Family Business Resource Center

Podcast: Wisdom from a Lifetime of Family Business Leadership

Jan Steiner, former president and CEO of Thoro Packaging, a Southern California-based family business, sits down with Ed Hart to share her journey of taking over her father's company and growing it from $1 million to nearly $40 million in revenue. She emphasizes the importance of connection, joy, and self-management in leadership.

How Does Your Family-Owned or Privately-Held Business Define Success?

For family and privately-held businesses, wealth generation is woven throughout their prosperity, legacy, and future. Recent insights reveal that for many of these businesses, not only does the pursuit of financial wealth define achievement, but also their legacy building. Let’s explore the strategies and considerations that support the continued growth of wealth within family businesses, while also exploring its significance to the family.

Podcast: Putting the FAMILY in Family Business

Ed Hart sat down with the Director of the Global Family Business Institute at the Claremont University Drucker School of Management, Dave Specht. Enjoy this conversation between two family business experts and leaders in the field.

Sharing Leads to Caring: Personal Details Help Cement Coworker Relationships

The article, “Sharing Leads to Caring: Personal Details Help Cement Coworker Relationships” shares the surprising findings from a recent study published in Organization Science on the macro view of learning personal information about colleagues.