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When the Unlikely Person Takes Over the Family Business

December 5, 2025 35 min Leadership Planning

Two unconventional family business successors discuss challenging legacy assumptions, leading with vision, and navigating generational transition.

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LinkedIn Live with Bruce Eckfeldt: When the Unlikely Person Takes Over the Family Business

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What happens when the successor to a family business isn’t the one everyone expected or wanted? In this discussion, two bold leaders shared firsthand accounts of stepping into family businesses as unconventional successors.

The panel explored breaking the mold, challenging legacy assumptions, and leading with vision while honoring the past, including gender dynamics and dramatic turnarounds.

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