Family Business philanthropy is not such a strange concept. Philanthropy, by definition, is “the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.” Many businesses have been founded because of the values...
As part of a family business, it is often easy to become isolated from the rest of the world, especially if your company does not directly interact with customers. It is all too easy to lose yourself in the day-to-day job until you find yourself doing the same thing...
For many centuries, the idea of women leading anything was deemed ridiculous. When humans started going up the foodchain, men were out hunting while women were tasked to keep the children safe in the caves. During the Victorian Era, women’s purpose were quite...
Climate change is more than a futuristic environmental problem; it is also something that can affect your family business. The world’s climate is linked to society in even the most minute way. It can and will affect more than just the weather. From the health industry...
Goldwyn is not a common family name anywhere else. In Hollywood, though, it is worth its weight in gold. The Goldwyn multi-generational family has three generations (and perhaps counting) of taking names and amassing awards in the entertainment industry. They all owe...
The music industry has always been filled with people related to one another. Whether it’s a band of brothers, a group of cousins, a mother-daughter duo, or a husband-and-wife duet, they all love jamming and performing with each other in front of their legions of...
The Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is the fastest-growing method of philanthropic giving in the United States today. Countless institutions are marketing the opportunity to create one as the end of the tax year nears. The perks can sound too good to be true. Are they? In a...
Political dynasties have existed long before society knew what politics or a dynasty meant. From the tribal chieftains who passed on the responsibility to their kin to the chosen royalty line to the supposedly predestined leaders of a whole nation from one...
People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive. So that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own...
Friends of NxtGen Nexus – SoCal held their inaugural meeting at Papa Cristo’s on Thursday June 30, 2022. Friends of NxtGen Nexus – SoCal is a group of professional service advisors dedicated to celebrating and supporting the extraordinary contributions of Family...
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...