Exaudi Family Business Consulting

Overview

Exaudi describes itself as a consulting firm for business families. Its work focuses on professionalizing family enterprises, supporting generational succession and transmitting family legacy.¹ The firm says it prepares the next generation for successful continuity of the family business.² Its advisers are based in several countries and provide direct support to enterprising families.³

Exaudi lists a regional office in The Woodlands, Texas. A separate directory record lists Cypress, Texas.⁴ The directory record gives 2009 as the founding year, while Exaudi’s website says it has accompanied business families since 2010.⁵

History

Exaudi’s published history centers on continuity in family enterprises, including governance, succession and legacy transmission.¹ The firm announced the book *La empresa familiar: un mapa para la sostenibilidad*, which covers corporate governance, power dynamics and generational succession. The announcement says its authors had more than 20 years of practical, academic and research experience.⁶

Family Enterprise International Group identifies Guillermo Salazar as Exaudi’s founder. The same conference page says he received the 2015 FFI International Achievement Award and was inducted into The Hall of Fame of Family Business in 2023.⁷

Timeline

1. 2009The directory record gives 2009 as the founding year, while Exaudi’s website says it has accompanied business families since 2010.
2. 2015The same conference page says he received the 2015 FFI International Achievement Award and was inducted into The Hall of Fame of Family Business in 2023.

Leadership

Guillermo Salazar is listed as Consultant Managing Director and as an expert in corporate governance and family legacy succession. His listed advisory experience includes family protocols, generational transition, family vision and values for decision making, and conflict resolution.³ The firm identifies him as a Family Firm Institute member with the Certificate in Family Business Advising and Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising. It also lists him as a Fellow member of FFI Boston.³

Ferran Fisas is listed as a consultant specializing in NextGen and integration processes. The site names him as the author of *Family Business Survival Handbook*.³ Daniela Naressi is listed as a consultant specializing in strategic business consulting, strategic planning and Business Process Management.³

Elaine King is listed as founder of Family and Money Matters™ and as having served more than 1,200 families and 100 multigenerational family enterprises as a family financial planner.³ Sissi Graessel is listed as administrative manager responsible for project management, supervision, recruiting and budgeting.³ María Gabriela Molina is listed for corporate communications and marketing and as a member of Exaudi’s specialized content editorial committee.³

Services

Exaudi lists Family Council, Family Protocol, Board of Directors, Corporate Governance, Safety and Risk Analysis, Family Office, conflict resolution and negotiation support among its services.⁸

Family Council work helps families establish or reorganize a forum for family patrimony strategy, succession plan follow up and discussion of family business relationships.⁹ Family Protocol work addresses future vision and clauses governing preservation, growth and succession of shared patrimony.⁸

Corporate Governance work includes analysis of governance bodies, design and implementation of rules and regulations, and tools that support decision making.¹⁰ Family Office services support administration of individual and shared patrimony and decision making intended to improve long term sustainability.⁸

NEXTStep is described as a strategic development program for family members and future owners or governors, regardless of operational or board participation.¹¹ The program addresses partner and leadership succession, next generation empowerment, multigenerational integration and clarification of successor roles.¹¹

What the firm offers

• Estate planning
• Family governance and education
• Administration and bill pay

Client focus

Exaudi works with enterprising families and family businesses seeking professionalization, governance development, succession planning and legacy continuity.¹ Its published services address family members, future owners, future governors and participants in family business decision making.⁸¹¹

Investment philosophy and approach

The firm’s published values are professional objectivity, confidentiality, honesty and empathy.² Exaudi says its consulting work strengthens governance structures needed for continuity of family patrimony.³ The Family Firm Institute describes Exaudi as specializing in professionalization, generational succession, legacy transmission, governance strengthening and preparation of the next generation.¹²

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