Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Steve French, President of The Signatry. The Signatry partners with families, advisors, and ministries by leveraging their creativity, innovation, and biblical values to transform the world through each last check signed to solve the world’s problems.

Gary and his family are former owners of Ringger Feed and Ringger Foods in Gridley, Illinois. In his book, Radical Business, From Ownership to Stewardship, Radical Business shares how God used a failing business to change Gary Ringger's definition of success - ultimately leading him on a path from that of a business owner to a business steward.

Your host, Greg Lewis talks to Joan Burge, Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International, about her family business located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 1990, Office Dynamics International has been the global industry leader in the development and presentation of sophisticated executive and administrative assistant training, coaching and resources.

Our guest today is Trudy Cathy White. Trudy is the youngest child and only daughter of Chick-fil-A founder Truett and Jeannette Cathy. Like her father, she is a beloved leader, communicator, and entrepreneur.

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

• How her grandfather went from selling pecans and making candy to becoming the first roadside retail chain in the country

• How storytelling is a family business’s superpower

• How she stepped up to the plate in 2019 to keep the company in family hands

• How her experiences as in trial and environmental law taught her how to advocate for the underdog

• What she has found in her experience traveling the backroads of America

• And more…

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Andy Sneed. Andy is Chief Executive Officer of their family business, Wasco, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. Andy’s father, Bill Sneed, founded Wasco, Inc. in 1966, and Andy has worked in the family business since 1977.

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Lawrence Mize, Lui Heimansohn Steel & Salvage, located in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Lui Heimansohn first started a trading post in the Cadiz, KY in the late 1800s before moving to Clarksville, TN to open a storefront in 1896 to access rail and river trade. Joined by his three sons, the family business continues on today with the fourth generation now involved.

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to John Taylor, President of Minuteman Press and Nashville Printing Company located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashvilleprinting.com is owned by the Taylor Family. In business in Nashville for over 20 years, they have grown from a small franchise printer into a mid-size commercial printer and internationally-recognized branding specialist.

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Laurie Spradley, Vice President Operations and Brand Development at Goo-Goo Candy Company located in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1912, in a copper kettle at the Standard Candy Company at Clark & First Avenue in Nashville, TN, America's first combination candy bar was invented. A roundish mound of caramel, marshmallow nougat, fresh roasted peanuts and real milk chocolate the Goo-Goo was a treat that I couldn’t wait to enjoy as a child. I still enjoy them today!!!

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Eileen Huntington, co-founder and her daughter, Anne Huntington, VP Business Development at their family business, Huntington Learning Centers. The relationship between a mother and daughter can only truly be understood by mothers and daughters. If you love each other tremendously, enjoy spending time together and trust each other, then working together in a family business may be just for you.

The world of family business is full of stories of siblings who didn’t see eye to eye. In today’s podcast we’ll hear from a 4th generation brother and sister combo who have carefully managed these relationships to be both productive and fulfilling for their business and their family.

On today’s podcast we will be talking about Cal’s trials and tribulations both within his family and within his family business, Dollar General; what he learned; and how his experiences working in a family business might benefit you where you are today in your family business.

A 2014 study showed that women – mostly daughters – are increasingly being selected to take over their family-owned businesses. Among conclusions in the study, “Women in Leadership: The Family Business Advantage”, by EY and Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, one of the most compelling was that “70 percent of family businesses are considering a woman for their next CEO, and 30 percent are strongly considering a woman for the top spot.”

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Matt Bodnar of Fresh Hospitality regarding the development and involvement of the next generation in the business. Fresh Hospitality is primarily an investment company that invests across the food and restaurant value spectrum, with primary focus in restaurant operations and real estate development.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Jenny Owens and Evan Owens who are co-founders of Reboot Combat Recovery. Reboot Combat Recovery is a non-profit organization that provides a 12 week course to combat veterans and their families that helps them deal with the spiritual side of healing from combat trauma, post traumatic stress and moral injury.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Steve Richards, Founder and Chairman of Richards and Richards Office Records Management, Inc. Richards and Richards is a Nashville based family business specializing in record storage, secure shredding, scanning, data storage and medical waste.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Jamie Fritz of Dabble Studios. From DabbleStudio.com: "Dabble Studio is here to give you opportunities to “dabble” in the creative worlds of art, food, and more. Our recreational painting and cooking classes take place in our clean contemporary Nashville studio, a great place to spend an evening with old friends or new.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interview Andy Marshall, Founder of A. Marshall Hospitality. A. Marshall Hopitality Inc. is a Middle Tennessee-based company comprised of eleven family-owned restaurant and hospitality businesses in Middle Tennessee.

