Storytelling as Legacy Infrastructure
For families navigating succession, identity and cohesion - and for the advisers who support them - legacy planning is about more than financial architecture.
Big Stories Little Films brings narrative context into family business and family office systems.
When this work becomes relevant
Founder transition
Intergenerational tension
Pre/post family retreat
Succession planning underway
We typically begin with a Legacy Discovery & Blueprint
How we work with advisors
You introduce the concept to your client (we provide wording)
We run the Legacy Discovery & Blueprint process independently
We share high-level outcomes where appropriate
You remain the trusted advisor throughout
Families Best Served by This Work
Founder-led or early-generation leadership (business and/or wealth)
Strong identity linked to lived experience
Families navigating succession or transition
Migration, diaspora or displacement narratives
Families engaged in philanthropy, impact, or community leadership
Deliberate exclusions
This work is not designed for transactional, finance-only environments, branding exercises, or scale-driven platforms.
Alignment and readiness are prerequisites.
How Big Stories Little Films Operates
Adviser-introduced engagements
Bespoke documentary process
Emotional safety and discernment
Creation of enduring, revisitable artefacts
The films are designed to be returned to over time, retaining relevance as family members age and roles evolve.
Why Family Businesses and Family Offices Engage
Reduces non-financial legacy risk
Supports governance and succession outcomes
Strengthens intergenerational cohesion
Complements existing advisory frameworks
Introduces no professional overlap
At a certain level of complexity, the limiting factor is no longer capital. It is cohesion, identity and continuity.
Big Stories Little Films preserves the one asset families cannot afford to lose:
Their Story
For families and advisors who want to approach this work properly, we begin with a structured Discovery & Blueprint process.
Guided conversations to surface story, values and intent
A clear articulation of what should be preserved and why
Alignment on what matters before key decisions are made
A defined pathway forward - whether that includes a film or not
This is often the first time these conversations have been properly had.
Fixed fee: $2,490 AUD