Few founders of private businesses truly understand how to harness corporate governance to achieve a more powerful valuation and lasting legacy. In this groundbreaking book, Andrew Usuki illuminates the pathway by examining five key stakeholders: shareholders; directors; employees, customers, and suppliers; creditors and acquirers; and legacy founders.

Excellent private businesses have founders with self-awareness of their individual anxieties inside the business. They work to change old approaches.

They build and implement best-in-breed governance practices. With new solutions in place, these founders and owners achieve less anxiety—and ultimately a more powerful valuation and lasting legacy.

Andrew Usuki helps founders and leaders achieve a more powerful valuation and lasting legacy by developing outstanding corporate governance. He has advised businesses spanning five continents in his career as an investment banker, manufacturing executive, shareholder, and investor in multiple private businesses.

Andrew currently serves as director on multiple boards. .