Let's Talk Family Enterprise
Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of . In our latest episode, Host Steve Legler speaks with recently arrived CEO of Family Enterprise Canada, Steve Beauchesne, to discuss the organization's evolution through the merger, COVID and what's ahead for our community. Guest bio Steve Beauchesne Steve is no stranger to...
info_outline 60: Embracing Polarities to Harmonize Opposites in Enterprising FamiliesLet's Talk Family Enterprise
Host Steve Legler speaks with Cathy Carroll, author of Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business with Both Love and Logic. Together, they take a deep look at using the lens of Polarity Thinking to help family businesses work through many of the challenges they face, as well as how FEAs can use this tool to become better resources to their client families. Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this...
info_outline 59: Mental Health Impacting Intergenerational Wealth TransfersLet's Talk Family Enterprise
In this episode, Aileen Miziolek talks with bestselling author and award-winning speaker, Dr. Thomas Deans, about the impact of mental health on intergenerational wealth transfers and how it led him to write his new book, The Happy Inheritor: How Successful Families Prepare Heirs and Transfer Wealth. Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not...
info_outline 58: Sustainability and ESG in Family EnterprisesLet's Talk Family Enterprise
Host Steve Legler speaks with Professor Pramodita Sharma about sustainability and how family enterprises are uniquely placed to take advantage of business trends in this area. Pramodita shares inspiring stories based on her research, and points family businesses and their advisors into some promising directions. Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the...
info_outline 57: The Family Office NavigatorLet's Talk Family Enterprise
In this episode, host Steve Legler speaks with Professor Peter Vogel of IMD Business School to discuss Vogel's recent book, Family Office Navigator. Together, they highlight the critical role advisors can play when business families consider setting up a family office or want to take a fresh look at what they currently have in place. Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely...
info_outline 56: The Link Between Family Business Research and AdvisingLet's Talk Family Enterprise
Ambreen Bhaloo, Family Enterprise Advisor, guest hosts this episode and welcomes Francesco Barbera, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at The Ted Rogers School of Management for an in-depth discussion on the issue of homogeneity (all family firms are the same) vs. heterogeneity (all family firms are unique). In what ways does family governance lead to greater firm performance? Listen to this episode to find out! Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting...
info_outline 55: Rising Gen Innovation and Creativity in Family BusinessLet's Talk Family Enterprise
In this episode, Host and Family Enterprise Advisor, Aileen Miziolek, talks with Purpose & Identity Coach Perry Gladstone about how family businesses benefit from NextGen innovation and creativity while sharing solutions that allow all parties involved to find the agency and support they need to make it happen. Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the...
info_outline 54: 2023 RetrospectiveLet's Talk Family Enterprise
In their traditional annual “retrospective” episode, hosts Steve Legler and Ruth Steverlynck discuss highlights from some of the episodes that debuted in 2023, hoping to stimulate listeners to re-listen for great content they may have missed the first time. Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of...
info_outline 53: Working With Systemic Change in Family BusinessLet's Talk Family Enterprise
Introduction Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Family Enterprise Canada. Description In this episode, Aileen Miziolek talks with Marita Fridjhon, co-author of System Inspired Leadership: How to Tap Collective Wisdom to Navigate Change, Enhance Agility and Foster Collaboration, and co-founder of CRR...
info_outline 52: Working With Family Relationship SystemsLet's Talk Family Enterprise
Introduction Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts, and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients. All views, information, and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Family Enterprise Canada. Description: Host Steve Legler welcomes Aileen Miziolek as his guest for a discussion about the intricacies of working with families, and how thinking about them as a "relationship system" can be useful. They discuss...
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Welcome to Let’s Talk Family Enterprise, a podcast that explores the ideas, concepts and models that best serve Family Enterprise Advisors in supporting their clients.
All views, information and opinions expressed during this podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Family Enterprise Canada.
Description
Ruth Steverlynck sits down with industry giant James E. Hughes, author of several seminal works in the family enterprise space, to find out more about his new Foundation: The James E. Hughes, Jr. Foundation and the important role it will play in ensuring FEAs and family business leaders can benefit from all the Foundation is doing in support of their work with business families.
Guest bio
James E. “Jay” Hughes, Jr. is a sixth-generation counselor-at-law, now retired, author and co-author of multiple books and influential articles on family governance and wealth preservation. He is renowned for facilitating multigenerational family meetings, with an emphasis on governance issues. Hughes is frequently called on to address international and domestic symposia on helping families to flourish through the growth of their human, intellectual, spiritual, social, and financial capital.
You can learn more about Jay on his website and the James E. Hughes Foundation website.
Key Takeaways
[0:26] Ruth Steverlynck introduces and welcomes a very special guest — the man who revolutionized the field of wealth management — James “Jay” E. Hughes.
[4:03] The James E. Hughes Jr. Foundation was launched without his knowing! James shares the story of how it came to be, and the two things he asked to be changed at its inception.
[7:29] Supporting families flourishing is an endeavour that traces its roots to ancient times. The foundation hopes to disseminate and propel those thought lineages into the future through publishing previously impossible-to-access works.
[12:24] Jay shares his hopes for what impacts the foundation will have in the future: alleviating unnecessary suffering without battling entropy.
[17:04] Jay shares two seminal works that the foundation has disseminated.
[21:16] Jay shares his thoughts on the most valuable thing on earth as well as what people can do to support the foundation’s work.
[25:10] Jay talks about the foundation’s latest work on translation in the 4th economy and shares the website for people to go dig a little deeper.
[28:42] Jay shares two books that have influenced him and his advice for advisors.
[34:02] Ruth thanks Jay for joining the podcast, but also for the immeasurable contributions he has made to the field and signs off until next month.
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Mentioned in this episode
The Let’s Talk Family Enterprise podcast is brought to you by Family Enterprise Canada.
The James E. Hughes Foundation
Books by James “Jay” E. Hughes Jr.
Family Wealth: Keeping it in the Family
Complete Family Wealth: Wealth as Well-Being
Family: The Compact Among Generations
The Cycle of the Gift: Family Wealth and Wisdom
The Voice of the Rising Generation: Family Wealth and Wisdom
Family Trusts: A Guide for Beneficiaries, Trustees, Trust Protectors & Trust Creators
Book recommendations from Jay
Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle
Politics, by Aristotle
Second Treatise of Government, by John Locke
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