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Beyond The Family BusinessNahas Brothers Build Franchise QSR BusinessTony and Peter Nahas are the co-owners of Mezza Lebanese Kitchen. Their parents started the business shortly after immigrating from Lebanon. The brothers discuss how they streamlined their family business and unlocked huge growth through franchising. They also share their own struggles as leaders and what is next on their growth horizon. 2025-07-2536 minBeyond The Family BusinessAI-Powered Cyber Attacks Threaten Family BusinessArtificial Intelligence is dramatically changing the threat landscape for cybercrime. Generative AI is making hackers more efficient and giving them new capabilities that make their attacks harder to detect. In this episode, we discuss types of threats, why family business is at risk and tips to defend.2025-07-1112 minBeyond The Family BusinessMatthew Cassidy: Consolidating the Bus Industry with Dad & BrothersMatthew Cassidy is the President of Coach Atlantic, Maritime Bus and Ambassatours. Over the last 20 years, Matthew and his family have consolidated the bus industry in Atlantic Canada. We discuss his biggest challenges as a new leader. As well, Matthew tells all about their recent acquisition of Ambassatours.2025-06-2747 minBeyond The Family BusinessTony Falbo: Founder of Mircom Passes the Torch to His Three BoysTony Falbo, an 81-year-old Italian immigrant, chronicles his entrepreneurial journey of building Mircom Technologies and successfully transitioning the business to his three sons. Through strategic focus and family collaboration, he transformed a small fire alarm systems company into an international enterprise. The interview offers a compelling blueprint for family business succession and entrepreneurial resilience.2025-06-1339 minBeyond The Family BusinessAakash Shah: Next Gen CEO 20x Sales of Family BizAakash Shah is the former CEO and owner of Vivify Specialty Ingredients. He shares how his father convinced him to join the struggling family business and turn it around. Aakash shares how we found balance with his brother and father. As well, how he brought in private equity to buy his family out. Lastly, he shares his plans for his newly minted family office.2025-05-3047 minBeyond The Family BusinessTammy Buss: Family Business Advisor, CEO & GrandmotherTammy Buss is a family business advisor and family business owner. Over her 30 year career, she has helped family businesses with estate planning, financial planning and succession. This has been informed by her own entrepreneurial journey as she sold her own business and currently works with her son. 2025-05-1634 minBeyond The Family BusinessDaniel Foch: Opportunities & Risks of Canadian Real Estate in 2025Daniel Foch is the co-host of the Canadian Real Estate Investor podcast and Chief Real Estate Officer for Valery Real Estate. Daniel shares his view of where there are opportunities and risks in the Canadian real estate market. He discusses how he believes the government can incentivize home building. Lastly, he shares his experience working in his family business and the lessons he learned from his parents.2025-05-0239 minBeyond The Family BusinessRon Diamond: Why Most Family Offices Shouldn’t ExistRon Diamond is the founder of Diamond Wealth, a syndicate of 100 family offices. He shares his perspective of why many family offices should not exist, common risks they fall into, and how the transition of wealth from Baby Boomers is disrupting the capital markets. Ron delves into his entrepreneurial journey and how he built trust with family offices over time. As well, he discusses Tiger 21 and Chicago Booth’s new family office initiative. https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-04-1836 minBeyond The Family BusinessGlen Creaser: Tech Entrepreneur Disrupts Seafood BusinessGlen Creaser is a serial entrepreneur who sold his first tech company 2 years out of university. His new venture, Larry’s Catch, mixes his experience in tech with his family’s legacy in seafood to create a disruptive direct-to-consumer model. Glen shares his strategy and how his family’s history in the fishing industry influenced his approach.https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-04-0445 minBeyond The Family BusinessEmpire of Chocolate: The Ferrero Family Story with Luca CottiniFerrero created some of the world's most beloved brands, including Nutella, Kinder Eggs, and Tic Tacs. In this episode, we explore how 2nd gen leader Michele Ferrero’s visionary leadership transformed Ferrero into a global powerhouse. Professor and author Luca Cottini joins us to discuss the unique culture and entrepreneurial genius that defined Ferrero’s success.https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-03-2154 minBeyond The Family BusinessMary Asante-Asamoah: Ghana's 2nd Gen Mining & Agriculture LeaderMary Asante-Asamoah is the 2nd generation leader of Barbex Africa. They are a Ghana owned mining services and agriculture business. Mary shares the entrepreneurial story of her father who started as a mining employee and branched out on his own. She discusses the mindset required to be successful in Ghana. As well, she delves into her own journey from Canada to Washington, DC and eventually back home.https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-03-0742 minBeyond The Family BusinessBrian Adams: What is a Family Office? How do you select a Family Office leader? Brian Adams is a Family Office executive recruiter and podcast host. He explains what is a family office and how each one is slightly different. Brian explains the key positions and what makes an ideal candidate for a leadership role in a family office. Lastly, he shares some common mistakes and new trends that he sees with family office structures.https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-02-2135 min
The Business of Familythe journey of the next-gen.How does the next gen forge their own path in the family business?
How do they follow their passions back to the family business?
