Thomas Hubler
When Thomas M. Hubler began his family business consulting practice in 1980, he was one of the few professionals addressing family-owned businesses in the United States. Hubler has over 35 years of experience of working with families. While a good portion of that experience has been in working with business families, at the same time he is noted for his ability for peacemaking within families. In his early career, he was a marriage and family therapist and, after receiving a Bush Fellowship in 1977, he pioneered the concept of succession planning in family owned businesses.
Since that time, Hubler has played a major role in shaping this field, from helping colleges and universities establish family business institutes to his work with countless families and their business enterprises. As the acknowledged "dean" of family business consulting, Hubler continues to shape this important field, helping families strengthen connections and eliminate barriers to healthy, productive family and business relationships.
Has Hubler made a difference? Don Hermes, President of Hermes Floral, a successful third-generation family-owned business and early Hubler client says: "He helped us unravel the family issues, setting the foundation for us to be successful today."
Today, the Hubler firm continues its long-standing dedication to helping families of wealth and family-owned businesses succeed. The firm helps families develop a shared vision for the family and for the business; identify individual talents; tackle any unspoken issues; and create individual and organizational strategies to ensure a personally and financially rewarding business. In addition, the firm assists families of wealth with the creation of a wealth preparation plan that ensures family values continue to emphasize a family culture of gratitude, philanthropy and living purposeful lives.
Hubler is a founding member of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) in Boston, a professional organization serving the needs of family-owned businesses. He is a Fellow in FFI, an honor bestowed on only a very few members. In addition, he served as a professional in residence at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and served on the advisory board for the Center for Family Enterprise for 10 years. Hubler is a former adjunct instructor at the University of St. Thomas, where he co-taught a class on Family Business Management for over 10 years. He is a certified leadership and career coach from the Hudson Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Hubler serves as a board member for Catholic Charities, and since 2000 has served as a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem for Ramsey County. Hubler is a former board member of YouthCARE, a Twin Cities based nonprofit organization with a successful 30 year history of directing leadership development, multi-cultural, and educational programs and services for urban youth, 7-18 years old and previously served as a board member for Listening House, a drop-in center that serves homeless individuals in Saint Paul. Hubler is also a former president and board member of Mental Health Resources, a nonprofit, community-based organization that exists to optimize the capability of people with serious mental illness to live a full life, an organization he served for 16 years, and former board member for The College of Visual Arts (CVA) located in Saint Paul.
Hubler is a widely quoted expert on family business issues. He served for 25 years as a member of the editorial board of the Family Business Review. He has authored articles on success strategies for family-owned businesses and has been widely quoted in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Corporate Report, Nation's Business, Inc. and StarTribune. In August 2001 and April 2005, Hubler appeared on the NBC Weekend Today Show, commenting on family business issues, and is a periodic participant on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning and Midday programs. Hubler has an on-line column that appears in the Elite Advisor Forum and previously had a column that ran for six years in MinnesotaBusiness Magazine. Hubler is the founder of the Minnesota Family Business of the Year Award, now in its tenth year of celebrating outstanding Minnesota family businesses.
Hubler has developed many of his theories on family businesses and families of wealth while studying systems and organizational development as a Bush Leadership Fellow, and has taught at various universities. Today, he lectures internationally on topics of interest to family businesses and families of wealth.
When Thomas M. Hubler began his family business consulting practice in 1980, he was one of the few professionals addressing family-owned businesses in the United States. Hubler has over 35 years of experience of working with families. While a good portion of that experience has been in working with business families, at the same time he is noted for his ability for peacemaking within families. In his early career, he was a marriage and family therapist and, after receiving a Bush Fellowship in 1977, he pioneered the concept of succession planning in family owned businesses.
Since that time, Hubler has played a major role in shaping this field, from helping colleges and universities establish family business institutes to his work with countless families and their business enterprises. As the acknowledged "dean" of family business consulting, Hubler continues to shape this important field, helping families strengthen connections and eliminate barriers to healthy, productive family and business relationships.
