Podcast appearances and mentions of Frank Perdue

  In this heartfelt episode of Non-Profit North Stars with Jim Eskin, we are joined by Mitzi Perdue, an extraordinary humanitarian and advocate for Ukraine. From her deep involvement in providing mental health support through the "Healing Hidden Wounds" project to her visionary approach to global philanthropy, Mitzi shares the inspiring story of her journey. With her unique perspective as a writer, activist, and fundraiser, Mitzi sheds light on the importance of thinking big and making a meaningful impact, even in the face of overwhelming challenges. Key Takeaways: The Role of Mental Health in Crisis: Learn about Mitzi's “Healing Hidden Wounds” initiative and how innovative methods are being used to provide emergency psychological aid to victims of war crimes in Ukraine. Tackling Human Trafficking: Understand the pervasive dangers vulnerable populations face in war zones and Mitzi's work to bring awareness and solutions to this crisis. Philanthropy in Action: Discover how Mitzi connects her passion for global issues with sustainable fundraising strategies and what lessons she shares for effective nonprofit leadership. The Power of Partnerships: Explore how collaboration with organizations like the United Nations could scale impactful projects across the globe. Leadership Lessons from Life: Gain insights from Mitzi's reflections on humility, mentorship, and the wisdom of her late husband, Frank Perdue. This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about global humanitarian efforts, leadership, and making a lasting impact. Tune in for an inspiring conversation with a true North Star.      

In this episode of the Think Millions Podcast, we delve into the extraordinary life of Mitzi Perdue, who has been surrounded by greatness her entire life. As the daughter of Sheraton Hotels founder Ernest Henderson and widow of Frank Perdue, who transformed Perdue Farms into a household name, Mitzi brings unique insights into what it takes to build and sustain successful businesses across generations. Beyond her business acumen, Mitzi is a passionate advocate for philanthropy, especially in the areas of human trafficking prevention and mental health support in Ukraine. Tune in as we explore the timeless principles of leadership, the importance of innovation, and the profound impact of giving back to the community.Key Parts of the Conversation:[2:10 - 3:08] Mitzi shares how both her father, Ernest Henderson, and her late husband, Frank Perdue, prioritized human relations. She emphasizes that successful management is about getting things done through others and how her father spent his life mastering this skill, which was crucial for Sheraton Hotels' success.[6:03 - 7:35] Frank Perdue's approach to leadership and business expansion is highlighted. Mitzi explains how Frank focused on producing a better product and the importance of effective marketing. His ability to connect with people, despite being shy, and his emphasis on innovation and understanding customer needs were key to growing Perdue Farms.[8:24 - 10:12] The discussion shifts to the significance of marketing and innovation in staying competitive. Mitzi talks about how Frank Perdue became a household name through strategic marketing and the importance of anticipating customer needs.[20:07 - 22:01] Mitzi discusses how philanthropy has been a glue for her family, keeping them united across generations. She emphasizes that successful families often stay together by engaging in charitable activities that make the world a better place.[24:56 - 26:01] Mitzi shares her current efforts in Ukraine, focusing on mental health first aid and combating human trafficking. She talks about the impact of these initiatives and how even a small contribution can make a significant difference.[32:41 - 33:54]  The episode concludes with a reflection on the importance of people and marketing in business success, the necessity of continuous innovation, and the value of philanthropy in creating a lasting impact.Great Quotes from the Podcast:"Management is the art of getting things done through others. My father and Frank Perdue put enormous effort into creating spectacular human relations skills, knowing that success at every level depends on the people.""If you want to stay on top, you can't be everything to everyone. You need to innovate, understand your customers deeply, and leverage data to meet their evolving needs.""Philanthropy isn't just about donating money—it's about making a meaningful impact. When your family does something together to make the world a better place, it strengthens your bonds and gives your success greater purpose.""One of the jobs of a successful marketer is to figure out what people are going to want before they want it."This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning how to build and sustain a legacy, lead with empathy, and make a lasting impact through philanthropy.Resources:For all of our episodes, you can visit: https://www.thynkmillions.com/think-millions-podcastFor comments or questions, email us at support@thynkconsultinggroup.comAlexa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dralexadagostino/Alexa's Website: https://www.alexadagostino.com/Book a call with Alexa:

Welcome to the latest episode of The Coffee In The Greenroom Podcast, brought to you by VIP Ignite and Truth Mgmt. Today, we delve into the extraordinary life of Mitzi Perdue, a businesswoman, author, and master storyteller with a remarkable journey. In this episode, we explore Mitzi's diverse experiences, from observing her father's leadership in co-founding the Sheraton Hotel chain to witnessing her late husband, Frank Perdue, transform a modest family business into a global enterprise. Mitzi's insights into business, leadership, and personal development are deeply inspiring. Mitzi is also the celebrated author of "RELENTLESS", a biography that chronicles Mark Victor Hansen's rise from despair to international acclaim as the co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul". This book, a beacon of motivation, has garnered ten national awards for its compelling narrative. But there's more to Mitzi than her business acumen. As a war correspondent, she has shown incredible bravery, conducting interviews in bomb shelters under siege in Ukraine. Her commitment to humanitarian causes is unwavering. In 2022, Mitzi auctioned her Atocha emerald engagement ring for a staggering $1.2 million, donating all proceeds to aid Ukraine. Currently, Mitzi is championing a crowdfunding initiative for mine-clearing in war-torn areas. Her dedication to making a difference is truly inspiring. This episode isn't just about success; it's about resilience, compassion, and the power of leading a life driven by purpose. Actors, models, musicians, and anyone aspiring to make an impact in their field will find Mitzi's story a source of invaluable lessons and inspiration. For those moved by Mitzi's story and wishing to contribute to her mine-clearing efforts, please visit DonorSee.com/Ukraine. Your support can help make a profound difference. Join us in this enlightening conversation, as we uncover the layers of Mitzi Perdue's life, offering insights and inspiration for anyone striving to lead their best life. REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT ONLINE, NO-COST AUDITIONhttps://www.ammsociety.com/CHECK OUT VIP IGNITE'S FREE MODEL AND ACTOR BOOTCAMPhttps://vipignitesummit.comFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VIP IGNITE https://vipignitelive.com/CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/vipigniteliveCHECK US OUT ON INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/vipigniteCHECK US OUT ON TWITTER:https://www.twitter.com/vipigniteCHECK OUT THE HOLLYWOOD MINDSET WEBSITE HERE:https://www.hollywoodmindset.comCHECK OUT THE COFFEE IN THE GREEN ROOM PODCAST HERE:https://www.coffeeinthegreenroom.comCHECK OUT THE VIP IGNITE LIVE PODCAST HERE: https://www.vipignitelivepodcast.comCHECK OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING HERE:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzqEyOGiBnMwTyocXsmB8oyki-Sz22zT

