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The Family Business VoiceWhat does it take to scale the family business?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Ryan Margolin talks about the entrepreneurial path that led him to become CEO of Professional Hair Labs, a global leader in cosmetic bonding. Growing up with business-owning parents helped influence Ryan’s pursuit of personal and professional development, which continued after relaunching his father’s business and shaped the […]
2023-04-2027 minThe Family Business VoiceWhat does it take to scale the family business?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Ryan Margolin talks about the entrepreneurial path that led him to become CEO of Professional Hair Labs, a global leader in cosmetic bonding. Growing up with business-owning parents helped influence Ryan’s pursuit of personal and professional development, which continued after relaunching his father’s business and shaped the […]
2023-04-2027 min
The Family Business VoiceHow can leaders enable change in a legacy business?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Laurette Rondenet discusses her journey with Edlong, a family business and leading innovator in the food-flavourings industry.
2023-03-1028 minThe Family Business VoiceHow can leaders enable change in a legacy business?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Laurette Rondenet discusses her journey with Edlong, a family business and leading innovator in the food-flavourings industry.
2023-03-1028 min
The Family Business VoiceHow can family enterprises redefine success with each generation?Jonathan Goldhill speaks about the unique psychological and emotional hurdles many next-generation business owners confront.
2023-02-0723 minThe Family Business VoiceHow can family enterprises redefine success with each generation?Jonathan Goldhill speaks about the unique psychological and emotional hurdles many next-generation business owners confront.
2023-02-0723 min
The Family Business VoiceHow can families grow, manage, and safeguard their long-term wealth?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, François de Visscher talks about the important shift in mindset that can help families grow, manage, and safeguard their long-term wealth.
2023-01-2024 minThe Family Business VoiceHow can families grow, manage, and safeguard their long-term wealth?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, François de Visscher talks about the important shift in mindset that can help families grow, manage, and safeguard their long-term wealth.
2023-01-2024 min
The Family Business VoiceHow does a lifetime of work become a legacy?Nike Anani discusses her new book, Lifetime to Legacy, and how it can help business families navigate succession.
2022-12-1422 minThe Family Business VoiceHow does a lifetime of work become a legacy?Nike Anani discusses her new book, Lifetime to Legacy, and how it can help business families navigate succession.
2022-12-1422 min
The Family Business VoiceWhat is it like to be the spouse of a family business owner?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Sara Stern discusses her new work, Married to the Family Business: a Handbook for Spouses of Family Business Owners. Sara Stern is a speaker, author and consultant who decided to write a handbook for spouses of family business owners because of the apparent vacuum of resources out […]
2022-12-0524 minThe Family Business VoiceWhat is it like to be the spouse of a family business owner?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Sara Stern discusses her new work, Married to the Family Business: a Handbook for Spouses of Family Business Owners. Sara Stern is a speaker, author and consultant who decided to write a handbook for spouses of family business owners because of the apparent vacuum of resources out […]
2022-12-0524 min
The Family Business VoiceHow can a family business win the long game?John Giovannini talks about anticipating long production cycles and the importance of holding on to biodiversity in the caviar industry.
2022-10-2816 minThe Family Business VoiceHow can a family business win the long game?John Giovannini talks about anticipating long production cycles and the importance of holding on to biodiversity in the caviar industry.
2022-10-2816 min
The Family Business VoiceHow can successors grow into their legacy?Jamie Weiner and Russ Haworth explore the unique struggle of successors growing into their family business.
2022-10-1429 minThe Family Business VoiceHow can successors grow into their legacy?Jamie Weiner and Russ Haworth explore the unique struggle of successors growing into their family business.
2022-10-1429 min
The Family Business VoiceFrom family enterprise to family office – How does Tavares de Melo maintain family cohesion?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Maya Prabhu and Dr Dennis Jaffe speak with Ramia about their work on the Tavares de Melo case study, which was published by Tharawat Magazine and written with Carolina Cintra. Read the full interactive article here. Dennis Jaffe is a family business consultant and acclaimed author of […]
2022-10-0623 minThe Family Business VoiceFrom family enterprise to family office – How does Tavares de Melo maintain family cohesion?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Maya Prabhu and Dr Dennis Jaffe speak with Ramia about their work on the Tavares de Melo case study, which was published by Tharawat Magazine and written with Carolina Cintra. Read the full interactive article here. Dennis Jaffe is a family business consultant and acclaimed author of […]
2022-10-0623 minThe Family Business VoiceFrom family enterprise to family office – How does Tavares de Melo maintain family cohesion?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Maya Prabhu and Dr Dennis Jaffe speak with Ramia about their work on the Tavares de Melo case study, which was published by Tharawat Magazine and written with Carolina Cintra. Read the full interactive article here. Dennis Jaffe is a family business consultant and acclaimed author of […]
2022-10-0623 min
The Family Business VoiceFrom family enterprise to family office - How does Tavares de Melo maintain family cohesion?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Maya Prabhu and Dr Dennis Jaffe speak with Ramia about their work on the Tavares de Melo case study, which was published by Tharawat Magazine and written with Carolina Cintra.
