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Fearless Family Business

Fearless Family Business

Adam Hill 284 Episodes Sep 2, 2025

Fearless Family Business explores the unique dynamics and challenges facing family-owned enterprises. Host Adam Hill, a fourth-generation CEO, shares insights and best practices to empower listeners. Episodes address generational succession planning, preserving founder values, and fostering healthy family relationships within a business context.

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From Childhood Adversity to "Good Shepherd" Leadership with Peter Bissonnette
From Childhood Adversity to "Good Shepherd" Leadership with Peter Bissonnette Sep 2, 2025 01:01:30 In this episode, Adam welcomes Peter Bissonnette, former President of Shaw Communications and author of 'Count On Me: My Life Lessons and Legacy as a Former President of Shaw Communications.' Peter shares his remarkable journey from a challenging childhood to leading a multi-billion dollar family business. Despite facing emotional hardships and growing up in humble beginnings, Peter develo
Navigating Conflict Through Mediation in Family Businesses with Katie Kolon
Navigating Conflict Through Mediation in Family Businesses with Katie Kolon Aug 26, 2025 00:38:36 In this episode, we dive into the world of conflict mediation with Katie Kolon, who transitioned from an attorney to a mediator to help businesses, especially family-owned ones, navigate their conflicts before they escalate into costly litigation. Katie shares her journey, insights, and practical strategies for handling disputes, fostering understanding, and strengthening relationships in business
How to Build a Bulletproof Succession Plan for Your Family Business
How to Build a Bulletproof Succession Plan for Your Family Business Aug 19, 2025 00:34:23 In this episode of Fearless Family Business, the focus is on succession planning from various perspectives: passing the business to the next generation, selling it to another entity, and everything in between. Adam emphasizes the importance of having a succession plan regardless of the business's current situation and shares key steps to ensure seamless leadership and ownership transitions. To
How Servant Leadership Can Transform Your Family Business With Ed Hart
How Servant Leadership Can Transform Your Family Business With Ed Hart Aug 12, 2025 00:56:00 In this episode, host Adam sits down with Ed Hart, a family business expert, host of the 'From the Heart' podcast, and co-author of 'Boomer Wisdom.' They delve deep into why emotional intelligence is a crucial yet underrated element in family businesses. The conversation covers the significant impact of seeking external help for sustained success across generations, with examples of businesses tha
E:48 Is the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Bad for Family Business?
E:48 Is the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Bad for Family Business? Aug 5, 2025 00:28:58 The True Cost of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill on Family BusinessIn this episode of Fearless Family Business, Adam critically examines a recent piece of legislation—referred to as Donald Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill'—that entails multi-trillion dollar tax cuts, program cuts, and spending increases. Adam argues that while some may benefit financially in the short term, the bill has dire long-term
E47: How Evolutionary Psychology Shapes Your Relationships and Family Business Success with Tim Ash
E47: How Evolutionary Psychology Shapes Your Relationships and Family Business Success with Tim Ash Jul 29, 2025 00:56:28 What if everything we believe about family, legacy, and love is just a cultural illusion layered over millions of years of primal instinct?Tim Ash, executive advisor, bestselling author, and evolutionary psychology expert, forces us to wrestle with this uncomfortable question. As CEO and co-founder of a digital optimization agency, Tim helped create over $1.2 billion in value for companies like Go
E46: What Hollywood Can Teach Us About Running a Drama-Free Family Business
E46: What Hollywood Can Teach Us About Running a Drama-Free Family Business Jul 22, 2025 00:42:33 Why do family businesses always end up as the punchline in Hollywood?From “Billy Madison” to “Succession”, from “Tommy Boy” to “The Righteous Gemstones”, family businesses are entertainment gold because of their dysfunction. But behind all that chaos lies a blueprint for what NOT to do—and more importantly, what TO do instead.Adam Hill breaks down the most iconic family business disasters in movie
E45: The Way You Think About Legacy May Be Destroying Your Business
E45: The Way You Think About Legacy May Be Destroying Your Business Jul 15, 2025 00:26:01 What if the very thing you think is preserving your legacy is actually destroying it?Drawing from his experience as a fourth-generation leader of a 100-year-old company, Adam Hill reveals why the traditional focus on preservation is creating a "legacy trap" that's dooming families to the three-generation curse.This isn't just theory. It's hard-won wisdom from someone who watc
E44: Building Systems That Scale Success with Cathy Christen
E44: Building Systems That Scale Success with Cathy Christen Jul 8, 2025 00:54:31 What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted in your 20s…but feel completely unfulfilled?Cathy Christen, founder of Elevated You, co-founder of GoBundance Women, and bestselling author of "Life as a Masterpiece," thought she had it all figured out by 25. Multiple six-figure income, broken records, outward success—but inside she was lonely, exhausted, and questioning ev
E43: Choosing Impact Over Obligation in Family Business with Kevin Tsao
E43: Choosing Impact Over Obligation in Family Business with Kevin Tsao Jul 1, 2025 00:53:07 How do you transform from the family business's biggest skeptic into its most passionate advocate?Kevin Tsao, Chief Sustainability Officer of Eno Brands, a fashion jewelry manufacturing company, didn't just resist the family business—he rejected it outright. But sometimes our strongest resistance reveals our deepest calling.In this powerful conversation, Kevin shares his transformation fro
E42: How EOS Saved a 130-Year Family Business with Franklin Swann
E42: How EOS Saved a 130-Year Family Business with Franklin Swann Jun 24, 2025 00:48:59 What happens when a fourth-generation family business leader finds himself drowning in anxiety despite outward success?Franklin Swann, CEO of the 130-year-old Swann's Furniture and Design, shares his raw journey from overwhelming self-doubt to thriving leadership. He reveals how implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) didn't just save his business during the pandemic—it tra
E41: Scale Your Family Business through Acquisition with Jay Bourgana
E41: Scale Your Family Business through Acquisition with Jay Bourgana Jun 17, 2025 00:59:15 What if the secret to building wealth wasn't working harder, but building better systems?Jay Bourgana shares his remarkable journey from an impoverished childhood in Morocco to building a $350 million real estate empire. He reveals how curiosity-driven pattern recognition, strategic system building, and the discipline to "fire yourself" from every role can create both financial freed

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