Welcome to the latest episode of The Coffee In The Greenroom Podcast, brought to you by VIP Ignite and Truth Mgmt. Today, we delve into the extraordinary life of Mitzi Perdue, a businesswoman, author, and master storyteller with a remarkable journey. In this episode, we explore Mitzi's diverse experiences, from observing her father's leadership in co-founding the Sheraton Hotel chain to witnessing her late husband, Frank Perdue, transform a modest family business into a global enterprise. Mitzi's insights into business, leadership, and personal development are deeply inspiring. Mitzi is also the celebrated author of "RELENTLESS", a biography that chronicles Mark Victor Hansen's rise from despair to international acclaim as the co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul". This book, a beacon of motivation, has garnered ten national awards for its compelling narrative. But there's more to Mitzi than her business acumen. As a war correspondent, she has shown incredible bravery, conducting interviews in bomb shelters under siege in Ukraine. Her commitment to humanitarian causes is unwavering. In 2022, Mitzi auctioned her Atocha emerald engagement ring for a staggering $1.2 million, donating all proceeds to aid Ukraine. Currently, Mitzi is championing a crowdfunding initiative for mine-clearing in war-torn areas. Her dedication to making a difference is truly inspiring. This episode isn't just about success; it's about resilience, compassion, and the power of leading a life driven by purpose. Actors, models, musicians, and anyone aspiring to make an impact in their field will find Mitzi's story a source of invaluable lessons and inspiration. For those moved by Mitzi's story and wishing to contribute to her mine-clearing efforts, please visit DonorSee.com/Ukraine. Your support can help make a profound difference. Join us in this enlightening conversation, as we uncover the layers of Mitzi Perdue's life, offering insights and inspiration for anyone striving to lead their best life. Support the showREGISTER FOR OUR NEXT ONLINE, NO-COST AUDITIONhttps://www.ammsociety.com/CHECK OUT VIP IGNITE'S FREE MODEL AND ACTOR BOOTCAMPhttps://vipignitesummit.comFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VIP IGNITE https://vipignitelive.com/CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/vipigniteliveCHECK US OUT ON INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/vipigniteCHECK US OUT ON TWITTER:https://www.twitter.com/vipigniteCHECK OUT THE HOLLYWOOD MINDSET WEBSITE HERE:https://www.hollywoodmindset.comCHECK OUT THE COFFEE IN THE GREEN ROOM PODCAST HERE:https://www.coffeeinthegreenroom.comCHECK OUT THE VIP IGNITE LIVE PODCAST HERE: https://www.vipignitelivepodcast.comCHECK OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING HERE:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzqEyOGiBnMwTyocXsmB8oyki-Sz22zT

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Mitzi Perdue's father co-founded the Sheraton Hotel chain, and her husband was the poultry magnate, Frank Perdue. She is the founder of Win This Fight, Stop Human Trafficking Now. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. In the case of the trafficked person, unless they're rescued, there's no end to it until death. 2. Anything that makes people less vulnerable would make human trafficking less likely. 3. Every success that comes your way in life depends on being able to get along with people. Sign up for Mitzi's blog by texting WTF to 551555, then visit her website to learn more - WinThisFight.org Sponsors HubSpot Put your sales team on the fast track to winning Q4 with Sales Hub! Learn more at HubSpot.com/sales Belay Don't be the bottleneck to your organization's growth! Schedule a free delegation consultation with Belay! Text FIRE to 55123 to schedule your delegation consultation today HelloFresh: America's number 1 Meal Kit See for yourself: visit HelloFresh.com/50eof and use code 50eof for 50 percent off plus free shipping

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Mitzi Perdue's father co-founded the Sheraton Hotel chain, and her husband was the poultry magnate, Frank Perdue. She is the founder of Win This Fight, Stop Human Trafficking Now. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. In the case of the trafficked person, unless they're rescued, there's no end to it until death. 2. Anything that makes people less vulnerable would make human trafficking less likely. 3. Every success that comes your way in life depends on being able to get along with people. Sign up for Mitzi's blog by texting WTF to 551555, then visit her website to learn more - WinThisFight.org Sponsors HubSpot Put your sales team on the fast track to winning Q4 with Sales Hub! Learn more at HubSpot.com/sales Belay Don't be the bottleneck to your organization's growth! Schedule a free delegation consultation with Belay Text FIRE to 55123 to schedule your delegation consultation today HelloFresh America's number 1 Meal Kit! See for yourself: visit HelloFresh.com/50eof and use code 50eof for 50 percent off plus free shipping

