Episode 21: How to Know It’s Time for a Non-Family CEO | Preparing for Another 100 Years of Travel | Balancing a New Venture With a Legacy Business

Update: 2025-07-08

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This episode features part 1 of our interview with Bryce Lundberg, Emily Griffin and Craig Stevenson of Lundberg Family Farms. They discuss how family involvement has evolved and why hiring a non-family CEO was key to future growth. We also continue our conversation with Tauck CEO Jennifer Tombaugh and Chairman Dan Mahar as they look ahead to the travel company’s second century. Plus, Brian Birdy of PMI Birdy Properties in San Antonio shares more about how he’s balancing running his third-generation family enterprise with building a new potential legacy business: managing indoor pickleball courts.

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Episode 21: How to Know It’s Time for a Non-Family CEO | Preparing for Another 100 Years of Travel | Balancing a New Venture With a Legacy Business

#box-pro-ellipsis-176506436371364{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}Episode 21: How to Know It’s Time for a Non-Family CEO | Preparing for Another 100 Years of Travel | Balancing a New Venture With a Legacy Business

Episode 21: How to Know It’s Time for a Non-Family CEO | Preparing for Another 100 Years of Travel | Balancing a New Venture With a Legacy Business

Episode 21: How to Know It’s Time for a Non-Family CEO | Preparing for Another 100 Years of Travel | Balancing a New Venture With a Legacy Business