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

About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of family dynamics and business succession within the Samsung dynasty amidst betrayal.

Simon and Zing bring you the third episode of Inheritance: Samsung, where a betrayal shakes up the succession. 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 Mary Wilkinson Senior commissioning producer: Sarah Green Commissioning editor: Jon Manel Inheritance: Samsung is a BBC Long Form Audio production

People in this episode

Host: Elise Hu

Topics covered

• family power struggles
• business succession
• billion-dollar deals
• global empires
• personal decisions

Keywords

• Samsung
• inheritance
• family business
• succession
• betrayal
• power struggles
• billionaire
• business deals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, BBC World Service

Books & works: Inheritance: Samsung

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