Disruptive Successor Podcast

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Jonathan Goldhill

English Business Careers Entrepreneurship Management

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Episodes 198

Avg. Duration 42m

Activity Sporadic

Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (12)

Since Sep 2020

Latest Episode Dec 2025

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About This Podcast

The Disruptive Successor Show is a podcast for next-generation leaders in family businesses and entrepreneurs who want to disrupt the status quo to grow their business and take it to the next level. We all know that what got us here isn’t going to get us there. If you are taking control over your family’s business or trying to get your business to the next level, you will need inspiration, advice and resources to help you create a massive impact. Listeners of my show include not only the millennial or Gen Z but also the Baby Boomer and Gen Y. My listeners tend to be involved in these industries: business services, construction, design-build-maintain landscape contracting, food manufacturing, property management, real estate, and technology. And are interested in issues like business coaching, branding, communication, difficult conversations, disruption, employee ownership, exit planning, financial management, leadership, innovation, intergenerational transfer, marketing, multi-generational family businesses, business operations, process documentation, security, selling, storytelling, succession, visioning, wealth management, My guests are entrepreneurs, family business advisors, multi-generational and Gen 2 family business leaders, heads of university family business programs, consultants, coaches and firms that serve those who are growth businesses. Clients of my show typically are running businesses with 10 to 200 employees and $1M to $20M in revenues. Their concerns include: scaling up, exit planning, succession, leadership development, disruption, business planning, finances, growth planning, transferring generational wealth, transferring control, ownership issues, and more. The benefits listeners receive are introductions to experts and advisors around the issues of growing and exiting a business, whether it’s a family business or entrepreneurial venture. They get a feel for the challenges other business owners and leaders face and how they overcame them. They will hear stories from people and how they came to do their work and why. My shows feature handpicked guests who engage with me in casual conversations lasting between 30 to 40 minutes. You can expect to be entertained, engaged and may even get takeaways like business tools or ideas for implementation in your business. I’ve led entrepreneurial adventures in art, clothing, a holistic health lifestyle magazine and trade show, shoe manufacturing. I’ve also led several non-profit organizations. I earned an MBA from the University of Southern California in Entrepreneurship. I’ve been advising, coaching and consulting family-owned, family-run and entrepreneur-led businesses since 1989. My love for entrepreneurship follows the closure of my family’s sizeable multi-generational clothing manufacturing company after eight decades of operation because there were no successors. After uncovering the code to scale up a family-run business - a playbook and a disruptive successor - I wrote a book called Disruptive Successor: A Guide To Driving Growth in Your Family Business. My podcast is my effort to bring interested people into the conversation to benefit disruptive successors.

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Recent Episodes

Episode 199 - 11 Uncomfortable Truths Every Family Business Must Face with Richard Grove of Wall Control

Dec 16, 2025 51m

Richard Grove is the third-generation leader behind Wall Control, a renowned American manufacturer specializing in wall organization systems. With a background in mechanical engineering and…

Episode 198 - Scaling Globally with Family and Values — A Conversation with Pranav Dalal, Founder & CEO of Office Beacon

Nov 18, 2025 51m

Pranav Dalal is the visionary Founder and CEO of Office Beacon, a global outsourcing powerhouse with over 5,500 employees. Launching the business in 2000 after the dot-com crash, Pranav has expanded…

Episode 197 - Disrupting the Portable Restroom Industry: Innovation, Leadership & Family Values with Grant & Erin Stahla

Sep 24, 2025 43m

Grant and Erin Stahla are the inspiring husband-and-wife co-founders of Stahla Services, a premium restroom and shower trailer rental company. Starting with a single trailer after college, they have…

Episode 196 - Preserving a Legacy, Planting New Seeds: The Hubbard Peanut Story with Marshall Rabil

Jul 15, 2025 54m

Marshall Rabil is the third-generation President and CEO of Hubbard Peanut Company, the country's oldest specialty peanut brand, famously known as "Hubs." Founded by his grandparents in 1954 in…

Episode 195 - Disrupting the Green Narrative: Energy Lessons from Ronald Stein

Jul 01, 2025 46m

Ronald Stein is a professional engineer, energy literacy advocate, and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated co-author of Clean Energy Exploitations. With decades of experience designing and building…

Episode 194 - Bagels, Bloodlines, and Business: Western Bagel’s Legacy with Jeff Ustin

Jun 19, 2025 44m

Jeff Ustin is the Vice President of Western Bagel, the first bagel shop in Los Angeles. He helps carry on his great-grandfather’s 75-year legacy while leading the brand’s national and international…