Read the full interactive article here: https://www.tharawat-magazine.com/stories/tavares-de-melo-5th-generation-family-enterprise/
Dennis Jaffe is a family business consultant and acclaimed author of books in the field. He is based in San Francisco.
Maya Prabhu, based in London, leads J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s Wealth Advisory practice for the EMEA region and the Inte...
2022-10-0623 min
The Family Business VoiceWhat Enables Family Entrepreneurship Over Generations?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Tom McGinness and Andrea Calabró discuss the findings from KPMG Private Enterprise and the STEP Project Global Consortium's Annual Report
2022-06-2728 minThe Family Business VoiceWhat Enables Family Entrepreneurship Over Generations?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Tom McGinness and Andrea Calabró discuss the findings from KPMG Private Enterprise and the STEP Project Global Consortium's Annual Report
2022-06-2728 minThe Family Business VoiceHow Different is the Next Generation of the Family Enterprise?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, we speak to Neus Feliu about her work on the Family Enterprise Global Survey on Generational Perspectives.
2022-05-1926 minThe Family Business VoiceHow Different is the Next Generation of the Family Enterprise?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, we speak to Neus Feliu about her work on the Family Enterprise Global Survey on Generational Perspectives.
2022-05-1926 min
The Family Business VoiceHow Can You Uncover and Address Addiction in the Family?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, we spoke to Jonathan Edgeley about dealing with addiction in the family enterprise.
2022-04-2523 minThe Family Business VoiceHow Can You Uncover and Address Addiction in the Family?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, we spoke to Jonathan Edgeley about dealing with addiction in the family enterprise.
2022-04-2523 min
The Family Business VoiceEditoriale Domus: How did this legacy publishing house survive industry disruption?On this episode of the Family Business Voice, we speak with Dr Sofia Bordone, owner and CEO of legacy publishing house Editoriale Domus.
2022-03-2420 minThe Family Business VoiceEditoriale Domus: How did this legacy publishing house survive industry disruption?On this episode of the Family Business Voice, we speak with Dr Sofia Bordone, owner and CEO of legacy publishing house Editoriale Domus.
2022-03-2420 min
The Family Business VoiceHow Did This Family Transform a Passion for Peanuts into a Multigenerational Legacy?On this episode, Ramia speaks with Marshall Rabil from Hubs Peanuts about family legacy, peanut potential and why community matters so much.
2022-03-1523 minThe Family Business VoiceHow Did This Family Transform a Passion for Peanuts into a Multigenerational Legacy?On this episode, Ramia speaks with Marshall Rabil from Hubs Peanuts about family legacy, peanut potential and why community matters so much.
2022-03-1523 min
The Family Business VoiceWhat can we Learn from the World’s 500 Largest Family Businesses?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Helena Robertsson, EY’s Global Family Enterprise and Family Office Leader, discusses findings and insights from the EY 2021 Family Business Index.
2022-03-1119 minThe Family Business VoiceWhat can we Learn from the World’s 500 Largest Family Businesses?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Helena Robertsson, EY’s Global Family Enterprise and Family Office Leader, discusses findings and insights from the EY 2021 Family Business Index.
2022-03-1119 min
The Family Business VoiceHow did a Founder Build a Global Family Enterprise Based on Dignity and Trust?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Nand Kishore Chaudhary, the visionary founder of Jaipur Rugs, discusses how his company transformed the Indian carpet industry with dignity and respect.
2022-02-1519 minThe Family Business VoiceHow did a Founder Build a Global Family Enterprise Based on Dignity and Trust?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Nand Kishore Chaudhary, the visionary founder of Jaipur Rugs, discusses how his company transformed the Indian carpet industry with dignity and respect.
2022-02-1519 min
The Family Business VoiceHow is this 2nd Generation Family Legacy Changing the Malaysian Security Industry?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Saliza Abdullah talks about her work in the Malaysian security industry and the keys to family firm longevity.
2022-02-1124 minThe Family Business VoiceHow is this 2nd Generation Family Legacy Changing the Malaysian Security Industry?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Saliza Abdullah talks about her work in the Malaysian security industry and the keys to family firm longevity.
2022-02-1124 min
The Family Business VoiceHow Can You Pave Your Entrepreneurial Path as a Next Gen?On this episode of the Family Business Voice, we talk to Abdulrahman Al Bassam about balancing family business and entrepreneurship.
2022-01-1131 minThe Family Business VoiceHow Can You Pave Your Entrepreneurial Path as a Next Gen?On this episode of the Family Business Voice, we talk to Abdulrahman Al Bassam about balancing family business and entrepreneurship.
