Family Business Today Tennessee Center for Family Business

Our guests today are Robert and Kay Lee Fukui. Robert and Kay Lee are the co-founders of Power by i61, Inc., a business consulting company. Their passion is to see marriages flourish in the midst of building a profitable business and to help the entrepreneur couple understand that you don’t have to sacrifice the marriage and family for the business. 
Together, they have developed an innovative program, Power Couples by Design, which equips the married entrepreneur to build a Thriving Marriage AND Prosperous Business.  
In this episode of Family Business Today, you will learn: 
What are the most common types of conflict in a family business? 
Practical tips to deal with conflict 
What is the price of not resolving conflict in a family business?   
How do you hold family members accountable in a family business and still preserve the relationship? 
How do you deal with a family member who wants a JOB, but you don’t think they would be a good fit? 
How do you deal with a family member who tends to stir the pot and create trouble? 
And more… 
Kay Lee and Robert are the authors of the book, Tandem: The Married Entrepreneurs’ Guide for Greater Work-Life Balance. 
Copies of their book are available at www.amazon.com and www.thetandembook.com. To learn more about Power by Design visit their website at www.marriedentrepreneur.co. 
 At the Tennessee Center for Family Business our passion is to help business owners create a positive environment in which their family THRIVES, their business performs and working together they create a lasting family legacy. To learn more about the Tennessee Center for Family Business visit www.tncfb.com. 
If you are considering a transition in your family business contact us today for a FREE  Transition Assessment (follow link) and receive a one-on-one review of your business transition preparedness with a family business consultant. (a $299 value) 
Until next time, There’s No Business Like a Family Business…. We Know! 

Our guest today is Charlie Leichtweis. Charlie is the founder of Experts in HOW and a 30-year business veteran with a strong track record of success at some of America’s best-known companies. His experience as a CEO and serving on the board of a prominent family-owned business inspired him to create Experts in HOW to help family businesses establish the high level of governance, leadership development and generational engagement that can preserve their wealth and ensure their success for generations.
In this episode of Family Business Today, you will learn:
How do you handle the situation where family members have conflicting objectives?
How can you build trust across generations and family branches?
How do you give voice to all members of the family?
How does the direction of the business change across generations?
Which comes first, the business or the family, when making decisions?
And more…
Charlie is the author of several books including THE POWER OF LEGACY IN FAMILY BUSINESS and host of the internationally recognized podcast THE POWER OF RESPECT PODCAST
Copies of his book are available at www.amazon.com. To learn more about Charlie Leichtweis visit his website at www.expertsinhow.com.
At the Tennessee Center for Family Business our passion is to help business owners create a positive environment in which their family THRIVES, their business performs and working together they create a lasting family legacy. To learn more about the Tennessee Center for Family Business visit www.tncfb.com.
If you are considering a transition in your family business contact us today for a FREE  Transition Assessment (follow link) and receive a one-on-one review of your business transition preparedness with a family business consultant. (a $299 value)
Until next time, There’s No Business Like a Family Business…. We Know!

Our guest today is Trudy Cathy White. Trudy is the youngest child and only
daughter of Chick-fil-A founder Truett and Jeannette Cathy. Like her
father, she is a beloved leader, communicator, and entrepreneur.

Our guest today is Dr. Julia DiGangi. Dr. DiGangi is a Neuropsychologist, author, speaker, and Founder of NeuroHealth Partners. On today’s podcast she will show us how to harness the power of the brain to lead more satisfying and emotionally intelligent lives at home and in our family business.
In this episode of Family Business Today, you will learn:
How to harness the power of emotional energy to Thrive not just survive
How to overcome the stumbling blocks of communications with family members
How to understand emotional energy to navigate stress (financial, economic, personnel, sales)
When painful things happen, how do we get unstuck when you are feeling stuck
And more…
Dr. Julia DiGangi is the author of ENERGY RISING: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power. Dr. DiGangi shares neuroscientifically grounded insights and compelling stories that bring principles to life. Copies of her book are available on amazon.com. To learn more about Dr. Julia DiGangi visit her website at www.drjuliadigangi.com.
At the Tennessee Center for Family Business our passion is to help business owners create a positive environment in which their family THRIVES, their business performs and working together create a lasting family legacy. To learn more about the Tennessee Center for Family Business visit www.tncfb.com.
If you are considering a transition in your family business contact us today for a FREE  Transition Assessment (follow link) and receive a one-on-one review of your business transition preparedness with a family business consultant. (a $299 value)
Until next time, There’s No Business Like a Family Business…. We Know!

Our guest today is Dr. Dianne Welsh. Dr. Welsh is a known scholar in entrepreneurship, family business, and franchising at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She grew up in her family business, Boyt Division of Welsh Sporting Goods.
Dr. Welsh has published 130 journal articles and eight books, including the go-to book for cross-campus entrepreneurship programs, Creative Cross-Disciplinary Entrepreneurship.
In this episode of Family Business Today, you will learn:
How growing up in her family business influenced her thoughts on the cross-sector of entrepreneurship and family business
What the difference is between learning about entrepreneurship and learning about business
How a family business can create an environment for entrepreneurship to flourish beyond the first generation
What a NextGen leader can do to help their family business survive past the first generation
Is there an indicator for family business success?
And more…
Dr. Dianne Welsh is the author of Entrepreneurial Family Business: From Survival to Success.  Her book focuses on the role of innovation in the development and longevity of her family business, Boyt®. It highlights the integral roles that each person plays in the success of a business and emphasizes that each role deserves respect and praise. To get your copy, visit Entrepreneurial Family Business.
At the Tennessee Center for Family Business our passion is to help business owners create a positive environment in which their family THRIVES, their business performs and working together create a lasting family legacy. To learn more about the Tennessee Center for Family Business visit www.tncfb.com.
If you are considering a transition in your family business contact us today for a FREE  Transition Assessment (follow link) and receive a one-on-one review of your business transition preparedness with a family business consultant. (a $299 value)
Until next time, There’s No Business Like a Family Business…. We Know!

Our guests today are brothers, Dan and Conor Sullivan, owners of Bumpa’s, in Charleston, South Carolina. Bumpa’s serves up specialty French fries, proprietary-blend burgers, and other elevated bar food in tribute to their grandfather, “Bumpa”.
In this episode of Family Business Today, we will share:
How their experiences working somewhere else helped prepare them to launch a family-owned business
What the founding principles their business is built on and how they maintain them on a daily basis in their work
Learn how two brothers communicate with each other to ensure business success
The “rules” they have in place when conflict arises
How they survived as a restaurant during COVID
Advice to siblings who are considering working together in a family business
Like their food, what are the secret ingredients for establishing boundaries between work and business relationships
What the future looks like for Bumpa’s
And more…
To learn more about Bumpa’s, visit their website at Bumpa's .
At the Tennessee Center for Family Business our passion is to help business owners create a positive environment in which their family THRIVES, their business performs and working together create a lasting family legacy. To learn more about the Tennessee Center for Family Business visit www.tncfb.com.
If you are considering a transition in your family business contact us today for a FREE  Transition Assessment (follow link) and receive a one-on-one review of your business transition preparedness with a family business consultant. (a $299 value)
Until next time, There’s No Business Like a Family Business…. We Know!