(To listen to Michael Strogoff's recent podcast about Ownership and Leadership Transition, click here or visit www.aia.org/podcasts.)

As a former managing principal of an architectural firm, a frequent speaker and author on ownership transitions, an Advisory Group member to AIA's Practice Management Knowledge Community, and an advisor to design professionals nationwide, Michael Strogoff brings an in-depth understanding of the architecture, engineering, interior design and construction industries and a mastery of the ownership transition process.

Michael has led dozens of firms through successful internal ownership transitions, developed valuations, identified criteria for future owners, served as an objective advisor to prospective owners and facilitated buyer-seller discussions. With Michael's guidance, principals have increased the value of their firms and ensured the continuity of their practices and the careers of their key staff.

Strogoff Consulting leads firms through the following areas:

Internal Ownership Transitions
-Developing a transition plan that supports a firm's overall strategic business plan
-Developing ownership transition guidelines (timelines and phasing plans, purchase and payment options, buy-back mechanisms, governance and decision making structure)
-Establishing criteria for future owners
-Developing preliminary valuations
-Testing transition plans for long-term sustainability and flexibility
-Determining governance and decision making structures
-Determining buy-in and compensation mechanisms
-Advising staff who are considering potential ownership
-Providing input to firms' accountants and attorneys
-Training new owners and assisting in implementing a firm's strategic plan


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