2022-01-1131 min
The Family Business VoiceHeavy is the Head: How can Legacy become a Burden?Listen and Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stictcher, TuneIn and YouTube. On this episode of the Family Business Voice, Joseph W Reilly talks about inheritance — the often-overlooked problems associated with wealth, strategies for young inheritors to cultivate a healthy relationship with wealth, and tools, including the family office, that enable inheritors to […]
2021-12-2216 minThe Family Business VoiceHeavy is the Head: How can Legacy become a Burden?Listen and Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stictcher, TuneIn and YouTube. On this episode of the Family Business Voice, Joseph W Reilly talks about inheritance — the often-overlooked problems associated with wealth, strategies for young inheritors to cultivate a healthy relationship with wealth, and tools, including the family office, that enable inheritors to […]
2021-12-2216 min
The Family Business VoiceWhat Should Family Businesses Know about Share-pledging?On this episode, Dr Nupur Pavan Bang talks about share-pledging — what it looks like, where it works and what family businesses should avoid.
2021-11-1718 minThe Family Business VoiceWhat Should Family Businesses Know about Share-pledging?On this episode, Dr Nupur Pavan Bang talks about share-pledging — what it looks like, where it works and what family businesses should avoid.
2021-11-1718 min
The Family Business VoiceMade Sustainably: How did this Filipino Family Business Disrupt Manufacturing?Pete, Cathy and Carlo Delantar discuss their vision for sustainability, innovative products and commitment to social improvement.
2021-11-1120 minThe Family Business VoiceMade Sustainably: How did this Filipino Family Business Disrupt Manufacturing?Pete, Cathy and Carlo Delantar discuss their vision for sustainability, innovative products and commitment to social improvement.
2021-11-1120 min
The Family Business VoiceMade Sustainably: How did this Filipino Family Business Disrupt Manufacturing?When Pete and Cathy Delantar established Nature’s Legacy in 1986, sustainability wasn’t the buzzword that it is now. In the Philippines, very few people were familiar with the term, and the concept of upcycling was unheard of. But the Delantars didn’t let that stop them.
Now, three-and-a-half decades later, Nature’s Legacy products, manufactured using upcycled waste materials, are some of the most sought after in the interior design and furniture industries. And not only are these products sustainable, but they also reinforce the company’s socially responsible values in how they are made. Acco...
2021-11-1120 min
The Family Business VoiceHow can Family Enterprises Empower Next-gen Leaders?On this episode, advisor, author and family business member Iraj Ispahani talks with Ramia about empowering next-gens.
2021-11-0318 minThe Family Business VoiceHow can Family Enterprises Empower Next-gen Leaders?On this episode, advisor, author and family business member Iraj Ispahani talks with Ramia about empowering next-gens.
2021-11-0318 min
The Family Business VoiceHow Can Family Business Values Initiate an Industry-wide Movement?When Ben Cross began his career as a marine biologist, he never imagined that years later he’d end up spending his days in a greenhouse. But soon enough, he felt the pull of his family’s legacy business — Crosslands Flower Nursery. Since his return, both have thrived.
We spoke to Ben about his journey, how he markets homegrown, and why educating consumers is such a big part of his strategy.
Read the full article here: https://www.tharawat-magazine.com/stories/crosslands-flower-nursery/
– Crossland’s longevity is rooted in the family’s ‘survival minds...
2021-09-2921 min
The Family Business VoiceHow Does This Family Run a Sustainable Business and Make a Profit?Read the full interactive article here: https://www.tharawat-magazine.com/stories/state-garden-people-planet-produce/
Since 1938, the DeMichaelis family has built their business on a foundation of societal sustainability — prioritising suppliers, employees and consumers.
The loyalty and trust they’ve received in return have made their business — State Garden — what it is today: one of the largest repackagers of organic salad greens in the Northeast US.
On this episode of the Family Business Voice, we spoke to Mark DeMichaelis about the importance of relationships, how trust eases transitions, and how these values are passed to the next gen...
2021-09-0921 min
The Family Business VoiceHow did this South African Family Business Last Over 10 Generations?Listen and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, YouTube and TuneIn.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, we spoke to Fanie van der Merwe, ninth-generation General Manager of Boplaas 1743, about stewardship, legacy, innovation and pragmatism.
Taking over from his father in the 1980s, Fanie has shouldered the responsibility of guiding the family business, a working farm that also accommodates guests, for more than three decades. Now, with the departure of his brother from the business after 28 of those years, he feels more than ever that instilling the value of...
2021-08-1019 min
The Family Business VoiceBIC: How do you Transform a Legacy Business?Listen to the episode on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify and YouTube.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Gonzalve Bich, CEO and third-generation owner of BIC, speaks with Ramia about the visionary spirit that inspired the company’s evolution and how digitalisation represents a transformative opportunity for BIC and other family firms.
Since 2018, Gonzalve Bich has been the CEO of the family business his grandfather, Marcel Bich, founded in 1945. He is guiding BIC through this period of unprecedented change using the same precepts of empowerment and family cohesion that made BI...
2021-06-2918 min
The Family Business VoiceHow Can Community Be A Competitive Advantage?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, John J Lamont from Nowchem talks with Ramia about how his family’s bond shaped their succession strategy and how these experiences might translate to the family’s next generation of leaders.
