Building a Family Company Without Regret

Building a Family Company Without Regret

From The Twenty One Clear Podcast by Adam Hatcher

June 6, 2025 · 27 min · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode discusses how to build a family business without regret, focusing on priorities and the impact of choices on family life.

This episode of The Twenty One Clear Podcast goes straight at a question many family business owners avoid: How do you build a great company with your family and not look back with regret? Adam Hatcher is joined by Shane Arthur , executive coach and founder of Arthur Coaching, whose own story of turning down a corporate promotion grounds this conversation. Together, they examine what regret looks like in real life, what gets lost when you chase company success, and how families can set priorities that help them be proud of their choices years later. This is about choosing presence, naming tradeoffs, and planning for success that strengthens both company and family. Key Highlights: • Growth, liquidity, and control: why every family business has to choose two out of three when setting priorities, and what gets traded away. • Shane’s decision to pause a rising corporate career, and the lasting impact of that call on his family and work. • Where regret shows up for owners: the bite of missed moments as children grow, and how it becomes plain as kids prepare to leave home. • How owners often devote their best creative energy to business, where progress can be quick, but at home…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Hatcher

Guest: Shane Arthur

Topics covered

  • family business
  • regret
  • company success
  • family priorities
  • work-life balance

Keywords

  • family business
  • regret
  • success
  • priorities
  • work-life balance
  • presence
  • tradeoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arthur Coaching

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