Interviews

Face-to-face or virtual interviews captured in video, audio or by written means can be invaluable tools for learning about and understanding how successful people considered and took effective action in their life situations.

Interviews are usually conducted by editors of EIX and follow a straightforward format of questions. However, we encourage any member of the EIX community to make an interview proposal. We want to avoid having an interview conducted and then not accepted by EIX. Accordingly, we ask that interviews go through a proposal step before the interview is conducted, using the EIX interview format.


Making the Leap: From Corporate HR to Training & Development Company Founder

Know your niche; don't charge less than your competitors; decide whether to grow or keep things simple; and avoid projects that could hurt your brand. Christy Kahana worked many years in Human Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Catherine Buday

How Boards Help Complex Family Firms Make Sound Decisions

Fiduciary boards keep family firms focused on the long term, rather than on short-term, tactical strategies.  But many family firms resist having one, fearful of losing control of their Read More...

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Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Separate Family Offices Can Minimize Money Problems

It can be dangerous to ask executive assistants or your CFO to manage your personal finances. RSM's Ben Berger shows why a separate office helps both business and family manage money responsibly. All Read More...

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Author: Kimberly Eddleston

A Tech Entrepreneur Turns Local News Publisher

Peter Thomas is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and run eight tech startups, including a wildly successful venture called Averetek, which he sold five years ago.  His latest venture is Read More...

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Author: Catherine Buday

How Founders Can Stay Relevant When the Next Gen Takes Over

When it's time for a family business to have a new generation of leadership, it's often difficult for the first-generation founder let go. Founders, justifiably proud of the businesses they have Read More...

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Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Family Business Stories Build a Legacy For the Next Generation

A great story, skillfully told, can shape attitudes and spur commitment and action. This is especially true at family businesses, where the stories and values of the family and business intertwine. Read More...

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Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Daughter Continues Mom's Legacy of Helping Others

Kaela Hammerstrom Combs is the second generation to run a national organization founded by her mother decades ago -- Blessings in a Backpack, which works through schools to distribute backpacks Read More...

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Author: Kimberly Eddleston

A Secret to Success: Family Business Centers

While family members running a business together often lean on one another for advice, they can often learn best from people running other family businesses.  Family business centers around the Read More...

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Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Twins Can Be a Family Business's Superpower

FamilyBusiness.org Editor-in-Chief Kimberly Eddleston talks with two sets of twins working in their families' consulting firms -- Jenny Dinnen and Katie Rucker of MacKenzie Corporation , and James Read More...

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Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Dick Schulze Reflects on a Decade of Impact: More Than 15 Million Annual Views

Richard M. Schulze, Founder and retired CEO of Best Buy, sat down on April 19 with EIX Founding Editor Jim Wetherbe (at left) to discuss the 10 th anniversary of the first EIX home page. EIX was Read More...

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Author: Catherine Buday