Can you believe that January is almost behind us? That means February and Valentine’s Day are just around the corner! Unlike Christmas or Thanksgiving, however, we don’t know much about…
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Thanksgiving is here! Not only do you get to work side-by-side with your family members, now you get to break bread with them this Thanksgiving! What a blessing! Or is…
One of the staple horror movie scenes shows an actor under the influence of a full moon undergoing a dramatic transformation from ordinary human into a fanged and howling lycanthrope….
We live in a world of conflict overload. Not only is conflict overexposed, but it’s sensationalized and marketed as essential to a “healthy” or “normal” lifestyle. We see conflict in…
Nobody’s looked to the supermarket world to fill their shopping carts with high stakes drama. Until now. Arthur “S” and Arthur “T” Demoulas, cousins and co-owners of the Market Basket…
Eric Bassett, 20, started working for his family’s business, Bassetts Ice Cream, in Philadelphia when he was only 15 years old. The company has been in business since 1861 when…
Mitchell Modell, CEO of New York based Modell’s Sporting Goods Inc., was recently accused by sister-in-law Abby Modell of using company money for more than $7 million in personal expenses….
All families and businesses experience conflict. Family businesses that survive practice the equivalent of controlled burns. By exposing and dealing with simmering conflicts in managed situations, they prevent buildup of…
Elle Hansen, senior partner at ReGENERATION Partners is something of a novelty player in the family business board game. How would we describe Elle? Well, if you took a...
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This past February, the third season of Duck Dynasty debuted with 8.6 million viewers, the most of any show in A&E’s 29-year history. Duck Dynasty, which is about the Robertson…