Luke Hansen-MacDonald

Beyond The Family Business

Business EN ↓ 63 episodes

Family Office President, Luke Hansen-MacDonald, explores lessons, strategies and stories from the world of family business.

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Luke Hansen-MacDonald

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How We Mitigate Conflict In Our Family Business 24.05.2024 10:31

The back bone of conflict mitigation for Luke has been communication and transparency between family members. Luke explains what this looks like in practice and shares some tips that can help other family’s reduce friction between members. https://lnk.to/fambiz

Connie McInnes Pt 2: Building a Brand That Customers Will Remember 17.05.2024 27:49

Connie McInnes, CEO & Founder of R Studios, discusses how she built her fitness brand and a team that keeps customers coming back for more. https://lnk.to/fambiz

Connie McInnes Pt. 1: CEO Balances Motherhood & Entrepreneurship 10.05.2024 28:17

Connie McInnes, CEO & Founder of R Studios, dives into her struggle with balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship. At the time of this interview, she was pregnant with her second child and about to open her largest studio yet. She also explains how her parents had a lasting impact on her career. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Rob Steele: Building an Automotive Empire 03.05.2024 23:00

Rob Steele explains his journey of building one Canada’s largest auto dealer roll-ups. He dives into his new Texan expansion and some hard truths about the EV market. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Adarsh Shah Pt. 2: Working Outside and Inside the Family Business 26.04.2024 35:19

Adarsh explains his journey from Michael Porter’s Monitor Group to a small Kenyan business to CEO of FoamCo in Canada. He also dives into his hopes for his own kids and how they engage the next generation of their family. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Adarsh Shah Pt. 1: Lessons from 116 Year Old Indian-African Family Business 19.04.2024 35:06

From escaping dictators to growing a business on 5 continents, Adarsh explains the incredible story of his family business and their approach to keeping aligned across geographies and cultures. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

7 Pros & Cons of Family Owned Businesses 15.04.2024 10:22

Luke explores his view of the positives and negatives of family business including nepotism, family baggage and employee trust. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Leslie Bishop Pt. 2: 4th Generation Expectations for Her Children 08.04.2024 38:52

Leslie Bishop discusses her own career path and how that informs her approach to engaging the next generation of her family. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Leslie Bishop Pt. 1: Great Granddaughter of Canadian Entrepreneur, RA Jodrey 01.04.2024 59:11

Leslie Bishop discusses the legacy of her great grandfather RA Jodrey and how the business has evolved over the last 100 years. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

3 Lessons from the Oldest Family Business, Hoshi Ryokan 25.03.2024 5:10

Luke discusses 3 lessons he learned from researching the 1300 year old Japanese family owned business, Hoshi Ryokan. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Nirav Gandhi Pt. 2: Immigrant Millionaire Lives with his Parents 18.03.2024 37:11

Nirav Gandhi discusses how he finds balance living and working with his brother, parents, sister-in-law, wife and kids. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Nirav Gandhi Pt. 1: Immigrant Entrepreneur Builds $100M E-Comm Business 13.03.2024 49:00

Nirav Gandhi explains his journey moving to Canada as a young boy from India and how he built a $100M e-commerce business with his brother. Watch the video podcast HERE Contact: BeyondTheFamilyBusiness@gmail.com

Trailer 04.03.2024 1:22