The wealth of families often dissipates to zero within a generation or two.  Learn about the Vanderbilt family's downfall and how you can avoid these mistakes. Have an estate plan. I explain the difference between a will and a trust. I introduce you to my friend Michael Manthei.  A regular GRE listener, Michael and his wife bought 55 units within 4 years and acquired $85,000 of annual real estate income. He thinks about generational wealth as: income, taxes and inflation, giving, faith, service, preserving stories, character, physical health, and that your family is a treasure. Learn the difference between inheritance and generational wealth. Today, Michael runs the Elevate Investing Group. His upcoming event, Generational Wealth 2023, is August 18th-19th, 2023 in Lancaster, PA. Register here. I've never heard of an event like this. Multiple generations of one family will tell you how they did it. Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/454 Michael's transformational event: Generational Wealth 2023 Build a trust or will fast: TrustAndWill.com Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Find cash-flowing Jacksonville property at: www.JWBrealestate.com/GRE Invest with Freedom Family Investments. You get paid first: Text ‘FAMILY' to 66866 Will you please leave a review for the show? I'd be grateful. Search “how to leave an Apple Podcasts review”  Top Properties & Providers: GREmarketplace.com Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our wealth-building newsletter free— text ‘GRE' to 66866 Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Keith's personal Instagram: @keithweinhold   Complete episode transcript:   Keith Weinhold (00:00:00) - Welcome to G R E. I'm your host, Keith Weinhold. How do you build generational wealth? How do you keep it and how do you pass it on so that it stays within your family for generations? Part of this is today's conversation with A G R E listener that's doing something that I've never heard of anyone else doing today on Get Rich Education.   Speaker 0 (00:00:22) - Taxes are your biggest expense. The best way to reduce your burden is real estate. Increase your income with amazing returns and reduce your taxable income with real estate write-offs. As an employee with a high salary, you are devastated by taxes. Lighten your tax burden. With real estate incentives. You can offset your income from a W2 job and from capital gains Freedom. Family Investments is the experience partner you've been looking for. The Real Estate Insider Fund is that vehicle, this fund investing real estate projects that make an impact. And you can join with as little as $50,000. Insiders get preferred returns of 10 to 12%. This means you get paid first. Insiders enjoy Castle on a quarterly basis and the tax benefits are life changing. Join the Freedom Family and become a real estate insider. Start on your path to financial freedom through passive income. Text family to 66866. This is not a solicitation and is for accredited investors only. Please text family to 66866 for complete details.   Speaker 3 (00:01:31) - You are listening to the show that is created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is Get Rich Education.   Speaker 0 (00:01:54) - Welcome to GRE from Weehawkin, New Jersey to Weed, California and across 188 nations worldwide. I'm Keith Wein Holden. This is Get Rich Education. Shortly we will hear from a GRE listener that's an engaged real estate investor and is having an unusually large impact on other people with generational wealth. Soil has profound effects on the type of agriculture that's possible and therefore soil has had profound effects on the kinds of societies that have been historically possible going back 12,000 years since the advent of agriculture. So productive and irritable soil is what made real estate valuable. A pattern of farms that are passed down through this same family for generations. Well, that's something that's possible in fertile regions, but not in regions where the soil is exhausted in a few years and has to be abandoned. And a new site found while the first site recovers its fertility.   Speaker 0 (00:02:55) - Whole societies had to move when the land in any given location cannot permanently sustain them. Therefore, cities couldn't even be built or contemplated. So then when you have bad soil, you can't have anything that lasts. And if you can't plant your family's principles, call them seeds in fertile soil, which is my metaphor for having moral and cultural standards, well then you can't build generational wealth either. You won't have anything that lasts very far beyond your one finite life. And as society advanced, we have more historic examples about families that built and have still capped their fortune today after several generations like the Rockefellers or families that have built and squandered their fortune like the Vanderbilts. And how that started is that really the Vanderbilts have been heralded as American royalty. The icons of the Gilded Age and that rich history all started with Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cornelius.   Speaker 0 (00:04:09) - He's the one that started to amass the family fortune from railroads in shipping businesses in the late 18 hundreds. He became the wealthiest person in America in the 1860s and then he went to pass that title down to his son William Henry Vanderbilt. And then he became the wealthiest American during the 1870s and 1880s. But it began to fall apart with William. Yep, just one generation later. The second generation, one generation after the wealth builder Cornelius and then Gloria Vanderbilt was born. Her father had a gambling problem and squandered most of his fortune. There was also overspending on frequent international travel. So Gloria, the granddaughter of the one that started the Fortune Cornelius, she herself would go on to have four sons each from different marriages. One of her four sons is prominent in American society today, and it might surprise you when I reveal his identity shortly by the time of glory, Vanderbilt's passing, okay, her estate had dwindled from $200 million down to just one and a half million dollars.   Speaker 0 (00:05:25) - So from wealthy to almost middle class right there, her New York apartment was bestowed to one of her sons. Two of her other sons remained estranged and only one of her four sons inherited the majority of the estate. And that person is none other than the, I guess, somewhat esteemed broadcast journalist and author Anderson Cooper. So you can see in the Vanderbilt family how that fertile soil broke down culturally and became in fertile to build something that lasts. You need that fertile soil. There's more than just a cultural component to creating generational wealth. I mean, first of all, of course you need to build the wealth in the first place by listening to this show. You're either on your way there or you're already there. And that means they focus on things that most people don't do. It's places, frankly, a lot of people just don't even look or consider like getting lots of smart debt for leverage or being inflation aware, being tax savvy and owning assets that pay you while you hold onto them.   Speaker 0 (00:06:33) - There's also a legal component here. I am not a tax or legal advisor or professional. So just super briefly in one minute and in plain English you need to have an estate plan. Step one is have a will. That is like a letter that you write before you pass away. Really that's all a will is if you have possessions that you want to go to a certain place, even if you're only 20 years old or if you're 80 years old and you have say a car and a little money or pets, then have a will. You can write a rock solid will really cheaply start at a place like trust and will.com. Then after a will understand a revocable trust, that's a special account where you put your assets like money in real estate while you are still alive. And the key to the word revocable is that you can cancel or change it any time you want to.   Speaker 0 (00:07:34) - When you pass away, things go to your beneficiaries, your heirs, without the annoying probate process in court. Okay, that's a revocable trust. And why have a will versus a trust? Well, there are a few reasons, but if you have less than a million dollar net worth though, then that first step, the will, that's probably going to suffice for what you need. But if it's a million plus, then it's more likely the trust. So really there are two main trust types. I touched on the re revocable trust. Now the irrevocable trust, that's something you cannot change once you set it up. It is rigid, not flexible. Well then why would you set up an irrevocable trust if you can't change it? Well, it can protect you from taxes, lawsuits, and creditors in certain situations. So that is the quick one minute on basic estate planning wills and trusts, yes, there is far more to know like beneficiary designations and durable power of attorney.   Speaker 0 (00:08:37) - But look, here's the thing and the motivation for you devoting sometime to estate planning like that. If you die, you can be assured that your family won't squabble over dividing up your assets if you get that in place and you sure don't want that because they're already gonna be broken up about you passing away. You'll want your generational wealth to pass on in a planned way and also wills and trusts. That's the way that your family locates your assets in the first place. Today you'll see how our guests and his wife hit financial freedom when they had $85,000 worth of real estate income and note that that was seven years ago. So therefore on an inflation adjusted basis, that might be say 110 K or 120 K in today's dollars depending on what you think the rural rate of inflation is. And then you'll see how that got him thinking about generational wealth and what he's doing to help others with it.   Speaker 0 (00:09:40) - Like I said, he's doing something with it I've just never heard of before. But first, I hope that you've been enjoying our valuable, don't quit your Daydream letter where lately I sent you that great map that shows where the top job growth states are. That chart comparing your rent increases to your increase in operating expenses, that story about how Phoenix is going to have construction limits due to their declining water supply. And all those stories about how wacky California real estate has become, including State Farm recently halting new insurance policies in the state of California. If you aren't reading our letter, which has a dash of humor, I send it about weekly, then you are missing out. I'd love to have you read it. It is totally free. It's full of real estate investing industry trends and forecasts and broader economic forces that are gonna affect you in the future and more.   Speaker 0 (00:10:38) - And also whenever we have job openings here at G R E as we keep growing, they are announced in the letter as well. And now you can easily sign up for the letter by text. And if you aren't one of the many subscribers growing your means with my letter, you can simply text GRE to 66 8 66 for or don't quit your Daydream letter. Again, it's free and I rate every single word, all the letter myself. I don't think that many founders do that. This letter is written from me to you and you get top investment property news in just a five minute read. You'll get some valuable introductory emails and then after that it's only sent about once a week, not daily. And again, you can sign up by simply texting G r e 2 6 6 8 6 6 for the letter that's GRE 2 6 6 8 66 generational wealth straight ahead. You're listening to Get Rich Education with J W B Real Estate Capital. Jacksonville Real Estate has outperformed the stock market by 44% over the last 20 years. It's proven to be a more stable asset, especially during recessions. Their vertically integrated strategy has led to 79% more home price appreciation compared to the average Jacksonville investor since 2013. JW B is ready to help your money make money, and to make it easy for everyday investors, get started@jwbrealestate.com slash g rre. That's JWB real estate.com/g R E   Speaker 0 (00:12:14) - GRE listeners can't stop talking about their service from Ridge Lending Group and MLS 40 2056. They've provided our tribe with more loans than anyone. They're truly a top lender for beginners and veterans. It's where I go to get my own loans for single family rental property up to four plexes. So start your pre-qualification and you can chat with President Chaley Ridge personally. They'll even deliver your custom plan for growing your real estate portfolio. start@ridgelendinggroup.com.   Speaker 4 (00:12:49) - This is Hal Elrod, author of the Miracle Morning and listen to Get Rich Education with Keith Weinhold and don't quit your daydream.   Speaker 0 (00:13:05) - Hey, I would really like you to meet someone today. He and I met last year through our mutual friend Dave Zook and of all things last year we crawled through a cave in the middle of the woods in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania together and I mean Crawled. He is a real leader, he's a professional investor and founder of the Elevate Investing Group. Welcome to G R e Michael Manthei!   Speaker 5 - Michael Manthei (00:13:29) - Keith, thank you for having me been a longtime fan of you and the show and the worldwide impact you've had. So honored to be here   Speaker 0 (00:13:36) - In your bio, you haven't yet added that you're an amateur caver or spelunker as it is   Speaker 5 (00:13:42) - One attempt at S Splunking. I'm not sure if I can put it in the bio yet, but uh, maybe after a second round .   Speaker 0 (00:13:48) - Well Michael, you have done though what most everyone wants, which is actually not spelunking. You have achieved financial freedom in your early thirties and you're much older than that now. You've now got more than a decade of experience in syndications property management and you have over $200 million worth in real estate acquisition. So talk to us about how you obtained financial freedom after less than four years of investing.   Speaker 5 (00:14:17) - I feel like it could be, uh, you know, almost an infomercial with how it's gone. You know, I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and that completely changed my world growing up. I wasn't around wealthy people to know how they thought or what they did with their money or how they got there. So to get a glimpse through the book, rich Dad Poor Dadd changed my life and I set a similar goal as Robert had in the book of buying two properties a year. So after 10 years I figured I'd have 20 properties if everything went well, but could never have expected that. Yeah, like you said, within four years we bought 55 units, had enough passive income to retire. It went a lot faster than I thought, but incredibly grateful. We started with a single family house. I was completely broke when I got married.   Speaker 5 (00:15:08) - I was actually a missionary for seven years coming off the mission field, not a dollar to my name. Married my wife who had saved a lot of money for me at the time was $25,000 is what she came into our marriage with. And so I was broke. She had 25,000 and that's how we bought our first rental, which was interesting to work through that process with her, you know, using her life savings to buy the first rental when we were still rent a house. You know, she thought she'd save this for her first house and I said, Hey, how about instead of us buying a house for ourselves, let's buy a house for someone else and start this journey to financial freedom. From there we bought another single family house, then we bought a 10 unit property and with that 10 unit property I bought it cash with a hard money loan.   Speaker 5 (00:15:56) - When I went to the bank to go to permanent financing, it appraised for 150,000 more than we bought it for. And so we got all the money back plus a line of credit of $75,000 that then opened us to keep buying. But Keith, the real advantage of that deal was it unlocked my mind to say I don't have to be limited by my own capital. I had no money in that deal and I thought we were gonna be limited by our own capital the whole way, you know, save up 20% down payment. This deal happened in such a way that it kind of unlocked this infinite return concept. And so from there it was kind of off to the raises. Once the creativity was set free from that point, including that 10 unit, we bought 50 units in less than two years and achieved our goal of financial freedom.   Speaker 0 (00:16:46) - That is really fast. And I note that at that point with the 55 units, you had a million dollar net worth and those assets generated $85,000 in annual cash flow. But dropping back thinking philosophically the book that introduced me to the concept that I didn't wanna believe for a moment or at least it was one of the Robert Kiosaki books and that is being wealthy is a choice. I actually didn't believe that. And you are being very intentional with the out-of-the-box choices that you're making and you and your wife Kristen, much like me, when I started, I didn't have much of my own money either. I started with that three and a half percent down payment on a fourplex. So then really the impetus often for using other people's money is because you have to because you don't have much of your own money.   Speaker 5 (00:17:33) - Yeah. And that's part of, you know, creating the grit. It can be a a blessing to those of us that wanna learn and grow to not have a lot handed to us because the confidence that it brings to be able to figure stuff out and get creative. And what I love is, and what I hope my story helps provide to your audience is when you see somebody else that's done it or hear stories of real people that have done it, it just unlocks the capability inside to say, Hey, that guy doesn't look that special. I think I could walk down some of the same road. So totally agree that it's, it's a philosophical shift and for me the big one was buy cash flowing assets. That kind of became my mantra that all my work, all my effort, all my energy went into acquiring cash flow producing assets and that simple concept just opened a whole new world,   Speaker 0 (00:18:26) - Real assets produce real income. So you began with, it sounds like a rental single family home and then shortly thereafter this 10 unit apartment building that sounded like that was the real pivot point for you. It allowed you to get creative that just gave you that much more room, that much more leverage. Had that been a duplex and it appraised overvalue or probably wouldn't have appraised 150 K overvalue like a 10 plex did. So tell us more about the options that gave you in growing this fast.   Speaker 5 (00:18:55) - The reason I was looking for a larger building is cuz my wife had gotten pregnant. She was working part-time during that portion of her life and I just had it in my heart. You know, she had wanted to stay at home with our kids once we started having kids. So she's pregnant, I'm thinking let's go find an asset that would replace her part-time income. So I was looking for smaller things honestly. I was like, well maybe if I buy a couple duplexes or a couple triplexes and then this 10 unit came on the market, but I'd had some issues with this seller on a previous purchase that we were trying to work towards and they just seemed a little bit squirrely. So I said, you know what, I want to give the most airtight offer that I can. So I talked to a hard money lender, said, Hey, I'm gonna offer all cash, no contingencies.   Speaker 5 (00:19:43) - So it was a big risk. I mean we're buying 10 units, we only had two at the time, so it felt like this huge stretch didn't have, you know, the money to do it ourselves. So got the hard money loan. But then when we took it to the bank and they gave us the appraisals, like oh my goodness. So not only did they pay off the hard money loan and give us a $75,000 line of credit, they also gave us like maybe 10, $15,000 that we, you know, put in our bank account. But then we could use that 75,000 to go put down payments on other properties and go buy other properties cash and then refinance out of 'em. So it really just, it changed everything. It unlocked everything for us.   Speaker 0 (00:20:19) - If you were going all cash, why did you need the hard money loan?   