Your host, Greg Lewis talks to Jeff Aiken, President Tennessee Farm Bureau, on the future of the family farm and what the Tennessee Farm Bureau is doing to support farmers in Tennessee and across the nation. Mr. Aiken and his wife, Carol, own a multigenerational family farm located near Telford, in East Tennessee, in addition to his responsibilities as President of the Tennessee Farm Bureau, the largest state Farm Bureau in the nation, located in Columbia, Tennessee.

Chris is a 3rd generation member of his family agribusiness located in Wray, Georgia. Started by Chris’ grandfather, Jacob Paulk, Muscadine Products Corporation is an agribusiness enterprise based in the middle of the world’s largest muscadine vineyards.

In today’s episode, I will ask Charles to share: With only 4% of family businesses successfully transitioning to the 4th generation and beyond, what has been his family’s secret to success? With 5 generations there have been a lot of children, grand-children and great-grandchildren. How did the family decide who was and who was not going to join the business?

No matter what the size of a family enterprise, the unique – and often volatile – mix of personal family relationships, business strategy and ownership criteria can create an emotionally charged environment that makes decision-making, not to mention day-to-day management.

Greg Lewis talks to Dr. Paul White about how to lead with appreciation in the workplace. Leading a business is tough enough, but when family is involved the leader will experience the benefits and challenges associated with family owned business when it comes to communications.

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Aaron Walker, Life and Business Coach and Masterminds for Men.

Aaron has founded more than a dozen companies over the past 41 years. He attributes much of his success to having surrounded himself with his mastermind counterparts. Aaron is the founder of Irons Sharpens Iron, Inc. Mastermind that now host 19 groups with National and International Members.

Our guest today is Trudy Cathy White. Trudy is the youngest child and only daughter of Chick-fil-A founder Truett and Jeannette Cathy. Like her father, she is a beloved leader, communicator, and entrepreneur.

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

• How many individuals involved in a divorce will let reaction and ego move them farther from what they want after their divorce

• How the emotional drain from a divorce can lead individuals to show up as their less-than-best selves in their family businesses and in the divorce process

• Her upcoming series on divorce and family business, set for 2022

• What adult children working in a family business can do to continue to work with their parents during and after they divorce

• How to choose the right legal representation for your divorce by asking what divorce method, communication approach, and experience you are looking for

• And more…

You may have heard it before, “Business is Business and Family is Family and never the two shall meet …unless you work in a family business.” Your host, Greg Lewis talks to Jennifer Lewis, President Tennessee Center for Family Business, on managing stress in the family business. Jennifer is a professional family counselor and career coach. A graduate of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis with a Master’s Degree in counseling, Jennifer helps individuals and families deal with the curve balls that life throws them.

You will hear real life stories about a company co-owned by two brothers; a family business where parents are treating everyone equally; and a family business where Dad’s “second marriage” combines “new kids” and a child from Dad’s first marriage who is actively involved in the business.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dr. Bill Bellet of the Legacy Consulting Group in Nashville, TN. Bill has over 25 years’ experience in the “relationship business” as a clinical and consulting psychologist. He specializes in conflict resolution, family owned business succession and strategic planning, coaching and developing leaders, career counseling and relationship issues which arise between partners and family members in privately held companies.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, author of Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with your Entrepreneur in a Crazy Start-Up World, concerning the conversations husbands and wives should have about their family business partnership. It is valuable prescriptive guide to how to keep your relationship strong when there’s a start-up in the family.

Welcome to Family Business Today where we feature prominent local and national family business owners. We will also talk to top family business experts to discuss relevant topics including communications, business culture, family relationships, succession and estate planning, values as well as conflict resolution.

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Rocky Lalvani, Chief Profitability Officer for business owners like you.

