Imagine owning a business that helps others become business owners. The next guests on Family Business Radio, Leslie Kuban and Phil Kuban, are a father-daughter team putting a successful family business and franchise ownership track record to work for others. As part owners and Georgia representatives of FranNet, they work with clients around the state [...]
How does a family business affect a small town? In the case of Key’s Jewelry in Canton, Ga., the business is not only a longstanding member of the community, but also a fixture in the Historic Downtown with its distinctive architecture. Opened in 1951, Key’s Jewelry is now owned by the founders’ grandson, Doug Key. [...]
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On Thursday, August 11, 2011. Family Business Radio co-host Dwayne Samples chatted with Satya Tiwari, U.S. Division President of rug and accessories manufacturer Surya. Founded in India by Satya’s father, Surya is now a multi-million dollar company that has supported thousands of other family businesses as it has grown. A Chance Meeting Leads to Growing [...]
A chance meeting between Surya M. Tiwari and a representative of a large American department store chain in New Delhi in the 1970s led to the creation of family-owned Surya, a rug and accessories manufacturer with more than 3,000 individual accounts and 5,000 products. Surya Tiwari’s son, Satya Tiwari will join Family Business Radio cohosts [...]
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Whether Peaches or Diamonds, Family Business Still Takes Hard Work On August 4, 2011, Family Business Radio listeners followed the trail from a Middle Georgia peach farm to LeeBrant Jewelers in Dunwoody. Brant Bateman, one of LeeBrant’s founders, joined cohosts Dwayne Samples and Meredith Moore as they explored the family business roots that led Brant [...]
Join Family Business Radio on Thursday, August 4 as co-hosts Dwayne Samples and Meredith Moore welcome Brant Bateman of LeeBrant Jewelers. You’ll hear the story of Brant’s journey from the family farm in Middle Georgia to a thriving jewelry business in the heart of Dunwoody. Our guest: Brant Bateman Brant began working in his family’s [...]
Sibling Dynamics in Family Businesses How can siblings who had the typical squabbles as children someday run a successful family business together? Join Family Business Radio on Thursday, June 30, 2011, when guest Stephanie Brun de Pontet, Ph.D., discusses sibling dynamics in a family-owned business. She will join co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples as [...]
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As it moves into its third generation of serving families, the Jones-Wynn Funeral Home in Villa Rica and Douglasville, Georgia, is now under the leadership of CEO Dana Jones Wynn, daughter of the founders. Dana Jones Wynn and her daughter, Ellen Wynn McBrayer, joined Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples on June [...]
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, Family Business Radio listeners will meet Dana Jones Wynn, President/CEO of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home in the cities of Villa Rica and Douglasville, Ga., and Meadowbrook Memory Gardens. The Jones-Wynn family has served the families of West Georgia since the 1950s, and our guest will discuss the important role the women [...]
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High Tech Meets Family Business…and Wine Making! On Thursday, June 16, 2011, Family Business Radio co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples welcomed guests Rob Bone and Todd A. Bone of XS International, Inc. (XSi). As the old-fashioned concept of a family business intersected with the high tech industry, listeners learned about the relationships and flexibility [...]
High tech will meet family business on June 16, 2011, when brothers Todd A. and Rob Bone of XS International, Inc. (XSi), join Family Business Radio . Founded by Todd in 1990, XSi reduces overall IT costs for clients through IT maintenance services, asset disposition and remarketing. Today, the company services government agencies, entertainment corporations [...]
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On Thursday, June 2, 2011, Family Business Radio introduced our audience to T.R. “Ted” Benning, III, President of Benning Construction Company. Not only is Ted Benning the third to carry the name, but he also represents the third generation at the helm of his family’s successful commercial construction business. It’s not the name that got [...]
On Thursday, June 2, we’ll talk with T.R. “Ted” Benning, III, who is not only the third to carry the name, but also the third to run his family’s business, Benning Construction Company. Even through the current economic downturn, when many construction firms have failed, Benning Construction delivered more completed space in 2010 than the [...]
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A business that started as a custom home building firm in Buckhead has become one of the largest privately held commercial real estate development companies in the Southeast. Mimms Enterprises is a family legacy that has survived four generations – so far. Robert Mimms, the company’s president, joined Family Business Radio hosts Meredith Moore and [...]
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Family Business Radio will welcome Robert Mimms, president of Mimms Enterprises. Founded by Rob’s grandfather, the 70-year-old firm has now embraced its fourth generation of family involvement. Mimms Enterprises is one of the largest privately held commercial real estate development companies in the Southeast. The firm specializes in construction and [...]
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A native of Germany and a student of family businesses around the world, Torsten Pieper told Family Business Radio listeners that family businesses in the U.S. aren’t that different from family held businesses all around the world. Except many countries have friendlier tax laws to facilitate succession. And many of the businesses in other countries [...]
On the next edition of Family Business Radio, we will welcome Torsten M. Pieper, Ph.D, of the Cox Family Enterprise Center. Torsten has studied family business in Germany, France and the U.S. He will share insights on the unique opportunities U.S.-owned family businesses have and tell us some qualities family businesses share around the world. [...]
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When is it time to start getting your business ready to sell? The day you open, according to Family Business Radio guest Sara Burden. Ms. Burden joined host Meredith Moore on March 17, 2011, to share her experiences in the mergers and acquisition field and help family business owners develop exit strategies. As Burden and [...]
Are you wondering what’s next for your family business? On St. Patrick’s Day (Thursday, March 17), we are lucky enough to have Sara Burden, Vice President of Walden Businesses, Inc., joining us in the studio to talk about exit strategies for family business owners. When you’re ready to leave the business you’ve built over the [...]
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On February 24, 2011, Family Business Radio Host Meredith Moore was joined in the studio by Bob Feldberg, CEO of Repro Products in Smyrna, Ga., and his son Mike Feldberg, CEO of The Color Spot in Smyrna, Ga. The Color Spot grew out of Repro Products, and the two businesses are connected through family ownership. [...]
Hosted by Meredith Moore, the show provides a platform to showcase family-owned businesses, key executive non-family members who are helping to drive those businesses, and the professional advisors that assist them. Family Business Radio was created to further the community and serve as a mouthpiece to educate, inform and support this vital segment of our economy.