The Lee family (from Inheritance: Samsung): Part one

About this episode

The episode introduces the podcast series exploring the Lee family's influence on Samsung and the complexities of family-run businesses.

Simon and Zing introduce the first episode of a brand-new podcast, Inheritance: Samsung. The series takes you inside the billion-dollar deals and the family power struggles that shape global empires. When your relatives are also your business partners, every decision is personal. In these dynasties, the boardroom isn’t just about profit - it’s about survival. Host: Elise Hu Producers: Simon Tulett and Sally Abrahams Fact-checkers: Matt Toulson and Su-Min Hwang Music: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons Mixing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King. Series editor: Matt Willis With special thanks to Geoffrey Cain, Sojin Lim, Jaeyeon Lee, Jake Kwon and, also, Mary Wilkinson. Senior commissioning producer: Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel Inheritance is a BBC Long Form Audio production

People in this episode

Host: Elise Hu

Topics covered

• family power struggles
• billion-dollar deals
• business partnerships
• dynasty
• global empires

Keywords

• Samsung
• Lee family
• business
• inheritance
• power struggles
• global empires
• dynasty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, BBC World Service

Books & works: Inheritance: Samsung

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