Episode 12: Departing Disney for the Family Business | Inheriting an Island | Keeping Your Family Council Fresh
In the latest episode of the Family Business/Business Family podcast, Brandi Harleaux, second-generation CEO of South Post Oak Recycling Center in Houston, Texas, discusses her journey from Disney exe...
4 Mars 202535min
Episode 11: What Do Your Shareholders Really Think? | Keeping a Growing Family on the Same Page | Family Business Is a People Business
In this episode, we sit down with Torri Hawley, a wealth education expert and seventh-generation member of the Vollrath Company, and Peter Begalla, conference chair at MLR Media and founder of JPB Con...
18 Feb 202532min
Episode 10: A Sustainable Legacy | How Forgiveness Can Heal a Family | Culture’s Impact on Longevity
In this episode of the Family Business/Business Family podcast, Bill Weinaug, president of Wekiva Island — a family-owned, environmentally friendly vacation destination in Longwood, Florida — talks ab...
4 Feb 202534min
Episode 9: Driving Inclusivity (and Go-Karts) | Making Culture More Than Mere Marketing | A Family Council’s Purpose
Brandon Adkins’ family legacy is deeply tied to the karting industry. When his father died in 2017, he was faced with the difficult decision of whether to take over the family business, Adkins Speed C...
21 Jan 202535min
Episode 8: Preserving Legacies While Pushing Boundaries | Learning How to Lead | Creating Trusts Without Destroying Trust
In this episode, Mayumi Allison, CEO and second generation owner of Hosa Technology Inc., stops by to talk about how she learned to be a leader in the family business her father founded. And, building...
7 Jan 202537min
Episode 7: Firing Your Grandfather | The Healing Power of Lunch | The Middle Ground Between Humility and Hubris
In this episode, we’re talking about the challenges and emotions surrounding generational transitions. Mike Crotty, fourth-generation president of one of America’s oldest family-owned and -operated un...
10 Dec 202438min
Episode 6: Balancing Career and Governance | Forming a Family Constitution | Building Confidence and Credibility
In this episode, Katy Wilder Schaaf talks balancing her role as vice chair of the board of directors for her family business, E. Ritter & Company, with her career as a licensed clinical psychologist. ...
26 Nov 202440min
Episode 5: Preparing Future Leaders | Fostering NextGen Innovation | Understanding the Generation Gap
We're fresh off our Transitions Fall 2024 conference and talking — you guessed it — generational transitions. In this episode, Accurate Box Company G3 President and CEO Lisa Hirsh; her husband, Execut...
12 Nov 202435min
