Christoph and Jonathan Weiss are the father-son duo leading BEGO, a family-owned German dental manufacturing company with a 135-year legacy.

(00:00) Welcome Back to Lasting Impressions and Introducing Bego

(00:29) A Multi‑Generation Family Business in Dentistry

(01:54) 135 Years of Innovation While Staying Privately Owned

(02:01) Tracing Bego's Leadership Lineage and Succession

(03:30) Jonathan Weiss and Expanding Bego in the U.S.

(03:54) Where the Name "Bego" Comes From

(04:48) Surviving 135 Years of Technological Change

(05:20) The Origin Story: Dentistry, Goldsmithing, and Innovation

(06:21) A Mission Focused on Patient Benefit

(06:56) A Global Company Serving Millions of Patients

(08:15) Bringing the Bego Story to North America

(08:31) Jonathan's Stanford MBA and a Bold Cold Email

(09:26) Choosing Healthcare and the Family Business Path

(10:46) Learning Healthcare Impact From Inside the Lab

(11:36) Growing Bego's Footprint Beyond Europe

(12:26) Adapting Strategy to the U.S. Dental Market

(13:09) From Materials Supplier to Workflow Partner

(14:13) Long‑Term Thinking: Planning in Decades and Generations

(15:19) Being an Early Pioneer in Metal 3D Printing

(16:11) Risk, Failure, and the Cost of Being First

(17:20) Why Stubbornness Sometimes Wins

(18:14) Betting on 3D Printing Despite Early Trouble

(19:33) Innovation Versus History: "Every Day Is Day One"

(20:18) Balancing Legacy With Fearless Reinvention

(21:05) Closing Thoughts and Part Two Teaser