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.