– John and his siblings literally grew up in the chemical factory, even living on-premise for a year after their parents relocated the family and started the business — an experience that brought them closer together.
– The Lamont family approached succession in the most pragmatic way, starting an open, honest dialogue between everyone involved years before tra...
2021-03-1221 min
The Family Business VoiceHow will COVID-19 Impact Family Businesses?On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Alfredo De Massis and Farida F El Agamy speak with Ramia about the global pandemic and its unprecedented impact on family enterprises around the world.
Alfredo De Massis, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Business, Free University of Bolzano in Italy, and Lancaster University Management School UK, is an organisation and management scientist who specialises in family enterprise. Based in Italy, Alfredo is at the epicentre of the outbreak currently.
Farida F El Agamy is the General Manager of the Tharawat Family Business Forum and attorney-at-law. Farida...
2020-03-2539 min
The Family Business Leader Podcast[SG]71: The Family Business of Tharawat Magazine with Ramia El AgamyRamia El Agamy is the Editor-in-Chief of Tharawat magazine, the global publication for family businesses, and a product established by her family. In this episode, Ramia shares her experience being part of a family business and her five lessons learned for success. She talks about her transition to leadership, how business decisions are made within her family, and how she successfully works with her parents and sisters on a daily basis.
2019-10-3046 min
The Family Business VoiceChengwei Liu: Should Family Businesses get over Nepotism?Dr Chengwei Liu is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Behavioural Science at England’s Warwick Business School. An expert in executive decision-making, Dr Liu’s papers are featured in leading academic journals around the world.
His work on nepotism explores the complexity of its expression in practical situations. The behaviour is difficult to define outside of the classroom and is neither categorically harmful or beneficial. That said, however, Dr Liu asserts that nepotistic practices, rooted in the tribal protectionist societal structures of our ancestors, are becoming less relevant in modern business settings.
Recently, we sat d...
2019-06-1115 min
The Family Business VoiceOur House of Spice: How Can Family Businesses Listen to their Hearts and their Customers?The daughters of Indian immigrants to England, Julia and Nadia Latif spent their childhood in the East Anglian countryside. Their entrepreneurial venture exhibits the work ethic that defined their parents and grandparents’ struggle to raise a family in a new country.
The Latif sisters had always dreamt of starting a business together. Before Our House of Spice, they both felt trapped in careers they were ambivalent towards. When they lost a close friend unexpectedly, they had a realisation that many entrepreneurs share: life’s too short. So, they handed in their notices. Without knowing what they would do exac...
2019-06-0418 min
The Family Business VoiceRandel Carlock: Family Businesses or Family Enterprises?Randel Carlock takes a singularly pragmatic approach to the subject of family business management. His latest book, A Family Business on the Moon, written with Keng-Fun Loh, is not a textbook or self-help volume. Instead of describing family business dynamics through dense theoretical terminology or the lens of case studies, their book gives readers access to a lifetime of aggregated wisdom from teaching and consulting with family businesses around the world for over 25 years, condensed into a series of practical exercises.
Carlock and Loh emphasise the human dimension. They assert that consulting efforts often fall short by fo...
2019-05-2823 min
The Family Business VoiceAdam Ifshin: What’s the Value of Human Capital?As the CEO of DLC Management Corp – an entrepreneurial real estate firm he co-founded with his father, the late Steve Ifshin, in 1991 – Adam oversees a portfolio that contains over 20 million square feet of retail space concentrated in the Eastern United States.
Under his stewardship, DLC has become one of the leading private owner-operators of open-air shopping centres in America.
Initially, Adam Ifshin‘s primary concern for the company was expansion. Now, culture is his priority. Business, in his view, is not just about the numbers; sustaining success is a matter of investing in DLC’s people. Th...
2019-05-2128 min
The Family Business VoiceClaudia and Joe Astrachan: How can you Leverage Family Ownership to Market your Business?
Leveraging family ownership is a unique opportunity presented to family businesses when formulating their branding strategy. Whether by adding the typical ‘and Sons’ to their names or including the message in product branding, there is a myriad of ways to emphasise a family legacy is operating behind the scenes of a business. Historically, business families have been known to underline their ownership to instil trust in their consumers. Turning family business branding into a competitive advantage, however, is far from an exact science. If executed improperly, it could even be a misstep with serious consequences.
Dr Claudia Binz Astr...
2019-05-1420 min
The Family Business VoiceLauren Lanphear: How Can You Protect a Living Legacy?After learning the art of tree care as a college student in the early 20th century, a young WP Lanphear travelled around the northeastern United States working on such prestigious projects as the Vanderbilt and Roosevelt estates. Moved to start his own business, he founded the Forest City Tree Protection Co. in 1910. A long-standing position as the City Forester for the city of Cleveland Heights sustained the business through the Great Depression. As it grew, Forest City Tree earned a sterling reputation throughout Ohio and beyond.
