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How the Janssen Family Built a Global Pharmaceutical Giant
Season 1 Episode 27
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Janssen family turned a small Belgian lab into one of the world's most influential pharmaceutical com…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Bosch Family Built a Global Industrial Empire Without Going Public
Season 1 Episode 26
Lucas and Luna explore the story of the Bosch family and the Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's largest privately held industrial conglomerates. T…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Sackler Family Built and Lost a Pharma Fortune
Season 1 Episode 25
In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the rise and fall of the Sackler family, the owners of Purdue Pharma. They trace how the family turned a small…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Ferrero Family Built a Nutella Empire Without Going Public
Season 1 Episode 24
The Ferrero family behind Nutella, Kinder, and Tic Tac built one of the world's largest confectionery empires while staying fiercely private. In this…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Migros Family Cooperative Built a Swiss Retail Empire
Season 1 Episode 23
This episode of Family Business Stories with Fexingo explores how the Migros cooperative, founded by Gottlieb Duttweiler in 1925, grew into Switzerla…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Hennessy Family Built a Cognac Empire
Season 1 Episode 22
Episode 22 of Family Business Stories explores how the Hennessy family turned a single distillery in 1765 into the world's dominant cognac house, now…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Oetker Family Rebuilt a Frozen Food Empire
Season 1 Episode 21
Dr. Arend Oetker took over his family's frozen food and baking empire in 2018, just as the European private-label market was eating into brand loyalt…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Polgar Family Built a Chess Empire
Season 1 Episode 20
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Polgar family — led by educational psychologist László Polgár — turned three daughters into world-cla…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Peugeot Family Survived a Century of Car Industry Turmoil
Season 1 Episode 19
The Peugeot family has run their business for over 200 years, surviving two world wars, nationalizations, and near-bankruptcy. In this episode, Lucas…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Henkel Family Keeps a Chemical Empire Under One Roof
Season 1 Episode 18
Henkel is a global chemical and consumer goods giant—Persil, Loctite, Schwarzkopf—but it's been majority-owned by the same German family for 140 year…
1 month, 1 week ago