Join me as I chat with Luke Hansen-MacDonald, President of HanMac Capital, about their family business journey through their entrepreneurial passions. Dive into all the dynamics that make up a successful family business succession.
Thank you to Charlie Smith of the Kool Group for this episode's outro.
2025-02-1834 minBeyond The Family BusinessLuke Leon: Canada's $3 Billion Furniture Family Business Luke Leon is the 4th generation of the Leon’s Furniture family. He shares their 115-year history and how each generation contributes to the next. Luke delves into the transformative acquisition of The Brick which was 2x the size of Leon’s at the time. He also shares his own story about the family business and the importance of a meritocracy.https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-02-0736 minBeyond The Family BusinessWhy Succession Fails - And How To Fix ItLuke shares his perspective and experience on why the next generation struggles to find purpose in the family business. His theory is that the next-gen must be allowed to make their own mark on the business to be successful. They need to contribute to the strategy meaningfully and find a role that fits their own strengths and interests. This short episode is perfect for family business members worried about succession.https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-01-2414 minBeyond The Family BusinessAnthony Broccolini: Next Gen CEO of Montreal’s Real Estate EmpireAnthony Broccolini, CEO of Broccolini, shares how his family's real estate and construction business has successfully transitioned through three generations, evolving from a small home-building company to a diversified real estate developer. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining family values, embracing challenges, and providing early exposure to the next generation. Looking ahead, Broccolini is exploring strategic expansions into new asset classes like self-storage and multi-family rentals, while also closely monitoring emerging technologies like AI and robotics to identify opportunities to innovate and stay ahead of industry trends.https://lnk.to/fambiz2025-01-1046 minBeyond The Family BusinessJim Spatz: Escaping The Holocaust, Med School & Real Estate DevelopmentJim Spatz, Owner of SouthWest Properties, shares the story of how his parents narrowly escaped the holocaust in Poland. He delves into his father’s entrepreneurial journey and lessons about business. As well, he shares his own journey as an ER doctor and what led him to rejoin the family business. Finally, Jim shares his vision of how he wants to differentiate his real estate.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-12-2746 minBeyond The Family BusinessScott McCain: McCain Foods Chairman & Family Office LeaderScott McCain is the 2nd generation of the legendary McCain Foods family. He grew up working in the family business and now holds the role of Chairman. Scott shares his extensive experience in family office strategy. We discuss how he is working with his children on succession, investment, and philanthropy.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-12-1344 minBeyond The Family BusinessAssessing Land Banking Opportunities with Chandler HaliburtonIn part 2 of our interview, Chandler discusses how he evaluates land banking opportunities that have multi-residential development potential. He discusses the importance of zoning, density and offsetting carrying costs. Chandler also shares his recent land bank success that netted him a 6.5x return in 6 years.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-11-2922 minBeyond The Family BusinessAssessing Multi-Res Real Estate Properties with Chandler Halliburton In this episode, we discuss the best tips for assessing a potential residential real estate investment. Our guest, Chandler Haliburton, is an expert with 10+ years as a real estate broker and investor. Luke and Chandler discuss cap rates, net operating income, financing and property management. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview focused on residential real estate investment. https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-11-1536 minBeyond The Family BusinessAndrew Donaldson: 6th Gen CEO of 160 Year Old Timber BusinessAndrew Donaldson is the CEO of Donaldson Group. They are one of the UK’s oldest and largest timber companies. Andrew shares the 160 year legacy of their family including what it was like during WW1. He explains his experience growing up in the business and what roles led him to take the CEO role. Andrew also dives into the outlook of the UK housing market.2024-11-0138 minBeyond The Family Business5 Ways to Prepare for Selling Your BusinessLuke draws on his experience in the private equity space to share 5 ways to prepare your business for sale. These areas of focus will help improve the value and likelihood of a sale. https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-10-1810 minBeyond The Family BusinessPrivate Equity vs Public Equity InvestingThis episode is perfect for listeners wanting to learn the differences between private equity and public equity investing. Luke covers a brief history of each investment type and delves into the expected returns, liquidity, diversification, control and fees for these two asset classes. The data referenced can be seen in the YouTube version of this video including citations.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-10-0412 minBeyond The Family BusinessMartin Roll: Lessons from 650 Family Business InterviewsMartin Roll is an experienced global business strategist, senior advisor and facilitator to Fortune 500 companies, Asian firms, family-owned businesses, and family offices. He has mentored more than 650 individual next-generation leaders from global business families and family offices in private, confidential 1:1 conversations.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-09-2038 minBeyond The Family BusinessRebecca Kacaba: Democratizing Capital RaisingRebecca Kacaba is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dealmaker, one of Canada’s fastest growing companies. She discusses her entrepreneurial journey and the impact Dealmaker is having on the world of capital fundraising. Rebecca also shares her family business roots and what she hopes for her children.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-09-0632 minBeyond The Family BusinessMichael Peters: First Nations EntrepreneurshipMichael Peters, CEO of Glooscap Ventures, leads the economic development arm of Glooscap First Nations. He leverages his family business background to grow and diversify the investments of his community. Their investments include renewable energy, defence shipbuilding and seafood.