The Lanphears’ love for trees runs in the family. As President of C...
2019-05-0728 min
The Family Business VoiceMichael Haenlein: Why are So Many Businesses Missing the AI Revolution?According to Michael Haenlein, Marketing Professor and Scientific Director of the ESCP Europe Research Centre on Big Data, not only do we struggle to define artificial intelligence (AI); we have problems qualifying intelligence in general. Our failure to understand the concept and therefore implement AI effectively – at least when it comes to maintaining a competitive advantage – is concerning but not unredeemable. Haenlein suggests that to understand artificial intelligence, we first need to systematise it.
His recent article co-authored with Andreas Kaplan, Siri, Siri, in my Hand: Who’s the Fairest in the Land? On the interpretations, Illustrations, and Imp...
2019-04-3021 min
The Family Business VoiceChristina Armentano from Paraco Gas: When is it the Right Time to Join the Family Business?Paraco Gas is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The third-generation family firm is the 10th largest propane retailer in the United States, serving 120,000 customers throughout the northeastern U.S.
Half a century ago, Pat Armentano, Paraco’s founder, began selling propane out of his garage in Mount Vernon, New York. His granddaughter, Christina, the Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development of the Paraco Gas Corporation, is following in his entrepreneurial footsteps.
After building a successful corporate career outside the family business, Christina was compelled to join Paraco in 2014. She knew she was th...
2019-04-2329 min
The Family Business VoiceWinners of UVM’s Family Business Case Competition 2019The world’s only case competition focused exclusively on family business, the sixth FECC (Family Enterprise Case Competition) returned to its home earlier this month, the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business. 98 competitors and coaches organised into 25 teams travelled from 26 countries around the world to compete over four days, from the 9th to the 12th of January 2019.
Courtesy of the Family Enterprise Case Competition, Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont
Judge Adam Ifshin, Founder and CEO of DLC Management Corp., spoke of the FECC as an invaluable platform for both students and family businesses:
2019-01-2300 min
The Family Business PodcastLeveraging Big Data to Reach Your CustomersThe ways big data is impacting today’s business climate may be too numerous to count. The ability to access oceans of data relatively easily is a fairly new but massive phenomenon. And while many are excited about the capability, few are seriously examining how to leverage this data to exercise the core function of any business – sell a product or service in the marketplace. Few areas are as greatly impacted by this development as marketing and customer relationship management. But how does having so much data about customers improve marketing decisions for companies?
There are currently strides being made in a...
2018-11-2223 min
The Family Business PodcastHelping Families Manage SuccessGrowing a family business into a profitable and successful enterprise is a challenging process and, once there, other questions present themselves. How does the family deal with its newfound wealth and affluence? How do you ensure children grow up without an unhealthy sense of entitlement? How do you adjust to this strange new world?
Dr James Grubman, wealth psychologist and family business consultant, helps families find practical answers to these questions. Aside from his academic training, he draws from a wealth of personal experience having first navigated this rocky terrain when helping his mother sort through their estate following his...
2018-11-2235 min
The Family Business PodcastThe Daily Catch: A Family Recipe for SuccessIt would be a stretch to say the Freddura family invented calamari. However, as the proprietors of the Daily Catch, Boston’s pre-eminent seafood restaurant, they are at least partly responsible for solidifying its place as a staple appetiser in North American restaurants.
“My family helped get calamari in Webster’s dictionary,” explains Dominic Freddura. “Before it was squid, and we said, "This is the Italian word for squid."
Dominic’s father, Paul, was looking to make a splash in the restaurant industry when he opened the Daily Catch in 1973. Paul was born and raised in the North End and grew up eati...
2018-11-2221 min
The Family Business PodcastSpire: A 21st-Century Approach to Strategy and Risk AdvisoryInterview with Matthew Hoffer Craig, Managing Partner, and Rebecca Bachmann, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer, Spire Strategy & Risk Advisory, Switzerland
The most successful business partnerships can take root just about anywhere. Some occur in the boardroom, while many others happen at the gym or on the golf course. But then there’s the case of Rebecca Bachmann and Matthew Hoffer Craig, who struck up a conversation on a bus heading to a tech conference and are now partners in Spire, a Swiss-based strategy and risk advisory firm.
They realised that with extensive and complementary skill sets, they could meet a de...
2018-11-2216 min
The Family Business PodcastGerman Family Businesses Eye A Digital FutureThe challenges facing a family-owned business are wide-ranging; however, the Chair of Family Business sets out to become a thought leader by focusing on specific topics such as innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy, governance, and succession.
Through their research, Kammerlander and her team have come to discover that many conventionally held beliefs about family-owned businesses – such as that they lag in business innovation – are not true.
Tharawat Magazine sat down with Prof. Nadine Kammerlander to discuss her research and what the future holds for family-owned businesses.
