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Family Business Stories with Fexingo: Succession, Legacy, and Multi-Generational Companies

Family Business Stories with Fexingo: Succession, Legacy, and Multi-Generational Companies

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Family Business Stories with Fexingo examines the unique dynamics of multi-generational companies—from succession planning and legacy preservation to the friction between tradition and innovation. Lucas and Luna explore real-world cases like the Redstone family's battle over ViacomCBS, the Hermès family's resistance to LVMH's takeover, and the Ford family's evolving role at the automaker. They dissect the legal structures, tax strategies, and governance models that help families retain control while scaling. Lucas brings historical context and financial analysis; Luna challenges assumptions about nepotism, emotional decision-making, and the 'clogs to clogs in three generations' adage. This show serves owners, heirs, advisors, and anyone curious about how power and wealth pass through generations. What happens when a founder's vision collides with a third-generation CEO's ambition—and how do families navigate the line between legacy and stagnation? #FamilyBusiness #Succession #Legacy #MultiGenerational #BusinessOwnership #FamilyOffice #EstatePlanning #Governance #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Business #Careers #Entrepreneurship #WealthManagement #Leadership #PrivatelyHeld #SuccessionPlanning #FamilyDynamics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How the Beretta Family Built a 500-Year Gun Empire

    How the Beretta Family Built a 500-Year Gun Empire
    Jul 1 2026
    In this episode of Family Business Stories, Lucas and Luna explore how the Beretta family has kept their gun-making business alive for nearly 500 years — making them one of the world's oldest continuously operating family enterprises. They trace the company's founding in 1526 in a small Italian village, its survival through wars and industrial revolutions, and the key decisions that allowed each generation to pass control intact. Specific focus on the family's governance structure — particularly how they avoided the 'third-generation curse' by training heirs outside the business and using a family constitution. Also discussed: how Beretta balanced tradition with modern manufacturing, and the role of diversification into clothing and accessories. A look at what other family firms can learn from an empire that started making arquebus barrels and now supplies NATO. #Beretta #FamilyBusiness #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ItalianBusiness #GunIndustry #Succession #Legacy #FamilyGovernance #Manufacturing #GenerationalWealth #PrivateCompany #1526 #Longevity #Firearms #Heritage #EuropeanIndustry Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    10 mins
  • How the Michelin Family Reinvented the Tire and the Restaurant Guide

    How the Michelin Family Reinvented the Tire and the Restaurant Guide
    Jul 1 2026
    In this episode of Family Business Stories with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how the Michelin brothers turned a small rubber factory in Clermont-Ferrand into a global tire empire — and why they created a restaurant guide that became the gold standard for fine dining. They dive into the pivotal innovations that saved the company in the early 20th century, including the detachable tire and the iconic Michelin Man. They also reveal how the Michelin Guide was originally a marketing ploy to encourage people to drive more, and how it evolved into a culinary institution. Lucas explains why a family-run company like Michelin could make long-term bets that public companies often can't, and Luna questions whether the current 'democratization' of restaurant reviews threatens the Guide's authority. The hosts also touch on a critical moment during World War II that tested the family's resilience. Tune in for a rich story of innovation, brand-building, and family-led endurance. #Michelin #FamilyBusiness #BusinessHistory #Innovation #MichelinGuide #TireIndustry #BrandBuilding #LongTermThinking #ClermontFerrand #FrenchIndustry #RestaurantGuide #MichelinMan #Bibendum #IndustrialHistory #Business #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    11 mins
  • How the Peugeot Family Saved Their Car Company From Collapse

    How the Peugeot Family Saved Their Car Company From Collapse
    Jul 1 2026
    In 2014, PSA Peugeot Citroën was hours from bankruptcy. The founding family, which had controlled the company since 1810, was diluted to just over 14% ownership after a bailout from the French state and Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Yet the Peugeot family didn't disappear. They rebuilt their stake, retained a board seat, and watched their revived company merge with Fiat-Chrysler to form Stellantis — now the world's fourth-largest automaker. This episode traces how the Peugeot cousins held on through near-total loss of control, why they accepted dilution rather than selling out, and what their decision says about family pride versus financial logic. We also look at a different path: the Ford family, which kept control through special shares, and ask whether the Peugeot approach — stay in the game, even as a minority — can ever work again in capital-intensive industries. #PeugeotFamily #FamilyBusiness #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Stellantis #PSAPeugeotCitroen #Dongfeng #FrenchIndustry #Automotive #FoundingFamily #Succession #Legacy #CorporateGovernance #OwnershipStructure #Bailout #FordFamily #MultiGenerational Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
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