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The Enlightened Family Business Podcast

What if governance, succession, and leadership weren"t just business strategies—but sacred opportunities for growth, healing, and transformation? Welcome to The Enlightened Family Business Podcast with Chris Yonker—author, trusted advisor to ultra-high-net-worth families, and 7th-degree black belt whose work bridges legacy with soul. This isn"t your typical family business podcast. Each episode dives deep into the inner and outer dimensions of generational success—where family dynamics, conscious

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45:03

Keeping a Founder’s Mindset in a 152 Year Old Family...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2022/04/25

We all know that adaptability is one of the core needs of businesses today, and with adaptability comes innovation and creativity. But we want to innovate in a way that is still based on the foundation of our business. My guests today are Adria and Aaron Bagshaw of W. H. Bagshaw, a family business since 1870. There is a lot of great insight in this conversation into why it's important to clarify your core values, how to use them to navigate with purpose, and how to keep a business in the family in a

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51:53

Why Employee Well-Being Should Be at the Top of Your...

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2022/04/11

Right now Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Insider, Business Week and so many other publications are all talking about retaining key talent and helping employees be fulfilled, happy, and well. We are in a time when many people have done deep soul searching in relation to both their personal lives and career. My guests today are part of a company called FitBiz 360. FitBiz360 is our Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution that digitizes the classic consulting service model enabling you to

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49:52

A Holistic Approach to Addiction for Families with...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2022/03/28

Over the years here at The Center for Conscious Living and Fulfillment, we have come across many families dealing with massive change and adversity, alongside mental health issues like depression and addiction. As we all know, addiction affects the family as well as the individual. My guest today, Jonathan Edgeley, has created an amazing resource for these families in Montrose Retreats. He is a recovered addict himself, who through his own recorey, has built a holistic, medical and non-medical

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51:04

Acceleration, Fulfillment, and Fearless Leadership...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2022/03/14

Acceleration, Fulfillment, and Fearless Leadership with Transformational CEO Brendan Keegan My guest on the show today is Brendan Keegan, CEO of the fastest growing fleet tech management company in North America-- Merchants Fleet. Previous to Merchants, Brendan had been CEO of companies ranging in size from 500 - 10,000 employees. He is a leader that is not only inspiring,, but can truly see a path to growth and acceleration that many others cannot. Brendan took Merchants Fleet from a threshold of

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42:41

The Quest of Being a Mom and CEO with Brianna Goodwin

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2022/02/28

Being a CEO is challenging. Being a parent, perhaps even more so. So when we found someone who is balancing those two things together in a powerful way, we knew we wanted to have her on the show. Our guest today, Brianna Goodwin, is the CEO of her family’s construction company, Ver-Tex Construction. Ver-Tex is a shade and acoustic wall and ceiling solution company that serves 13 states. We talk about her path to becoming CEO, how she landed in this industry and some of the difficulties she currently

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01:00:13

How to Create a Vision to Align Your Business and...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2022/02/14

In this show, originally from the Intentional Growth Podcat with Ryan Tansom, Chris and Ryan talk about aligning your principles with your business and life. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Why an entrepreneur's brain literally shows (in FMRI scans) that their business is just like a child Why creating a business for the wrong reasons will resurface and what it's impacts can be What you could be doing to create yourself more chaos and how to stop and avoid it How clarity in your ideal outcome (how your

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29:39

A True Compass: How to Consciously Navigate Life’s...

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2022/01/31

We all come to crossroads in our lives. Consequential decisions that-- no matter their size-- always have the potential to have long-term impact on our personal life, professional life, and even our family life. Many people try to navigate these crossroads without a true compass, without a true sense of purpose. We would never try to navigate a new city without knowing where we were going or which direction we were heading, yet when it comes to something as important as the precious time we have

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55:07

Aligning Business Decisions with Your Principles and...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2022/01/24

Many high achievers struggle with the need to feel in control. My guest today–,author, entrepreneur, and speaker Russell Benayora– has dealt with this very issue himself. He has bought and sold several companies and recently published a book that illustrates some of what he learned. Russell delves into how to have a successful professional and business life through aligned living, which is partly why he moved to Costa Rica for a year. We will discuss the challenges entrepreneurs make when building a

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44:45

Passing the Torch- The Keys to an Easeful Business...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2022/01/17

In today’s episode we will talk with John Abrams, founder of South Mountain Company in Martha’s Vineyard. John talks about the transition of his business to its next leader– Deirdre Bohan– and the challenges they faced in the process. With over 2 million or more baby boomers at the helm of businesses today, there is a much needed demand for resources on transitioning a business so the legacy continues. With the Great Resignation in place and businesses, like construction, are experiencing a

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56:47

Optimizing Your Body to Support Living Your Fullest Life

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2022/01/10

My guest on this show is Joe Carabase– Personal Trainer and Performance Coach. I asked Joe to be on this show because he has extensive knowledge on health and wellness and –most importantly– is able to boil it down to the essentials. We cover what we should be doing to optimize health and wellness from the bare minimum to full potential. Joe delves into the core elements for our holistic health both mentally and emotionally as we embark on a new year. So as we enter 2022, with the opportunity to

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39:01

Building a Life by Design- Architecting the Life of...

