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Greetings from the Founders of BFES
On behalf of the entire Blackwood team, we want to thank all our clients and colleagues for a successful 2024. It was a year filled with...
Heather Isidoro
Dec 18, 2024


So. You‘ve decided to sell the family business…
Author David Blom The impact of selling a family business goes far beyond the fiscal implications. There are profound impacts on family...
David Blom
Dec 12, 2024


Blackwood to Present for the Terry Hay Leadership Series
Blackwood presenting in the ABFI Terry Hay Leadership Series.
Heather Isidoro
Sep 10, 2024




Trust the Process.
Lisa's Cefali's 12 week journey to the boxing ring, and believing in the family advisory process.
Heather Isidoro
Jul 5, 2024


Blackwood Faculty Announcement
Introducing Blackwood's faculty advisors.
Heather Isidoro
Jun 27, 2024


Blackwood at the 2024 FEC Symposium
Learn about how Blackwood contributes to Family Enterprise Canada
Heather Isidoro
Jun 20, 2024


Blackwood Family Enterprise Services Advisory Expansion
Blackwood Family Enterprise Services, a family enterprise advisory services leader, is proud to announce the addition of three Senior...
Heather Isidoro
Jun 11, 2024


A Contemplation on Family Enterprises and Their Moms
In a family enterprise, even when mothers are not directly involved in the operation of the business, their leadership is powerful. Much...

Jennifer O'Connor
May 11, 2021


The Language of Appreciation
After a frustrating workday, I came home and described to my partner an encounter I had. “It’s like he’s saying ‘yadda, yadda’ and I’m...

Chelsea McKee-Trenchard
Apr 13, 2021


Clarifying What Estate Documents You Need
There are countless horror stories out there from families who experienced the death of a loved one only to have that pain compounded by...

Patrick O'Connor
Feb 9, 2021


Green Box Exercise
The “Green Box” is really a metaphor for a designated place to keep all your important planning documents so that people then know where...

Team Blackwood
Feb 9, 2021


Get SMART-er with your New Year’s Resolution
Full disclosure, I have never seen Field of Dreams, but I know the signature line “build it and they will come”. I’ve been thinking about...

Chelsea McKee-Trenchard
Feb 9, 2021


Genograms – What Are They?
At Blackwood, we utilize a tool called a genogram to help us understand the relationships and connections in each client family....

Team Blackwood
Feb 9, 2021


Big Rocks Exercise Worksheet
Imagine you had to fill an empty jar with rocks, gravel, and sand. There are many ways you could approach this with varying levels of...

Team Blackwood
Jan 13, 2021


The Gratitude Exercise
Gratitude has many positive effects that last far beyond the moment when you say, ‘thank you.’ According to research done by Harvard...

Team Blackwood
Dec 9, 2020


The Power of Board Games
Co-authored with Caitilin O'Connor The O’Connor family has always loved a good board game. During the pandemic, we find ourselves dusting...

Jennifer O'Connor
Dec 9, 2020


Making Your Workplace Women Friendly
Last year, Caroline Criado Perez released her debut non-fiction book, Invisible Women (2019), in which she revealed gender bias data and...

Chelsea McKee-Trenchard
Sep 2, 2020


Do You Know Your Partner's Love Language?
There’s a funny joke that says 90% of being married is just shouting, ‘What?!’ from other rooms. While that’s funny, and perhaps slightly...

Chelsea McKee-Trenchard
Aug 5, 2020


Playing by the Rules
When I was a kid, my siblings and I would play Monopoly for hours barely knowing the rules. We had some vague understanding of the game,...

Patrick O'Connor
Mar 24, 2020


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