You’re Capable of This Too!
In Their Own Words: Hope Made Visible
Dick Wittman
Wittman Consulting
Many faced with succession don't even know what questions to ask, or what homework they should do to maximize their preparedness. This book is a great first homework assignment. Patti combines her solid professional experiences with her deep passion to help others move forward.
Maggie Van Camp
Loft32 Founder
Passionate Advocate for Succession Planning
The Future Leader offers a fresh perspective that provides clear actions, engaging storytelling, and a call to action for the future.
Mike Bossy
Bossy Nagy Group CPAs
Director of Marketing & Chief of Exponential Opportunities
This book should be in everyone's library who is involved in the family business transition space. I have read it twice and have adapted some of my thinking to incorporate some of Patti's great thinking.
Your Roadmap for Fearless Family Business Leadership
Stop Guessing - Start Leading
Patti Durand's book, The Future Leader: The Successor's Guide to Family Business Leadership, gives you the scripts, tools, and confidence to navigate tough conversations—before they become crises.
Patti Durand - Speaker & Author of
The Future Leader: The Guide to Family Business Leadership
Patti Durand: Your Guide Through Generational Transitions
Author, speaker, and relentless advocate for replacing family business tension with trust.
Patti Durand gives families the language for smoother successions. She turns succession pain into actionable change by giving audiences the language to rewrite their legacy.
Events & Appearances
April 21, 2026
The Three Questions You Haven't Asked Yet
Zoom - Online
*FREE* to attend | Register here
Brought to you by Growing the Future Productions
Most farm families have a succession plan.
Very few have had the conversation that actually makes it work.
Roughly 70% of farm transitions fail, not because of bad legal or tax advice, but because of bad conversations. Or no conversations at all.
Non-farming siblings are expected to be fine with the plan. Except nobody told them the plan.
I noticed this in myself recently. At a recent event I was making little references to being a non-farming sibling without even fully realizing it.
Patti Durand from Brightrack caught it right away and reached out afterward.
She said there are so many succession aspects around this that families never talk about. She was right.
So we sat down, myself, Patti, and Chris Corbett, and talked for an hour about what actually happens inside farm families when succession comes up. Not the legal stuff. Not the tax stuff. The human stuff.
Now we are bringing that conversation live.
The Three Questions You Haven't Asked Yet is a one hour live workshop on Tuesday April 21 at 9 AM SK time.
You will leave with a three question framework you can use at your own kitchen table this spring, a pre-work worksheet, and real perspective from people who have lived this from both sides.
This is the kind of conversation that is better to have before the seeder rolls than after.
Free to attend.
April 21, 2026
Finding Your Leadership Voice - No Yelling Required
Humboldt, SK
Prairie Sky Collective | Humboldt, SK
Join us in person for a fun and interactive session where you'll discover how to lead with confidence and authenticity. Say goodbye to shouting and hello to effective communication that gets results. Whether you're new to leadership or looking to sharpen your skills, this event is all about finding your unique style without the drama. Come ready to learn, connect, and grow your leadership voice!
Patti Durand, author of The Future Leader, will guide the session. Buy your copy that night and see Patti for an autograph!
Listen to the New Podcast: How Could I Know?
We Don't Have All the Answers.
But Together, We Have The Experience.
Proudly part of the RealAgriculture Network, How Could I Know? is a monthly podcast co-hosted by Patti Durand and Chris Corbett.
Join us as we sit down with farmers and entrepreneurs to talk about the moments that shaped them. From farm succession hurdles to unexpected business transitions, we’re unpacking the times our guests had to navigate unfamiliar territory and learn in real time.
We ask our guests one simple question: If you could go back, what do you wish you had known?
Listen & subscribe wherever you find your podcasts.
