Episode 48: Starting a Family Office From Scratch | Ranching Isn't 'Yellowstone' | Wearing Multiple Hats in the Family Business

Episode 48: Starting a Family Office From Scratch | Ranching Isn't 'Yellowstone' | Wearing Multiple Hats in the Family Business

In this episode, we sit down with Camille Johnson, family liaison at HF Capital, the Haslam family's family office. She discusses the office's 2020 founding amid the family’s sale of Pilot (which operates the Pilot Flying J travel centers and truck stops), how it's grown from three employees to a team serving 43 family members across four generations and why she believes in starting imperfectly rather than waiting for the perfect plan. We also continue our conversation with husband-and-wife team Luke and Catherine Neumayr, G7 ranchers at V8 Ranch. They discuss how their business differs from the version of ranching most people know from “Yellowstone,” how they're raising their son to a G8 rancher and why patience matters more than boldness in their industry. Also, Jamie Shah, G2 president of Chem-Impex and an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business returns to talk about her latest column on "hat switching" in a family enterprise. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 47: No Retiring on the Ranch? | How ‘Shadow Governance’ Can Help Succession | Protecting Family Relationships

In this episode, we sit down with husband-and-wife team Luke and Catherine Neumayr, seventh-generation ranchers at family-owned V8 Ranch. They discuss the unique realities of succession in agriculture, why ranchers often never truly retire, how they each found their way into the family enterprise and how they're blending tradition with modern marketing to help position the ranch for the future. We also continue our conversation with Total Office Solutions Co-Founder Linda Monette and her daughters Amy Monette Linton and Megan Monette McDaniel, who share how their family handles conflict, balances work and family life and approaches succession. And family business advisor and MLR Media Conference Chair Peter Begalla explains the concept of "shadow governance" and how rising-generation family members can begin practicing collaborative decision-making before formally taking the reins. Interested in being a guest or have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? Contact host Zack Needles, editor-in-chief of Family Business Magazine, at: zneedles@www.familybusinessmagazine.com [zneedles@www.familybusinessmagazine.com]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 46: The Big Move From G1 to G2 | A Complicated Founder-Son Relationship | Evolving Without Abandoning Values

In this episode, we sit down with two generations of leadership at Total Office Solutions, a family-owned provider of comprehensive office services from workplace planning, furnishing, and technology to moving and decommissioning. Sisters and G2 leaders Amy Monette Linton and Megan Monette McDaniel, along with their mother, Co-Founder and Co-Principal Linda Monette, discuss the ongoing transition from G1 to G2 and their approach to growing a business that has employed generations of multiple families aside from their own. In addition, this episode features more of our interview with David Kolbe and Amy Bruske, step-siblings and G2 leaders of Kolbe Corp., a behavioral assessment company built by the descendants of Eldon Wonderlic, creator of the Wonderlic Contemporary Cognitive Ability Test. They discuss what makes their co-leadership dynamic work. This episode also features part 2 of our conversation with Travis Hollman, G2 CEO of Hollman Inc., the world’s largest locker manufacturer whose clients include the major pro sports leagues, Apple and Nike. Hollman (who some listeners might know as the husband of “The Real Housewives of Dallas” alum Stephanie Hollman) talks more about his difficult journey taking over from his brilliant but complicated founder-father and discusses what he envisions for the future of the family business. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 45: Getting ‘Real’ About Working With Family | The Human Side of Succession | Investing With Purpose and Passion

In this episode, we sit down with Travis Hollman, G2 CEO of Hollman Inc., the world's largest locker manufacturer whose clients include the major pro sports leagues, Apple and Nike. Hollman (who some listeners might know as the husband of “The Real Housewives of Dallas” alum Stephanie Hollman) shares how he helped transform the business his father built into a global leader in the space. He also opens up about the often harsh realities of working alongside a larger-than-life founder. We also interview David Kolbe and Amy Bruske, step-siblings and G2 leaders of Kolbe Corp., a behavioral assessment company built by the descendants of Eldon Wonderlic, creator of the Wonderlic Contemporary Cognitive Ability Test. They discuss the company's roots, lessons learned from founder Kathy Kolbe (David’s mother and Amy’s stepmother) and how a carefully planned leadership transition helped the company continue its mission following her passing. And in Part 2 of our conversation with single-family office founder Ross Lazaroo-Hood, we explore how passion, purpose and impact shape both his investment philosophy and his philanthropic focus. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 44: How One Family Office Finds Hungry Founders | Leading with Values at Lundberg | Cars, Computers and Culture

In this episode, Ross Lazaroo-Hood, leader of the Lazaroo-Hood Group, explains how his family office backs founder-led businesses by investing not just in ideas, but in the resilience, hunger and character of the people behind them. We also hear more from Lundberg Family Farms' new CEO Suzanne Sengelmann, who discusses leading the multigenerational family business through its next chapter while balancing sustainability, regenerative farming and the expectations of 43 family shareholders. In addition, this episode features part 2 of our conversation with Rich and Brian Rogenski of second-generation Legacy Tire & Auto Repair, who talk about adapting to increasingly high-tech vehicles while maintaining a culture built on transparency and trust. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.