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CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE) – Acclaimed author, consultant and educator Andrew Keyt, innovator, thought leader, coach and consultant Greg McCann, and scholar, chairman and field pioneer Joe Astrakhan announce the creation of Generation6, an unprecedented family business advisory group.

Together with a group of family business experts from around the world, Generation6 offers the very best in family business consulting, coaching, board formation and development, family governance, and specialized education and shareholder development services. Services are reinforced through a rigorous quality assurance and consultant development process.

“We started this company to help business families and everyone who depends on them,” said Joe Astrakhan. Andrew Keyt added, “When requests for assistance became too long for me, I felt compelled to do something. Founder Greg McCann continued: “We are value-oriented as people and as a company and our values ​​and our approach are very well received by entrepreneurial families who harmonize family emotions, entrepreneurial sustainability and always do the right thing.”

What sets the company apart from others in this field is the extensive expertise and experience of its team – from a deep understanding of management’s financial and business strategy to a first-class understanding of family dynamics and human development. Together, the founding team of 11 consultants has more than 200 years of experience working with entrepreneurial families and their companies. With an estimated more than 7 million multigenerational family businesses in the United States alone, the need for enhanced quality advice and support is great and urgent.

The company specializes in customers who want a connected and ultimately loving family who support and value their business interests – not just to provide family safety, but also for the value they add to their employees, suppliers, customers and the communities, whom they serve, creates.

The company name embodies its mission: to support families in business up to the sixth generation and beyond. The name comes from a common observation that entrepreneurial families in the 6th century typically devote significant resources – time, emotions, money – to equipping family members with the skills they need to make good family and business decisions. They understand the value of relationship quality, family cohesion and trust. They ensure that their governance mechanisms, such as employment policies and shareholder agreements, to name just two, are aligned with their family skills, values ​​and goals. And like all founding members of Generation 6, they care deeply about all of their stakeholders; from employees and their communities to customers and their families.

The company logo not only stands for the number 6, but the hexagon stands for efficiency, harmony and strength. Properties that every sustainable entrepreneurial family would like to build and maintain.

The company’s slogan underscores their unique approach: At Generation6, we work with you to help you build your family capacity so you can maintain business continuity across generations. Let us support your family business on its way to its full potential.

To learn more about Generation6, its founders and team members, and how they can help you, visit Generation6.com and find and follow them on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/generation6.