The hardest problems in your family business aren't in the business.

They're in the patterns — yours and theirs — that have been there so long nobody sees them anymore.

This is what we call the Invisible Obvious.

The conversations that never quite resolve. The decisions that keep going the same way. The things everyone knows and nobody says. It's not in the financials. It's in the patterns hiding in plain sight.

We start somewhere else entirely.

Most people who come to us are waiting for someone else to change first. The founder who needs to let go. The successor who needs to step up. The partner who needs to finally see things differently.

We start with you — because you're the only person whose thinking, reactions, and patterns you can actually change. One person willing to do that work shifts the dynamic, regardless of whether anyone else joins them.

This work doesn't depend on the business surviving. It doesn't depend on the other person cooperating. It travels with you — into whatever comes next.

Who We Are

We're John and Connie Kuder — a husband and wife who have lived inside family business from the inside out. John is the third generation of a family enterprise spanning multiple industries. Connie became the responsible adult in her household at twelve. Between us, we carry a breadth of lived human experience that no training program produces.

We formed Kuder Consulting Group because we know firsthand what it costs to live inside patterns you can't yet see — and what becomes possible when you finally do.

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Using the skill sets John and Connie effectively apply to business, we now have a culture of humor and acceptance within our marriage, family, and business.

Pat M.

Entrpreneur

John is firstly a value provider with true care and concern for the individual’s unique situation.

Rob Friesen

President, Bright Trading

John has the ability to empathize with those who may be struggling... making them feel they are speaking with someone who truly understands their frustrations.

JAY WINGER

Equities Trader

Due to his deep experience and remarkable ability to build trust, John’s expertise in family businesses fits perfectly.

Blair Dunkley

Master Coach Trainer

The hardest problems in your family business aren't in the business.

This is what we call the Invisible Obvious.

We start somewhere else entirely.

Who We Are

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