Family Business Today

You may have heard it before, “Business is Business and Family is Family and never the two shall meet …unless you work in a family business.” Your host, Greg Lewis talks to Jennifer Lewis, President Tennessee Center for Family Business, on managing stress in the family business. Jennifer is a professional family counselor and career coach. A graduate of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis with a Master...

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Eileen Huntington, co-founder and her daughter, Anne Huntington, VP Business Development at their family business, Huntington Learning Centers. The relationship between a mother and daughter can only truly be understood by mothers and daughters. If you love each other tremendously, enjoy spending time together and trust each other, then working together in a family...

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Travis Harms, Sr. Vice President at Mercer Capital located in Memphis, Tennessee about the importance of a business valuation in helping you and your family have a realistic understanding of the value of your business and/or the value of your shares. This is critical for business and personal decision-making and planning for you and your family business. There are a...

The world of family business is full of stories of siblings who didn’t see eye to eye. In today’s podcast we’ll hear from a 4th generation brother and sister combo who have carefully managed these relationships to be both productive and fulfilling for their business and their family.

Greg Lewis talks to Dr. Paul White about how to lead with appreciation in the workplace. Leading a business is tough enough, but when family is involved the leader will experience the benefits and challenges associated with family owned business when it comes to communications.

Succession Planning is an unfamiliar challenge for most business owners. The anxiety of planning is often aggravated when family members are involved in the business. Our guest today is Bradley J. Franc. In his new book The Succession Solution: The Survival Guide for Business Transition, Bradley provides both an explanation of the importance of succession planning.

Gary and his family are former owners of Ringger Feed and Ringger Foods in Gridley, Illinois. In his book, Radical Business, From Ownership to Stewardship, Radical Business shares how God used a failing business to change Gary Ringger's definition of success - ultimately leading him on a path from that of a business owner to a business steward.

In today’s episode, Steve will share his secret weapon for generating the one source of revenue that will most effectively fuel your business.

Chris is a 3rd generation member of his family agribusiness located in Wray, Georgia. Started by Chris’ grandfather, Jacob Paulk, Muscadine Products Corporation is an agribusiness enterprise based in the middle of the world’s largest muscadine vineyards.

In today’s episode, I will ask Charles to share: With only 4% of family businesses successfully transitioning to the 4th generation and beyond, what has been his family’s secret to success? With 5 generations there have been a lot of children, grand-children and great-grandchildren. How did the family decide who was and who was not going to join the business?

You will hear real life stories about a company co-owned by two brothers; a family business where parents are treating everyone equally; and a family business where Dad’s “second marriage” combines “new kids” and a child from Dad’s first marriage who is actively involved in the business. Business owners and entrepreneurs, corporate officers and executives, and investors and families with inherited...

On today’s podcast we will be talking about Cal’s trials and tribulations both within his family and within his family business, Dollar General; what he learned; and how his experiences working in a family business might benefit you where you are today in your family business.

No matter what the size of a family enterprise, the unique – and often volatile – mix of personal family relationships, business strategy and ownership criteria can create an emotionally charged environment that makes decision-making, not to mention day-to-day management.

A 2014 study showed that women – mostly daughters – are increasingly being selected to take over their family-owned businesses. Among conclusions in the study, “Women in Leadership: The Family Business Advantage”, by EY and Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, one of the most compelling was that “70 percent of family businesses are considering a woman for their next CEO, and 30 percent are strong...

Nearly 50% of successful business owners want to exit their companies within the next five years. Is an ESOP right for me? On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Tim Jamison with Prairie Capital Advisors to discuss his experiences involved in developing Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) and the advantages of an ESOP for business owners.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Jake Avila to discuss his experience being involved in his family's business and his academic research related to healthy family relationships in family business.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dana Holmes of 2nd Generation Capital to discuss planning and funding an exit that includes an eventual passing of the family business to your children. 2nd Generation Capital was originally formed in 1994 to meet family shareholder needs for liquidity, growth financing and ownership transition services.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Matt Bodnar of Fresh Hospitality regarding the development and involvement of the next generation in the business. Fresh Hospitality is primarily an investment company that invests across the food and restaurant value spectrum, with primary focus in restaurant operations and real estate development.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dr. Bill Bellet of the Legacy Consulting Group in Nashville, TN. Bill has over 25 years’ experience in the “relationship business” as a clinical and consulting psychologist. He specializes in conflict resolution, family owned business succession and strategic planning, coaching and developing leaders, career counseling and relationshi...

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Jenny Owens and Evan Owens who are co-founders of Reboot Combat Recovery. Reboot Combat Recovery is a non-profit organization that provides a 12 week course to combat veterans and their families that helps them deal with the spiritual side of healing from combat trauma, post traumatic stress and moral injury.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dana Holmes, the Managing Member of 2nd Generation Capital since 2006. 2nd Generation Capital is a boutique firm in Nashville affiliated with local accounting firm Kraft CPAS.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, author of Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with your Entrepreneur in a Crazy Start-Up World, concerning the conversations husbands and wives should have about their family business partnership. It is valuable prescriptive guide to how to keep your relationship strong when there’s a start-up in the family.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Steve Richards, Founder and Chairman of Richards and Richards Office Records Management, Inc. Richards and Richards is a Nashville based family business specializing in record storage, secure shredding, scanning, data storage and medical waste.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Jamie Fritz of Dabble Studios. From DabbleStudio.com: "Dabble Studio is here to give you opportunities to “dabble” in the creative worlds of art, food, and more. Our recreational painting and cooking classes take place in our clean contemporary Nashville studio, a great place to spend an evening with old friends or new.