Create Family Institute
Structured Education For A Well-Run Family
Parents are expected to run a family, manage a household, and raise children without ever being taught how.
We provide that education.
The Missing Education in Family Leadership
Families are expected to run well.
But no one was shown how.
The Education That Was
Never Taught
What a family is.
What the role of a parent actually is.
How to lead and structure a household.
So Parents Try to
Piece It Together
They look for answers wherever they can.
They observe other families.
They try what they find.
But what they follow is often fragmented and inconsistent.
And the Family Feels
Out of Sync
Everyone is doing their part.
But no one is aligned.
Not because they are doing something wrong. Because no one was shown how to lead the family as a whole.
Choose Your Path
Are you a family building structure at home,
or an organization supporting working parents?
For families and groups committed to building strong,
well-run homes
For companies committed to supporting their employees at home and at work
What We Do
Create Family Institute teaches operational household leadership through a structured system.
Serving Families and Employers
Since 2002
Sunny Jensen | Founder
For over 25 years I have worked across education, operations, and family systems. I have spoken publicly to military audiences and families across the United States and Australia — and my work has reached families in South Africa as well.
Before I ever stepped into a classroom, I spent eight years in management with an international organization where I learned strategic planning, program execution, and organizational analytics. I was trained in business investigation technology — the discipline of finding the why behind a problem so it can be resolved and the organization can expand. I was mentored by people who had done this work for over two decades. That foundation shaped everything I do today.
I left that work to raise my children. When they reached school age I applied for a position at their school to stay close to them. I was hired as Administrative Director — but before I could fully step into that role, a teacher quit two weeks before school started. I was asked to cover the classroom. That is how I became an educator.
From there I went on to lead a struggling private school through full WASC accreditation — establishing the institutional standards, systems, and operational discipline that turned it around.
Across every environment — boardrooms, classrooms, and homes — I observed the same pattern. When structure inside the home is unclear, everything else becomes harder.
But this work is not just professional for me. It is personal.
I grew up in a world where divorce was the norm. It was all around me — and I chose to do something different. My husband and I have been married since 1992. We put in the work. We built the structure. And today our two sons are living abroad, thriving in their marriages and careers. Between us we have eight grandparents in our family — and I am proud that the cycle we came from did not define where we landed.
That is what structure inside a family produces across a generation.
Create Family Institute was built because every family deserves a direction. And every mom deserves the tools to create one.
Certifications & Business Status
- Create Family Institute was established in 2023. It delivers structured family operating systems across the United States, Australia, and South Africa
- Women-Owned Business (certification in process; previously certified under prior entity)
- Founder of a women-owned company leading enterprise-level national medical distribution
- Affiliate partner with Cardone University (50,000+ users via The Hiring Academy)
Team & Culture
- Founder-led organization
- Advisory support across operations, HR, and executive leadership (Jensen Business Advisory team)