<p>One week before his passing, Giorgio Armani sat down with the Financial Times to talk about control, something he knew a thing or two about. In this episode, I unpack how Armani designed one of the most fascinating succession plans I’ve ever seen. Balancing legacy, leadership, and the hard question of when control becomes… too much control. </p><p>Special Guest: Stuart Weitzman.</p>

One week before his passing, Giorgio Armani sat down with the Financial Times to talk about control, something he knew a thing or two about. In this episode, I unpack how Armani designed one of the most fascinating succession plans I’ve ever seen. Balancing legacy, leadership, and the hard question of when control becomes… too much control. Special Guest: Stuart Weitzman.

Tactics from the Owner's Box: Control Beyond the Grave: Giorgio Armani and Ownership

What does it mean to be a strategic owner? How might it matter if something is owned in the public market or, by a founder or family? What about the time horizon, and what does it mean to say you are invested for the long term? Beyond a single business’ success, do the patterns of ownership of businesses across the country make a difference in the ways these businesses run, whether mom-and-pop shops or multi-national corporations? 
These hidden patterns of ownership are an invisible current with implications on the products we buy, the companies we work at, and the communities we live in. This podcast, “The Owner’s Box” is about telling that story.

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What does it mean to be a strategic owner? How might it matter if something is owned in the public market or, by a founder or family? What about the time horizon, and what does it mean to say you are invested for the long term? Beyond a single business’ success, do the patterns of ownership of businesses across the country make a difference in the ways these businesses run, whether mom-and-pop shops or multi-national corporations? These hidden patterns of ownership are an invisible current with implications on the products we buy, the companies we work at, and the communities we live in. This podcast, “The Owner’s Box” is about telling that story.

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