Build a “What Happens If I’m Gone” Plan for Your Business
Your Business Executor helps Canadian business owners get organized, prepare for the unexpected, and protect the businesses they've worked so hard to build through practical education, structured planning, and guided business continuity preparation.
Helping Canadian business owners prepare for the unexpected.
Practical education. Structured planning. Guided business continuity preparation.
Most business owners spend years building their business.
Very few prepare for what would happen if they suddenly couldn't run it.
Whether you're a sole proprietor, self-employed professional, incorporated owner-operator, or small business with a team, Your Business Executor helps you organize important business information, make informed decisions, and build a customized Business Continuity Roadmap™ that supports your family, your team, and the business you've worked so hard to build.
Because business preparedness isn't about expecting the worst.
It's about reducing uncertainty before someone else is forced to make difficult decisions on your behalf.
You Built the Business
Let's help protect it.
Most business owners have a marketing plan.
A financial plan.
A growth plan.
But very few have a plan for what happens if they become seriously ill, are hospitalized, experience a life-changing accident, or unexpectedly pass away.
If you suddenly couldn't show up for your business...
Would someone know what to do?
Would they know where to find important information?
Would your clients know what was happening?
Would your spouse, family, or business partner understand how your business operates?
Would your wishes be clear?
These aren't easy questions.
They're also some of the most important questions a business owner can answer.
Preparing your business today helps reduce stress, confusion, and uncertainty tomorrow.
What is Your Business Executor?
Your Business Executor helps Canadian business owners prepare their businesses for unexpected life events through practical education, structured planning, and guided business continuity preparation.
We help you:
organize important business information
understand what needs to be documented
build a customized Business Continuity Roadmap™
prepare your spouse, family, business partner, or trusted contacts
create practical guidance that supports the people who may one day need to step into your business
Whether you're just beginning to think about preparedness or you're ready to build a complete roadmap, there's a service designed to meet you where you are.
The Business Executor Method™
Every business owner's preparedness journey looks a little different.
That's why every service follows the same practical framework.
LEARN
Understand why business preparedness matters and learn the practical steps involved in protecting your business.
Discovery Call | Workshops | Downloadable ResourcesPREPARE
Get organized by bringing together the important information your business depends on.
The Dahlias Planner™ | Business Preparedness Starter Package™ | Business Preparedness Foundations™PLAN
Build your customized Business Continuity Roadmap™ and make the important decisions every business owner eventually needs to make.
Your Business. Your Plan. | Your Business. Protected.PROTECT
Prepare the people around you and ensure they have practical guidance if your roadmap is ever needed.
Business Executor Services
→ Explore the Business Executor Method™
Meet Jodi Laking
I’m Jodi Laking, Founder of Your Business Executor. For more than 25 years, I’ve experienced entrepreneurship firsthand — building businesses, navigating change, and making the same kinds of decisions my clients face every day.
Throughout my career, I've worked with business owners at every stage of entrepreneurship—from launching new ventures and navigating growth to transitioning, selling, and closing businesses.
I've supported entrepreneurs through my consulting practice, Work Smart Canada, and spent more than eight years as a Senior Business Development Officer with the City of Hamilton, helping businesses across a wide range of industries navigate opportunities and challenges.
Working alongside hundreds of entrepreneurs, I noticed something that kept coming up.
Business owners knew how to build a business.
Very few knew how to prepare it for the unexpected.
When an owner became seriously ill, was hospitalized, or passed
away, families and business partners were often left trying to
make important business decisions with little information and
no clear plan.
I knew there had to be a better way.
That's why I created Your Business Executor.
Today, I combine decades of entrepreneurial experience with a practical planning methodology to help
Canadian business owners reduce uncertainty, protect what they've built, and better prepare the people
who may one day need to step into their business.
Learn more about my story and The Business Executor Method™ →
How We Can Work Together
No matter where you are in your preparedness journey, there's a service designed to help you move forward.
You want to...
Learn what business preparedness is
→ Discovery Call & Blog/Articles
Understand what matters when preparing your business for the future
→ Workshops & Downloadable Resources
Get organized (guided and self-guided options available)
→ The Dahlias Planner™ or Business Preparedness Starter Package™ or Business Preparedness Foundations™
Build your Business Continuity Roadmap™ independently
→ Your Business. Your Plan. | Independent Planning with Strategic Guidance
Build your roadmap with monthly guidance
→ Your Business. Protected. | Guided Planning with Monthly Momentum
Prepare your family with professional operational support
→ Business Executor Services
Are you seeking personal estate planning and preparedness services?
Why Business Preparedness Matters
Business preparedness isn't about expecting the worst.
It's about creating clarity while you have the time to make thoughtful decisions.
It's about reducing uncertainty for your spouse, your family, your business partner, your employees, and your clients.
It's about making sure the business you've worked so hard to build doesn't become an unnecessary burden for the people who care about you most.
Because protecting your business starts long before your plan is ever needed.
Looking Ahead
At Your Business Executor, our goal isn’t just to help business owners prepare.
Our goal is to become Canada’s most trusted source of practical business preparedness guidance—while continuing to create accurate, understandable resources for business owners, families, and individuals navigating illness, incapacity, or the loss of a loved one.
Through education, planning tools, and reliable Canadian-focused resources, we want to make important information easier to find, understand, and use when people need it most.
Ready to Get Started?
Most business owners already know this planning is important.
Very few know where to start.
Let's change that.
Whether you're looking for practical education, self-guided planning, or expert guidance from beginning to end, I'm here to help you take the next step.
Helping Canadian business owners get organized, prepare for the unexpected, and protect the businesses they've worked so hard to build.
What’s Your Business Preparedness Score™?
Take the free assessment to understand how prepared your business is today, identify your strongest areas, and see where important gaps may still exist.
Who This Work Helps Most
This resonates strongly with:
Sole proprietors and sole owners who carry most of their business information and operational knowledge in their heads
Entrepreneurs and small business owners who are the primary decision-maker in a business with 1–20 employees
Incorporated owner-operators, including consultants and service providers
Healthcare professionals in private practice
Self-employed individuals, agency owners and independent professionals (including realtors, mortgage brokers and financial advisors)
Business owners who want to protect their clients, team and families
If your business depends on you, building a customized Business Continuity Roadmap™ matters.
Protect the Business You've Worked So Hard to Build
Life is unpredictable.
Your business continuity plan shouldn't be.