Shawna Lecuyer

Shawna Lecuyer is a consultant with The Family Business Consulting Group with 25 years of experience working with multiple generations of families in complex business settings.

Known for her curiosity, empathy, and growth mindset, Shawna specializes in coaching and mentoring leaders to create a legacy aligned with personal values. Her expertise in both family and business runs deep, allowing her to speak the language of business, while understanding dynamics that can naturally cause conflict. She provides skills and strategies to navigate challenges, allowing authentic leadership and untapped potential to emerge. 

Shawna’s passion for family-held business is rooted in experience leading in-house legal, human resources, and risk functions. She spent an appreciable amount of time building board and family governance systems with an emphasis on next-generation education and development. She has served on both fiduciary and advisory boards and is currently a board member for PrimeCare Health and the Family Office Exchange, serving as Chair of the Human Capital committee. 

Today, Shawna works with enterprising families to coach family and non-family leaders, develop governance that supports board effectiveness and business perpetuation, and build cultures that foster trust.  She is the author of the forthcoming book Leveraging Your Legacy that explores how operationalizing values can create loyalty and connection with top talent, customers, and generations to follow. 

Shawna has been a keynote and guest speaker for organizations such as Loyola University’s Women in Business Group, The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and The North American Meat Institute where she spoke on succession planning and supporting families working together in business. 

In the Media

• The Hidden Advantage: Leveraging executive coaching for sustainable family business growth, Family Business Magazine
• Passing It On: Navigating your family business’s generational shift in leadership, Compoundings