Nieke and Daan Renssen PrideStaff Co-Owners, Strategic Partners Temp-to-Hire Staffing and Direct Hire What led you to start the business? Nieke -- Daan and I are from Holland and we both had professional careers there. Daan spent 20+ years in a variety of corporate...
"It's a Wonderful Life" is not only a classic Christmas movie, it is also a classic example of the issues facing the next generation of Family Business owners. George Bailey, the oldest son at Bailey Brothers Building and Loan, faces terrible personal and...
Papa Cristo’s has stood on the same corner at 2771 West Pico Boulevard for 60 years. It is truly a fixture in Los Angeles’ Greek community and beyond. The business began as C & K Importing Company bringing wonderful Greek foods and wines to Los Angeles. When 2nd...
Javaid Ansari Compak Asset Management 2nd Gen Executive Vice President Wealth Management Who founded the business and how did it start? My father, Moe, is the founder of the company and the current Chief Investment Officer. He became interested in financial services...
Manuel Ser-Manukyan Integrity Accounting Solutions, Inc. 4th Gen – Family has been providing Bookkeeping Services for over 200 years DOO/VP Bookkeeping & Accounting Services Who started the business and why did they start the business? Integrity Accounting...
Daniel Chayet CODET Vision Institute 2nd Gen CEO & President Ophthalmology/Medical Tourism Who started the business and why did they start the business? My Dad is an ophthalmologist and started the business in Tijuana and moved the family from Mexico City to San...
Geoff Johansing COO/Broker Cass & Johansing now IOA Insurance Services 4th Generation Insurance Agency Can you tell us how the business started? My great grandfather was an insurance agent in Cleveland, Ohio. The insurance carriers wanted him to start a business...
RJ Associates provides executive search services for companies seeking mid-level through senior level executives in the financial and accounting disciplines. Services are provided on a modified retained basis. Their clients are start-ups, middle market, and Fortune...
Business: Arto NxtGen: Armen Alajian – 2nd Generation Position – President Can you tell us about the start of your family business? Our family business story goes back to my grandfather, who was orphaned in Armenia and found himself alone in Syria as an 11 year old. ...
In virtually all families, assets will be transferred from one generation to the next. Yet when those assets carry significant monetary value, as is customary within wealthy families, inter-generational conflict can often arise and develop into a serious issue....
Complicating factors include inflation, interest rates and midterm election fallout. Over the past two years, the virus on everyone’s mind was COVID. Today, the virus is inflation. As the cost of goods and wages rise, the country’s biggest private employer segment —...
Following many conversations with philanthropists over the course of two decades, one thing is clear: it’s important for them to continuously enhance the work they’re doing to support the causes they care about. But no matter the mission, foundations can enrich their...
Bipartisan Group of Congressional Members Launch Congressional Family Business Caucus Focused on Family-Owned Businesses Today, Representatives Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) launched the bipartisan...
Nieke and Daan Renssen PrideStaff Co-Owners, Strategic Partners Temp-to-Hire Staffing and Direct Hire What led you to start the business? Nieke -- Daan and I are from Holland and we both had professional careers there. Daan spent 20+ years in a variety of corporate...