Family Business

Governance & Leadership Transition
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For companies that were founded on hand-shake deals and staffed by friends and family, we provide objective performance metrics and processes to transition from strictly family-dominated management models to senior teams that incorporate non-family leaders.‍ ‍

Our track record of successfully advising the owners and managers of privately held enterprises provides us with an informed perspective on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by family-run businesses.

Estate & Philanthropic Advisory
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We guide the next generation’s preparation for inheritance and create the conditions to (openly) discuss estate planning. We work alongside trust and estate attorneys when dynamics become complex, and we also assist families in articulating philanthropic goals and resolving conflict about how to direct their giving

Successions & Family Dynamics
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Our psychological training provides the depth and safety to address the often difficult to discuss issues of multi-generational and/or sibling control, staffing, and succession planning

Multi-Family Programs & Global Partnerships
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We have facilitated workshops and immersive travel experiences that create trusting multi-family groups.

Work With Us

At all times, we preserve the legacies of founding families and work to ensure that growth and change do not compromise their core values.

Clients

 
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Bobbi Brown
“What I loved most about working with Melanie was how I felt after each session. The tools I learned calmed me down and gave me perspective. Sometimes it’s the small adjustments that make the biggest changes.”
Bobbi Brown
“What I loved most about working with Melanie was how I felt after each session. The tools I learned calmed me down and gave me perspective. Sometimes it’s the small adjustments that make the biggest changes.”

Bobbi Brown,
Founder, Jones Road Beauty, The George, and Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.

“What I loved most about working with Melanie was how I felt after each session. The tools I learned calmed me down and gave me perspective. Sometimes it’s the small adjustments that make the biggest changes.”
Sherice Torres
“My work with Melanie has helped me to become a better executive, and a better wife, mother, and friend by teaching me to view my life holistically; to seek a bigger life in addition to a bigger job.”
Sherice Torres
“My work with Melanie has helped me to become a better executive, and a better wife, mother, and friend by teaching me to view my life holistically; to seek a bigger life in addition to a bigger job.”

Sherice Torres,
CEO & Chief Transformation Officer, Lotus Leadership Group; Former Chief Marketing Officer, Meta Financial.

“My work with Melanie has helped me to become a better executive, and a better wife, mother, and friend by teaching me to view my life holistically; to seek a bigger life in addition to a bigger job.”
Jean-Pierre Boissonnas
“For over 20 years Melanie has been a trusted advisor, facilitating complicated conversations between  people from diverse perspectives. The Katzman Consulting team helps families and their teams obtain a more global perspective about themselves and their companies, clarifying the values that drive  succession planning, impact philanthropy, and community engagement.”
Jean-Pierre Boissonnas
“For over 20 years Melanie has been a trusted advisor, facilitating complicated conversations between  people from diverse perspectives. The Katzman Consulting team helps families and their teams obtain a more global perspective about themselves and their companies, clarifying the values that drive  succession planning, impact philanthropy, and community engagement.”

Jean-Pierre Boissonnas,
Founder, Patrimoine Network, Multiple Family Office Management, Geneva.

“For over 20 years Melanie has been a trusted advisor, facilitating complicated conversations between  people from diverse perspectives. The Katzman Consulting team helps families and their teams obtain a more global perspective about themselves and their companies, clarifying the values that drive  succession planning, impact philanthropy, and community engagement.”
Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
“C-suite whisperer Melanie Katzman reminds us that it’s the strength of our relationships that lay the foundation for greater success and joy at work.”
Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
“C-suite whisperer Melanie Katzman reminds us that it’s the strength of our relationships that lay the foundation for greater success and joy at work.”

Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD,
Clinical Psychologist & Author, The Big Disconnect.

“C-suite whisperer Melanie Katzman reminds us that it’s the strength of our relationships that lay the foundation for greater success and joy at work.”
Vivian Polak
“Melanie is genius at tying together what you may currently experience as disparate interests. As a result of our work, I am integrating my capacities as an attorney, artist, activist, philosopher, and entrepreneur.”
Vivian Polak
“Melanie is genius at tying together what you may currently experience as disparate interests. As a result of our work, I am integrating my capacities as an attorney, artist, activist, philosopher, and entrepreneur.”

Vivian Polak,
Co-Founder, Red Thread Good Coffee.

“Melanie is genius at tying together what you may currently experience as disparate interests. As a result of our work, I am integrating my capacities as an attorney, artist, activist, philosopher, and entrepreneur.”
Jonathan Raiola
I began working with Melanie when my now thriving event planning business was only a concept. She helped structure the organization, interview potential hires & facilitated energetic offsites. Now, more than 12 years later, she continues to inspire with fresh & tailored guidance.
Jonathan Raiola
I began working with Melanie when my now thriving event planning business was only a concept. She helped structure the organization, interview potential hires & facilitated energetic offsites. Now, more than 12 years later, she continues to inspire with fresh & tailored guidance.

Jonathan Raiola,
President, Raiola/Co.

I began working with Melanie when my now thriving event planning business was only a concept. She helped structure the organization, interview potential hires & facilitated energetic offsites. Now, more than 12 years later, she continues to inspire with fresh & tailored guidance.
Pam Kaufman
“The value of Katzman Consulting’s coaching goes beyond the identified individual. Through their patience, humor, and relentless quest for clear communication, they assure that each member of the senior team is inspired to be a better manager.”
Pam Kaufman
“The value of Katzman Consulting’s coaching goes beyond the identified individual. Through their patience, humor, and relentless quest for clear communication, they assure that each member of the senior team is inspired to be a better manager.”

Pam Kaufman,
EVP & Chief Entertainment Officer, GAP, Inc. Former CEO & President Int’l Markets, Paramount.

“The value of Katzman Consulting’s coaching goes beyond the identified individual. Through their patience, humor, and relentless quest for clear communication, they assure that each member of the senior team is inspired to be a better manager.”
Madhu Rao
“Melanie’s warm and incisive approach is refreshing. She has a unique way of getting to core issues, zeroing in on the problem and offering an expert solution. She is effective and a great listener.”
Madhu Rao
“Melanie’s warm and incisive approach is refreshing. She has a unique way of getting to core issues, zeroing in on the problem and offering an expert solution. She is effective and a great listener.”

Madhu Rao,
Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, Singapore.

“Melanie’s warm and incisive approach is refreshing. She has a unique way of getting to core issues, zeroing in on the problem and offering an expert solution. She is effective and a great listener.”