The Soul of Family Business: A Practical Guide to Family Business Success and a Loving Family

The Soul of Family Business by Tom Hubler takes readers on a journey through the heart and soul of family business. Using case studies from his more than thirty-five-years as a family business consultant, Hubler explores what it takes to run a successful family business, illustrating how love is the foundation and family values are the secret sauce for success.

The Soul of Family Business covers topics such as the development of a shared vision for the family and for the business, tackling ''speck of dust'' issues, creating individual and organizational strategies to ensure a personally and financially rewarding business, and wealth preparation planning to ensure that family values continue to emphasize a family culture of gratitude, philanthropy and living purposeful lives.

As an experienced senior consultant and trusted advisor, Tom Hubler has counseled more than five hundred private family businesses over the course of his career. He is the published author of more than fifty articles and scholarly papers, and he currently has a monthly column that appears in Twin Cities Business magazine. For more than ten years, Tom was a professional-in-residence and taught family business management at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He speaks nationally and internationally on cutting-edge family business issues. Tom has been frequently quoted in the press, and his remarks have appeared in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Twice he was a guest on NBC's TODAY show, speaking on family business issues.