How would you finance an acquisition? Deplete your cash flow? Take out a bank loan? Ignore the opportunity to avoid risk? In this 5-minute presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Ami Kassar, founder and CEO of MultiFunding LLC, and author of The Growth Dilemma, presents another—less well-known—option for funding growth.

With the privilege of owning and operating a multi-generational family business comes tremendous responsibility to educate children in the family about the business and wealth management. This panel discussion from the Tugboat Institute Summit 2018, moderated by Dave Whorton, highlights "what not to do" and draws on the expertise of leading family office and multi-generational business experts Spencer Burke, Executive Vice President, St. Louis Trust Company; Kim Sheehy, Vice President, Fidelity Family Office Services; and Loren Feldman, Senior Editor, Forbes.

In a Fireside Chat with Tugboat Institute Founder and CEO Dave Whorton, Robert Pasin, CEO of Radio Flyer, notes his immense gratitude for the opportunity to continue to build the business his grandfather Antonio founded in 1917, led by his values. The commitment to integrity in busienss and magnanimous approach to community that Antonio embodied have guided Robert through difficult periods in his and the company's trajectory and continue to guide the Evergreen leader today.

Pamela Kan is unique—a female owner-operator in a traditional manufacturing business. Pamela leads Bishop-Wisecarver, the company her father founded in Pittsburg, California. In this episode, Pamela offers insight into the principles and experiences that shaped her leadership journey as CEO of an Evergreen® woman-owned manufacturing business and her commitment to introducing and nurturing other female leaders.

Michael Shearn is a value investor, author on the topic (The Investment Checklist), and student of Warren Buffett's values and Berkshire Hathaway's approach to company building. In this presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Michael shares what he believes creates real value in companies and offers tactical takeaways for Evergreen leaders.

Launched by Tugboat Institute in 2019 as Tugboat Talks, this podcast was created by stories of Evergreen companies, offering inspiring insight into the principles that drive these private, purpose-driven businesses and their leaders--exemplars of a movement that we believe represents capitalism at its best. Many of the talks and interviews we share here have been curated from our weekly Evergreen Journal newsletter, through which we share articles and videos each week. Now, to align this podcast with that source and connected social media (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook) to ensure you can follow the voice of the Evergreen movement across multiple channels, we are rebranding this podcast as Evergreen Journal by Tugboat Institute. We look forward to continuing to share regular episodes. For further information about the Evergreen movement and our membership community, visit TugboatInstitute.com.

In this episode of The Evergreen Experience™ 2020, recorded on June 26, 2020, Dave is joined by John Grossman, President, Grossman Company Properties, and Robin Petravic, Owner/Managing Director, Heath Ceramics. John and Robin both lead businesses that were especially hard-hit early by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic—hotels and dinnerware/tile manufacturing, respectively. Having been forced to an almost-complete stop, both Evergreen® leaders are now emerging through uncertain and challenging conditions in their industries and share their experiences and key learnings.

In this episode of The Evergreen Experience™, recorded on June 19, 2020, Dave is joined by John Burns, CEO, John Burns Real Estate Consulting, and Todd Govig, President and CEO, Govig Executive Search. John and Todd share their experiences leading and adapting their Evergreen® consulting and professional services companies through the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, John share his current view on prospects for different real estate industry sectors and Todd shares his insights on executive hiring across industries.

Rebecca Rusch calls herself the most decorated athlete you've never heard of. The endurance competitor says she does her best work in the most stressful and challenging conditions. She's ridden camels in Morocco. She swam the Grand Canyon on a boogie board. She's ridden the entire 2,000 miles of the Ho Chi Minh trail on her bicycle. She could have made a lot more money with her business degree. "But I'm rich in experience," she says. Despite her rugged outdoor career, she says she's not so different from Evergreen entrepreneurs — leaders who know what they want and work hard to attain it, even if other people think they're crazy.

Jim Kimzey, CEO, Tender Rose Dementia Care Specialists, and Samson Liu, CEO, SOHDental lead businesses in the healthcare industry, designated as essential services. Both are navigating significant challenge and, in some cases, surprising opportunities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 5, 2020, Jim and Samson joined Dave Whorton as guests on The Evergreen Experience and spoke to their experiences, including their shared focus on client and staff safety and the steps they have taken to strengthen their teams and processes.