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Women in Family Business

Women in Family Business

Women in Family Business 78 Episodes May 22, 2026

Women in Family Business (WIFB) is a global initiative that provides a platform for women worldwide to share their insights and experiences with family enterprises. The podcast connects women with their peers and contributes to building a strong community. It features discussions on challenges and successes in family business.

Episodes

Kim Samuel: Leading with Belonging May 22, 2026 00:57:47 What if the most powerful tool for leadership isn’t found in spreadsheets or boardrooms, but in the way we build trust, foster inclusion, and create spaces where everyone can thrive? For Kim Samuel, entrepreneur and Founder and Chief Architect of the Belonging Forum, this question isn’t theoretical; it’s personal. As a fifth-generation member of a historic family enterprise, Kim has spent de
Riham Fathy Ellaw: Leading Modernisation in a Traditional Business Mar 27, 2026 00:41:03 For Riham Fathy Ellaw, Executive Board Member and Business Development Director at Egypt’s Nassar Group, the path to modernising a traditional family business was never going to be easy. As the first woman in her family to step into the male-dominated steel industry, she faced scepticism from founders who believed transparency threatened their control, employees who feared change, and even fa
Women in Power: Lived Realities of Leadership in Family Enterprises Mar 8, 2026 00:34:41 This is a special episode in which we launch our Women in Power report. It is based on a groundbreaking survey of 106 women from family enterprises around the world who shared their lived experiences. Our host, Ramia, is joined in this discussion by her report co-author, Marina Vaughan Spitzy from Tecolote Advisory, to discuss what we've learned about leadership, authority, and the unspoken c
Laura Meyer Ahlström: Sustaining a 170-year Legacy Through Storytelling May 9, 2025 00:37:55 Maintaining cohesion and connection in a vast, globally distributed family business while honouring its 170-year-old history is no small feat. Yet for Laura Meyer Ahlström, Family Functions Manager of Finland’s Ahlström Corporation, a multi-generational enterprise with over 420 family members, fostering unity and connection through the art of storytelling is a gratifying challenge. Laura’s c
Nadine Karadag: Climbing the Corporate Ladder, Honoring Family Legacy, and Building Startups Jul 19, 2024 00:33:58 What do a corporate career, working in a family business, and founding a startup have in common? Surprisingly, more than you might think! Nadine Karadag’s journey is a fascinating blend of these diverse environments, and in this episode she reflects on how her approach to leadership and innovation has varied in each setting. Nadine began her career in finance, excelling at Dubai’s NASDAQ and
Christina Wing: The Art of Having Difficult Conversations in the Family Business Apr 23, 2024 00:39:38 The art of communication is the glue that holds family businesses together, yet it's often the toughest nut to crack. Why do families in business dance around the conversations that matter most? Conflict, relationships, illness - these topics are the bedrock of our family dynamics but are often shrouded in silence. This silence can ripple through generations, affecting everything from who hol
Samira Zakour: Flexible Mindsets and the Development of Leadership in a New Era Feb 23, 2024 00:31:26 Passion, vision, and leadership play critical roles in determining the success or failure of every family business. However, while passion and vision remain constant sources of inspiration across generations, leadership styles vary and yield diverse results. Often a product of their era, culture, and economic environment, successful business leaders also possess strong strategic compasses th
Meghan Juday and Marina Vaughan Spitzy: How Women in Power Balance Bias with Opportunity Feb 16, 2024 00:39:05 Interview with Meghan Juday, Chair of Ideal Industries Inc., governance advisor, and founder of The Lodis Forum, and Marina Vaughan Spitzy, founder of legacy planning firm, Tecolote Advisory, and fifth-generation family business stakeholder Whether gender bias exists within the world’s family enterprises has been unequivocally answered.  Yet, despite the gender barriers they face – or possi
Eva Fischer Hansen: Parting Ways with the Family Business Feb 2, 2024 00:41:00 Interview with Eva Fischer Hansen, Family Business Adviser and Founder of Balance2Perform The reasons families choose to sell their businesses vary, but the subsequent, often distressing, process of moving on and navigating the unknown is an experience every former family business owner will inevitability face. For Eva Fischer Hansen, the strain of selling her family’s firm was so great that
Haleema Al Owais: Turning Adversity into Opportunity Dec 14, 2023 00:34:28 In 2007, a phone call changed Haleema Al Owais’ life in an instant. The young mother of a toddler had just started a new position in her burgeoning television management career when she learned her father, Humaid bin Ali Al Owais, had unexpectedly passed away. Pressing through her shock and grief, Haleema resigned from her job and, along with her brother, Ali, took on her father’s role in the
Dr. Yasmina Fechkeur: Leading with Authenticity Nov 30, 2023 00:24:11 Dr. Yasmina Fechkeur not only ascended through cultural barriers to become a leader in her family’s energy services business, she also fought to bring new perspectives to the sectors she worked in with her family and as an entrepreneur. Working alongside her three brothers, and with the support of her parents, Yasmina played a pivotal role in upgrading her family firm’s infrastructure and com
Muna Al Gurg: Innovation in Family Governance and Business Nov 17, 2023 00:32:05 Muna Al Gurg has been instrumental in shaping innovative approaches in her family’s firm.She fondly remembers the stories her father, and company founder, Easa Saleh Al Gurg, told her about navigating the business through Dubai’s early development period in the 70s and 80s. Those experiences helped reinforce Muna’s belief that the ability to adapt in ever-shifting commercial landscapes lies a

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