Speaker 5 (00:20:23) - The hard money loan. Once I secured that, I could offer all cash to I see the seller. So I gave 'em a cash contract because I had the cash lined up with the hard money lender.   Speaker 0 (00:20:34) - So it was about that deal making using your intuition when one seems squirrely. So that really leveraged things for you there in order to grow that faster as you're going through this process, as you're building this portfolio. Okay, now you've got 55 units, which does give you enough cash flow, $85,000 a year for most people to declare financial freedom. The interesting thing is you had the million dollar net worth at that time. Most people with a million dollar net worth are really only about middle class because they don't have residual cash flow. So net worth matters, but it's not as important as your passive income. You had the 80 5K of residual income accompanying that million dollar net worth and that's what makes the difference.   Speaker 5 (00:21:23) - Yeah, it goes back to the cash flow producing assets. All my effort was focused on acquiring those assets that would pay me the rest of my life. Never flipped anything, have a lot of friends that do flipping and I didn't want to get addicted to that big payout. You know, I take one single family house and maybe I make 20, 30, 40, 50,000 on it. I felt like I was gonna get addicted to that. Whereas for us, the first house that we bought, Keith, like $200 a month of cash flow, it's like this feels like it's doing next to nothing. But I said, you know what, I have a long-term goal here. The only way to get there is one property at a time, one step at a time. You eat the elephant one bite at a time. And so I said, let me continue making steps towards my goal and it snowballed faster than I expected. But again, cash flow producing assets,   Speaker 0 (00:22:12) - Find that first property with say, $200 in monthly cash flow. That doesn't change really anything in your financial life, but it changes your mindset. It's a pretty incredible moment. Like ta-da when that $200 shows up month in and month out with little or none of your own effort at all. That's really where it starts. You talk about retiring shortly after this time and you had a major philosophical shift then when you retired at just age 33. So tell us about that.   Speaker 5 (00:22:42) - I thought retirement was the goal. You know, I read in four hour work week and other, you know, books like that and it's like inactivity is the goal and I'm ashamed to say that I bought into that and you know, I can't wait till I do nothing. So once we got there, literally within a week I was bored. I'd worked like crazy to get to that point. I was working, you know, 50, 60 hours a week at my normal job plus buying and self-managing, you know, up to 50 units on the side. So it was a lot of work and I needed some time to rest. But after a week of rest, all my energy came back and I said, this feels wrong. I just had this sense. I have not been created to go through the rest of my life from 33 on in my easy chair.   Speaker 5 (00:23:27) - I wasn't expecting that at all. It, it hit me by surprise. And so I realized that that goal of financial freedom was a great motivator, but very empty once we got there. We recalibrated, my wife and I, you know, a lot of time in prayer talking with each other. It was a new experience to think we can do anything we want now. You know, our decision on what we do next is doesn't need to be dependent on how to pay our bills. Simple lifestyle, 85,000 a year covers us, but as we considered it, realized absolutely love what I'm doing, but this would be so much more fulfilling if we did it in relationship, became a part of other people's story, helped them on their journey, invest together, build a community and get to know people, build long-term relationships. So that was the major shift and uh, it's been seven years since then, so I appreciate that. Uh, you said I'm not much older than 33, uh,  40, which I guess isn't too far out, but we've had a lot more fulfillment in the last seven years as we've been a part of other people's journey.   Speaker 0 (00:24:30) - So that was really the turning 0.7 years ago at age 33 where you're like, we did what we have to do now we get to do what we want to do. Yeah, you're a man that serves. So basically to that point you had been serving society with good housing and now you can pivot to serving investors.   Speaker 5 (00:24:48) - Yeah, and really to me, service is life. The Bible talks about if you want to receive, give and you'll receive. So I've never focused on how do I receive, how do I get more. For me it's simple. I try to simplify things. What is the one input that I can focus on that then will knock down the rest of the Dominos? So it's give. And so I've looked at how can I serve, how can I give? And that's been my focus and that has opened up tremendous, uh, doors of opportunity. So seven years ago a mutual friend with Dave Zuck and he's doing these syndications and I was like, Dave, I wanna learn this, I wanna do this. So he introduced me to the guys that taught him and we started doing larger deals and, and Keith, I started on the smaller end. The first two deals that I put together as syndications were both 11 unit apartment buildings.   Speaker 5 (00:25:41) - And I'd already bought 10 units and 11 units and 12 unit buildings myself at that point. And I didn't need other people's capital to buy those, that point of our journey. But the goal had shifted from before that it was, how can I maximize my profit on these real estate deals, you know, maximize my cash flow, maximize my profit, and it switched to how can I give people a great experience with me? And so to me you can't give without it coming back. So in one sense I gave away more equity than I would've needed to, to have some investors and partners come along the journey with me. But I knew that if I gave them a good experience and learned this business, that that would snowball into a scale that we would never have been able to touch outside of that, which is exactly what's happened.   Speaker 0 (00:26:32) - It's interesting that you mentioned 11 unit apartment buildings because I have owned some of those myself. Oftentimes that's a zone I've operated in kind of these mid-sized apartment buildings. Things that are, are a million and a half dollars in value or below because oftentimes the big boys don't play there. But now you learn how to be a go-giver, that's become part of who you are and that's how you could go bigger with larger apartment buildings in making those opportunities available to investors.   Speaker 5 (00:27:00) - Yeah, it's really hard to take on investors at a smaller level. So when the, the focus shifted to how can I be a part of people's journeys and make long-term relationships with people, the answer is to scale up. And so, you know, we've scaled from there to now we own over 2000 apartments, uh, with our investor group and me serving them as a general partner.   Speaker 0 (00:27:21) - Congratulations. One of the first things that struck me about you when I met you is really your holistic vision of what wealth is. Finances are obviously part of that, but only one piece of the pie and you often champion generational wealth. Tell us about how you think of total wealth and generational wealth.   Speaker 5 (00:27:42) - I have three kids now. Uh, they are the greatest gifts in my wife and i's life. And when you have kids and you have people that you pour into, you start thinking about how can you improve their lives and how can you build something that outlives you? So this generational wealth concept has been, I would almost say consuming me. I mean it's just how I filter everything that I do. Where you set your strategy, tells you what your tactics are gonna be. So if you're making short-term decisions, you can do things that work short-term. They don't necessarily need to work long-term. But I said, what's the most successful patterns that I see in the world of wealth, in the world of impact? And it's these family dynasties that grow, preserve and pass on wealth from generation to generation. And so for me, there's a few things that go into that.   Speaker 5 (00:28:40) - It's obviously the financial wealth that's a big piece of it. You need, if you're gonna talk about generational wealth, you're talking about a substantial amount of money that gets passed from one generation to the next in in such a way that it can be carried on by that next generation. But we've all seen examples where just giving the money is not a total solution. And so really focusing on the relationships around you and the people and your family. I'm a fan of making your wife the greatest treasure your spouse, you know, for our ladies out there, your significant other, make them the greatest treasure that you have on earth. I look at my wife as my greatest treasure. I look at our kids as our greatest treasure. My kids right now are eight, six, and two and we train them from day one to think of themselves as kings and queens.   Speaker 5 (00:29:32) - I started with two daughters and then my third born is, is a little boy. So he's our little king. But there's this princess culture. All the little girls are princesses. Yeah. And when we grow up we sometimes hear what we heard as a kid in first person. Sometimes people still have those tapes that play and what's a princess? I mean entitled. Yeah, you're royalty but you don't have any responsibility ever since day one. I was like, you're not princesses, you are queens, you're powerful, but you have responsibility. You have resources but you have an obligation to use that to serve the people around you. God made you beautiful. So let's be accepting of every single person that we see, whether they are beautiful or not on the outside the resources that we have. I feel like we are to be a steward of it's never given to us, to prop us up and make others serve us.   Speaker 5 (00:30:25) - For me, my resources is a responsibility to serve others with what I've been given. So pouring into the kids spiritual wealth, which we talked earlier about the Jewish people and how they're the highest net worth per capita people group. Yeah, you look at the rich spiritual history that they passed down for thousands of years from generation to generation to generation. And so in our family, you know the stories of faith, the stories of courage, the stories of high character, I have those in my family that I'm passing down and we're creating new stories that we're passing down. And then the final one for me here on the generational wealth kind of holistic topic is one that you and I um, have some commonality with. And just physical health. If you're not taking care of your body, that is a major hindrance to long-term wealth. You know, your income generating capacity grows as you get older.   Speaker 5 (00:31:21) - We have this retirement mindset in a lot of our country, which I bought into, you know, in my thirties. I don't think it's as helpful as we may think it is if we want to continue to serve others. Our capacity to serve continues to go up throughout our lifetime as long as we're maintain faculty. And so to continue serving, generating wealth throughout our life, lasting as long as we can, putting things in place for the next generation. I wanna be around for a long time. I know you do too. And uh, it starts with taking care of ourselves.   Speaker 0 (00:31:54) - If I do invest well I'm sure gonna wanna be healthy enough to enjoy all of that. So it's really a symbiotic relationship. And you host an event. This year's theme is generational wealth. We're gonna learn about that in just a moment. But why don't you tell us just as a teaser, how does one prevent their generational wealth from getting frittered away? We know that often happens and the generational wealth doesn't really become generational wealth cuz often it doesn't last beyond one or two generations. The Rockefellers are a good example of what to do and keep wealth generational for example. But how do we prevent our wealth from being frittered away? Cuz there's a difference obviously between an inheritance and generational wealth   Speaker 5 (00:32:37) - Just practically for a moment for people that, um, are listening. Number one, you need to learn how money works and you need to get your wealth into assets and protect it from inflation and taxes. You know, those are the two biggest thiefs. So that's number one is, is you need to safeguard your money. Then once you have the wealth built and protected, it's really about passing on the character. That's really what it all comes down to because if you hand an ill-prepared heir a bunch of money, that is typically the worst thing that you can do for 'em. So it's passing on the character and instilling that and developing that in your heirs. There's different strategies for this, you know, you can recording the stories, some of the origin stories of grit, of resolve, of sticking with something until it is successful. Those stories inspire the next generations.   Speaker 5 (00:33:32) - Maybe they don't have the need for the same level of grit, but they can understand the diligence that is required to create and steward the wealth. So recording the stories people do family conferences where you know, if you're a wealth creator for your family, fly everybody in and have some meetings, you know, do it in a fun place, have some fun connected to it. You can have sessions where you're teaching the next generation about how to steward that wealth. You're giving not only the wealth but you're giving the mindsets and the tools of how to create and steward that. So again, goes back to character and the internal wealth that is needed to steward the external wealth, the the physical wealth, the capital and assets and everything.   Speaker 0 (00:34:23) - Oh yeah, that's some really helpful actionable stuff there. If you want to have what most people don't have, you need to be willing to do what most people won't do. Like perhaps these extended family get togethers and yes, that is important stewarding generational wealth. You can watch a a 30 minute video and learn something about taxes or inflation, but character can't so easily be taught. And this is part of what you are talking about at your upcoming event, generational Wealth 2023 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Tell us about it.   Speaker 5 (00:34:56) - This is our third year of doing, uh, this event. It really strikes a chord with our folks because typically the people that come to our events, they've bought the concept that wealth is not merely an external pursuit and if you don't have the internal wealth to go alongside of it, it ends up being pretty empty. So generational wealth, it's getting people together that have created and stewarded that and then sharing some of the real life stories. Dave Zuck is gonna be a speaker. He's uh, second generation in their family business now. Dave has a bunch of other, you know, businesses with their, his syndication and incredible money manager that he is. But this year his father actually has agreed to talk with us about how he started the family company. So I'm gonna interview him then I'm gonna bring up the four boys, Dave and his three brothers and what it's like taking the business from one level to another, successfully managing that in the second generation and growing it and how they're now passing it along to their children and preparing them to step into leadership.   Speaker 5 (00:36:00) - So I have a couple large businesses that are multi-generation that are gonna share like this also have Mitzi Perdue, I don't know if you've ever gotten a chance to know her. She was the daughter of the man that started uh, the Sheraton Hotels. So grew up in that family dynasty and then married Frank Perdue who created Purdue Chicken and today has, you know, 20,000 some employees. So she's seen from a couple different angles, family dynamics and family wealth that goes generation to generation and she's just a wonderful lady. Such a heart for other people and so full of life. I think she's in her eighties, she's a teenager, she's just so full of life. So she's coming, have a lot of amazing speakers and attendees that fly in from around the country. Last year we had about 350 people excited to see who shows up this year.   Speaker 0 (00:36:49) - See, this is why I wanted to talk about this event because I have attended so many in-person real estate events and masterminds and general investing events. And rarely, if ever do I see multiple generations come up on the stage at the same time to talk about how to do this the right way. Generationally, very few people in events just really think this long term. So I have to congratulate you in advance for putting this together. It's August 18th and 19th and again it is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Do you have any last thoughts Michael?   Speaker 5 (00:37:22) - So if people want to go to invest elevate.com, that would be a spot to check us out.   Speaker 0 (00:37:28) - I'm highly confident the future generations of your family will know you for more than crawling through a rural Lancaster County Pennsylvania cave.   Speaker 5 (00:37:36) - Yeah, hopefully my legacy includes more than our cave, uh, adventure, even though that was a blast. Last thoughts Keith. I just wanna encourage people to step out into what they feel in their heart to pursue. You know, it takes faith, it takes risk, but it's absolutely achievable. And so I hope my story has provided some encouragement to folks and if any of your people want to come to our event, we would welcome 'em with open arms. So thank you for today, Keith.   Speaker 0 (00:38:02) - It's a unique event in my experience. It's been great having you on the show.   Speaker 0 (00:38:12) - Yeah, as I've gotten to know Michael, he is a real go-giver now. He and his wife began with a single family rental home while they were still renters. Yeah, they owned that rental property before they even had a primary residence. I know a lot of successful people that have done just that. And then it sounded like for him, his third property, a 10 plex, that was the real pivot point. Of course, my pivot point was that very first purchase a fourplex. So for each one of us, the pivot point really came when we felt like we had massive access to other people's money. And you might feel like you have massive access to other people's money with just a 75 or 80% loan on a single family rental or duplex. If that's where you're starting, you don't need Rockefeller or Vanderbilt fortunes to get this going there at Invest Elevate.   Speaker 0 (00:39:04) - The interesting thing about their generational wealth event two months from now is how, from talking to Michael, he's actually not super motivated to have speakers there that are the most well-known names and Polish speakers, even if he has the chance to get them. Now you are gonna find some of those there, but he's interested in real stories, real people, and making a real impact with speakers that don't have some big marketing or sales agenda. And some conference attendees just want to meet the biggest names and get an Instagram selfie with them. And there's nothing wrong with that. You might even do some of that here, but he values real connection in meaning. And yeah, I've never heard of anyone else getting multiple generations of the same families on stage as he interviews them, including people that aren't used to speaking to an in-person audience of a few hundred people. Besides the generational component, you're also going to learn a lot about investing and meet a bunch of genuine, authentic people. That's the environment that he's creating. Gratitude to. Michael Manti Today it is Generational Wealth 2023 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, August 18th and 19th. Check out invest elevate.com. Until next week, I'm your host Keith. We hold. Don't quit your day. Adrian   Speaker 1 (00:40:26) - Mother   Speaker 6 (00:40:27) - On this show should be considered specific, personal or professional advice. Please consult an appropriate tax, legal, real estate, financial, or business professional for individualized advice. Opinions of guests are their own information is not guaranteed. All investment strategies have the potential for profit or loss. The host is operating on behalf of Get Rich Education L L C exclusively.   Speaker 0 (00:40:55) - The preceding program was brought to you by your home for Wealth building. Get rich education.com.

