Running against time—we’ve all done it! In this podcast, three marathon runners explore how time, discipline, generational pulls, and much more play out when running a race. Today’s conversation also observes on how these characteristics exhibit themselves in the timing of activities, decisions, and emotional dynamics in a multi-generational family enterprise. And, not too coincidentally, this podcast is presented the same week that the 128^th Boston Marathon was run! Boston’s is world’s oldest annual marathon, founded in 1897. Thanks to FFI Fellows Henry Krasnow and Carlo Salvato, and to Allison Krasnow, a next gen who inspired her father’s running career, for participating in this podcast. And to our interviewer, Jordan Rich, who has covered more than 20 Boston Marathons!

Are you a runner and want to tell your story to our family enterprise readers? Just email ffipractitioner@ffi.org and we’ll see if we can “run” another issue!

Nothing says “time” like history! In this article, historian Barnet Schecter explores the role of history for the family firm today. Using examples from different sectors of New York City’s economy—commerce, manufacturing, hospitality, and news media, Barney suggests that “…in every age, an awareness of history can inspire and guide successive generations to define their place in the world and the values they wish to embody. Perceiving history as a dynamic, malleable process unfolding in real time, linking the past and future, can inspire purposeful, timely action.”

Continuing our quarterly series on the 2024 FFI conference theme of “Mean Time: Time, Timing and Timeliness in Family Enterprise,” we are pleased to present a podcast interview the Emmanuel Mankura, an elder in the Maasai tribe. In this interview, Emmanuel discusses some of the classic family enterprise topics such as trust, value, and the importance of family as he has experienced them in his own life and work. This podcast is brought to you by the FFI 2086 Society and its 2024 grant recipient, the Nomadic School of Business.