Enterprising Families Podcast

Prof. Elmarie Venter shares on socioemotional wealth (SEW) in Family Businesses. About: Prof Venter is a well-known presenter, facilitator, mentor and consultant in the field of family businesses. Her work and research on managing and governing family businesses in general and succession in particular has been recognised locally and internationally through her publishing in accredited journals, wr...

John Tucker shares on the integration of non-family management into a family business. About: John is affectionately known as ‘The Guru’. There isn’t much in the world of family business that John hasn’t seen. He has worked as Global Head of Family business for a large accountancy business, he created the first MBA and Masters programmes in family business in the World and has a passion for his wo...

Greg McCann shares on conscious leadership in Family Business. About: Greg Mcann, Family Enterprise Owner, Consultant, Coach, Author and Professor Greg works with family enterprises in the areas of leadership, succession, communication, conflict resolution, with a special emphasis on leadership. Greg has coached leaders, executives, and the rising gen for over 20 years within his roles as the foun...

Emmanuel Asuquo shares on Financial conversations in Family Businesses. About: Emmanuel Asuquo is a qualified Financial Advisor and has worked in Financial Services for over 15 years. Emmanuel is privileged enough to give financial education talks all over the UK and has spoken to over 20,000 people in the last two years. Emmanuel has been featured in The Times, Telegraph and Daily Mail newspapers...

Enrique Cordero speaks on Looking at Succession as Business Continuity instead of replacement.  About: Enrique is a Mechanical Engineer graduated from Texas A&M University. He also has a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from INCAE Business School and post-graduate studies as an Advisor in Family Business in the Establishment of Governance and the Drafting of Family Protocols from t...

Alyana Popat shares on Entrepreneurship when working in the family business  About Alyana: Alyana is currently pursuing a Master of Management in Hospitality at Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Business. She was previously working with her family business, Simba Corporation, in Nairobi and held several roles within the Hospitality department of the business. Alyana started off workin...

Rania Labaki shares on Corporate Governance and how it connects with Family Governance. Incl best practices and what it takes to succeed.  About: Bio: Rania Labaki, Ph. D. is Associate Professor of Management at EDHEC Business School, Director of the EDHEC Family Business Research Centre, and Family Business Fellow at Cornell University. She is actively involved in key roles in several intern...

Scott Rands shares on Wealth that expands beyond Financial but adds invaluable impact on the family and the business.   About:  Scott Rands , CIM, FEA Scott has extensive experience in financial services, joining Scotiabank in 1995. With a strong background in investment management, estate and trust services and private foundations, he is a true believer in total wealth management planni...

Melissa Mitchell-Blitch shares on Differences Don't Have to be Divisive. About: Melissa Mitchell-Blitch is the founder of Eredita Consulting and author of In the Company of Family: How to Thrive When Business IS Personal . Melissa is a former CPA and financial advisor, who left the field of finance in 2003, to focus on the psychology of business and wealth. She has a Masters in Accounting and a Ma...

Maya Prabhu shares on Children, Wealth and Success. (ages 3-22. Promoting collaboration between siblings. Children understanding success and hardship and appreciating wealth.) *Disclaimer : Maya is not speaking as a representative of her employer but in her own capacity on this podcast. About: Maya leads the Wealth Advisory practice across the EMEA region at JP Morgan. She advises families on stra...

Jane Beddall shares on Types of Conflicts and Conflict Resolution solutions. About: After working as a mediator and attorney for a number of years, Jane Beddall founded Dovetail Resolutions, LLC in 2006 to provide mediation services to help parties in conflict reach resolutions tailored to their interests. Her specific focus now is work as a family business mediator and family wealth mediator...

Lisa Cukier shares on Wealth and Marital Conversations in Enterprising Families. About: LISA M. CUKIER is a Partner and Executive Committee member at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston. Her practice includes divorce & custody, trust litigation, will contests, fiduciary litigation, mental health and addiction related legal interventions, elder law, guardianship and conservatorship litigation, p...