In this captivating episode of The F.I.T. in Faith Podcast, host Tamra Andress welcomes the incredible Mitzi Perdue as her guest. Mitzi, the wife of the late Frank Perdue and daughter of the Sheraton Hotel chain co-founder, shares her unique upbringing and the fascinating stories that shaped her life. From growing up as the daughter of a hotel magnate to becoming a renowned author, Mitzi's journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Tamra and Mitzi dive into the serendipitous connection with Mark Victor Hansen, the renowned author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and the laughter, wisdom, and lightheartedness that ensued. As they discuss Mitzi's latest endeavor, listeners get a glimpse into the next season of her life and the cause she is passionately investing her time, energy, and millions of dollars into. The conversation takes an unexpected turn as Mitzi shares her aspiration to become a war correspondent, recounting her experiences and disappointments in pursuing this dream. From a missed opportunity in Afghanistan to an unforeseen invitation from the head of the Kiev Region Police in Ukraine, Mitzi's resilience and faith shine through. Join Tamra and Mitzi on this dynamic and heartfelt episode as they explore Mitzi's multifaceted life, her commitment to making a difference, and her courageous pursuit of new adventures. Get ready for an engaging conversation filled with laughter, inspiration, and a window into the extraordinary life of Mitzi Perdue. About Mitzi Perdue: Mitzi Perdue got to see what three famous entrepreneurs did to lead an over-the-top fantastic life. Her father was President and Co-founder of the Sheraton Hotel Chain, her late husband, Frank Perdue took his father and son poultry business to a company that today employs more than 20,000 people. Most recently, she's authored a book about Mark Victor Hansen the man behind the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. She'll be sharing tips from all three men, and she might talk a little about her own fantastic life as a War Correspondent in Ukraine. Where to Find Mitzi Perdue: https://donorsee.com/MineFreeUkraine Where to Find Tamra: Let's Connect to see how I can help you grow your business! https://tamraandress.com/connect Want to write a book, start a podcast, or create an ecourse? Visit us at https://www.fitinfaithmedia.com/ Come join us at this year's Christian Business Conference! http://thefoundercon.com/ Learn more about our non-profit: https://thefoundercollective.org/

