Governance
Family Meeting Facilitation
About Homefield advisors
The business is only part of the story.
Family businesses carry something publicly held companies don’t: a family.
Decisions about leadership, ownership, and succession aren’t just business decisions. Family business decisions are personal, with decisions made at the kitchen table as much as the boardroom.
HomeField Advisors was founded to help families navigate that overlap with confidence. We bring an outside, objective perspective to conversations that are hard to have from the inside. We help families build the structures, agreements, and communication habits that let the business, and the family, thrive together.
Every engagement is guided by three commitments: we conduct ourselves professionally, we protect what’s shared with us in confidence, and we go above and beyond what’s expected.
How We Help
Structure around the decisions that matter.
Every family business is different, so engagements are tailored to where your family is today. Most work falls into three areas.
Family Business Governance
A family business without governance runs effectively, until it doesn’t. We help families put structure around the decisions that matter most: how ownership is defined, how leadership is chosen, how family members engage with the business, and how disagreements get resolved before they become divisions.
Together, we build the documents and practices that turn shared understanding into lasting agreement.
Family Constitutions • Ownership & Employment Policies • Decision Frameworks • Succession Roadmaps
Family Meeting Facilitation
Some of the most important conversations a family business will ever have happen in a family meeting, and some of the most difficult. We serve as a neutral, experienced facilitator so every voice is heard, the agenda stays productive, and the conversation moves the family forward.
From the first family gathering to an established family council, we design the agenda, guide the discussion, and help the family leave with clarity and shared next steps.
Family Meetings & Retreats • Family Councils • Shared next steps
Advisory and Fiduciary Board Formation
We help families design and build the right oversight structure through an informal advisory board offering outside perspective or a formal fiduciary board.
That includes defining the board’s purpose, identifying the skills and experience the business needs, recruiting independent members who are the right fit, and establishing the meeting cadence, reporting, and evaluation. This structure makes that make the board a lasting asset rather than a formality.
Board Structure • Independent Member Recruitment • Meeting & Reporting Practices
Meet Your Advisor
Stephanie Larscheid
Founder, HomeField Advisors
As the former Executive Director of Prairie Family Business Association, Stephanie worked closely with nearly 300 businesses across a wide range of industries. She has worked with multigenerational family enterprises, business owners, and rising leaders to help them thrive through generations, with a focus on family communication, leadership development, governance, succession planning, and long-term stewardship.
Stephanie has expertise in family governance, board formation, family retreats, and facilitating conversations for families establishing intentional communication and decision-making practices. She helps families design productive meetings, establish family councils and boards, align around shared values and goals, and prepare future generations for responsible ownership and leadership. She is known for her thoughtful facilitation style, practical approach, and ability to foster candid, constructive conversations that support both family harmony and business success.
Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business and an MBA from the University of South Dakota’s Beacom School of Business. She lives in Ohio with her husband and four children.
Our Commitment
Thoughtful guidance. Trusted relationships.
Professional
We deliver clear processes, thoughtful preparation, and follow-through on every commitment.
Confidential
Family matters stay within the family. What’s discussed in any setting is held in strict confidence, always.
Above & Beyond
We provide excellent service while going above and beyond for the family.
Get Started
Let’s Talk About Your Family Business.
Every family business is at a different stage. Whether you’re preparing for the next generation, working through a transition, or simply trying to get everyone on the same page, HomeField Advisors can help you determine the right next step for your family and your business.