The Business of Family

By Mike Boyd

I'm inspired by multi-generational businesses and the families who steward them.

Join me as I learn how some of the world's most interesting families share values, knowledge, resources, and wealth with the next generation.

Previous issues

On the Shoulders of Giants

#44 Oct 17, 2021

Selling a 5th Generation Family Business for $2 Billion

#43 Sep 19, 2021

Thank you

#42 Aug 29, 2021

#41

Apr 17, 2021

G4 Sibling Leadership, G2 Family Office, Impact Ventures and a Great Book – Today's Issue of The Business of Family:One Book RecommendationTwo Podcast InterviewsThree Interestin
#40

Apr 3, 2021

Every Owner Will Exit Their Business, Voluntarily or Involuntarily – Keen observers will note it's been 2 weeks since my last newsletter. I'm testing a new fortnightly fo
#39

Mar 20, 2021

High Performance Family Boards from New Zealand to Africa – “The roles of all board members are greatly enhanced with the appropriate selection of both family me
#38

Mar 13, 2021

Setting up a Family Foundation, Managing G3 Succession & The Royal's leaving the Family Firm – The majority of foundations are set up to exist in perpetuity. This means that control over the found
#37

Mar 6, 2021

Generational Wealth: How to Preserve and Grow Your Money – A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by Haley Draznin from Real Vision about all things Generation
#36

Feb 27, 2021

Global Reach, Building the Community & a Reflection on the Journey So Far – In the past four weeks I've had conversations with members of The Business of Family community from a
#35

Feb 20, 2021

How Multi-Family Offices Benefit High Net Worth Families – Financial institutions that offer multi-family office services cover a broad spectrum. They may provi
#34

Feb 13, 2021

Legacy and Leaving a Trail of Breadcrumbs – "That is a big part of why I write too... I have so many notebooks filled with thoughts. Filled with
#33

Feb 6, 2021

Where there's a Will there’s a Digital Way – It’s a topic to politely avoid, and preparation for death is a chore many people leave until it’s too
#32

Jan 30, 2021

What I Learned at Harvard – Each January I participate in the YPO Harvard Presidents' Program, an executive education program exc
#31

Jan 23, 2021

How Generational Family Storytelling Builds More Resilient Kids – Resilience, or the ability to overcome challenges in life, is a trait many parents hope their childre
#30

Jan 16, 2021

Playing the Long Game - Celebrating 20 Years – Today, January 16 2021, marks exactly 20 years since VroomVroomVroom, one of my companies, began trad
#29

Jan 9, 2021

Stewardship for Successful and Enduring Family Enterprises – Please note: the From address for this newsletter has been updated to [email protected]
#28

Jan 2, 2021

Annual Letters & Turning the Page – As we metaphorically turn the page on a fresh year, we also start a fresh entry into our book of fami
#27

Dec 26, 2020

Best of 2020 on The Business of Family – What a year! From high highs to low lows and everything in between, this year is one we won't easily
#26

Dec 19, 2020

7 Books for Your Holiday Reading List + Generational Real Estate Families – If you're like me, the Christmas / New Year period is a time to rest, reflect, learn, plan and play.I
#25

Dec 12, 2020

To Sell or Not to Sell – Your family business is your best vehicle for generating income, preserving wealth and serving the ne

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