The Global Family Business Network aims to curate, produce and promote best-in-class programming resourced from the global peer, professional and academic family business community for YPO members, chapters and networks who are interested in multi-generational family enterprise continuity.

Hear inspiring real-world stories from three generations of YPO family business leaders and their families in this interactive webinar. Guests John Ness (YPO Columbus), Jennifer Sims (YPO Southern 7), Chris Nelson (YPO Jersey Integrated) and Kimberly Nelson (Europe One Integrated) will share insi...

The top 40 family businesses in China and Hong Kong jointly generated close to USD500 billion of revenue and created over USD 1.8 million of employment in 2018. There is also a growing investment interest in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an economic powerhouse projected to r...

TRANSITION FROM FAMILY RUN TO PROFESSIONALLY RUN
Can a family business prosper without a family member at the helm? If you are considering the transition, learn how to revitalize your family business by working with professional management.
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Statistics suggest that the high rate of family business failures in the transition process is less a factor of a poor business plan and more a function of conflict among the family stakeholders. Building a lasting family legacy through your business relies less on ”the business of the business” ...

Join champion Rebecca Polan (YPO Mountain State WV) for a conversation with Jennifer Pendergast, Executive Director and Professor at the Kellogg Center for Family Enterprise, and Conner White, YNG Community member and General Manager at White Lodging Services and Family Steward at Brush Creek Ran...

As family businesses grow, relationships and internal dynamics often start to become more complex, more difficult and in some cases, more fragmented. The family constitution can form the foundation of shared expectations and group decision making for stakeholders within the business.

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Family enterprises face pivotal moments driven by changes in their business environment, crises within their business or crises within their family. Family leaders have a unique opportunity to take advantage of these moments to rethink their family enterprise, but only if they have the conditions...

For a multi-generational family enterprise to succeed, it needs strategic planning to plot the course for success and more importantly, to know when it is failing.
Join the Global Family Business Network for the final YPO Live installment of the Revitalizing the Family Enterprise learning theme. ...

Listen-in to the first in a series of learning events from the Global Family Business Network themed around driving innovation and growth in the family business. Reinvent your family business with a step-by-step roadmap for stimulating, executing, measuring and rewarding innovation.
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Join the second in a series of learning events from the Global Family Business Network themed around navigating leadership succession in the family business. Making decisions within a family business can be incredibly difficult, especially since the implications can be huge not only for the futur...

Family businesses are complex entities where the roles of the family, management and ownership can be easily confused. Family governance provides a forum for constructive discussion, problem solving and making decisions about the family as it relates to the business, as well as how the business r...

As families and their businesses grow, ownership takes on greater significance and more variety: owner-managers, owner-employees and owners not in the business. Each has a different perspective and ability to contribute to the continued success of the enterprise, but their roles must be carefully...

Join the Family Business Network Chair Steve Lytle (YPO Gold Pacific US At Large) and Clinical Professor of Family Enterprise and Director of the Center for Family Enterprise at Kellogg School of Management, Justin Craig as they discuss the upcoming YPO Kellogg/Northwestern Family Business Progra...

The last thirty years have seen an acceleration in change when it comes to the family office and how it operates. Join the Global Family Business Network for a panel discussion that delves into innovation, insights, and intelligence when it comes to technology, governance, wealth education, and t...

Many enterprising families have discovered the immense value of conducting an annual family meeting, involving all family members from those actively involved in running the business to inactive shareholders. This annual connection builds a sense of purpose and commitment that emphasizes the impo...

Highly effective boards help create ownership alignment, consider the interests of all shareholders, inspire trust and family harmony and help ensure that strategies are put in place for the business to flourish in the present and in the long run.

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Family businesses are complex entities where the roles of the family, management and ownership can be easily confused. Family governance provides a forum for constructive discussion, problem solving and making decisions about the family as it relates to the business, as well as how the business r...

Future-proofing is a topic of choice among business owners as we continue to face disruptions from a global pandemic. EY has recorded and examined the results from more than 250 of the world's leading Single Family Offices (SFOs) in order to better understand their priorities in a high-pressure a...

Do you have a clearly defined growth strategy in place that your leadership team is fully aligned with? Learn to think differently about your business and successfully deliver your growth strategy with the EY's 7 Drivers of Growth. With more than 100 years of experience supporting the world's mos...

Building on the successful YPO Live focusing on EY’s 7 Drivers in the Family Business in October 2021, we invite you to take a deeper dive into this tested, trusted framework that can help unlock your full potential and realize your ambition faster. With more than 100 years of experience supporti...

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The college admission process can be a daunting experience for both parent and teen. Help ease your concerns by gaining a complete picture of the college selection process from college admissions experts. Receive up-to-date information on today's competitive college admissions processes, gain too...

The college admission process can be a daunting experience for both parent and teen. Help ease your concerns by gaining a complete picture of the college selection process from college admissions experts. Receive up-to-date information on today's competitive college admissions processes, gain too...