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-08-2337 minBeyond The Family BusinessJuan Lopez: Escaping Pablo to Build An Animation EmpireJuan Lopez, Founder of Atomic Cartoons discusses their family-owned media company's global expansion, his personal journey of migration and cultural identity and the challenges of navigating complex cultural contexts, emphasizing the importance of values, personal growth, and respect for creative values in business and personal life. https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-08-0937 minBeyond The Family BusinessRoss McNeil: Saving the Family Menswear BusinessCEO & Owner of Duggers Menswear explains the origins, defining moment and success of his business. This episode touches on father & son dynamics and customer service.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-07-2645 minBeyond The Family BusinessHow To Make The Most Of Charitable GivingLuke discusses his vetting process for not-for-profits. He discusses common risks and how to make the biggest impact with your donations.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-07-1214 minBeyond The Family BusinessShould you own investments directly or indirectly?Luke explains his philosophy on directly managed and indirectly managed investments. He contrasts the benefits and risks of each. These are Luke’s opinions and do not reflect the opinions of his businesses.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-06-2814 minBeyond The Family BusinessClassified Pt 2: Lessons from a HipHop Family BusinessJuno Award Winning Rapper Classified explains the unique benefits and challenges that come from 20 years of working with family. He dives into the dynamic with his brother. He shares his hopes for future collaborations with his daughters. Class finishes with a bombshell that this may be his last album ever...https://youtu.be/C6SWKDxzDGI2024-06-1437 minBeyond The Family BusinessClassified Pt 1: Multi-Platinum Rapper & EntrepreneurLuke “Classified” Boyd explains learning the hiphop business, how he created a defensive moat by starting out independent and how AI and social media are affecting music.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-05-3146 minBeyond The Family BusinessHow We Mitigate Conflict In Our Family BusinessThe back bone of conflict mitigation for Luke has been communication and transparency between family members. Luke explains what this looks like in practice and shares some tips that can help other family’s reduce friction between members.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-05-2410 minBeyond The Family BusinessConnie McInnes Pt 2: Building a Brand That Customers Will RememberConnie McInnes, CEO & Founder of R Studios, discusses how she built her fitness brand and a team that keeps customers coming back for more.https://lnk.to/fambiz2024-05-1727 minBeyond The Family BusinessConnie McInnes Pt. 1: CEO Balances Motherhood & EntrepreneurshipConnie McInnes, CEO & Founder of R Studios, dives into her struggle with balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship. At the time of this interview, she was pregnant with her second child and about to open her largest studio yet. She also explains how her parents had a lasting impact on her career.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-05-1028 minBeyond The Family BusinessRob Steele: Building an Automotive EmpireRob Steele explains his journey of building one Canada’s largest auto dealer roll-ups. He dives into his new Texan expansion and some hard truths about the EV market.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-05-0323 minBeyond The Family BusinessAdarsh Shah Pt. 2: Working Outside and Inside the Family BusinessAdarsh explains his journey from Michael Porter’s Monitor Group to a small Kenyan business to CEO of FoamCo in Canada. He also dives into his hopes for his own kids and how they engage the next generation of their family.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-04-2635 minBeyond The Family BusinessAdarsh Shah Pt. 1: Lessons from 116 Year Old Indian-African Family BusinessFrom escaping dictators to growing a business on 5 continents, Adarsh explains the incredible story of his family business and their approach to keeping aligned across geographies and cultures.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-04-1935 minBeyond The Family Business7 Pros & Cons of Family Owned BusinessesLuke explores his view of the positives and negatives of family business including nepotism, family baggage and employee trust.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-04-1510 minBeyond The Family BusinessLeslie Bishop Pt. 2: 4th Generation Expectations for Her ChildrenLeslie Bishop discusses her own career path and how that informs her approach to engaging the next generation of her family.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-04-0838 minBeyond The Family BusinessLeslie Bishop Pt. 1: Great Granddaughter of Canadian Entrepreneur, RA JodreyLeslie Bishop discusses the legacy of her great grandfather RA Jodrey and how the business has evolved over the last 100 years.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-04-0159 minBeyond The Family Business3 Lessons from the Oldest Family Business, Hoshi RyokanLuke discusses 3 lessons he learned from researching the 1300 year old Japanese family owned business, Hoshi Ryokan.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-03-2505 minBeyond The Family BusinessNirav Gandhi Pt. 2: Immigrant Millionaire Lives with his ParentsNirav Gandhi discusses how he finds balance living and working with his brother, parents, sister-in-law, wife and kids.Watch the video podcast HEREContact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com2024-03-1837 minBeyond The Family BusinessNirav Gandhi Pt. 1: Immigrant Entrepreneur Builds $100M E-Comm BusinessNirav Gandhi explains his journey moving to Canada as a young boy from India and how he built a $100M e-commerce business with his brother.Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com 2024-03-1349 minBeyond The Family BusinessTrailer2024-03-0401 min
Weekly Dish on MyTalk09/27/18 | Second Helpings: Red Rabbit opens on Grand Ave. in St. Paul!Steph Hansen visits with chef Todd Macdonald, owner Luke Shimp and mixologist Ian Lowther.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-09-2715 min