I am so incredibly proud and thankful for each of my clients—I don’t know if I tell them enough. The work we do is literally life-changing, but …
Leadership Development
The Problem With Wanting People to Like You
"I want people to like me." This was me. This was my thought. I used to spend a lot of energy trying to get people to like me. A lot. People …
Do I Deserve This Position?
“I’m still trying to determine whether or not I deserve this position.” A family enterprise client recently said to me, “I’m still …
Let’s Replace Judgement With Curiosity
Are You Above The Line or Below The Line? I recently led an exercise with a group of 50 people at a national philanthropy conference. I asked them to …
Curiosity And Coaching
“The bar is low for entry but high for success” —Stacey Boehman on Coaching One of my friends recently shared with me a story. She was …
Celebrate Your Wins: 3 Steps to Start Today
One of the topics I consistently teach my clients is how to recognize and celebrate their wins. Yes, I TEACH them to celebrate. It might sound …
Ready For Your BYE? Let’s Do This!
A few years ago, I decided to leave my amazing position leading a family business center serving Michigan to live my dream of serving next-generation …
Want to Up Your Game? Stop Being a Lone Wolf.
Do you ever find yourself thinking, ‘It’s time to get serious. I need to up my game’? If so, what happens next? Does anything …
I Said No To My Dream Job
I just said "no" to the top spot in my family’s business. The position I am referring to is working for my family as the Board Chair of our family’s …
What’s The Value of Having a Coach?
“Really, is there all that much value to having a coach?” I hear this question from time to time, and most recently, it got me thinking about …
The Curse of Competence And The Badge of Busyness
Someone I greatly respect once said to me, “Ellie, you have what I call the ‘curse of competence.’” This resonated with me. “Yes, that’s it,” I …
Going All In
I am learning how to be “all in.” My coach calls it burning the boats. I call it terrifying. Burning the boats means you figuratively sail to …
Are You Making Things Harder For Yourself?
I like a challenge, and I never take the easy way. Present me two paths to the top of the mountain, and without fail, I will always choose the one …
Bonus Episode: 6 Things to Help You Lead Strong!
In this bonus episode, I’m introducing six things to help you lead strong. If you follow my podcast or blog, you know that I coach family business …
Being a Leader is Hard…And That’s Okay
So many of my clients tell me that what they’re doing is challenging. “Why is this so hard?” is a question I hear all the time. In asking, they seem …
Episode 055: Entitlement? No, thank you with Dr. John Townsend
In this episode, Ellie is joined by Dr. John Townsend, a psychologist, leadership expert, speaker, and New York Times Best Selling Author. Dr. …
Episode 054: 12 Steps to Achieving Your Goals in 2019
At a conference last year dedicated to goal getting, Michael Hyatt said that of 200 million Americans who make New Year’s resolutions, fewer than 50% …
Episode 053: Top Resources From Ellie and Our Podcast Guests
Over the last year on this podcast our guests have shared an incredible number of resources related to family business, family wealth, family …
Episode 049: The Hidden Challenges of Wealth and the Path to Thrive as a NextGen with Kristin Keffeler
Kristin Keffeler is the founder and owner of illumination360. She is an advisor and certified professional coach with specializations in business …
Episode 040: My Journey to Coaching with Ellie Frey Zagel
The newest pillar of service offered by Successful Generations is Executive Coaching. In this week's episode, Ellie talks about the journey that led …
Episode 036: Financial Literacy, Leadership and Entrepreneurship for Teens with Whitney Webb
In this episode, we're talking with Whitney Webb. She is co-founder of Launch Generation, which produces unique summer programs for teenagers focused …
Episode 025: Power20—10 Ways to Set Your NextGen Up for Success in the Family Enterprise
In this Power20 episode, I'm speaking to my friends who are NowGen leaders. As you think about succession planning and preparing the NextGen to …
Episode 023: Leadership Development and Agility with Greg McCann
In this episode, Greg McCann of McCann & Associates and I dive into the family enterprise model, vertical leadership development, and leadership …
Episode 017: Power20—Achieving Your Goals Through a Mastermind or Peer Group
Peer groups, sometimes referred to as mastermind groups, can be incredibly helpful and effective at moving you along the path to achieving goals. …
Episode 001: About Your Host Ellie Frey Zagel
Successful Generations Podcast Welcome to the first episode of Successful Generations, a podcast for the next generation of family business, family …