2018-11-2220 min
The Family Business PodcastThe Eastern Adventures of an Entrepreneurial FamilyFrom the coastal town of Aabenraa in what is now Denmark, two young men, Heinrich Jessen and Jacob Jebsen, whose fathers and grandfathers were sea captains, set out on a trading expedition to the Far East in the late 1800’s. The two men who were also cousins proved very adept at bridging the cultures and establishing profitable trading partnerships, and in 1895, they went into business together. In 1909, they created Jebsen & Jessen Hamburg in Germany to facilitate trade between China and their European clients.
Today, there are two separate branches of the family enterprise, one that operates out of Singapore and the...
2018-11-2221 min
The Family Business PodcastPurpose-Driven Leadership in the Family BusinessWhat are the ingredients of a strong company culture? In most cases, it is the result of hard work, consistency, and accountability; characteristics adopted by owners and employees alike. Family businesses are no exception. It might seem tempting to assume that family ownership would result in strong culture and a sense of purpose naturally, however, the reality is different.
Dov Baron is a best-selling author, with 30 years of experience he has been twice cited by Inc.com as one of the “Top 100 Leadership Speakers to Hire”. Over the years, his expertise has taken him around the globe where he has been...
2018-11-2228 min
The Family Business PodcastLeadership through ResilienceRodolfo De Benedetti was a mere 30 years old when he became the CEO of Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR) Group, a business established by his father, Italian business tycoon, Carlo De Benedetti who founded the company in the mid-1970’s. Today, the CIR Group is one of Italy’s most important consortiums with companies in the media, automotive, and healthcare sectors.
Not only did Rodolfo De Benedetti need to steer the company through difficult economic times but he had to do so while trying to establish his own way of doing things. Leadership can take many forms, and De Benedetti’s leader...
2018-11-2232 min
The Family Business PodcastSaddleback Leather - Of Bags and LoveTexas-based husband and wife owners of Saddleback Leather, Dave and Suzette Munson, built their leather goods business by prioritising the highest quality for their products, treating employees and colleagues like family, and dreaming of expanding their business so they can increase their global philanthropic efforts. Saddleback Leather is an unquestionable runaway success. The business that started by selling handcrafted leather bags on eBay now has a major production facility in Mexico and headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.
The fact that philanthropy is woven into the DNA of everything Dave and Suzette do is a significant part of why Saddleback has...
2018-11-2220 min
The Family Business PodcastGrowing Food, Equality, And Opportunity In PeruWhen husband and wife team Jorge Aranguri and Rosario Bazan started their Peruvian agri-business company Danper in 1994, they faced a challenge; when clients and business partners were introduced to Rosario Bazan as the company’s CEO, more than a few eyebrows were raised since female executives were not the norm at the time.
Despite the resistance faced, Jorge and Rosario continued to champion the causes of gender equality, health care and education for their workforce. 23 years later, Danper is a shining example of what determination can do with more than 8,500 workers and 10,000 hectares of cultivated fields by the north and so...
2018-11-2225 min
The Family Business PodcastOvercoming Family Conflict In The Family BusinessIt could be said that the most challenging part of being involved in a family business is not the business part of it but rather the family aspect. Communicating with and working in sync with co-workers can be difficult enough under normal circumstances. But when you factor in life-long parent-child issues, sibling rivalry, and just about every other dysfunctional family dynamic under the sun, it can be double the trouble.
Too often, family issues can spill over into the workplace where a lack of communication or longstanding resentments can begin to affect the bottom line. When this happens, many in...
2018-11-2226 min
The Family Business PodcastFinding Your Safe SpaceFor any Family Business, risk and jeopardy can be found at just about every turn. Often, it can be found in the least likely places. It could very well be that the greatest risk to a family enterprise’s success is not found in evolving technology or direct competitors but rather from within the family itself. Dysfunctional and unhealthy family dynamics can sometimes be the X factor that stands in the way of long-term growth and success.
Nobody knows this better than expert and author Franco Lombardo whose latest book is called Safe Space™: Governance in Action. Lombardo is also the...
2018-11-2222 min
The Family Business PodcastFrom Entitlement to Mindfulness – The Journey of Vincent ValeriBeing born into a family business can feel like one’s life path is already laid out. To some that feeling is a great burden of responsibility, to others, it feels like a cushioned set up and leads to a sense of entitlement. Vincent Valeri got to know both these feelings throughout his life and career. As the son of a successful Italian-Canadian tech entrepreneur in the 1980’s and 90’s, Vincent embraced everything about the “rich-kid” lifestyle. He had the sports car at 16, the most expensive clothes, and travelled all over the world. What he came to realise a few years late...
2018-11-2234 min
The Family Business PodcastWe Need to Talk About SuccessionRunning a family business, be it large or small, is an all-encompassing effort. There are no sick days, no sense of leaving it all at the office at 5:00 pm when you punch out for the day. Because of this, it is very easy for the role of CEO to become less of a job title and more of one’s sense of identity.
But who do you become when it’s time to hand over the reins to the next generation?
That very question is the driving force behind an Australian husband and wife team who consult with and guide larg...
