Successful Generations

  This is not a happy ending.   Do you have a strong matriarch or patriarch? Do you have more drama in your family business than is healthy? Do you know someone who has sued a family member?   If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this episode is definitely for you.      Doug Box, 2nd generation of Box Energy Corp, experienced all of these things and more. In fact, Doug’s life pretty much reads like a Hollywood movie. He shared many of the details in his recent book, Texas Patriarch: A Legacy Lost and I was thrilled for the chance to interview him and talk about his experience specifically through the family business lense.      I usually want to keep our interviews to 30-45 minutes, but I couldn’t help but ask Doug additional questions.   Topics discussed in this episode:   The rags to riches story of Cloyce Box—from a child of the Depression, to a Marine, professional football player, and prolific businessman   A look at life in the shadow of strong, charismatic Patriarch How a rift between brot