Family businesses come with their own unique challenges. To twist Tolstoy, “All happy family businesses are alike; each unhappy family business is unhappy in its way.” Craig Wieland has over 40 years of first-hand experience working in, and consulting with family businesses. In Family Business Rules, he explores what makes family businesses successful and all the ways they can become unhappy enterprises. He gets real as he talks about sibling rivalries, unethical behavior, the pain of addiction and embezzlement, and the frustrations of minority shareholders. He also talks about great success and what it takes to achieve it. Expect unfiltered, behind-the-scenes stories as Craig speaks with multi-generational family business owners as well as entrepreneurs who have built companies from the ground up. Family Business Rules provides an inside look at entrepreneurial life while highlighting key strategies to grow a prosperous business without it destroying your relationships.
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Family businesses come with their own unique challenges. To twist Tolstoy, “All happy family businesses are alike; each unhappy family business is unhappy in its way.” Craig Wieland has over 40 years of first-hand experience working in, and consulting with family businesses. In Family Business Rules, he explores what makes family businesses successful and all the ways they can become unhappy enterprises. He gets real as he talks about sibling rivalries, unethical behavior, the pain of addiction and embezzlement, and the frustrations of minority shareholders. He also talks about great success and what it takes to achieve it. Expect unfiltered, behind-the-scenes stories as Craig speaks with multi-generational family business owners as well as entrepreneurs who have built companies from the ground up. Family Business Rules provides an inside look at entrepreneurial life while highlighting key strategies to grow a prosperous business without it destroying your relationships.
Driven: How Tenacity Fueled Frank Stronach's Success (Part One)
Family Business Rules
32 minutes
1 year ago
Driven: How Tenacity Fueled Frank Stronach's Success (Part One)
In the premiere episode of Family Business Rules, Craig’s debut guest is the legendary entrepreneur, business leader, and philanthropist Frank Stronach. The founder of Magna International, once a tiny operation in a rented garage that became the world's largest automotive supplier, shares his extraordinary journey. Frank is also the visionary behind The Stronach Group, North America's premier horse racing and technology company. A recipient of Canada's highest honor, the Order of Canada, as well as Austria's Gold Medal for service, Stronach has been inducted into multiple halls of fame for his pioneering innovation and humanitarian efforts. In this candid discussion, he demonstrates what steadfast vision and tenacity can accomplish as Wieland provides a behind-the-scenes look at the trials and triumphs of entrepreneurial family businesses.
Family Business Rules
Family businesses come with their own unique challenges. To twist Tolstoy, “All happy family businesses are alike; each unhappy family business is unhappy in its way.” Craig Wieland has over 40 years of first-hand experience working in, and consulting with family businesses. In Family Business Rules, he explores what makes family businesses successful and all the ways they can become unhappy enterprises. He gets real as he talks about sibling rivalries, unethical behavior, the pain of addiction and embezzlement, and the frustrations of minority shareholders. He also talks about great success and what it takes to achieve it. Expect unfiltered, behind-the-scenes stories as Craig speaks with multi-generational family business owners as well as entrepreneurs who have built companies from the ground up. Family Business Rules provides an inside look at entrepreneurial life while highlighting key strategies to grow a prosperous business without it destroying your relationships.