2018-11-2220 min
The Family Business PodcastKEF Holdings - The Adventure of Faizal Kottikollon and Shabana FaizalFaizal Kottikollon and Shabana Faizal have been on an unusual entrepreneurial journey for the past twenty years. It all began rather conventionally with Faizal studying engineering in India and the US before returning home where he met Shabana in 1992. Three years later while on holiday in Dubai, the young couple decided to put down roots and call it home. In 1997, Faizal opened a foundry called Emirates Techno Casting (ETC) in Sharjah to manufacture valves for the oil and gas industry, a decision that was to change their lives forever. The cutting-edge technology processes he developed resulted in his business becoming...
2018-11-2241 min
The Family Business PodcastFemale Succession in Africa’s Family BusinessesThe challenges of succession in a family owned business are as numerous as they are complex. From bridging the generation gap to walking the line between innovating and honouring tradition, succession is never simple even at the best of times.
What it is like for women in Africa to deal with all that in a culture where it is often frowned upon for women to show drive and ambition deserves separate consideration. All too often, business-minded women are put in the impossible situation of having to choose between a career or a family even if it’s a matter of ch...
2018-11-2215 min
The Family Business PodcastThe Science of Happiness in Family and BusinessThe quest to discover the secret to happiness has been one which has preoccupied mankind since the dawn of recorded time. Aristotle and the ancient Greeks discussed happiness at length, and the American founding fathers included “the pursuit of happiness” as an inalienable right in the Constitution. Today, anyone has access to self-help books with various instructions for finding happiness, and yet, is mankind, in fact, happier than it was before?
One woman has made the topic of happiness and how it ties into family businesses the heart of her academic and consulting pursuits. Lucia Ceja, PhD is part of the...
2018-11-2222 min
The Family Business PodcastWhy Family Businesses are the Hidden Gems of Latin AmericaFamily businesses are the backbone of Latin American economies. More than 85% of companies in Latin America are family-owned. They account for 60% of the region’s GDP and employ more than 70% of its workforce. Despite these statistics however, relatively little study has been done on family businesses in the region and much is yet unknown when it comes to their challenges and recipes for success.
Our guest on this episode is Prof. Claudio Müller who leads a team of academic researchers who are determined to change that. Claudio is a teaching professor at the School of Economics and Business at the...
2018-11-2222 min
The Family Business PodcastSuccess by Design: an Interview with Giuseppe PicchiottiIn this episode of the Family Business Podcast, Giuseppe Picchiotti discusses the inspiration behind Picchiotti's impeccably crafted jewellery, the importance of family and the fine balance between traditional aesthetics and modern technology.
2018-11-1916 min
The Family Business PodcastHow to Avoid Feeling Trapped in the Family BusinessDr Klein discusses his book, Trapped in the Family Business and provides some techniques to make a positive change if you or someone you know feels stuck
2018-11-0226 min
The Family Business PodcastCosta del Sol: Peru’s Preeminent Hotel ChainThe Mustafa family from Peru's Costa del Sol group of hotels sits down with Tharawat Magazine to discuss family, hospitality and the next generation.
2018-09-2919 min
The Family Business PodcastMeet Europe's Fastest Growing StartupJust a few years in existence, Germany’s Flixbus is already the poster child for a successful and global 21st century company. Enabled through technology, its three young founders took on the traditional long-distance transportation industry, which until 2013, was not open to private operators. When the government opened the market, Daniel Krauss, Jochen Engert, and André Schwämmlein launched Flixbus.
Since they launched Flixbus as a low-cost booking solution for bus travel, it has served more than 60 million customers in 25 countries and handles a capacity of 200,000 connections a day. This has earned them the title of fastest growing start-up in Euro...
2017-10-0215 min
The Family Business PodcastThe Story of Guittard Chocolate Company - Of Innovation and TraditionWhen Etienne Guittard left Tournus, France to join the California Gold Rush, he brought chocolate from his uncle’s factory as a means to barter for mining supplies. What he discovered was the miners and locals alike were willing to pay a premium for the delicious treat. He immediately saw the opportunity that was richer than panning for gold.
He returned in 1868 and opened Guittard Chocolate on Sansome Street. Now 149 years later, the same enterprise still stands as a thriving family owned business.
Guittard Chocolate Company has always been able to walk the fine line between progressive management and selfless ow...
2017-09-0723 min
The Family Business PodcastAre you being left behind in the Digital Age?Ananthakrishnan (AK) Sankaranarayanan is a Global business strategist with proven expertise spanning “digital age” business strategies, processes, techniques and technology. He has helped several businesses across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa keep up with the rapidly changing digital world to propel revenues, growing market share.
AK discusses with Tharawat Magazine the process of adapting to the digital world and why it’s never too late to undertake this journey.
2017-08-2016 min
The Family Business PodcastThe Art of Printing MoneyLocated in Dalton Massachusetts, Crane & Co. can trace its roots back to the American Revolutionary War, when their paper mill printed the very first colonial bank notes. After its official founding in 1801, the 19th Century saw the family business sign a contract with the government to produce the United States’ currency paper which they retain until today.
