Your Bridge is Resilient
Keep It That Way
🎥 Elizabeth and Andrea share what this Bridge score means for your family and the 1–2 opportunities you can act on next.
Bonus! When you book a call today, you’ll receive a complimentary digital copy of our book It’s A Journey — a guide to building transitions that last.
Your Bridge is Resilient — Keep Building It
You’ve already done so much to align the business and the family. The challenge now is keeping your bridge strong, even as circumstances change.
Here are the top 3 things resilient families do to stay strong:
1. Revisit Your Family and Business Vision Regularly
Regular family check-ins make sure your vision still reflects what’s important to everyone. When values and goals are surfaced openly, you avoid surprises and ensure the majority of objectives are being met.
2. Create Leadership Opportunities for the Next Generation
Strong bridges are built when successors grow into their roles over time. That includes clarity on day-to-day responsibilities, involvement in strategic decisions, and a plan for how equity and ownership will eventually be shared.
3. Use Fair and Transparent Decision-Making
When decisions feel fair, trust lasts. Transparent governance structures prevent conflict, protect relationships, and keep both the business and the family moving in the same direction.
Why Your Bridge Score Matters
Your bridge isn’t just about succession — it’s about keeping family, relationships, and business strong for the long haul. The next five years are your chance to:
Pass on values, not just a business
Create clarity for the next generation, in or out of the business
Build systems that protect both harmony and success
How We Help Families Strengthen Their Bridges
At The Transition Strategists, we use our Transition Roadmap Developer™ process to help families focus on three things most plans miss:
Conversations that matter → structured dialogues that surface emotions before they become roadblocks.
Successor development → making sure the next generation is not just capable, but confident.
Family governance → decision-making structures that balance business needs with family dynamics.
Your Next Step
Every bridge can be strengthened. Your quiz results are just the beginning. Let’s explore together what the next 1–2 moves could be for your family.
Brought to you by The Transition Strategists
Elizabeth Ledoux
Founder
30+ years guiding families through transitions with a focus on relationships, not just documents.
Andrea Carpenter
Rising Gen
A next-gen successor herself, bringing lived experience and fresh perspective to the process.
Our Team of Transition Guides
Beyond Elizabeth and Andrea, The Transition Strategists includes a team of seasoned Guides who specialize in helping owners, successors, and families navigate every stage of the journey. From financial acumen to leadership coaching, from governance design to successor readiness, our Guides bring diverse expertise — but all share the same relationship-first approach.
Build a Bridge That Lasts
You’ve seen where your bridge stands today. The most important step is what you do next. In just one conversation, we can help you identify the 1–2 moves that will make the biggest difference for your family and business.
Bonus! When you book a call today, you’ll receive a complimentary digital copy of our book It’s A Journey — a guide to building transitions that last.