The Family Business Voice
Storytelling is essential to the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, values and culture. In the context of the family business, these narratives, according to Guillermo Salazar, usually revolve around the founder and adhere to a particular structure – a ‘monomyth’ – that we are all familiar with: think the story of the Buddha, or Jesus.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Kaben Smallwood speaks with Ramia about the revolution in sustainable food production, how his Native American heritage influences his entrepreneurship and what the pandemic might mean for the future of aquaponics.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Viviana Jaramillo speaks to Ramia about Sol de Minca’s collaboration with neighbouring communities, operating a business with Sierra Nevada indigenous values in mind and what indigenous leaders there are saying about the pandemic. As soon as Sol de Minca’s owners knew they wanted to start a business […]
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Samuel Bautista Lazo speaks with Ramia about indigenous production methods, the enduring quality they engender and the new channels he’s found to market his peoples’ product to the world.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Michael Connolly speaks to Ramia about the crucial lessons we can learn from aboriginal art and culture.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Anders Sorman-Nilsson speaks with Ramia about how COVID-19 has changed our appetite for technology.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Edward Gallagher speaks with Ramia about the strategic partnership that helped his business expand.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Jan and Lukas Ryde speak with Ramia about balancing innovation and tradition to create value over centuries.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Feisal Alibhai talks about how we can look after our health, wellbeing and businesses through the crisis.
On this episode of The Family Business Voice, Dennis Jaffe, author and family office consultant, speaks to Ramia about his latest book, Borrowed from your Grandchildren: The Evolution of Stewardship in 100-Year Families, and what we can learn from these longstanding companies in times of crisis. Borrowed from your Grandchildren is less of a how-to […]
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