Charlie Kittredge is a member of the sixth generation of the Crane family and currently, serves as the Chairman of the Board.
Tharawat Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Charlie Kittredge to discuss his family’s close ties to American History and...
2017-08-0823 min
The Family Business PodcastHow 3D Printing is Transforming ManufacturingNot long ago, it would have been easy to brush off 3D printing as a ‘neat party trick’ but not something that will find a place in commercial business processes. For Willem-Jan van Loon, 3D printing was love at first sight.
Tharawat Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Van Loon to discuss his company, the emerging industry trends, and what the future of this technology could have in store in transforming the traditional manufacturing process.
2017-07-2013 min
The Family Business PodcastIntegrating Non-Family Executives in the Family BusinessTharawat Magazine met with Andreas von Specht to discuss how family businesses can successfully tackle the integration of non-family CEOs and why it's important to allocate enough time to go through the process.
2017-07-1125 min
The Family Business PodcastDesigning Luxury Jewellery, the Italian WayRaffaella Renai, head designer and second generation family member of the Italian jewellery brand Anna Maria Cammilli, speaks to Tharawat Magazine about what it is like to run a high-end brand.
Among other things, she discusses Florence, said to be the birthplace of the Renaissance, as a major influence in everything she and her team create. From the beautiful natural surroundings to atmosphere of creativity that is imbued throughout the city, it all shines through in the finished work.
2017-07-0413 min
The Family Business PodcastSustaining Family Culture and Preparing The Next GenIn this podcast, we speak to Viscount Stormont, 16th generation member of his family legacy, about what it means to sustain a family culture over generations and how best to prepare the next generation to take on the challenges.
He also shares how he is looking to contribute to the next gen community through the Scone Project initiative.
2017-06-1447 min
The Family Business PodcastDigitizing your Business for the FutureTharawat Magazine Editors Ramia El Agamy and James Lee discuss the latest issue, which focuses on Digital Strategies.
In this podcast, they share what it was like to speak to experts and owners who have digitised their companies and entrepreneurs who have built their enterprises around new technologies.
2017-05-2823 min
The Family Business Podcast16 Generations of Family LegacyOn the border to the Scottish Highlands, stands Scone Palace. Today, a historic five-star tourism attraction, Scone’s history traces back at least to the 9th century claiming its fame for being the crowning-place of the Kings of Scots and home to the Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny. It was believed at the time that no king was allowed to reign over Scotland before being crowned at Scone upon the Stone of Scone.
In this podcast, Tharawat Magazine speaks to Viscount William Stormont, the future Earl of Mansfield and the one-day Steward of Scone Palace, to...
2017-05-1534 min
The Family Business PodcastHorizons: For Next Gens By Next GensFounded by Kydd Boyle and Richard Blackwell, both next gen members of their respective family businesses, Horizons is a self-described social enterprise built to inspire, educate and connect Next Gens who want to have a positive impact on the world in which they live.
In this interview with Tharawat Magazine, founders Kydd and Richard share the stories of what inspired them to start such an enterprise and how next gen members can augment their visions through this forward-looking community.
2017-05-0522 min
The Family Business PodcastFamily Businesses in a Post-Brexit WorldTharawat Magazine editor Ramia El-Agamy travels to Scotland where she speaks with Dr. Claire Seaman of Queen Margaret University to talk about the state of Scottish family businesses as they navigate in a post-Brexit world.
2017-04-2815 min
The Family Business PodcastHow to Grow a Luxury Brand | Ole LynggaardTharawat Magazine is in Switzerland at the prestigious Baselworld fair, a global luxury trade show, and visited Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen, one of the largest fine jewellery workshops in Northern Europe.
In this interview, company CEO Soren Lynggaard and his brother-in-law Michel Normann (COO) explains what leadership skills helped the family business grow from a local company into an internationally recognized luxury jewellery brand.
2017-04-1326 min
The Family Business Podcast5 Things You Should Know Before Joining Your Family BusinessWorking for your family puts you in a very particular situation: it can potentially be very tricky but also very fulfilling. In this episode, Tharawat Magazine Editor-in-Chief shares some of the challenges you are likely to experience as she talks about the 5 things you should know before joining the family business.
2017-03-1613 min
The Family Business PodcastWhat It's Like to Work With Family MembersToday Tharawat Magazine is a leading publication for family businesses, but did you know that the magazine is in itself a family business?
In our second podcast, Senior Editor James Lee speaks to Editor-in-Chief Ramia El Agamy as she shares what it's like to work with her family members.
2017-03-0509 min
The Family Business PodcastThe Origins Story You’ve Never HeardTharawat Magazine Editor James Lee speaks to Editor-in-Chief Ramia El Agamy as she shares how it all began - the origins story of Tharawat Magazine, the leading publication for family businesses.
2017-02-2706 min