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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Dr Nikolas Stihl: Chair of the Stihl Advisory Board and Supervisory Board on the company's 100th anniversary
Description: One of our favourite tool shops is now a century old. 2026 marks 100 years for the tool company Stihl, which has been in New Zealand for over 40 years. It’s been family-run since its inception – founded by Andreas Stihl in 1926 and passed on to his son, Hans Peter Stihl, before his grandson Dr Nikolas Stihl took the reins.  He’s the Chair of the Advisory Board and Supervisory Board and told Mike Hosking that remaining a family-run model has been better for them in the long run.  “Family-run businesses, they simply can take strateg...