Mary F. Whitesideis a licensed psychologist, mediator, family therapist, and consultant with over 30 years of experience. She is an advanced practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, a fellow of the Family Firm Institute, a member of the American Psychological Association, a fellow of the Michigan Psychological Association, and one of the founding members of the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan. Her practice also includes therapy for families, couples, and individuals as well as consultation to family-owned and -operated businesses.Craig E. Aronoffis Co-founder, Principal, and Chairman of the Board, of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. He… is a leading consultant, speaker, writer, and educator in the family business field. Aronoff is perhaps the most prolific writer in the family business field. As the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University in Marietta, GA, Aronoff invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education universities world-wide. He has held the Dinos Eminent Scholar Distinguished Chair of Private Enterprise and was a professor of management in Kennesaw State's Coles College of Business. The Aronoff Professorship of Family Business at Kennesaw State University was named in his honor.John L. Wardis Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity. Ward is the author or co-author of several leading texts on family business,Keeping the Family Business Healthy,Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises,Strategic Planning for the Family Business,Perpetuating the Family Business,Unconventional WisdomandFamily Business Key Issues. He is also an author of a collection known as The Family Business Leadership Series, each focusing on specific issues family businesses face.
Craig E. Aronoff is Co-founder, Principal, and Chairman of the Board, of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. He is a leading consultant, speaker, writer, and educator in the family business field. Aronoff is perhaps the most prolific writer in the family business field. As the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University in Marietta, GA, Aronoff invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education universities world-wide. He has held the Dinos Eminent Scholar Distinguished Chair of Private… Enterprise and was a professor of management in Kennesaw State's Coles College of Business. The Aronoff Professorship of Family Business at Kennesaw State University was named in his honor.John L. Wardis Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity. Ward is the author or co-author of several leading texts on family business,Keeping the Family Business Healthy,Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises,Strategic Planning for the Family Business,Perpetuating the Family Business,Unconventional WisdomandFamily Business Key Issues. He is also an author of a collection known as The Family Business Leadership Series, each focusing on specific issues family businesses face.
RANDEL S. CARLOCK is the first Berghmans Lhoist Chaired Professor in Entrepreneurial Leadership at INSEAD and the Opus Endowed Professor of Family Enterprise at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. He has over 20 years of executive and CEO experience and has completed postgraduate certification in family and marriage therapy. JOHN L. WARD is the Wild Group Professor of Family Business at IMD, Clinical Professor and Director of the Kellogg School Center of Family Enterprises, Northwestern University and founder of the Family Business Consulting Group International. He is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the family business.
Craig E. Aronoffis Co-founder, Principal, and Chairman of the Board, of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. He is a leading consultant, speaker, writer, and educator in the family business field. Aronoff is perhaps the most prolific writer in the family business field. As the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University in Marietta, GA, Aronoff invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education universities world-wide. He has held the Dinos Eminent Scholar Distinguished Chair of Private… Enterprise and was a professor of management in Kennesaw State's Coles College of Business. The Aronoff Professorship of Family Business at Kennesaw State University was named in his honor.Joseph H. Astrachanis a Principal in the Family Business Consulting Group, Wachovia Eminent Scholar Chair of Family Business, Professor of Learning and Professional Development, and Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at the Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University. In addition he is Distinguished Research Chair of Family Business at Loyola University Chicago’s Business School. Internationally-known for his expertise in family business, he serves on the Corporate Boards of Beaulieu of America, Foley Equipment Company, Banner Properties, All Medical Personnel, and Devin Properties. He is editor ofFamily Business Review, a scholarly publication of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) of which he is a former board member. Astrachan received the Richard Beckhard award, which is the Family Firm Institute’s highest honor for contributions to the field of family business, and the International Family Business Program Association’s Lifetime Achievement in Research Award.Drew S. Mendozais the Managing Principal of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. He specializes in working with adult sibling and cousin teams of family business owners/managers and larger shareholder groups. A public speaker and columnist on family business matters, he has appeared on PBS, CNN, CNBC the local Chicago television networks and National Public Radio’s Marketplace; has been quoted in the Philadelphia Enquirer, New York Newsday, Chicago Tribune and Crain=s Chicago Business; and is published in the Family Business Review. Mr. Mendoza provided expert testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on the impact of estate and gift taxes on family firms and was the founding director of the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center, recognized as a leading think tank on issues unique to business-owning families. John L. Wardis Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity. Ward is the author or co-author of several leading texts on family business,Keeping the Family Business Healthy,Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises,Strategic Planning for the Family Business,Perpetuating the Family Business,Unconventional WisdomandFamily Business Key Issues. He is also an author of a collection known as The Family Business Leadership Series, each focusing on specific issues family businesses face.