Abrams tanks, landmines, human trafficking, war crimes and economic collapse. This is the state of the Ukraine-Russia war 14+ months since it started. Fran Racioppi sits down with Mitzi Perdue, a renowned author, speaker, and philanthropist, who shares her experiences of visiting Ukraine to see firsthand the devastation landmines have brought to the country and its citizens. Mitzi Perdue, also joined Fran on Episode 19 to share her entrepreneurial spirit garnered from her father, the founder of Sheraton Hotels, and her late husband, Frank Perdue, founder of Perdue Farms. Mitzi most recently traveled to Ukraine to donate 18 vehicles to the police, tour Chernobyl, and raise awareness, and money, to support Ukrainians as they fight for their existence. She also explains how human trafficking is responsible for the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children, as she believes Russia continues to suffer from population decline. Learn more about Mitzi Perdue at https://mitziperdue.com/. Visit DonorSee.com/ukraine to donate and support her mission to free Ukraine of landmines. Mitzi is matching the first $100,000 donated. Check out The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media. Watch the full video version on YouTube.Highlights:0:00 Welcome back to The Jedburgh Podcast & getting involved in Ukraine4:41 Why the police are critical to the war in Ukraine7:29 America's contribution to Ukraine is greater than the rest of the world combined10:11 Why America needs to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine 12:20 Landmines and cluster bombs litter the farmland of Ukraine14:35 Why human trafficking is widespread in Ukraine17:45 Supporting The HALO Trust22:36 How does the war end? Quotes:- “They do this because it magnifies the demoralization of the local populace.” (5:30)- “The US's involvement is double all of the EU countries combined.” (8:52)- “Ukraine right now is the most heavily mined country in the world or in history.” (10:00)- “40% of the land can't be farmed because of the mines.” (13:49)- “Russia is in terminal decline; there just aren't enough babies being born.” (15:48)- “The goal is $300,000 to go to the HALO Trust, which is the oldest and largest land mine clearing organization in the world.” (19:29)- “I think that Russia's gonna fall apart economically.” (26:20) - “If we negotiate an end, the 56,000 war crimes that we're aware of would probably be negotiated away. I want defeat.” (27:45)This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike's & Compass Workforce Solutions.This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike's & Compass Workforce Solutions