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2022/01/03

Do you have a clear vision for every department of your life? I mean a clearly articulated, written vision. In this first episode in 2022 it is only fitting that I am joined by my wife Jolie to talk about our experience architecting the life we truly desired. We share some personal stories and experiences that we hope will help you going into 2022 as you look at what you want to create for yourself and your family. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: How your frame of reference may affect your

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47:02

The Best Place to Work- Creating a Culture Built On...

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2021/12/27

My guest on this show is Ryan Barton, CEO of Mainstay Technologies, an Inc 5000 fastest growing company and one of the “Best Places to Work” for 4 years running. Ryan has built a strong culture of truly engaged employees, where they have had virtually zero turnover in the last few years, despite “the great resignation” we are currently facing. It takes massively purposeful leadership to create this type of allegiance. Ryan and I talk about a lot of impactful topics in this episode including tying

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46:53

A Death Sentence: Mortality as a Wake Up Call and...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2021/12/20

We are all mortal… whether this is something we think about often or not, life is short for each and every one of us. The ultimate question is in how we relate to that truth and use it to shape our lives. In this episode, Feisal Alibhai, tells his story of receiving a death sentence at a time when he was on the top of his game. Being diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer at age 35 created a major shift in how he proceeded with the rest of his life. This episode shares perspectives on very difficult life

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50:20

Creating Resiliency and Rich Life Experiences Through...

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2021/12/13

For the past 20 years, my guest on this show, Nico Verresen, has committed his life studying as a Muay Thai fighter. During this time Nico learned the art of perseverance in the ring and translated it to the rest of his life. In this episode, Nico and I delve into finding relaxation and clarity even in fear and stress, and how to use that to improve productivity. You’ll gain a greater understanding of how our mind affects our performance. Nico helps people create richer life experiences in both

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51:45

A Different Kind of Life- Unleashing Yourself from...

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2021/12/06

How do you define success? How much of what you believe is dictating your choices every day? In my conversation with my guest, Amber Lilyestrom, we talk about managing our two greatest resources- time and energy- in a conscious way. Amber is a transformational branding strategist and business coach, author and speaker whose work has been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur and Working Mother Magazine. This episode is full to the brim with deep, rich and contemplative discussions on how to live life

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55:00

The Fulfilled High Achiever- Rewriting the Narrative...

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2021/11/29

If you are a high-achiever, this one's for you! As we head into a new year there is often a drive for more. More money, more success, additional goals… all of which, if approached in the wrong way, leave us feeling empty anyway. We do have the opportunity to move beyond this story. We don’t have to sacrifice what is truly fulfilling for us in order to be “successful.” I would argue that that isn’t success at all. In this episode, we dive into this topic with Wylie McGraw, former star pitcher,

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52:57

Trauma, Healing and Transformation: An Entrepreneur's...

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2021/11/22

Those who know me closely know that I have “redpill” as my license plate. Outside of the movie The Matrix- a favorite of mine- there is a significance to the Red Pill. Taking the Red Pill is really getting behind the stories we accept that create our realities. My amazing guest today, Angelique Rewers, is someone who very clearly decided to take the red pill. I met Angelique several years ago and have since watched her grow a massively purposeful and profitable Inc 5000 company. She is a prime

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01:05:05

Leading Teams - The Art of an Effective Meeting

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2021/11/15

Will Pemble is the founder of Goal Boss, an innovative executive coaching and leadership consulting firm that specializes in transforming managers into leaders and groups into teams by providing the tools, strategies and techniques to build enduring success with our coaches and clients. He is also the author of the book “Goal Boss: The Art & Science of Getting Stuff Done.” Will has crafted the art of building and running an efficient and productive meeting. In this episode, Will unpacks his highly

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18:44

Integrating Spirituality in Your Life

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2021/11/08

Author, speaker, and Founder, Chris Yonker dives into spirituality in this episode. This episode unpacks three areas you can develop and leverage to deepen a spiritual practice to aide you in the journey of developing your personal life and your business. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: What is your paradigm on mortality and spirituality The choices on what you think and belief in your faith and choices in religion A practice that will support you in stress and in critical decision making

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01:02:34

The Ultimate Business Succession Workshop

The Enlightened Family Business Podcast ·

2021/11/01

Gathered Together All in ONE Place. Sharing 80+ Years of Collective Experience Helping Business Owners Like You Holistically Navigate Their Transitions. Whether you are looking 10 years out from your exit or in the throws of it today, devising a plan that works best for you will determine whether your exit is smooth or a catastrophe. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Vision Creation: Walk away knowing the exact questions you need to ask yourself to get clear on what you want your transition to

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