Episode 193 - Passing the Shovel: A Smooth Father-to-Son Transition in a Booming Landscape Business with Adam Frederico

Apr 24, 2025 51m

Adam Frederico grew up in Utah, surrounded by entrepreneurial family members, including his father, Russell Frederico, the founder of what is now Frederico Outdoor Living. A BYU graduate from the…

Episode 192 - Rethinking Work: Install an Organizational Operating System with Joe Olwig and Shaun Lee

Apr 09, 2025 51m

Joe Olwig and Shaun Lee are the co-founders of 6 Levers – an organizational consulting firm known for their 6 Levers framework. They are also co-authors of the best-selling book, "At the Heart of…

Episode 191 - From Dreamer to Entrepreneur: The Journey of Sam’s Caribbean with Andrew Morris

Mar 25, 2025 50m

Andrew Morris, the founder of Sam’s Caribbean Marketplace, a business that has become a cultural landmark since its humble beginnings in 1993. Andrew’s journey is a true testament to perseverance,…

Episode 190 - Marketing Lessons from The Wizard of Ads with Ryan Chute

Mar 17, 2025 39m

Ryan Chute is an award-winning creative strategist and the driving force behind Wizard of Ads. Specializing in helping small businesses transform into big brands, Ryan delivers divergent sales and…

Episode 189 - Preparing For The Transfer of Ownership to the Rising Generation with Dan Frosh

Mar 08, 2025 46m

Dan Frosh is the director at the Merrill Center for Family Wealth. He works with enterprising families to navigate the complexities of wealth and family dynamics, aiming for multigenerational…

Episode 188 - What Rising Gens Think about Joining their Family Business with Dann Van Der Vliet

Feb 03, 2025 40m

Dann Van Der Vliet is the John and Dyan Smith Executive Director of the Smith Family Business Initiative (SFBI) at Cornell University. Cornell has been named as one of the “25 best schools for family…

Episode 187 - Mastering Hiring and Succession in Family Businesses with Fletcher Wimbush

Dec 17, 2024 55m

Fletcher Wimbush is the CEO of three innovative firms in the Talent Acquisition space, with a decade of experience revolutionizing the hiring process. He has developed groundbreaking assessments and…

Episode 186 - Scaling Family Business Success and Extreme Endurance with Ryan Malone

Dec 13, 2024 48m

Ryan Malone is the Director of Maintenance at Malone’s Landscape Management, a company recognized twice on the INC. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies. Ryan works alongside his family to…

Episode 185 - Modernizing Family Businesses with BigRentz CEO Scott Cannon

Nov 19, 2024 43m

ABOUT THE GUESTScott Canon CEO of BigRentz, a leading procurement software company that connects over 6,000 rental companies and 14,000 rental yards across the U.S. With their extensive network,…

Episode 184 - Building Better Business: Dylan Milroy on Disrupting the Waterproofing Industry & Empowering Employees

Nov 13, 2024 51m

Dylan Milroy is a trusted advisor and employee-focused business leader in the home services industry. As the founder, owner, and operator of Better Basements and Waterproofing, Dylan has mastered the…

Episode 183 - The Power of Legacy with Charlie Leichtweis

Oct 15, 2024 45m

Charlie Leichtweis is the founder of Experts in How LLC, a business consultancy focused on family businesses and helping them create successful legacies. With over 40 years of experience, Charlie has…

Episode 182 - Using Team Dynamics Assessment for Building a High-Performing Team with Christopher Morrison

Sep 20, 2024 41m

Christopher Morrison is the co-founder and CEO of TeamDynamics, a groundbreaking platform that redefines team collaboration by focusing on team dynamics rather than individual personalities. With a…

Episode 181 - Kelly Finnell, Author of The ESOP Coach, Explains How ESOPs Work

Sep 05, 2024 28m

Kelly Finnell is a leading expert in Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) with over 40 years of experience. As one of the nation’s premier ESOP consultants, Kelly has designed and executed numerous…

Episode 180 - The Winning Mindset: Strategies from Elite Athletes to Achieve Peak Performance

Aug 02, 2024 27m

Dr. Kimberly Wagner is a licensed psychologist and performance coach with over a decade of experience working with elite athletes and business professionals, including Major League Baseball players.…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Disruptive Successor Podcast have?

Disruptive Successor Podcast has published 198 episodes since September 2020, covering topics in Business, Careers.

Is Disruptive Successor Podcast still active?

Disruptive Successor Podcast is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 42m.

How do I contact Disruptive Successor Podcast for sponsorship or guest appearances?