In case you missed it, as most of the world did, the strike-delayed Emmy Awards finally aired last week. Only 4.3 million viewers watched the show,...
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FAMILY LEGACY: Martin Luther King Sr. / Martin Luther King Jr.
(Originally published Jan. 14, 2021) Since 1971, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been celebrated in the United States to commemorate the life, work,...
It’s a Wonderful Life – A Family Business Story and More
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet The...
Top 10 Nepo Baby, Family Business Christmas Movies
If someone would bother to ask me about my greatest life regrets, I’d share the following: 1) failing to invent Fantasy Baseball even though I...
Nature vs. Nurture – Family Business NxtGens and Poodles
A couple of months ago, we started fostering Bella, a two-year old, 60 lb. standard poodle with thoughts of potentially adopting her. Helena, from...
HBO’s Succession: The King is Dead, Long Live THE IN-LAW!
Now that Succession’s final episode aired and Kendall, Roman, and Shiv have filed for unemployment, it’s time to review this epic, but seriously...
Design Your Life – Identifying Purpose in Your Life
Today, we are facing unprecedented and increasingly complex and converging global challenges. From pandemics to climate change, from vast wealth...
The Princess and the Frog (2009): A Family Business Tale
Perhaps considered as one of Disney’s more underrated animated films featuring their princesses, The Princess and the Frog (2009) is a gem for...
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Dassler brothers – One Family, One Feud, Two Global Shoe Brands
Herzogenaurach is a small Bavarian town where cobblestone streets carried the rhythm of daily life, and everyone seemed to know one another. In the town, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) was creating a sports revolution that resulted in...
Sneaky Pete – a sly Family Business Crime Drama
If Sneaky Pete sneaked past your streaming options, think again. While the themes of fraud, identity theft, violence, death, and moral compromise are similar to other family business crime dramas, they’re balanced with humor, charm, and fun. Sneaky Pete is the...
When Success Becomes a Cage: The Emotional Burnout of Wealth Maintenance
Success stories often end with the achievement itself, the company sold, the IPO celebrated, the estate secured. But what happens after the story everyone applauds? For many ultra-high-net-worth individuals, that’s when a new, quieter struggle begins, one that doesn’t...
I Sold My Family’s Security Business. Here’s What Nobody Told Me.
My first job at our family's security company was janitor. I was fourteen. I swept floors, tested product, and packed boxes in the warehouse for shipments. Not because my parents wanted to teach me a lesson about humility (although they did). But because that was the...
