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Podcast: A New Wave of Entrepreneurship
Episode: Navigating Family Businesses, Steering Conflict, and Investing in Values
Description: In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, host Scott Stirrett chats with Peter Jaskiewicz, Patricia Saputo Chair in Family Enterprise and a leading expert on next-generation ownership, to explore what makes family businesses endure across generations. Drawing on both personal experience and global research, Peter unpacks why family enterprises—often dismissed as “traditional”—are actually hotbeds of long-term innovation, resilience, and value creation. From managing succession and avoiding role confusion to fostering entrepreneurial spirit across generations, Peter shares practical strategies for building what he calls “learning families”—those who invest in human, social, and cultural capital as much as financial wealth. Whethe...