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Why the First Generation Kills Family Businesses (Not the Third)

August 14, 2025·47 min
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Two-thirds of US businesses are family-owned. Most won't survive to the third generation. But what if we've been blaming the wrong people? In this eye-opening episode, Amy Bruske sits down with family business expert Sara B. Stern to challenge everything you think you know about why family businesses fail. Spoiler alert: it's not the entitled grandkids who kill the company—it's the founders themselves. Amy and Sara dive deep into the messy realities of mixing blood with business, ...

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