Devin DeCiantis

They essentially were forced to either live as civilians in the country, but not with the possibility of continuing to operate, or migrating to neighboring Lebanon and starting back up from scratch, using their social capital, their intellectual capital, to rebuild an empire that ended up becoming a regional champion once again.

They essentially were forced to either live as civilians in the country, but not with the possibility of continuing to operate, or migrating to neighboring Lebanon and starting back up from scratch, using their social capital, their intellectual capital, to rebuild an empire that ended up becoming a regional champion once again.

But in the face of a hostile environment that's no longer receptive to your ongoing presence there, In some points, you just need to pick up and go. You need to know when to hold them and when to fold them. And when it's time to fold them, you need to pick the appropriate destination for that journey. And I say that with a smile, knowing that you live in the CEO.

But in the face of a hostile environment that's no longer receptive to your ongoing presence there, In some points, you just need to pick up and go. You need to know when to hold them and when to fold them. And when it's time to fold them, you need to pick the appropriate destination for that journey. And I say that with a smile, knowing that you live in the CEO.

That's a great question. And I'd be curious to go back and hear how your other guests have answered. In my perspective, when I think about legacy, I think about bringing forward into the present and carrying into the future those aspects or elements of our shared heritage that we want to celebrate and that we want to sustain.

That's a great question. And I'd be curious to go back and hear how your other guests have answered. In my perspective, when I think about legacy, I think about bringing forward into the present and carrying into the future those aspects or elements of our shared heritage that we want to celebrate and that we want to sustain.

And it's also recognizing that the world around us is changing and the world in which those legacies were first established isn't necessarily the world of today or the world of tomorrow.

And it's also recognizing that the world around us is changing and the world in which those legacies were first established isn't necessarily the world of today or the world of tomorrow.

And so that we need to also adapt that legacy and bring forth the elements that we truly appreciate, but embrace perhaps some novelty and innovation that wasn't ever conceived when the legacy was first established.

And so that we need to also adapt that legacy and bring forth the elements that we truly appreciate, but embrace perhaps some novelty and innovation that wasn't ever conceived when the legacy was first established.

I mean, I think they're inextricably intertwined, certainly at this age and stage in my career. You know, they're inseparable. Although I will say, you know, to the extent that we have personal lives outside of our professional lives, our most authentic selves will align those elements of your person that may be distinct from what's useful in your work. but it ought not to run across the grain.

I mean, I think they're inextricably intertwined, certainly at this age and stage in my career. You know, they're inseparable. Although I will say, you know, to the extent that we have personal lives outside of our professional lives, our most authentic selves will align those elements of your person that may be distinct from what's useful in your work. but it ought not to run across the grain.

Otherwise, you're probably in the wrong profession.

Otherwise, you're probably in the wrong profession.

Well, thanks, Kerry. Should, at this point, be able to get the book pretty much anywhere? There's bookstores and Amazon and Audible and Kindle and all these other formats. At the end of the day, our aspiration with that was to get these ideas out to as many people as they could possibly benefit. We captured the ideas in the book to introduce these counterintuitive notions and to establish

Well, thanks, Kerry. Should, at this point, be able to get the book pretty much anywhere? There's bookstores and Amazon and Audible and Kindle and all these other formats. At the end of the day, our aspiration with that was to get these ideas out to as many people as they could possibly benefit. We captured the ideas in the book to introduce these counterintuitive notions and to establish

not only family businesses, but emerging and frontier economies as sources of inspiration for business leaders everywhere. And we really do hope that over the course of this, the conversation, as well as if folks end up picking up the book and having a read or taking a listen, that they are inspired to embrace some of these approaches.

not only family businesses, but emerging and frontier economies as sources of inspiration for business leaders everywhere. And we really do hope that over the course of this, the conversation, as well as if folks end up picking up the book and having a read or taking a listen, that they are inspired to embrace some of these approaches.

And if they ever want to reach out to us to talk about them or to think about how to apply them, they can reach us at at LGA or via LinkedIn or any of these other mechanisms of connecting. But most above all, we really hope these ideas are valuable and that folks are able to take them and do good work out there in the world.

And if they ever want to reach out to us to talk about them or to think about how to apply them, they can reach us at at LGA or via LinkedIn or any of these other mechanisms of connecting. But most above all, we really hope these ideas are valuable and that folks are able to take them and do good work out there in the world.