About Us
Advisors to Family Business
and Family Offices
Big Canyon Advisors Inspires
Families to Achieve their Legacy for
the Next 100 Years
Big Canyon Advisors works with family businesses and family offices to navigate complexity, strengthen governance, and plan for long-term continuity across generations.
We are inspired by the legacy families have already built and by the opportunity to help them extend that legacy into the future. Having advised hundreds of family enterprises, we bring perspective on what works, where challenges arise, and how thoughtful structure and planning can support both the family and the business over time.
Our work begins by listening. We seek to understand your purpose, your vision, and the dynamics of your family and enterprise. From there, we work alongside you and your advisors to address key challenges and design solutions aligned with your long-term goals.
Our founder, Charlie Carr, has advised family businesses and family offices for more than 20 years, including founding the family enterprise advisory practice at two of the Big 4 accounting firms.
We invite you to explore our insights and articles for perspective on the issues families commonly face, and to reach out if a conversation would be helpful.
Families typically engage us for:
- Family office design and evaluation
- Family business succession and continuity
- Governance and strategic planning
Charlie Carr
Founder
Charlie founded Big Canyon Advisors in 2020 after nearly 20 years of working with family businesses and family offices. Previously, he founded the family enterprise consulting practices at both Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers, providing solutions for families, their family businesses and their family offices.
Charlie has worked in professional services for over 30 years, as a consultant, banker and wealth advisor. He has worked exclusively with very wealthy families, their businesses and their family offices for more than 25 years.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Management from Baylor University and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®.
Charlie coached youth baseball for 15 years and has developed and taught a personal finance class for high school students. He and his wife (Melanie) have 3 sons (and two grandsons!) and live in Flower Mound, Texas.
Melanie Carr
Family Advisor
Melanie Carr is a family advisor with Big Canyon Advisors, LLC and has supported wealthy families, their businesses and family offices for over ten years.
She is a certified Working Genius® facilitator, helping teams boost morale and productivity. Melanie also runs Lamplighter Web Solutions, which supports businesses by creating websites and managing their online presence.
For 20 years, she has served as president of the Bakers Branch Estates Homeowners’ Association. She homeschooled her three children and enjoys serving the community in various volunteer positions.
