Family IN Business

Esther Choy
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A podcast that features stories of leaders, their families, and the family enterprises they transformed. Family IN Business is sponsored by the Kellogg Center for Family Enterprises and hosted by storytelling expert, Esther Choy.

  1. 02/11/2023

    1. The Entrepreneurial Journey of Writing Your Own Glory In A Family Enterprise: Kartik Wahi of Claro Energy

    Though Kartik Wahi’s father started a successful OEM business, Wahi wasn’t ready to work for the family business. In this episode, Wahi takes us on his entrepreneurial journey from his days at Kellogg School of Management to discovering the opportunities in solar and the founding and growth of the social enterprise Claro Energy.

    33 min

  2. 02/11/2023

    2. Leading Entrepreneurial Ventures Within A Family Business: Ian Rosen of Harry Rosen Inc.

    When Ian Rosen decided to return to the family business in 2018, Harry Rosen Inc., Canada’s leading luxury men's clothing retailer, was only doing 2-4 percent of their business online. In the months before COVID-19 hit, Rosen and his team were creating a thoughtful plan on how to stay relevant in the e-commerce space. When stay-at-home orders shuttered all of Harry Rosen’s retail stores, the launch of their digital platform became trial-by-fire.

    37 min

  3. 02/11/2023

    3. Discovering Your Entrepreneurial Niche Within A Family Enterprise: Zack Richner of Arrandale Ventures

    Zack Richner is ambitious, daring, and thoughtful, just like his grandparents who founded Richner Communications and his father who currently leads the family business. Within the story of family entrepreneurship, Zack Richner leverages his family’s assets to create Arrandale Ventures, an innovative startup that creates a new business model for traditional local media.

    40 min

  4. 02/11/2023

    4. Is This A Story Of A Family Enterprise Failure or The Rebirth Of An Entrepreneur: Ariel Bacal of BLANX

    As the third-generation family business leader, Ariel Bacal faced overwhelming obstacles in his footwear manufacturing and retail business in Colombia and Venezuela: an onslaught of cheaper products, a plunge in currency exchange, and ever mounting pressures from the fashion footwear industry. After countless pivots and desperate measures, it became clear that the only option left was to close the family business.

    37 min

  5. 02/11/2023

    5. Creating Strategic Entrepreneurial Goals Within A Family Business: Kalpana Waikar of Inspired Indian Cooking

    Who starts a new family business with a mortgage and kids in college? Entrepreneur Kalpana Waikar of Inspired Indian Cooking, with the support of her husband Sachin Waikar. Listen to the Waikar’s story of familial support systems, pursuing passions, and making strategic goals that fit their expectations of life outside of work.

    35 min

  6. 11/21/2022

    7. Leading Through Purpose: Aligning Stakeholders Around Sustainability with Anderson Tanoto

    Anderson Tanoto saw the potential for his family business, Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), to become a leader in sustainability. Through his journey in transitioning the company into more sustainable practices, Tanoto learned that failure, perseverance, and equity are key ingredients to creating meaningful change.

    39 min

  7. 10/15/2021

    S2 E6: A Hard Reset on Purpose for Family Business: Adam Farver of Pella Corporation

    It was a routine activity that led to a life-threatening accident, a coma, and multiple cranial surgeries. Adam Farver, Chairman of the Board and fourth generation of his family enterprise, Pella Corporation, found himself eavesdropping on doctors who doubted his full recovery. Faced with frightening questions about his future, Adam took stock of his life before the accident, consulting his late great-grandfather and grandmother’s wisdom: what would he do now?   Listen as Adam tells the story of his realizations, recovery, and resetting his purpose. We are also joined by experts Dave Whorton and Jennifer Pendergast discussing how family enterprises can—and should—intentionally find their purpose to steel themselves from crisis.

    35 min

  8. 10/15/2021

    S2 E5: Embracing a Purpose You Never Thought Possible: Stephanie Jackson and Kimberly Paxton-Hagner of Kwik Lok

    Along with their younger sister Melissa Steiner, Stephanie Jackson and Kimberly Paxton-Hagner are co-owners of their multigenerational family enterprise, Kwik Lok. If you’ve ever bought bread, tortillas, or apples in a bag, you’ve already used their product! Their grandfather, Floyd Paxton, invented the plastic closure tab that keeps food fresh and tracks the supply of many of our favorite foods.   The sisters’ road to family enterprise leadership started as a total surprise: their grandfather and father never intended for women in their family to take over the business. But their father’s sudden passing left a leadership gap, and the Paxton sisters had to ask themselves: What do we do? How will we do it? And why should we do it?   Listen as our guests discuss their trepidation and inspiration finding their purpose within their family enterprise, in roles they never thought they’d take on. We are also joined by experts Rob Lachenauer and Jennifer Pendergast, who offer thoughts on organizational change, defining purpose, and winning employee buy-in.

    37 min
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A podcast that features stories of leaders, their families, and the family enterprises they transformed. Family IN Business is sponsored by the Kellogg Center for Family Enterprises and hosted by storytelling expert, Esther Choy.

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  • Creator
    Esther Choy
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020 Leadership Story Lab
  • Show Website
    Family IN Business