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Mixing Family and Business Podcast — 87 episodes
Ep: 87 - Reinventing Ourselves
Ep: 86 - What Experience Teaches That Time Alone Cannot
Ep: 85 - From Startup Chaos to Exit Plans
Ep: 84 - Why People Skills Trump Technical Skills in Business Success
Ep: 83 - Life Lessons Learned Late in Family and Business Leadership
Ep: 82 - What No One Tells You About Succession in Family and Multiple Businesses
Ep: 81 - Working Together and Stepping Back: Family Roles in Business Transitions
Ep: 80 - Lessons in Succession: Preparing the Next Generation for Family Business Leadership
Ep: 79 - How Our Decision Making Has Changed Over the Decades
Ep: 78 - Hard Lessons From Deals We Didn’t Do
Ep: 77 - Do Family Businesses Mean Drama or Success?
Ep: 76 - First Jobs, Early Homes, and How Inflation Changed Our Lives
Ep: 75 - Timeless Business Tools and Tech: From Cash Registers to AI-Driven Kitchens
Ep: 74 - The Power of Time Off
Ep: 73 - How Work and Customer Expectations Have Changed From the 1950s to Today
Ep: 72 - Mistakes We Made in People Management
Ep: 71 - Learning Curves: Skills We Had to Teach Ourselves
Ep: 70 - What we Learned from our Employees
Ep: 69 - What Surprised Us Most About Running a Family Business
Ep: 68 - Teaching Kids Responsibility Through Business
Ep: 67 - The Best and Worst Advice We Ever Got
Ep: 66 - First Big Purchases
Ep: 65 - What we Learned from Competitors
Ep: 64 - Cash vs Card-How Money Handling Has Changed in Business
Ep: 63 - Taking the Leap
Ep: 62 - Resilience and Teamwork in Family Business
Ep: 61 - Trusting Your Gut Versus Data
Ep: 60 - Navigating Unexpected Disasters and Successes
Ep: 59 - How Unique Promotions Made Our Family Stores Stand Out and Succeed
Ep: 58 - Defining Roles
Ep: 57 - Values in our Business
Ep: 56 - The Art of the Pivot
Ep: 55 - Labor Day Traditions, Cash Flow Tricks, and Weathering Financial Storms in Business
Ep: 54 - Birthday Traditions and Customer Service Fiascos
Ep: 53 - We Work With 20-Year-Olds: What We’ve Learned From Hiring Gen Z
Ep: 52 - Are We Still Local? How Our Small Business Has Evolved in a Big Business World
Ep: 51 - From Charcoal Grills to AI: How Technology Changed Our Family Businesses
Ep: 50 - Holiday Hustle: What It’s Like to Run a Business Through Christmas, Summer, and Every Busy Season
Ep: 49 - Mom’s Rules: What Shirley Taught Us About Business (and Life)
Ep: 48 - Unexpected Challenges and Lessons from Launching First Family Ventures
Ep: 47 - Running a Grocery Store in the Sixties, Eighties, and Beyond
Ep: 46 - Decades of Family Business: Holiday Traditions and How Work Has Changed
Ep: 45 - Resilience and Reinvention After Business Setbacks
Ep: 44 - Thriving Through Change Lessons on Adaptability in Family-Owned Enterprises
Ep: 43 - What I Wish I Knew At 30
Ep: 42 - Shifts in Parental Relationships and Business Wisdom
Ep: 41 - How Childhood Games Teach Us About Business Challenges
Ep: 40 - From Farming to Modern Business: A Family's Evolution
Ep: 39 - Balancing Business Investments with Memorable Customer Journeys
Ep: 38 - How Viral Trends and Social Media Shape Business Systems
Ep: 37 - Business Efficiency: Streamlining Meetings and Communication
Ep: 36 - When is the Right Time
Ep: 35 - Family Entrepreneur Insights: Making Numbers and Life Work Together
Ep: 34 - Creating a Unified Mission Across Diverse Business Locations
Ep: 33 - What Do You Do In Your Time off Work
Ep: 32 - What is the Best Way to Start a Business
Ep: 31 - What Do You Do When You're In A Business
Ep: 30 - The Sandwich Generation
Ep: 29 - How do You Keep Track of Your Goals and Stay Motivated
Ep: 28 - Who Decides What Goals Your Team Works Towards and What the Actual Goal Is.
Ep: 27 - Generational Parenting Shifts: Technology, Challenges, and Financial Aspects
Ep: 26 - Looking Back on 2024: Acquisitions, Weddings, and Moving Forward
Ep: 25 - Moving Forward Together: Aligning Your Team with Your Vision
Ep: 24 - How Trust Drives Success
Ep: 23 - The Role of Respectful Disagreements in Family Business Success
Ep: 22 - Investing Wisely: Balancing Quality and Cost in Business Decisions
Ep: 21 - How Networking at Events Can Transform Your Business
Ep: 20 - Reflecting on Business Changes and the Role of Mentorship
Ep: 19 - Launching Your First Business: Wisdom and Warnings from Veteran Entrepreneurs
Ep: 18 - Hands-on Management: A Deep Dive into Effective Business Practices
Ep: 17 - From Burnout to Balance: Strategies for Entrepreneurs
Ep 16 - Repetition, Consistency, and Managing Effective Change
Ep: 15 - Balancing Family and Business: The Challenges and Triumphs of Entrepreneurship
Ep: 14 - Building a Balanced Team: Hiring Beyond Personal Strengths
Ep: 13 - Balancing Family and Business: Insights from Generations of Entrepreneurs
Ep: 12 - The Art of Letting Go: Transitioning Company Roles Effectively
Ep: 11 - The Danger of One: Essential Tips for Business Continuity
EP: 10 - Managing Multiple Locations: Insights from Dairy Queen and Resort Operations
EP: 9 - Avoiding Pitfalls in Business Succession
Ep: 8 - Navigating Family Business Transitions: Lessons in Leadership and Communication
Ep: 7 -The Evolution of Family Businesses: Managing Change and Embracing Technology
EP: 6 - Successfully Integrating Your Kids into the Family Business
Ep: 5 Earning Your Place: Challenges and Triumphs in Family Business Life
Ep: 4 - Family Business Tales on Responsibility, Rewards, and Growing Up
Ep: 3 - Embracing Family Business Through Generations
Ep: 2 - Mixing Family and Business
Mixing Family and Business: Inaugural Episode