Todd Smith
Principal
CFAR, Inc.
Todd Smith, Principal, is a seasoned consultant who has worked with family and owner-led business for over two decades in the areas of governance, education, strategy, and communication improvement and recently joined CFAR as a Senior Consultant. With a large and diverse client list spanning numerous industries, Todd brings deep experience in strategy, process improvement, and organizational alignment to his client engagements at CFAR. Todd’s unique perspective has been honed over hundreds of engagements with large and mid-sized family enterprises. In addition to working as a family business consultant, Todd served as EVP of Strategy & Governance within a complex multi-generational family office. He understands the complexity of working with numerous advisors from various industries, having coordinated such groups through large company sales, real estate management changes, trust company restructuring, and a variety of related projects. Todd has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
SESSIONS
Workshop II: Culture Transformation Over Generations: A Live Case Study – Speaker
In family business, culture is often described as “How we do things around here”. It can be experienced through three dimensions – behaviors, language and beliefs (both implicit and explicit). As generational change occurs, there is often a need to re-evaluate the language and beliefs associated with the family culture and to make changes to behaviors that align with the current needs of the business. This case study will explore how one family business tested their assumptions, clarified their shared understanding of culture as a family and modified behaviors to better meet the realities of managing their fast growing business. Moderated by Caleb White and Todd Smith, CFAR