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Family Leadership
& Legacy
Mastermind

Generational transitions are hard. The business pressure is real — and so is the love in the room. This mastermind holds space for both, so your family can lead together, plan together, and protect what you've built.

7
Week Program
8–10
People Per Cohort
100%
Confidential · NDA Required
Program at a Glance
Format Live Zoom · Every Other Week
Session Length 1.5 – 3 hrs
Group Size 8 – 10 People
Enrollment Opens Fri · Closes Wed
Session Times Thu 12:00–1:30 PM EST
Thu/Fri 4:00–5:30 PM EST
Accepting Applications Now
Who It's For

This is for you if…

Whether you're the founder, the next generation, or somewhere in between — if family and business are intertwined in your life, you belong here.

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You're a founder ready to hand over the reins

You want to do it without losing clarity, control, or connection to the people you've built this with.

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You're a next-gen leader stepping up

You want to earn your seat at the table, not just inherit it — and lead beyond the family shadow.

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Your family is stuck on who leads next

The silence at the dinner table is showing up in the boardroom. You need structure to move forward.

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You're balancing legacy and innovation

Respecting what was built while knowing the business needs to evolve — you walk that tightrope daily.

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You're navigating multiple generations

Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z under one roof. You need a real framework for working together.

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You're protecting what matters most

The business and the family. You're done pretending those two things don't need each other.

About the Program

A tight circle.
Deep trust. Real change.

Family Leadership & Legacy Mastermind is a 7-week peer advisory program exclusively for family businesses — those navigating leadership transitions, succession planning, generational power shifts, or a potential sale.

This isn't mediation, and it isn't therapy. It's a structured, facilitated space where families do the business work alongside the relationship work — because you can't separate them and expect either to succeed.

Jocelyn brings decades of experience as an executive, CEO, advisor to family enterprises, and facilitator of hard conversations. She creates a room where the loudest voice doesn't always win — and the quietest one finally gets heard.

Let's Talk — See If It's a Fit
What You'll Work Through
01Succession planning as strategy, not just paperwork
02Founder identity & the transition of control
03Sibling, spouse & generational dynamics
04Communication patterns that protect the business
05Governance, roles & family operating agreements
06Legacy vs. innovation — earning the future
07Nepotism, next-gen leadership & performance standards
Session Topics

The conversations most families
never quite have

Each session is live, facilitated, and built around your family's real dynamics — not a script.

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Succession Isn't a Plan — It's a Pressure Cooker

You don't need a spreadsheet. You need a strategy, a timeline, and the courage to commit to it out loud.

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The Founder's Dilemma: Letting Go Without Losing Yourself

Managing ego, identity, and legacy when the torch is being passed — gracefully or otherwise.

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Sibling & Spouse Dynamics

How to stop family rivalries — spoken and unspoken — from quietly destroying what generations built.

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The Silent Business Killer: Communication Breakdown

From passive-aggressive side-eyes to full blowups — turning avoidance into productive dialogue.

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The Family Operating System

Creating governance, rituals, and role clarity that protect the business and the people in it.

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Legacy Is Earned, Not Assumed

Next-gen leadership, nepotism, and deciding who's ready to lead — before the crisis forces the question.

What This Asks of You

Come ready to do the work

Not just on the business — on the relationships that fuel it. This program works when everyone shows up fully.

"Families don't break from saying too much. They break from saying too little, for too long."

— Jocelyn Greenky, MBA
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Listen Like You Mean It

To people you work with daily, but may not have really heard in years. That gap is often where the business is quietly breaking.

02
Have the Overdue Conversations

The ones circling the room for decades. We create the structure to make them safe — and productive.

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Choose Growth Over Grudges

The long game over short-term avoidance. Clarity over comfort. That's the work — and it's worth every moment.

04
Name the Elephant

The unspoken tension, old wounds, or the thing no one mentions at board meetings. Real resolution starts with honest naming.

2026 Schedule

When & How We Meet

Sessions are structured, confidential, and built for busy family business leaders. Every other week, live on Zoom.

EnrollmentOpens Fridays · Closes Wednesdays
CadenceEvery other week
Session TimesThursday 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST
Thursday or Friday 4:00 – 5:30 PM EST
FormatLive Zoom
Group Size8 – 10 people
ConfidentialityNDA required · All participants
Note: Sessions run a minimum of 1.5 hours and may extend to 3 hours depending on group size and needs. This is an ongoing peer advisory group — continuity and renewal are discussed during enrollment.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Spots are limited. If you're considering this for your family, the best first step is a short conversation — no pressure, no pitch. Just an honest look at whether this is the right fit.

Investment
Pricing available upon inquiry
Contact Jocelyn directly for details
Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the questions most families ask before taking the first step.

Talk to Jocelyn
Yes — apply anyway. One person taking initiative often becomes the catalyst that moves the whole family forward. Jocelyn can help you frame the invitation in a way that earns genuine buy-in. Family members are also welcome to join at any point (maximum of two per family). We also offer Women Leading the Family Business and Men Leading the Family Business as same-gender alternatives.
That's expected — and it means you're in the right place. We're not here to make things tidy. We're here to surface what matters in a structure that keeps it safe. The real risk isn't discomfort. It's avoidance. Families don't break from saying too much — they break from saying too little, for too long.
You'll leave with clarity, renewed alignment, and a set of agreed-upon next steps specific to your family. This isn't a template — it's a live strategy built from your own conversations. You'll have tangible outputs you can revisit and build on long after the program ends.
This is different in a meaningful way. We're not mediating emotions — we're facilitating business decisions. This program is built for action and grounded in smart business analysis. We acknowledge the emotional layer and guide thoughtfully — but we don't get stuck there. We help you move forward, together.
Carefully and deliberately. We've worked with founders who talk over everyone, heirs who go quiet, and in-laws caught in the middle. Power dynamics aren't a barrier to this work — they're part of it. Our facilitation ensures every voice is heard. The loudest person doesn't always drive the outcome.
Not at all. Some families are navigating an imminent transition. Others are decades away but want to resolve recurring tension, clarify roles, and build a foundation before pressure arrives. Wherever you are in the lifecycle, alignment now protects you later.
Yes. Every participant signs an NDA before joining. What happens in the room stays in the room.
You'll have a roadmap, renewed trust, and a new way of talking through hard things. Some families continue with private coaching or in-house advisory work — Jocelyn has served as CEO, Fractional CEO, COO, and Fractional COO for family enterprises. Others take what they've built and run with it. Either way, you won't leave confused.
Ready When You Are

Protect what you've built.
Strengthen who builds it together.

Generational transition is a leadership challenge and a legacy challenge. This mastermind gives your family the structure, support, and strategy to move forward with clarity — without sacrificing the relationships that matter most.

Jocelyn Greenky, MBA · Business Transformation Expert & Advisor to Family-Run Businesses

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