Happy New Year! We're finally back and we've added a new feature. If you're a regular listener, you may recall that each week we have a feature called “One Cool Thing” where we highlight our week. Todd still will be sharing his weekly adventures in digital marketing, but we've tweaked mine a bit because I honestly rarely leave my house.Starting this week we've added a history component to the show wherein I pick an old newspaper story about Delmarva and Todd and I get to experience the Eastern Shore as it was. The good ol' days, if you will. We kick off with an account of the Delmarva Chicken Festival from 1971. The year is critical because, to my absolute shock, women still didn't have first names in the 1970s according to the Baltimore Sun.The winners of the chicken cooking contest that year were:Mrs. Thomas H. Young, Mrs. Ronald Powell, Mrs. Thomas W. Piantek and Mrs. John Petrelli.I guess if they wanted names they wouldn't have gotten married. For instance, Miss Beverly Green of Princess Anne (who was named Delmarva Poultry Princess) and Miss Kimberly Ann Phillips (who was named Little Miss Delmarva Poultry Princess), had their first names consigned to history because they didn't yet have the burden of a husband.By the way, if you know Kimberly Ann Phillips, tell her we said, “Hello.” If you are Kimberly Ann Phillips, “Hello!”Other early 70s novelties include Frank Perdue discussing his plans to sell chickens under his own name and “cookbook author” James A. Beard commenting on his experience as a judge. If you remember anything about this festival (which ended in 2014 probably as a result of women having first names) please share them below. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daydrinkingondelmarva.substack.com

