Community Call: From Silence to Strength- A Conversation on Mental Health in Family Business
October 28 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm EDT
Presenters
Andrew Keyt MFT, MBA
Founder, Advisor, and Chairman at Generation6
Andrew Keyt brings over 25 years of professional family business consulting experience and is an internationally known business strategist and succession planning expert.
Prior to founding Generation6, Andrew was the President and Founder of Keyt Consulting, a private firm that assists family enterprises with succession and strategic planning, dealing with family conflict and communication, working with adult sibling and cousin teams, and executing emergency management transitions. He has worked extensively with some of the largest enterprising families in the United States.
Andrew served as the Clinical Professor in Family Business and Executive Director of the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center for over 20 years. In addition, he led the Family Business Network – United States (FBN-USA), the leading network for business-owning families worldwide, as President and member of the board between 1998 and 2020.
Andrew is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Family Firm Institute Interdisciplinary Award, recognizing outstanding achievement in the advancement of interdisciplinary services to business families. He is a published author, presenter and contributor of more than 100 articles in trade journal publications. Andrews’s book, “Myths and Mortals: Family Business Leadership and Succession Planning,” leverages groundbreaking research to guide new family business leaders on how to establish credibility and run their operations their way.
Andrew holds an Executive MBA for Families in Business, an M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy and a B.A. in Psychology. He is based in Chicago.
Amy Stein MBA, FEA
Former 4th Generation - Henry's Camera
Senior Manager, Business and Wealth Transition, Scotia Wealth - Advanced Planning and Services
Amy Stein is a fourth-generation business leader and Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) with a strong background in strategy, operations, governance, and philanthropy. As a senior executive in her family’s 4th generation business – Henry’s Camera, Canada’s largest independent imaging retailer, Amy spent over 20 years in the business in multiple roles, from retail sales associate to Executive Leadership and board governance. She has experienced the full lifecycle of a family enterprise, including the sale and post-sale transitions. This unique perspective informs her work, where she recognizes the most important decisions are rarely only financial, but closely tied to identity, purpose and relationships.
Amy is also the founding Executive Director of the Pixel Foundation, formerly Henry’s Foundation, a Canadian Registered Charity focused on advancing mental health by championing the use of creativity to eliminate stigma through storytelling and content creation. This work reflects her belief in the value of open dialogue, meaningful connection and a sense of belonging.
In 2026, Amy joined Scotia Wealth Management’s Advanced Planning Services Team. Known for her human-centred approach, Amy brings lived experience and a deep understanding of the human side of wealth and business transition. She helps families define the purpose of their wealth by aligning values, vision, and long-term priorities, grounded in the belief that strong outcomes
require both sound planning and family alignment.
She holds an MBA (Dalhousie University), Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) designation, and Governance Essentials Program (GEP) from the Rotman School of Management. Amy is based in Toronto and a member of CAMH’s womenmind supporting women’s mental health research.