The Power of Family Business Power Lunch Farhat Services Company is hosting some amazing Columbus business leaders for their June Power Lunch. It starts at 11:45 a.m. and generally go to about 12:55. In June, their guests will discuss the power of family in business. The ups and downs, generational differences, and ultimately the resilience and longevity of these families and their businesses. Their guests include: Jill Hofmans, the executive director of the Conway Center for Family Business. The center is a space where family business leaders gather, share knowledge, and find support in navigating the unique challenges of family-owned enterprises. Carla Epler, the COO of the Columbus institution Schmidt's Restaurant and Sausage Haus. Schmidt's has been in business since 1886. That's 140 years and still going strong. Emily Chapman, marketing manager at Integrated Building Systems. IBS was created in 1979, 46 years and going... And representing Farhat companies, is Grace Farhat, marketing manager of their Loquantur brand. They started their businesses in 1997 as The Technology Group, almost 30 years ago. And slowly transitioned into a multi-brand set of family owned businesses. ... read more