Dan Hiebert PhD, CFP® is a national leader in family business succession planning. Hiebert’s humor, expertise, and meaningful real-world anecdotes make his workshops perfect for family business owners, financial planners, and wealth managers.

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Signature Workshops

Succession Simplified

60-90 minutes

Perfect for meetings with key stakeholders in your family’s business, Dan Hiebert leads your team through a hands-on workshop to help you:

  • Assess where your family business is today, where you want it to be, and how to get it there.

  • Define personal core values as a business mission statement that future leadership will champion.

  • Develop Key financial metrics to measure your success

  • Foster work environments that encourage employee retention through succession transitions.

The Role of Financial Planners on African American Business Owners’ Personal Credit and Access to Capital

60-90 minutes

Perfect for small business owners, financial planners, and wealth managers, this workshop addresses the entrepreneurial financing gap by helping you:

  • Improve efficacy in attaining and using decentralized capital.

  • Avoid and mitigate discriminatory obstacles when obtaining credit.

  • Improve business outcomes for yourself or your clients.

Family Business Owners (FBOs) and Succession Planning: Who Uses a Planner, Who Doesn’t, and What You Can Do About It

60-90 minutes

Are you tired of wasting time and resources on leads who don’t become clients? This workshop for financial planners and wealth managers will teach you:

  • How to target and customize your approach for qualified FBOs.

  • The key psychological, emotional, and business characteristics of FBOs who work with a planner

  • How to overcome the emotional attachments of FBOs and get them excited to plan succession.