Module 1

Build Generational Understanding of the Family Business Landscape

Understand Continuity vs. Succession

Identify Where You Are in Your Continuity Journey

Explore the Proven Family Enterprise Model

Examine the Role of the Family in Enterprise Success

Module 2

Family Dynamics in Generational Transitions

Clarify the Roles and Responsibilities of Owners

Distinguish Value Vs. Control in Ownership Transitions

Navigate Complex Family Dynamics

Plan for Both Ownership and Leadersip Succession

Module 3

Create a Path Forward with Governance

Harness Your Family's Unique Culture and Values

Build Governance That Reflects Your Values

Understand Core Governance Mechanisms

Building Generational Understanding

Get everyone aligned on the challenges and aspirations of being in business together—from founders to rising next-gens.

Communicate Across Generations

Address tough topics—succession, roles, expectations—before they become sources of conflict.

Turn 'Familiness' Into Strength

Harness your unique family culture and values as a strategic advantage in succession and decision-making.

FEC MEMBERS

FREE

Included with your FEC Membership

NON-MEMBERS

$695

$295

Additional Family Members

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Gaia Marchisio

Gaia is a family-enterprise researcher, consultant, educator, speaker, and writer with over 25 years of impact across global family enterprises, academic institutions, corporations, public-sector organizations, and others. She not only advises on and researches family enterprise, but is a fourth-generation successor in her own family business.

Gaia holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Bocconi University and a Ph.D. in General Management from Università Degli Studi di Pavia (both based in Italy). Originally from Italy, she is a naturalized US citizen who speaks fluent English, Italian, and Spanish.

Gaia is a Senior Lecturer in Discipline, Management Division and Faculty Director, Global Family Enterprise Program for Columbia Business School in New York City. Prior to this, she was Executive Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center, the US’s first family business center, and the Aronoff Professor of Family Business at Kennesaw State University. Gaia has been a visiting scholar at educational institutions worldwide, including large Family Business Centers in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, and the Pacific.