Henry Hutcheson

The Founder and President of Family Business USA, Henry Hutcheson, grew up working for his family's business, Olan Mills Portrait Studios. He has also had an international management consulting career with UPS, Sumitomo Electric, and IBM. As the Director of Business Transformation with IBM Henry lived or worked in Asia, Europe, and South America.

Henry studied Psychology at the American College of Switzerland, and has a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA in Management from Columbia Business School.
He served on the Board of Directors for the Carolina chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants and the Society of Financial Services Professionals, is a CMC -Certified Management Consultant, and is a CFBA - Certified Family Business Advisor.

Henry is the author of Dirty Little Secrets of Family Business, and has helped family businesses and privately-held businesses across the country and globally in a wide range of industries preserve wealth, optmize business operations, enhance communication, prepare the next generation, and successfully execute succession, all while maintaining or improving family harmony.

SPEAKING/WORKSHOPS
• Industry and Trade Associations

• Industry Annual Conferences
• Family Business Centers
• Business Consortiums

• Estate Planning Associations
• Funeral Directors Association

• ARSCI
• Million Dollar Round Table
• Institute of Management Accounting
• Institute of Management Consulting
• Wells Fargo Wealth Management
• Oregon Garden Center Association
• NIW University

• Campbell University
• Robert Half
• ISSA
• Gas/Power Industry Conference
• Tulane Family Business Center

• Exit Planning Institute
• National Conference of Independent Garden Centers
• Family Business Center, Wake Forest University
• Garden Centers of America
• Financial Planning Associations

• Society of Financial Services Professionals
• Rotary Clubs
• State Association of CPAs
• Shaw Industries
• The Legacy Centre
• FENG

PUBLICATIONS

• Author "Dirty Little Secrets of Family Business"
• Wall Street Journal
• Fortune
• Family Business Magazine
• News & Observer (columnist)
• Charlotte Observer (columnist)
• Chattanooga TimesFreePress
• Nursery Retailer Magazine (columnist)
• Crain's Business New York
• The State (columnist)
• Kids, Wealth and Consequences
• Forbes.com

TELEVISION INTERVIEWS

• ABC TV, "Let's Talk Live", Washington D.C.
• CBS TV, Studio 10 Live, Tampa, FL
• FOX TV, "News Now", Cincinnati, OH

• CBS, Virginia This Morning, Richmond, VA
• "Born B4 64" with Katherine Raaker

TOPICS/AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Family Harmony

• Improving Communication

• Succession Planning
• Exit Planning
• Financing Transitions

• Estate Planning Guidance
• Governance
• Conflict Resolution
• Business Strategy
• Business Improvement
• Leadership Development
• Life Coaching
• Mentoring