Testimonials: Francine Carlin, Vancouver - Victoria, BC, Canada - Family Business Facilitator, Organizational Coach

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"Our family has worked with Francine to create a regular process of family meetings, confronting personal, family and business issues large and small. Francine has helped guide our family to a much greater understanding and appreciation of the complexities and roles that all family members have in a family enterprise. Without her help we would have just had a business and a family now we are truly a Family Business."
- D. Porte, Porte Realty, Ltd.

"As the new, next generations owner of a family business Francine helped us establish our priorities for renewal through an employee survey, and then facilitated the collective development of a Core Purpose, Core Values, Code of Conduct, and Vision Statement. These now form the foundation from which we are successfully building a strong organization that will grow and successfully achieve its long term goals."
- S. Weatherford, ATCO Wood Products Ltd.

"Our work with Francine in our Family-Business Council, has helped us break through communications barriers and develop family business programs and policies that are helping us moving successfully towards a fourth generation of shared family-business ownership."
- D. Yochlowitz, ABC Recycling, Inc.

"With Francine's assistance we have successfully transitioned the Company to the second generation. We could not have done it without her."
- M. Martin, SunTech Optics

"...You were absolutely the perfect person to lead us through difficult waters. We are in awe of what you helped us to achieve. I know that this is just the beginning... we now have great optimism to reflect on our progress."
- C. Christopher, G&B Estates, Ltd.

"I really wanted to send you a very big heartfelt thank you. All of us only had good things to say of the meeting and the outcomes and for the first time in quite awhile I think we all have a little spark of hope that it can work."
- R. Weatherford, ATCO Wood Products

"We would like to thank you for agreeing to work with our family in developing an effective Family Council. Upon reflection, we all share great enthusiasm for this process and are excited about the potential for our family unit. Thank you for your patience and guidance along the way."
- D. & J. Miller, JJM Construction

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