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The Evolution of Money: How Business Payments Changed Our Family Forever
From Charge Accounts to Credit Cards - Our Journey Through Decades of Payment Evolution in Family Business On this episode of "Mixing Family and Business Podcast," I took a deep dive with Kim, Tom, an... ...more
Mixing Family and Business
November 11, 2025•4 min read
Lessons in Scaling: What It Really Takes to Grow From One Business to Many
In our latest episode of the Mixing Family and Business podcast, I sat down with Kim, Shirley, and Tom to take a candid look at the journey from running a single store to overseeing a portfolio of bus... ...more
Mixing Family and Business
November 04, 2025•4 min read
What 62 Years in Family Business Taught Us About Surviving, Thriving, and Listening to Feedback
Running a business with family can be incredibly rewarding and, at times, uniquely challenging. In this episode of the Mixing Family and Business podcast, I sat down with Tom, Shirley, and Kim to disc... ...more
Mixing Family and Business
October 28, 2025•4 min read
Gut vs. Data: The Real-World Balancing Act in Family Business Decisions
Drawing on Decades of Experience to Know When to Trust Your Instincts and When to Run The Numbers. On this week’s episode of Mixing Family and Business: What It Really Takes to Run Multiple Businesse... ...more
Mixing Family and Business
October 21, 2025•4 min read
Making It, Managing Chaos, and Staying Flexible: What We’ve Learned from Mixing Family and Business
On this week’s episode of Mixing Family and Business Podcast, I sat down with Kim, Tom, and Shirley to talk about those elusive moments when you feel like “you’ve made it,” how we handled some wild an... ...more
Mixing Family and Business
October 14, 2025•4 min read
Promotions, First Jobs, and Family Business: Lessons from the Trenches
How our early work experiences shaped our approach to stand-out promotions in business. In this post, I reflect on the stories and insights from episode 59 where Kim, Shirley, Tom, and I (Brian) took ... ...more
Mixing Family and Business
October 07, 2025•4 min read
