Richard M. Segal Consulting

Richard Segal is an accomplished consultant and speaker on family business issues. Rick completed a month long speaking tour of Australia for Family Business Australia and he has addressed professional organizations, trade associations, etc., including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – twice – at their annual Practitioners Conference.

Upon graduation from the University of Michigan he joined his family’s mechanical contracting firm where he spent almost 20 years. In addition Rick became a Plumbing & HVAC industry leader as President of the Trade Association and Chair of the Plumbing & Heating Industry Fund of Metropolitan Detroit.

Currently, he consults with and trains family business stakeholders and service providers. In addition, Rick chairs the Family Business Council – an organization of family firms and service providers he founded in 1992. He holds the prestigious “Certificate in Family Business Consulting” from the Family Firm Institute and mentors others working on obtaining the certificate. Rick has published family business columns in local business publications for over a decade – most recently he has served as the family business editor of Corp! Magazine.

Rick is also a Civil Court Trained Mediator – a skill that fits well into his family business consulting practice.


 Rick Segal - Family Business Consultant

Richard M. Segal - Family Business Consultant

Family firms generally have limited time and experience to devote to the education of stakeholders on their issues. With the body of knowledge that has developed, we have learned that the issues that plague most family firms are predictable and resolvable.

The first discovery is that your family firm is not alone with its issues. Second, is exposure to the common issues and recognition of those that fit your situation. And finally, setting a course toward resolution that will lead to long-term business success and family harmony.

(Rick is a Vistage Trusted Advisor)

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