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Back to Episodes98: Family Business Therapy: How to Fix Friction, Build Resilience, and Grow Without Burning It All Down (with Scott Gingold)
Description
What happens when family, business, legacy, and pressure collide?
In this episode of Business Origin Stories, I sit down with Scott Gingold, a self-described family business therapist who helps founders, owners, and multi-generational companies untangle conflict, rebuild trust, and move forward without blowing up the business, or their relationships.
Scott’s path to this work is anything but typical. From surviving life-or-death moments as a first responder to building, exiting, and reinventing multiple businesses, his approach to leadership and resilience is grounded in perspective, accountability, and humanity.
In our conversation, we explore:
- Why most family businesses stall (and what actually gets them unstuck)
- How fear, guilt, and unspoken expectations quietly sabotage growth
- The real difference between "talking at each other" and "working with each other"
- Why resilience is the defining leadership skill right now
- What successful founders do differently when the world shifts
- How to redefine success beyond revenue, titles, or exits
- Why CEOs and business owners need confidential space to think out loud
We also talk about creativity in uncertain markets, resisting doom-scroll culture, human-to-human connection in sales, and why building a meaningful life alongside_a successful business isn’t optional—it’s the point.
This episode is for:
- Family-owned and multi-generational businesses
- Founders and CEOs feeling stuck or overwhelmed
- Leaders navigating growth, conflict, or transition
- Anyone redefining success beyond hustle
Connect with Scott: https://www.gingoldadvisors.com/
Instagram:
@amyschutte_
Work with us: www.hudsonandco.co