Author Description

aOurs is a 110-year-old, fourth-generation family business. The authors of Power Tools played the key consulting role in our transition from third- to fourth-generation leadership and in our preparation for battle in todayas volatile business environment. This book shares their surprisingly simple strategies and secrets, surely as applicable to your business as they were to ours.a aScot Hillman, General Manager, J. D. Heiskell & Co.; Past President, California Grain and Feed Association aI consider their Power Tools to be nuclear-powered in the effect they can have on your life and your business.a aJay Conrad Levinson, author of Guerrilla Marketing aOver the years our law firm has advised hundreds of family-owned businesses. The spectrum of potential legal, financial, business, and family problems is daunting. Power Tools encapsulates the most critical business activities into a customized plan. There would be much less litigation if every family business utilized these Power Tools.a aGeorge Martin, Esq., organizer of the Bakersfield Business Conference aAs the non-family CEO of a family business, I believe the principles and practices contained in Power Tools are essential to long-term success.a aBarbara Griswold, Past International President, Executive Women International aEvery business owner should complete the Power Tools System at least once a year.a aLou Barbich, Past President, California Society of Certified Public Accountants