Mary Duke is a powerhouse, as an internationally recognized advisor to family businesses, she has over 30 years of experience with families across the globe navigating the complexities of substantial wealth. She has led two private family offices and spearheaded a leading private bank’s award-winning Global Family Wealth Iniciative. In this conversation, we explore the experience and lessons from families in business moving from the 1st to 2nd generation and some key aspects to managing this fundamental change.

In this week's episode, we talk with Machiel Gosschalk 7th Generation Member Gosschalk & Sons, named EY NextGen Leader for the Netherlands about the importance of structured communications for the continued success of families in business. Both of us as next generation members of family businesses can relate to the particular challenges that business families face.  Join us for this conversation in which we explore how governance, communications, and NextGen leadership are elements for success.

Mariana es una reconocida Doctora en psicología clínica con especialidad en sistemas familiares. Hoy en día es Vicepresidente y Consultora de Dinámica Familiar en el banco West Fargo donde ofrece asesoría a clientes de la banca privada en relación a la gestión su patrimonio, que en la mayoría de los casos incluye un negocio familiar, y la vida familiar. Mariana es profesora del Bowen Center for the Study of the Family en Georgetown, Washington, DC y autora de varios libros sobre entender los sistemas familiares y diseñar intervenciones para mejorar su desempeño.

En este episodio conversamos con Thomas Dougherty Novella presidente de Progreso, reconocida empresa guatemalteca y la cementera más antigua de America Latina que permanece #FamilyOwned sobre sus aprendizajes en el proceso de construir buena gobernanza como familia empresaria que ha permitido romper la barrera de la tercera generación.

In this week's episode we talk with Fabian Bernhard, renowned professor of family business, a member of the family business center at EDHEC Business School. and recipient of several honors and awards for his work in family businesses regarding the 5 key pillars of professionalizing the family business.