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SUMMARY:Kinnect Toronto: Who Am I If Not This? Navigating Identity & Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Open to All Family Enterprise Canada Family Members and Guests – Join us in Toronto for an eye-opening seminar that goes beyond the balance sheet and into the heart of what makes – or breaks – a successful business transition. \nThe most complex part of a business exit isn’t the deal – it’s the transition. For many founders and principal owners\, the business is more than an asset; it’s a core identity and stabilizing force within the family system. When the time comes to move on\, whether through a strategic sale or a family succession\, even the most sophisticated financial and structural plans can be derailed by a profound psychological shift. Without the right framework to navigate these emotional elements\, transitions can stall – or worse\, fracture the family dynamic entirely. \nJoin Heather Rose\, MSW\, FEA and Don Edmonds\, CPA\, CA\, FEA of Edmonds Rose Family Business Advisors\, with moderator Holly Simmons\, FEA\, CPF\, for a fascinating and deeply practical exploration of the hidden human architecture of succession. \nMoving beyond the balance sheet\, this seminar explores the systemic changes required to protect both the business and the family bond. \nKey themes include: \n\nThe Identity Void – How the leading generation can move from “Owner” to a new\, purposeful role without destabilizing the next generation or unconsciously pulling the system back to what’s familiar.\nThe Rising Generation Challenge – Navigating the tension between loyalty and independence\, and the shift from inherited roles to earned authority within a legacy system.\nStructural Containment – Using governance\, defined roles\, and decision-right clarity to absorb emotional pressure before it surfaces as conflict\, avoidance\, or misaligned decision-making.\nReal-World Application – High-stakes case studies illustrating how unresolved family dynamics often appear as business problems – and how to address them effectively.\n\nWhether you’re a family navigating an upcoming transition or an advisor supporting one\, this session will give you the clarity and relational framework needed to ensure the next chapter of your legacy is every bit as successful and sustainable as the first. \nThis is one conversation you won’t want to miss. \nPlease note: This is a relationship-building event focused on peer connections and learning. No solicitation or selling of services is permitted\, particularly for any advisors attending the event. \nEvent Details\nWhen\nThursday\, November 12\, 20265:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST () \nWho Can Attend\nOpen to all Family Enterprise Canada members and guests. We warmly welcome guests who are owners or active participants in a family business to join us for this event. \nWhere\nOld Mill Toronto – Westminster Room (3rd Floor) (map it)9 Old Mill Rd.Etobicoke\, OntarioCanada\, M8X 1G5 \nContact\nFor help with registration\,email events@familyenterprise.ca \nCost\nFree \n   Register now\nModerator\n \nHolly Simmons \, CPF\, FEA\, CPA\, /span>Managing Partner\, Golden Lasso Business Consulting\nHolly Simmons is a professional business coach\, facilitator\, and trainer working with growth-minded family businesses that need a partner in continuity planning\, leadership development\, communication\, inclusive strategic planning\, and effective family meetings. \nHolly uses a strategic approach to align values and purpose\, develop people and roles\, and strengthen communication throughout the business and family systems. \nHolly Simmons is a Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA™)\, a Licensed Associate of TotalLeader® Solutions\, is an independent Certified Coach\, Teacher and Speaker with Maxwell Leadership\, and a Maxwell DISC Certified Consultant. \n​Over her 25+ year career\, Holly has worked in numerous sectors including manufacturing\, industrial services\, construction\, software development\, distribution\, and luxury goods & services. Her extensive background in marketing brings a unique understanding of how people think\, make decisions\, and move to action. \n​Holly is passionate about volunteering in her community. She is the Board Chair of Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation and has volunteered in numerous capacities in a variety of organizations over the course of her career. \n​By focusing on communication\, leadership development\, and problem-solving\, Holly’s aim is to increase the social and intellectual capital of business families. \nLearn more about Golden Lasoo Business Consulting → \nPanelists\n \nHeather Rose\, MSW\, FEA and Don Edmonds\, CPA\, CA\, FEAFamily Business Advisors\, EdmondsRose\nHeather Rose: As an accredited Family Enterprise Advisor\, Heather offers experience in applying proven psychological principals and theories to different types of relationships – between people or across generations. She counsels families and businesses on relationships\, and personal and professional growth\, offering processes for clients to build stronger relationships around estate planning\, wealth transfer and conflict resolution. \nHeather has a background in private practice\, with more than 20 years as a family therapist and mental health practitioner with a certified background in Family/Marital Counselling\, Research and Psychoanalysis\, as well as Doctoral Studies in the Philosophy of Social Work. She is also the founder of RQ Inc. – a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary health care clinic\, and she holds a Masters of Social Work and Clinical Social Work. \nDon Edmonds: As an accredited Family Enterprise Advisor\, Don offers experience leading and aligning business families thorough the often complex course of sensitive family\, business and financial matters surrounding transition planning\, estate transfer\, inheritance and succession. \nA time-honoured member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants\, Don was with PwC for more than 35 years\, with 20 years spent as a leading partner. He has an extensive portfolio of leadership and business experience as a trusted advisor to clients on complex business and ownership opportunities focused on succession\, business growth\, people and change issues. \nA unique blend of experience \nAfter spending many years counselling families and working with family businesses independently\, Don Edmonds and Heather came together to create EdmondsRose\, a Family Advisory practice that supports family businesses across all areas of transition\, continuity and succession planning. \nTogether with their Associates\, Don and Heather work with multi-generation family businesses in South Western Ontario across a variety of industries. \nLearn more about EdmondsRose Family Busines Advisors →
URL:https://events.familyenterprise.ca/event/community-event-nov12th/
CATEGORIES:Family,NextGen,P.A.G,Progressive Experience
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