Mitzi Perdue on Lessons from Family Businesses and Legacies

Have you ever wondered how business moguls build an entire empire from nothing? How are family businesses and legacies established? Our guest this week is related to not just one, but two business magnates. Lucky for us, she’ll let us in on how they did it. 

In this episode, businesswoman and author Mitzi Perdue shares the story behind two successful family businesses. She talks to us about the story of her late father, who built and grew the Sheraton hotel chain. Mitzi also talks about her late husband, who created Perdue Farms from the ground. For her, family is essential, and she shows you how to take care of yours.

If you’re curious about the success behind family businesses, want to learn how to be successful yourself, or simply want to be a better leader, tune in to this episode!

Resources

• The Power of Family History by Robyn Fivush
• To join the fight against human trafficking, text WTF to 51555 to visit Mitzi’s website and sign up for her blog.
• Episode Details

3 Reasons to Listen:

1. Learn the secrets to success of the Henderson and Perdue family businesses.
2. Discover what you need to do to establish a legacy.
3. Gain insights into becoming a better leader.

About Mitzi

Mitzi Perdue is a businesswoman, writer, broadcaster, communicator, and speaker. There might be no one more apt to speak on family legacies than her, as she combines the experience of two well-established family enterprises. Her family owns the Sheraton hotel chain, which her late father started. Her late husband is the poultry icon Frank Perdue, who was the CEO of Perdue Farms. She is a businesswoman in her own right, starting a family wine grape business that grew to be one of the larger suppliers of wine grapes in California.

Mitzi is involved in combating human trafficking. She is the founder and president of the Win This Fight organization, which aims to stop human trafficking by spreading awareness and raising  funds for similar anti-trafficking organizations.

To learn more, you may reach out to her by visiting her website. To join her fight against human trafficking, you may also go to this website.

Episode Highlights

[04:33] The Henderson Family’s Story 

• Mitzi’s late father and uncles founded the Sheraton hotels back in the 1930s.
• Similar to the present situation, during the Great Depression people weren’t going to hotels like they used to.
• To succeed, her father had to find ways to make their hotels financially stable.
• He was so successful that at the end of his life he had 400 hotels to his name. 

[06:22] Her Father’s Secrets to Success

• Success doesn’t depend on the leader alone. The people who work there at every level are just as important. 
• Be the kind of leader that people want...