FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature a podcast discussion with Claudia Astrachan, Anneleen Michiels, and Randy Waesche. In their conversation, they discuss the topic of their session at the upcoming FFI Global Conference, “Incentive, Punishment, Reward, Control: The Many Misunderstood and Underexplored Manifestations of Money in the Business Family.” This podcast is the first issue in our October series featuring the FFI Global Conference, taking place October 25-27 in New York.

About the Contributors

Claudia Binz Astrachan, PhD, researcher and lecturer at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, is the head of the governance practice at Generation6, a family business consulting company, and serves on the board of IFERA. Her scientific contributions have been published in peer-reviewed journals, practice-oriented journals, and research reports for the family business community. She can be reached at castrachan@generation6.com.

Anneleen Michiels, PhD, CFWA, is an Associate Professor of Finance and Family Business at Hasselt University, Belgium. Her research focuses on the intersection of finance and governance in family businesses and business families and is published in international academic as well as practitioner-oriented journals. She can be reached at anneleen.michiels@uhasselt.be.

D. Randolph (Randy) Waesche, FFI Fellow, spent 42 years as a financial consulting pioneer guiding Resource Management to national prominence. He serves on numerous committees and Boards and is a specialist in family business advising, recognized by Money and WORTH magazines for his expertise. He can be reached at randy.waesche@creativeplanning.com.

Interviewer: Jordan Rich is celebrating a quarter century at one of America’s top legacy radio stations, interviewing thousands of celebrities, authors, actors, and interesting personalities throughout his career. Jordan is co-owner of Chart Productions Inc. and teaches voice-over acting. His main focus these days is in podcast creation and production, featuring conversations with the world’s most creative people.