In honor of the Loyola Family Business Center’s 25th Anniversary, we decided to go back to our roots and conduct interviews with some of the original founders. Without their help, the Loyola Family Business Center would not be what it is today. Our first interview is with Drew Mendoza, who directed the Center for 10 […]
As we gear up for a great year of Family Business Center events, we are thrilled to offer an additional lineup of celebratory events for our 25th Anniversary. Check them out below and be sure to mark your calendars!
Great Taste Runs in the Family– April 21, 2016 • 5:30–8:00 PM | Del Frisco’s Chicago • 58 E. […]
In anticipation of the annual Women’s Event on Thursday, February 11, we wanted to introduce our hosts and ask them a few questions that pertain to family business, their challenges throughout their career, and what they have done to become strong and confident leaders in the workplace.
Lindsey Malpass-Skop (G5), EJ
Lindsey is currently one of five, […]
As a successor, there are plenty of other things you have to worry about. One of the biggest is the successor’s curse-where failures are often magnified in comparison to the predecessors, and their successes aren’t seen as their own. At our NxG Leaders and Excellence Conference, our very own Andrew Keyt spoke about the successor […]
NextGens bond over refreshments and experiences at City Winery. Photo by Glenn Kaupert.
In anticipation of this Thursday’s NxG Social and the NxG Leaders and Excellence conference on October 1st, we wanted to introduce our Event Hosts and ask them a few questions on NextGen succession, career challenges, and what they think is important for […]
Changes in management are often met with a number of obstacles. In order for the transition to be successful, it is important that your family business knows how to adapt. A change in management isn’t just inevitable—it’s essential for the success and continuity of a family-owned business. This is why succession planning is so important. […]
Last month the FBC, in conjunction with FBN-NA, hosted a conference: From Risk to Resilience. Our speakers touched upon many topics relating to risk management in a family business. Froma Walsh, PhD, shared insights on what it means to build resiliency in a family business, and how to approach a crisis as an opportunity to […]
This blog post is inspired by a FBN-NA webinar, Cyber Threats: Could Your Family Be Hacked? The speaker of the webinar, Edouard Thijssen, highlighted important things you should know about cyber security, and we figured we’d share them with you.
A cyber-attack is an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer, computer system or electronic communications network. Identity […]
In anticipation of this Thursday’s annual Women’s Networking Event, we wanted to introduce our Event Hosts and ask them a few questions on family business, career challenges, and what they think it takes for women to become stronger, more confident leaders in the workplace.
Michelle McCaskey (G4), Chicago Bears
Michelle has spent most of her career in […]
Family businesses deal with challenges that every other business must face on a daily basis. However, unlike non-family run companies, family businesses must also deal with family issues that can make difficult business matters even more complex. For this reason, it’s especially important to watch out for the three pitfalls that undermine healthy conflict resolution: […]
Al Gini
Gini in a BottleAndrew Keyt
Family MattersAnne Reilly
N.B.*Cliff Shultz
Emerging MarketsEve Geroulis
The PolisJohn Caltagirone
The Value StreamMaciek Nowak
The Supply ChainMary Ann McGrath
The Market ShareQuinlan Ramble
The Quinlan RambleRaymond Benton Jr
Sustainability and Social EnterpriseStacy Neier
Q the RunwayTimothy Classen
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