Inside the Cargill family

How the largest privately-held U.S. company (by revenue) has managed to innovate, endure – and remain in family control…

The liquidity challenge

A case study on how life insurance can play a cost-effective role in estate planning for even the wealthiest of business families – in almost all situations…

Planning for the next 100 years at Mars Inc.

April 2019 – This interview with current Mars CEO Grant Reid highlights a common (and refreshing) theme we see in many family-controlled enterprises in Canada – a disciplined long-term view of success…

Lessons from Chip Wilson and lululemon

We love great books about family-owned businesses, and Chip’s story about lululemon (and his lessons learned along the way) doesn’t disappoint…

Challenges in the Samsung empire

Our original story. Korea’s Lee family has faced founder health issues, succession battles, espionage, bribery, sibling rivalries – and now a $7 billion estate tax bill…

Canada’s Reucassel family

How the International Group Inc. survived the deaths of not one but two family members who drove its strategy and vision…

Prem Watsa and family business

A shining example of a family-controlled public company outperforming its peers – and what it teaches us…

Lessons learned from Phil Knight

The creator of Nike lends some important insights on starting a business and the essence of entrepreneurialism…