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.
Podcast Appearances
Events & Appearances
November 5, 2025
Coffee Shop Talks
Melfort, Saskatchewan
The purpose of Coffee Shop Talks is to get producers into one-on-one conversations with industry experts allowing them to ask any questions they may have about their farm production including, but not limited to, topics on insects, weeds, diseases and soils and while still being in a comfortable and laid-back setting. Learning should not come along with extra pressures. We want producers to get their hands on as much industry knowledge as possible to help make Saskatchewan wheat producers more productive and profitable. Join us Nov. 5, 2025!
November 25, 2025
Getting the Transition Ball Rolling
Wellington County, Ontario
Workshop leader
Ready to kickstart your transition journey? Join us to learn where to begin and how to keep the momentum going!
Getting the Transition Ball Rolling: Where to Start and How to Keep Moving
Farm families are smart and get a lot done each day. So, they are frustrated when they cannot seem to make progress towards building a clear plan for the future.
Patti Durand, transition coach from Humboldt, Saskatchewan, will provide examples and insights of helpful approaches, tactics and strategies to get moving and stay committed to creating a transition plan the family and farm can be proud to call their own.
Inspiration and laughs erupt as special guest, Chris Corbett, (former agriculture executive with Telus Agriculture and Farmlink marketing), does improv with Patti over some awkward succession conversations.
Lunch, coffee, and tea provided. Plus, all participants will receive a signed copy of Patti’s book: The Future Leader.
With nearly 40 per cent of Canadian farmers expected to retire in the next eight years and only 10.5 per cent of local farms having written succession plans, Wellington County has launched supports to help farming families navigate this critical period of transition. Wellington County’s new programme offers families a variety of resources, including a practical planning guide. Learn more at www.wellington.ca/transitionplanning.