The similarities and differences of Family Enterprises with Dr James Grubman About : Dr James Grubman has provided services to individuals, couples, and families of wealth for over 30 years. His work with clients at many levels of affluence - from the “millionaire next door” to  The Forbes 400 -  has earned him a reputation as a valued family advisor. Jim often is consulted in situa...

Dov Baron shares on becoming a Dragon Leaders About: Dov Baron is “The Dragonist”, guiding us in how to recognize and nurture dragons (the top talent) hidden in our organizations. A Dragon Leader is not a position , it’s someone who is always pushing to improve and wants those they serve to reach their full potential. Dov’s humour and no-BS style is contagious. As a master storyteller, he is consi...

Dave Specht share on the Family Matriarchs About: Dave Specht is the author of, "The Family Business Whisperer."  He has served as a University Professor at the University of Nebraska where he taught Family Business Management.  In the past 3 years Specht has trained nearly 3,000 of the top financial advisors in the United States.  He is the father of 6 children and lives with his f...

 Piet Jansen shares on Imperfection. The shame and pain that comes with being a child in an imperfect situation. About: Piet Jansen is the Director of International Relations at Yes We Can Youth Clinics. As a Keynote speaker at many events, he enjoys grasping the attention of any audience, addressing universal issues that often resonate long after the event has passed. Of Dutch origin, yet a...

Dr Vanessa Zamberk shares on Family Governance tools About: Dr. Vanessa Zamberk, nee Faktor, born in the United States, was educated in Germany and Switzerland. During her Master Program in Public Management at Bocconi, she worked for the last semester at the Housing Opportunity Commission of Montgomery County. For the next three years she gained professional experience at JP Morgen Chase and the...

Robert Rubinstein shares on "Is Impact Investing the right strategy for African Family Offices?" About: Robert J. Rubinstein (born 1952) is a Social Entrepreneur and the founder and driving force behind TBLI ( Triple Bottom Line Investing ) Group, a group that specializes in Environmental, Social and Governance ESG and Impact Investing , using Triple Bottom Line principles.

Christian Stewart shares on Developing family human capital through assessment process. About: Christian is the founder of Family Legacy Asia, a process consulting firm based in Hong Kong. He assists family enterprises around Asia with family governance, succession, and family learning & development. He facilitates family meetings and helps families to form and implement family councils, famil...

Russ Haworth shares on Ownership Philosophy About: Russ is recognised as one of the world’s leading experts in family business and has been working with families in business for 15 years. His passion for the work has seen him move from a career in financial planning and wealth management into his role with The Family Business Consultancy. He holds the Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advisi...

Jeremy Green Shares on Setting Up and Recruiting for family Office About: Jeremy Green is team lead at Agreus Resourcing & Recruitment Exclusively for Family Offices. Agreus is a full-service resources and recruitment consultancy – dedicated to working exclusively with Family Offices throughout the World.  Recruitment Adviser servicing the Family Office and Wealth Management space. - Mark...

John Broons shares on “Whats you origin story?" and “Who really owns the business?” About: As a highly experienced mentor, coach and Specialist Accredited Family Advisor with Family Business Australia for almost 30 years', John Broons has been immersed in business consulting since the early 1990s. Spanning more than 40 years’ of experience, his strengths centre around being able to simplify the co...

Communications and values and or decision making in venture creation for the next generation with Dr. Leilanie Mohd Nor   About: Leilanie is a Company Director and Group CEO at  BinaPavo , a leading boutique family business advisory firm in Malaysia. Her forte is on next generation leaders’ development, communication, values, trust, conflict resolution and family entrepreneurship. P...

Lise Stewart shares on How to avoid choking on the silver spoon – setting expectations about compensation, roles and responsibilities early in life. About: Lisë Stewart is Principal-in-Charge of EisnerAmper’s Center for Individual and Organizational Performance and the Center for Family Business Excellence Group within the Private Business Services Practice. She has more than 25 years of experienc...

Andra Ilie shares on the Next-Gen’s mind frame now and how it is different to the Now-Gen  About: Andra works closely with families and family offices, supporting them in managing their businesses, their wealth and understanding their aspirations. Andra takes a holistic approach when advising clients, focusing on family longer term succession planning and family governance.