Adii Pienaar - First Generation Wealth Creator & Living Life Profitably [The Business of Family]

8 February 2021  |  56 mins 53 secs

africa, author, entrepreneur, first generation, founder, founding generation, g1, life profitability, software, south africa, startups

Adii Pienaar is the founder of three technology companies, two of which he’s exited so far to create first generation wealth for his family. A prolific reader, writer and maker, Adii brings a refreshing perspective to the way he views family, business and wealth.

Khalid Muhmood - Using the Family Holding Company to invest in Education [The Business of Family]

18 January 2021  |  50 mins 4 secs

1st generation, business of education, dragonfly education, education, family business, family enterprise, fbn, first generation, founding generation, g1, generational wealth, singapore, vietnam, ypo

Khalid is from the UK and through the family business holding company Dragonfly Education Group, is an operational investor in education. He has been active in the business of education since 1994

Dave Whorton - From Built to Sell to Built to Last - The Tugboat Institute Story [The Business of Family]

21 September 2020  |  53 mins 48 secs

evergreen, first generation, founding generation, g1, kleiner perkins, permanent capital, private equity, stewardship, tpg, tugboat group, tugboat institute, venture capital, ypo

Dave Whorton's resume is almost unbelievable. From a brand name VC in Silicon Valley working at Kleiner Perkins to a stint in private equity with TPG and ultimately to founding Tugboat Institute - a different way of building profitable and evergreen businesses that last the test of time.

Jim Sheils - The Family Board Meeting [The Business of Family]

24 August 2020  |  42 mins 56 secs

18 summers, author, first generation, founding generation, g1, jim sheils, parenting, the family board meeting

Jim Sheils was motivated by what he saw as one of the most tragic challenges of modern life--the disconnection of busy entrepreneurs from their families--Jim developed the Family Board Meeting process to help business owners bridge the gaps between themselves and their loved ones.

Jim is an avid surfer, successful real estate entrepreneur and the author of the Amazon best-seller “The Family Board Meeting".

Rob Robson – Building & Operating the Business of Family [The Business of Family]

1 August 2020  |  43 mins 36 secs

family enterprise, family office, first generation, founding generation, g1, harvard, multi-generation, sailing, the business of family, ypo

Rob Robson is the Founder of OneHarvest, Australia’s largest fresh salads business and a great student of multi-generational wealth creation. These days spends up to 7 months of the year sailing the world.