Family Business Today Podcast
1) Episode 92: Learn to Live, Speak and Lead from the Brand You Were Born With
Our guests today are Kati and Alex Pauls. Kati and Alex are the visionary duo behind KP Design — atransformational branding studio that helps entrepreneurs uncover what’s true and build what’s needed ...Show More
2) Episode 91: Two Sisters Committed to Helping Women Live Their Life on Their Own Terms
Our guests today are Dr. Flora Waples and her sister, Dominique Waples-Trefil. These powerhouse sisters founded RESTOR medical Spa in 2011 in the Denver area. Dr. Flora Waples is a board-certified phy...Show More
3) Episode 90: Growing Vidalia Onions is a RealSweet ® Family Business with John Shuman
Our guest today is John Shuman. John is the President andCEO of Shuman Farms, a leading grower and shipper of sweet onions based in Reidsville, Georgia. Raised in a farming family, John left college i...Show More
4) Episode 89: Care for Visionaries in a Family Business with Jaime White
Our guest today is Jaime White. Jaime is a strategist,speaker, and co-founder of Believe Crew, where she’s pioneering a model called SoulCare for Visionaries™—designed to help entrepreneurs and family...Show More
5) Episode 88: Getting Acquainted with Mergers and Acquisitions for Family Businesses with Rick Calabrese
Our guest today is Rick Calabrese. Rick is a licensedattorney and CPA in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and also has a Masters of Law in Taxation from Villanova University, School of Law. Prior to ...Show More
6) Episode 87: Preserving Your Family Business through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Our guest today is Kelly O. Finnell, J.D., CLU, AIF®. Kelly is one of the nation’s premier ESOP consultants, having spent more than 40 years helping business owners design and execute ESOPs. Kelly is ...Show More
7) Episode 86: How Pivoting a Family Business Can Lead to Long-Term Success with Ben Hertzman
Our guest today is Ben Hertzman. Ben is the president ofProgress Luv 2 Pak, a family-led packaging company with over a century of history.Founded in 1917, the company has grown from manufacturing hat ...Show More
8) Episode 85: How Hiring a Non-Family CEO may Ensure Success for Your Family Business
Our guest today is Richard Perko, President and CEO of theLee Company in Franklin, Tennessee.Richard joined Lee Company as a project engineer right out of college in 1996. Twenty years later, he was n...Show More
9) Episode 84: Bringing Together Faith and Business to Impact Culture in Your Family Business
Our guest today is Peter Demos, 2nd generation restaurateur at Demos’ Restaurant in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Peter’s vision for Demos’ is clear and simple. “We want thecustomer to leave in a better mo...Show More
10) Episode 83: Plan for the Future, Preserve the Legacy with Jim and Bill Stranberg
Our guests today are Bill and Jim Stranberg. Jim is the founder of Stranberg Resource Group in Lake Forest, Illinois. His son, Bill, is a partner in the family firm. As a second generation, family-own...Show More