Real-life solutions for planning, managing and transitioning an intergenerational family business.

Transitioning a family business can be one of the most extraordinary accomplishments of a lifetime.

Join Dave, Jim, Winville, Alan and Julie on their daily noon-time run as they converse about life and the complex world of family-owned businesses.

As they negotiate the pavements and streets, they also discuss some of the best strategies they have utilised everywhere from the boardroom table to the dining table, to avoid being part of the growing statistic of family-owned business successions that fail unnecessarily.

Just as their meeting time rule attests, you don’t want to be left behind. Their real-life experiences will help guide you through what needs to be done to ensure the legacy of both the family and the business you have worked so hard and long to achieve.

Be inspired by their journey of discovery, reflection and decision-making as they run, plan, and transition the ownership of their business, and build and maintain family harmony throughout the process.

You may even want to throw on a pair of running shoes yourself by the end of it.

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Family Business Chronicles
is the first book to precisely explain the steps for moving a family from success to significance. If the concepts of a Family Mission Statement, a Family Constitution, Family Meetings and a Family Council feel innovative and exciting, reach out to this incredible practitioner for more of his wisdom. Dave, the hero of this book, is not just a fictional character who brings solace to business-owning families, he is Mark Slater, an advisor with a long and distinguished track record of helping families create, protect and transition wealth.

- Tom Deans, Ph.D. , Author of Every Family’s Business and Willing Wisdom



With his story-telling approach, Mark has very successfully taken some important topics and best practices proven to help business families thrive and succeed and made them both relatable and understandable. The insights shared by “Dave” and his running group represent very practical guidance and advice for business families.

-Bill Brushett, FCPA, FCA, FEA, President & CEO, Family Enterprise Xchange