Has Hubler made a difference? Don Hermes, President of Hermes Floral, a successful third-generation family-owned business and early Hubler client says: "He helped us unravel the family issues, setting the foundation for us to be successful today."
Today, the Hubler firm continues its long-standing dedication to helping families of wealth and family-owned businesses succeed. The firm helps families develop a shared vision for the family and for the business; identify individual talents; tackle any unspoken issues; and create individual and organizational strategies to ensure a personally and financially rewarding business. In addition, the firm assists families of wealth with the creation of a wealth preparation plan that ensures family values continue to emphasize a family culture of gratitude, philanthropy and living purposeful lives.
Hubler is a founding member of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) in Boston, a professional organization serving the needs of family-owned businesses. He is a Fellow in FFI, an honor bestowed on only a very few members. In addition, he served as a professional in residence at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and served on the advisory board for the Center for Family Enterprise for 10 years. Hubler is a former adjunct instructor at the University of St. Thomas, where he co-taught a class on Family Business Management for over 10 years. He is a certified leadership and career coach from the Hudson Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Hubler serves as a board member for Catholic Charities, and since 2000 has served as a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem for Ramsey County. Hubler is a former board member of YouthCARE, a Twin Cities based nonprofit organization with a successful 30 year history of directing leadership development, multi-cultural, and educational programs and services for urban youth, 7-18 years old and previously served as a board member for Listening House, a drop-in center that serves homeless individuals in Saint Paul. Hubler is also a former president and board member of Mental Health Resources, a nonprofit, community-based organization that exists to optimize the capability of people with serious mental illness to live a full life, an organization he served for 16 years, and former board member for The College of Visual Arts (CVA) located in Saint Paul.
Hubler is a widely quoted expert on family business issues. He served for 25 years as a member of the editorial board of the Family Business Review. He has authored articles on success strategies for family-owned businesses and has been widely quoted in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Corporate Report, Nation's Business, Inc. and StarTribune. In August 2001 and April 2005, Hubler appeared on the NBC Weekend Today Show, commenting on family business issues, and is a periodic participant on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning and Midday programs. Hubler has an on-line column that appears in the Elite Advisor Forum and previously had a column that ran for six years in MinnesotaBusiness Magazine. Hubler is the founder of the Minnesota Family Business of the Year Award, now in its tenth year of celebrating outstanding Minnesota family businesses.
Hubler has developed many of his theories on family businesses and families of wealth while studying systems and organizational development as a Bush Leadership Fellow, and has taught at various universities. Today, he lectures internationally on topics of interest to family businesses and families of wealth.
The Soul of Family Business
This comprehensive presentation on the essence of family business and the importance of understanding family values and the creation of a family common vision to unite the family. The presentation also discusses the importance of having a family prayer for loving kindness, individual visions and Kything.
Succeeding at Succession: Your Legacy for the Future
Succeeding at Succession discusses the key concepts in succession planning and how to develop your legacy.
Succession Planning and the Last Challenge of Entrepreneurship
This presentation discusses succession planning with an emphasis on understanding the key challenges of entrepreneurship and what is necessary from an entrepreneurial point of view to create a succession transition.
Succession Planning and the 10 Obstacles to Success
This presentation focuses on succession planning with an emphasis on 10 obstacles that impede success to a successful family business transition.
Family Business Communication and Management of Differences
This is a seminar designed to teach family businesses about how to communicate effectively around the very relative issues of being involved in a family business. Family business succession planning requires family members to talk about two of the three most difficult things to talk about in our culture. This seminar helps family business members develop the necessary skills to successfully manage these conversation.
Pathways to Perpetuate Your Wealth and Family Heritage
This presentation discusses key concepts and how to perpetuate your wealth, but more importantly, how to perpetuate your family heritage.
The program also focuses on money as an interaction as opposed to a transaction, and suggestions are provided on how to create a family environment that promotes purposeful living.