Rocky teaches business owners how to ensure they get paid and they make profit a priority! As a Certified Profit First Professional, he implements Mike Michalowicz’s Profit First System. We change the accounting formula of Sales - Expenses = Profit to Sales - Profit = Expenses. This ensures Profit comes first! (PS. It's not about money at all costs, people come before money!)

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Anna-Vija McClain. Anna-Vija is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and sought-after expert on topics related to small business growth and professional development for young, ambitious talent. Her company, Piccolo Marketing, helps small business owners achieve unprecedented growth through the development of marketing strategies, business development campaigns, and implementation of processes and systems that maximize efficiency.

In today’s episode, Steve will share his secret weapon for generating the one source of revenue that will most effectively fuel your business.

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

• That every business exit is different, as family business entrepreneurs don’t voluntarily exit their businesses often

• That for family businesses the hardest decision to make is when to step away

• How having an exit timeline already in place while you run your family business can help you optimize your returns

• How having a general timeframe changes the daily decisions you make in your family business

• That the best time to start thinking about the future is now

• And more…

Dr. Josh Baron is a co-founder and Partner at BanyanGlobal. For over a decade, he has worked closely with families who own assets together, such as operating companies, family foundations, and family offices. He helps these families to define their purpose as owners and…

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Barbara Roberts. Barbara is a speaker and writer on all stages of entrepreneurship from start-up through growth, exiting and reinvention, Barbara’s work builds on her personal experience as a Wall Street executive, serial entrepreneur and Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia University Business School and Hofstra University.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dana Holmes, the Managing Member of 2nd Generation Capital since 2006. 2nd Generation Capital is a boutique firm in Nashville affiliated with local accounting firm Kraft CPAS.

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

• That family businesses should take every opportunity to be proactive in preparing the rising generation, whether or not they enter into the family business

• How family businesses need to become less informal and more professional over time

• That success needs to be defined personally and intentionally for every family business generation

• How running event simulations can help a family business see what decisions are wrapped up in one member of the business

• That the rising generation needs to feel what it feels like to be an owner before they take over the family business

• And more…

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

• How many family business owners put off planning for ownership in the future to avoid family conflict in the present

• That establishing planning begins with a founder who is willing to plan

• The details surrounding transferring your family business to non-family owners

• How to avoid common tax pitfalls in buy-sell agreements

• How to choose the right guardians and trustees and ask the right questions when making a will

• And more…

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

• How his passion for helping family businesses was influenced by his childhood experiences

• How “objectivity goes by the wayside” when family business owners discuss transitioning their business

• How family business transition experts can work together like a medical team

• That most family businesses may not plan for the unexpected in their family business transition plan

• The most common mistakes and questions he has seen and heard from his family business clients

• And more…

Aggie Johnson, CFP®, CPWA® is the founder and owner of WillKate Family Enterprise Office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She focuses on purposeful planning that helps build lasting family wealth beyond the balance sheet….

Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Travis Harms, Sr. Vice President at Mercer Capital located in Memphis, Tennessee about the importance of a business valuation in helping you and your family have a realistic understanding of the value of your business and/or the value of your shares. This is critical for business and personal decision-making and planning for you and your family business.

Succession Planning is an unfamiliar challenge for most business owners. The anxiety of planning is often aggravated when family members are involved in the business. Our guest today is Bradley J. Franc. In his new book The Succession Solution: The Survival Guide for Business Transition, Bradley provides both an explanation of the importance of succession planning.

Nearly 50% of successful business owners want to exit their companies within the next five years. Is an ESOP right for me? On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Tim Jamison with Prairie Capital Advisors to discuss his experiences involved in developing Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) and the advantages of an ESOP for business owners.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Jake Avila to discuss his experience being involved in his family's business and his academic research related to healthy family relationships in family business.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Dana Holmes of 2nd Generation Capital to discuss planning and funding an exit that includes an eventual passing of the family business to your children. 2nd Generation Capital was originally formed in 1994 to meet family shareholder needs for liquidity, growth financing and ownership transition services.

On this episode of Family Business Today, Greg Lewis interviews Chris White and Brian Reichenbach of the Christ White Wealth Team. Chris White Wealth Team is a wealth management team serving a select group of families and businesses in Middle Tennessee and across the country.