Episode 65: What is the Role of Spouses in a Family Business? with Sara B. Stern

Our guest today is Sara B. Stern. Sara is a Certified EOS Implementer with EOS Worldwide focused on multigenerational family businesses.

As the former director of the Family Business Center at the University of St. Thomas, trained coach and Certified EOS Implementer, Sara works exclusively with a limited number of family business leaders who want to maximize the impact they have on their companies, families, and communities.

 In this episode of Family Business Today, we will share:

• How to decide on an appropriate, constructive role for you as a spouse in your family business.

• How you can help your spouse keep boundaries between family and business as clear as possible.

• What role a spouse should take when dealing with sibling rivalries and parent/child disputes in your business.

• What should a spouse consider before joining their spouse in the family business.

• And more…

You can find Sara B. Stern’s book, Married to the Family Business: A Handbook for Spouses of Family Business Owners, at Amazon.com, and to learn more about Sara and her business, visit her website at Sara B. Stern.

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!

Episode 64: The Multi-Generational Family Business Behind Some of the Biggest Concert Productions in North America Today with Bob Romeo, Chairman of Romeo Entertainment Group in Nashville, TN

Our guest today is Bob Romeo, Board Chairman, Romeo Entertainment Group, Nashville, Tennessee. Bob followed in the footsteps of his father, Don Romeo, who founded Romeo Entertainment Group in 1954. Today the 3rd generation, RJ Romeo and Michelle Romeo, are managing the daily operations of REG.

Romeo Entertainment Group is a full-service entertainment agency. For more than 65 years they have managed talent buying for fairs, festivals, clubs, casinos, corporate and rodeo events.

 In this episode of Family Business Today, we will share:

• How Don Romeo started the family business in 1954 and what Romeo Entertainment Group does today.

• Stories about working with acts from Lassie and the Three Stooges to the Rolling Stones and nearly every country act.

• Why it was important to Don and Bob for the company to remain a family business and prepare it for transition to the next generation.

• Why it is important for business owners to be storytellers.

• Advice to a family business owner who may be considering inviting their children to join the family business.

• What the future looks like for Romeo Entertainment Group.

• And more…

To learn more about Romeo Entertainment Group, visit their website at Romeo Entertainment Group.

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!

Episode 63 : A Five Generation Family Business Shaping Solutions for Tough Raw Materials with Mac Steele, President, JC Steele & Sons

Our guest today is Mac Steele, President of JC Steele & Sons, Statesville, North Carolina. 

Mac along with his cousin, Marian Steele Clark, joined the family business in 2010 founded by their great-great grandfather, JC Steele, in 1889.  Mac oversees all worldwide sales and customer service.

JC Steele & Sons is the corporate parent of The Steel Group and the global leader in stiff extrusion machinery and solutions for customers in heavy clay, iron & steel, ferro alloys and gypsum/wallboard.

In this episode of Family Business Today, Mac will share:

• The story of how JC Steele started the family business in 1889 and what JC Steele does today.

• Why it is important to remember and share your legacy and values to today’s family members, team members and customers.

• The importance of crafting a clear, compelling vision and getting stakeholder buy-in for your business success.

• What some of the challenges and benefits of working with siblings and cousins in a family business.

• What questions a next generation family member should ask before joining the family business.

• What the future looks like for JC Steele & Sons.

• And more…

To learn more about Mac Steele and JC Steele & Sons, visit their website at www.jcsteele.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 Family Business….We Know!