Stewardship Masters International, Inc.
Consultants of Sustainable Leadership
Preserving Family Businesses Beyond the Founder
Resilience |Legacy | Values
WHO WE SERVE
We serve founder-led and multigenerational family businesses navigating growth, transition, and succession-particularly first and second-generation leaders seeking continuity beyond the founder.
Our typical client revenue ranges from $150K to $25M.
WHO WE ARE
Stewardship Masters International (SMI) is a strategic advisory firm dedicated to helping family-owned and founder-led businesses achieve continuity, resilience, and generational legacy.
We work primarily with first and second-generation leaders navigating growth, transition, and succession; where alignment, communication, and stewardship are essential to preserving enterprise value beyond the founder.
Our approach integrates sustainable leadership, values-based governance, and intentional intergenerational dialogue to help families withstand disruption, maintain continuity, and secure long-term legacy.
Our Mission:
To embed resiliency into family enterprises so they can withstand disruption, achieve continuity, and preserve generational wealth and values.
HOW WE HELP FAMILIES
Continuity Conversations
We guide families through intentional, structured discussion about the future of their business and wealth. These conversations help clarify values, priorities, and succession plans, ensuring the family's vision is honored across generations.
Governance Support
We help families establish governance structures that create clarity accountability, and consistency. From family councils to decision-making protocols, our guidance ensures that the family business operates smoothly while respecting both business an personal dynamics.
Next-Gen Alignment
We work closely with the next generation to understand their aspirations, strengths, and roles in the family business. By fostering alignment, mentorship, and shared purpose, we ensure a seamless transition of leadership and engagement for future generations.
Advisor Collaboration
We coordinate and collaborate with your trusted advisors: legal, financial, and strategic to ensure a holistic approach. Our goal is to create a unified plan where every advisor works together to support your family's vision and legacy.
WHY PARTNER WITH US
A Continuity Partner Trusted by Families and Their Advisors.
Stewardship Masters International is built to strength family enterprises without displacing the trusted professionals who already serve them. Whether engaged directly by families or through their advisors, our work integrates seamlessly into existing relationships.
Behind-the-Scenes Partnership
We collaborate with CFOs, CPAs, Bankers, M&A professionals, and legal advisors as a discreet continuity partner. Advisors remain front and center, while SMI provides the structure, frameworks, and facilitation that deepen client trust and long-term engagement.
Foresight Advantage
Our proprietary Vanguard Framework monitors early-stage PESTLE factors to anticipate disruption before it becomes risk. This foresight equips families and their advisors with strategies that protect continuity inform decision-making, and preserve enterprise value.
Enterprise Value Growth
By embedding resilience, governance, and intergenerational alignment into the business, we help reduce transition risk, strengthen valuation fundamentals, and safeguard legacy beyond the founder.
RESULT:
Advisors expand their mandate without expanding overhead.
Families gain clarity, alignment, and continuity.
Enterprises become more resilient, transferable, and enduring.
Select advisor partnerships are available through white-labeled engagement models.