Sean Lang & Jeff Watters - Appointing a Non-Family CEO & Selling a 5th Generation Business

Episode  |  19 September 2021  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 9 mins

5th generation, exit, family business, family council, g5, outside leadership, selling, succession, transition, usa, ypo

The Lang family recruited Jeff Watters as the first outside CEO to lead Ainsworth Pet Nutrition in it's 5 generations. Sean Lang and Jeff Watters worked together, partnering with a private equity firm to scale the $100m per year business into a $2 billion dollar exit over the space of a decade.

Julie Charlestein - The First Woman & 4th Generation Charlestein to Lead Premier Dental

Episode  |  22 March 2021  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 5 secs

4th generation, dental, fourth generation, g4, global, manufacturing company, ownership & control, ypo

Julie Charlestein is the CEO and president of Premier Dental Products Company, a global dental development and manufacturing business innovating new solutions to meet the evolving needs of dentistry.

Carl Bates - High-Performance Family Boards from New Zealand to Africa

Episode  |  15 March 2021  |  Season 1  |  51 mins 47 secs

africa, entrepreneur, family boards, family companies, g2, governance, governing boards, new zealand, property, second generation, south africa, ypo

Carl Bates is Africa's leading educator, appointer and guide of High-Performance boards. As the Founding Partner of Sirdar, he is world renowned for his practical understanding of governance and is constantly invited to share his knowledge and insight on the subject - in Africa, Sirdar is the largest provider of independent non-executive directors to private companies and family businesses

Juan Carlos Salame - Scaling a Third Generation Ecuadorian Retailer & Credit Provider

Episode  |  8 March 2021  |  Season 1  |  46 mins 10 secs

credit, culture, ecuador, entrepreneur, family dynamics, family protocol, g3, guayaquil, multigenerational, startup, third generation, ypo

Juan Carlos Salame is the Corporate Vice President at CRECOSCORP S.A. Juan Carlos Salame’s family business began in Guayaquil in 1944. Domingo Salame, his grandfather, began selling at the local market prepaid vouchers so his customers could buy products at different local stores and, then, pay Mr. Salame in installments.

Nike Anani - Building a Generational Bridge in African Family Firms

Episode  |  1 March 2021  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 1 min

adviser, africa, business families, family council, family enterprise, family office, g2, lagos, nextgen, nigeria, second generation, ypo

Nike is the founder and CEO of Nike Anani Practice, Ltd., in Lagos, Nigeria, where she helps second-generation family business members collaborate with the founding generation in an effort to build sustainable family enterprises in the region.

Aaron Chin - My Ceiling is Your Floor - 2nd Gen Leader of Canadian Health Business [The Business of Family]

Episode  |  15 February 2021  |  Season 1  |  45 mins 22 secs

canada, family business, g2, health foods, immigrant, second generation, sibling, supplements, vitamins, ypo

Aaron Chin is a second-generation business leader and CEO of Organika, a family-led Canadian company dedicated to providing innovative, premium health products to help inspire people to live healthier lives.

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

Episode  |  18 January 2021  |  Season 1  |  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

Ashok Melwani - Negotiating an Exit From the 4th Generation Family Business [The Business of Family]

Episode  |  11 January 2021  |  Season 1  |  50 mins 59 secs

4th generation, coach, entrepreneur, family business, food & beverage, fourth generation, g4, hospitality, india, singapore, ypo

In 1982, he joined the business full-time, working his way up from brand manager to an executive director of the 4th generation Indian family business. He's a seasoned entrepreneur with decades of experience in retail, food & beverage and distribution, and now an executive coach.

Ashok is a guide to the road less travelled. His story is a facinating journey of a struggle to leave the family business and ultimately forge his own path.

George Isaac - Family Business Consultant, Board Advisor & Prior CEO of Isaac Family Businesses [The Business of Family]

Episode  |  4 January 2021  |  Season 1  |  46 mins 56 secs

4th generation, advisor, author, family business, fourth generation, g4, serial entrepreneurship, usa, ypo

George Isaac is the founder of GAI Capital Ltd., a specialty family business consulting practice focusing on business value creation and longevity, succession planning, governance, family dynamics, and wealth management and transfer. Isaac has held roles as a family business CEO, shareholder, director, private equity investor, Deloitte management consulting partner and member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Family Business and Family Office networks.

Gautam Goel - 4th Generation Steward of Dhampur Sugar Mills [The Business of Family]

Episode  |  28 December 2020  |  Season 1  |  49 mins 50 secs

4th generation, business legacy, ethanol, fourth generation, g4, india, pruning, renewable power, sugar, ypo

Gautam Goel is the fourth generation Managing Director of Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd, one of the leading integrated sugarcane processing companies in India.