Barbara Dartt

Barb is a principal consultant with more than 20 years’ experience helping individuals and family groups grapple with the joys and challenges that are a natural part of families owning and managing businesses together. 

At FBCG, Barb helps families get aligned, anticipate and prevent future challenges, and communicate effectively to grow their businesses. She does this work for the thrill of seeing the talents of individual family members get recognized and harnessed to contribute to the health of their families and businesses. She is the co-author of Own It:  How to Develop a Family Enterprise Owner's Mindset at Every Age which will be released in the Fall of 2021.

Christopher Eckrich

Chris is a senior advisor specializing in building leadership excellence and maintaining family unity in enterprising families. He provides family members with the skills and strategies to successfully manage working relationships and reduce the natural conflict that’s present when family members work together. Chris’s commitment to the family business field began with his family history of entrepreneurship in meat processing and other industries.  

Chris’s articles have appeared in academic and business publications. In addition, he co-authored The Family Council Handbook: How to Create, Run, and Maintain a Successful Family Business Council, a comprehensive resource for enterprising families who want to organize themselves to achieve long-term family and business goals.

Amy Schuman

In her work as a senior advisor, Amy supports family businesses seeking to maximize success and strength in both their family and their business. For more than 20 years, Amy has helped hundreds of families implement the systems, structures and relationships needed to be effective stewards of their enterprises. 

Amy has worked with complex family businesses, large and small, across North America and abroad. She has helped families create family councils, ownership councils, boards of directors, constitutions, family education, policies and many other useful tools and techniques.She is the co-author of five family business books, including Human Resources in the Family Business: Maximizing the Power of Your People, Family Business as Paradox and Family Education for Business Owning Families.