Jan 11, 2021
As an advisor to closely-held agriculture businesses for over 20
years, Lance Woodbury works as a member of the Next Gen team to
provide an expert level of guidance surrounding long-term planning
discussions and decisions to meet both business and family goals.
Lance specializes in coaching family businesses as they work
through estate and succession planning issues, tackle difficult
discussions, and create plans to protect and pass on legacies.
Lance brings a robust background in agriculture as a founding
partner of Ag Progress, a former leader in K·Coe Isom’s
agribusiness practice, and experience working on his family’s farm
and ranch in Wichita County, Kansas. He has also served on the
board of the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program
and is a member of the Farm Foundation Round Table. Lance holds
Fellow
status with the Family Firm Institute, is a certified Kolbe
Consultant and has facilitated family business discussions
throughout the rural United States for over 20 years.
He also facilitates several farm and ranch ownership peer groups
and writes about family business issues for DTN/The Progressive
Farmer. Lance has published two books on family business, The
Enduring Legacy: Essential Family Business Values and Family
Business: Genesis 37-50 and the Family of Joseph. Lance founded and
continues to operate an affiliate partner of K·Coe Isom, The
Progress Coach, a program dedicated to providing ongoing
educational sessions for current and future business owners
centered on ownership, management and relationship strategies.