August 2011

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Dave McMullen: Two Family Members and a Friend Create Award Winning Agency

Dave McMullen: Two Family Members and a Friend Create Award Winning Agency

Owning a business with family members can be a challenge, so imagine the dynamics when the owners are two brothers plus a friend. In the case of redpepper,  a creativity agency with offices in Atlanta and Nashville, the results are award-winning. Dave McMullen, one of the brothers/partners at redpepper, will visit with Family Business Radio [...]

Recap: Phil & Leslie Kuban: Dad and Daughter in the Business of Building Business

Recap: Phil & Leslie Kuban: Dad and Daughter in the Business of Building Business

As part owners and Georgia representatives of FranNet,  Phil Kuban and Leslie Kuban are a dynamic father-daughter duo with a passion for helping others get into business through franchising. On Thursday, August 25, 2011, they joined co-hosts Meredith Moore and Dwayne Samples in the Family Business Radio studio to discuss their start in the world [...]

Phil & Leslie Kuban: Dad and Daughter Team Up to Help Others Go Into Business

Phil & Leslie Kuban: Dad and Daughter Team Up to Help Others Go Into Business

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 [...]

Recap: Doug Key: Third Generation Jewelry Store Is A Community Fixture for 60 Years

Recap: Doug Key: Third Generation Jewelry Store Is A Community Fixture for 60 Years

On Thursday, August 18, 2011, Family Business Radio co-hosts Dwayne Samples and Meredith Moore invited Doug Key of Key’s Jewelry into the studio. Doug is the owner of Key’s Jewelry, the Canton, Ga., jewelry store his grandparents opened in 1951. The family business has been located on the same corner of the community’s historic downtown [...]

Doug Key: Family Jewelry Store is Part of the Community

Doug Key: Family Jewelry Store is Part of the Community

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. [...]

Recap: Satya Tiwari: From India to the U.S., Surya Thrives While Helping Other Family Businesses

Recap: Satya Tiwari: From India to the U.S., Surya Thrives While Helping Other Family Businesses

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 [...]

Satya Tiwari: Family Business Moves From India to the U.S.

Satya Tiwari: Family Business Moves From India to the U.S.

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 [...]

Recap: Brant Bateman of LeeBrant Jewelers: Family Business Still Takes Hard Work

Recap: Brant Bateman of LeeBrant Jewelers: Family Business Still Takes Hard Work

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 [...]