down the inevitable path of prescribing myself as your solution. i enjoy working with entrepreneurs with a family business preparing for or struggling with a transition and entrepreneurs that are searching for a spark. each has their own unique set of challenges and opportunities: - family businesses are filled with potential family dynamic pitfalls especially in transition periods regardless of the level of planning. the execution of succession planning planned, natural and/or reactive, comes with inherent potential challenges that take the focus off the business. pretending that this isn’t reasonable and rational is disingenuous. business is hard enough by itself and family will always outlast every business. inserting a third party, even for the brief period preparing for and executing the transition helps to ensure that there is someone not stuck in the family dynamic,