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Second Generation Business Owners

Planning for Successful Succession (with Phil Clemens)

How important is a succession plan to your company’s health? What are the challenges to putting one into place? How can business owners and founders step outside of their egos, face the idea of being replaced, and ask the hard questions on future leadership?

Turning Your Family Business into a Business Family (with Phil Clemens)

What is the difference between a Family Business and a Business Family? How can transitioning from one to the other while reaffirming the family mission and values take a company from declining profits to being a billion-dollar business?

Innovating to Thrive, and Giving Back (with Larry J. Rybka)

How do you continually innovate to keep your company relevant and thriving? How do you assemble a team capable of taking what you’ve built into the future? How can the Golden Rule shape your business and affect change throughout the world?

Thriving in a Family Business and Why Excelling at Being a Family is Important (with Dave Lopez)

How do you achieve work-life balance when your work IS a family business? How do you thrive when working closely with relatives daily?

Earning Respect and Maintaining Healthy Relationships in a Family-Owned Company (with John Patrick Lopez)

How do you earn the respect of seasoned executives when stepping into a family-owned company? And how do you separate work and family when working side-by-side with siblings?

Balancing Work and Marriage When Your Partner is Your Spouse (with Brad & Kristy Allen)

When your spouse is your business partner, how do you balance work and marriage and be successful at both? How do you protect and care for your relationship apart from the business?