Grace Poe Quotes

I want Edelman to remain a family business.

In some ways, Cash and Carter is a family business that's been handed to me.

I don't know how many companies I've bought in my life, and most of them I've bought from children whose father has passed away, and they say, 'Now we're free, would you like to buy it?'

I brought my sons into the business to extend my working life, so I could keep my hand in the business.

Quite often, people who build big businesses don't believe anyone else can run them, and you end up with an old rascal in their 70s and no one to take them on. I could name several - and I won't - who put themselves in that invidious position.

I would expect the family would continue to play a critical role in leading Fidelity. However, the company does not necessarily have to be run day-to-day by a family member. It will be run by the person who is determined to have the right skills and chemistry.

I would consider selling the whole company; I wouldn't like to sell just part of it, but on the other hand, I have a grandson intent on following my footsteps and another grandson in another couple of years.

We have very strong succession plans across all group companies. But we do not comment on it. The retirement age is 60 years, but it does not apply to family professionals who work in the business.

It's important my daughters learn from the hard work my wife and I put into this company. Who better to look out for your best interests than family?

I always thought, 'Will I go into the business, or will I not go into the business?' But when my father got arrested, I really didn't have a choice. I was the oldest son, and it was something that had to be done.

I was just born into a business family. It is really a destiny.

I think it's very important to have the stewardship of a company by a family member.

From the time I was in elementary school, I wanted to work in the family business.

I didn't think the family business would be big enough to have an opportunity for me.

My daughters will succeed me as owners of the firm.

My father and grandfather were businessmen. The family business was Adelphi Paints in New Jersey. When the first energy crisis came in the early 1970s, the business suffered.

In a family business, you grow up with close contact to the business, whatever it is, and the beer business is certainly a very social type of business.

HartBeat Productions is a company established by me; it's mine. I run it. I have employees.

Fidelity does have a succession plan in place to ensure a smooth transition.

My son is the main shareholder of my company, and I help him explore some of those opportunities that are related to things I know about, such as energy and the environment. But I'm active because I can't think of anything else to do in my so-called retirement.

I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

I'm so excited to be carrying on in Dad's footsteps and making sure that everything he worked so hard for continues for the generations to come.

So if I die, somebody else from the corporation will take over the business.

Knowing that my ancestry had all been quite wealthy and owned their own businesses probably left me with the ambition to replicate what they'd done.

People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.