Mitzi Perdue is living one of the most fascinating lives. Besides being a hotel heiress, Mitzi has made a name for herself as a businesswoman, an award-winning author of 27 books, and a speaker. And in case her last name brings up any word association, her late husband, Frank Perdue, founded the Perdue Chicken company and her father co-founded the Sheraton Hotel chain. “I'm so grateful because a lot of people in my economic background-filthy, stinking rich, in other words-I think, live in something of a bubble. I treasure that…my parents did everything that they could to have their kids not live in a bubble.” Mitzi is also an anti-human trafficking advocate who recently returned from Ukraine. To support the war effort, Mitzi is auctioning off her historic Atocha Emerald engagement ring from her late husband at Sothebys on Decemeber 7, 2022, with all the proceeds going to Ukraine. Learn more about the auction, Mitzi's books, “I Didn't Bargain For This”, “Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons From Frank Perdue” and other titles, at https://mitziperdue.com  #liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/ If you have a guest idea, or want to learn more about Brunner Communications, contact Liz at info@LizBrunner.com

Mitzi Perdue is living one of the most fascinating lives. Besides being a hotel heiress, Mitzi has made a name for herself as a businesswoman, an award-winning author of 27 books, and a speaker. And in case her last name brings up any word association, her late husband, Frank Perdue, founded the Perdue Chicken company and her father co-founded the Sheraton Hotel chain. “I'm so grateful because a lot of people in my economic background-filthy, stinking rich, in other words-I think, live in something of a bubble. I treasure that…my parents did everything that they could to have their kids not live in a bubble.” Mitzi is also an anti-human trafficking advocate who recently returned from Ukraine. To support the war effort, Mitzi is auctioning off her historic Atocha Emerald engagement ring from her late husband at Sothebys on Decemeber 7, 2022, with all the proceeds going to Ukraine. Learn more about the auction, Mitzi's books, “I Didn't Bargain For This”, “Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons From Frank Perdue” and other titles, at https://mitziperdue.com  #liveyourbestlifepodcast #liveyourbestlifewithlizbrunner https://lizbrunner.com/live-your-best-life/ If you have a guest idea, or want to learn more about Brunner Communications, contact Liz at info@LizBrunner.com

Check out podcast episodes a week early here! - https://www.peopleonplanes.com/ Find all you need to know about Mitzi Perdue here! - www.mitziperdue.com Mitzi's purpose in life is to encourage people to be all they can be. She believes that inspiration is the best gift one person can give another because inspiration provides people with energy and direction. She wrote Relentless with the goal of sharing Mark Victor Hansen's astonishingly wise tips for growth and happiness, tips that can help people live fuller, more satisfying lives. Mitzi is a businesswoman, author, and a master story teller. She holds degrees from Harvard University and George Washington University, is a past president of the 40,000 member American Agri-Women and was one of the U.S. Delegates to the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi. She currently writes for the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents and hosts EarthX TV's show, The Pen and the Planet. Most recently, she's authored Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue. The book made #5 on Amazon's Business Biographies, out of a field of 20,000. She's also the author of, I Didn't Bargain for This, her story of growing up as a hotel heiress. A woman of many talents, she also programmed a computer app, B Healthy U, designed to help people track the interactions of lifestyle factors that influence their energy, sleep, hunger, mood, and ability to handle stress. In addition to being a programmer and software developer, Mitzi is also an artist and designer of EveningEggs™ handbags. In addition, Mitzi the author of more than 1800 newspaper and magazine articles on family businesses, food, agriculture, the environment, philanthropy, biotechnology, genetic engineering, and women's health. She was a syndicated columnist for 22 years, and her weekly environmental columns were distributed first by California's Capitol News and later, by Scripps Howard News Service, to roughly 420 newspapers. For two years she was a Commissioner on the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Mitzi also produced and hosted more than 400 half hour interview shows, Mitzi's Country Magazine on KXTV, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, California. In addition, she hosted and produced more than 300 editions of Mitzi's Country Comments, which was syndicated to 76 stations. Her radio series, Tips from the Farmer to You, was broadcast weekly for two years on the Coast to Coast Radio Network.

Meet Mitzi Perdue, heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, human rights advocate, and author! She has written several books including "Tough Man, Tender Chicken" about her late husband Frank Perdue, founder of Perdue Farms, and her recent release "Relentless" about Mark Victor Hanson, co-writer of "Chicken Soup For The Soul." She puts her fortune to work by following Frank's motto: "If you want to be happy, think what you can do for somebody else." She's good people!

Mitzi Perdue draws on the experience of her family of origin, the Henderson Estate Company which dates back to 1840 and was the forerunner of the Sheraton Hotels (her father was co-founder of the chain). She also looks to her marital family (she's the widow of Frank Perdue from Perdue Farms) that began in 1920.Mitzi's talks contain practical tips for embedding a positive culture. She's been a part of carrying out all of them, and in some cases, creating them. These are tips that work, they're practical, and they can make a spectacular difference in whether the family continues across the generations, or becomes one of the 70% that fails to pass on their legacy to the next generation.Mitzi is a businesswoman, author, and a master storyteller. She holds degrees from Harvard University and George Washington University, is a past president of the 40,000 member American Agri-Women and was one of the U.S. Delegates to the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi. She is an author and will be releasing her upcoming book Relentless, where she shares the wisdom of the Chicken Soup for the Soul author Mark Victor Hansen.

Double dynasty Mitzi Perdue joins Karen & Ted for a very insightful, value driven conversation around her experience growing up with a family business then later marrying Frank Perdue who was also a part of a family business. Looking at the origin of her own family business, Mitzi goes in-depth on how the business came to life and the mindset of her father who did a fantastic job at believing in people while supporting them to be their best selves. Ted shows fascination with the dynamics of Mitzi's family business and how it was very forward thinking. Karen dives deeper into the logistics of Mitzi potentially taking over the company and receives great insight on what it was like to be a part of a family business in the mid 1900's. Key details are shared by Mitzi about how to keep family businesses running successfully, and the rewards of doing so. Mitzi shares how important it is for a culture to be created for employees to be a part of the bigger picture, to be a huge part of the success of the company.  The conversation goes into Mitzi & Frank's relationship, their marriage and important aspects are shared around helping family businesses thrive. The origin story of Perdue Farms brings the dynamics between a father and son and a few tips are shared by Mitzi as to how a son or child can take over a family business with more ease. Ted inquires about rules around family members working outside of the family business and Mitzi shares 3 reasons why it's important to do so. Karen also provides great insight as to why it's important for family members to work outside of the family business first. Karen gets Mitzi's perspective of the best part of family business and Ted shares that it is quite possible for a business to tear a family apart as family business can be very emotional. Mitzi shares 4 super important tips on communication amongst family business members and provides life guidance that everyone can take to live a better life. Culture is explored deeply near the end of the episode with values that can greatly help a family business succeed. Connect with Karen & Ted: Website: https://www.thefamilybusinesspodcast.com/  Connect with Mitzi: Website: https://mitziperdue.com/ 

Your business is part of your legacy. To some business owners, keeping it alive is a big part of their dream. Mitzi Perdue knows all about this she speaks regularly on how to make your family business last across the generations. She joins Dr. Lycka to share some of her personal experiences and offer insight to help you keep your business alive for a very long time.   Guest Bio: Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of one family business titan (her father founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain) and the widow of another, (her late husband was the family business poultry magnate, Frank Perdue), and she is also a businesswoman in her own right. She started the family wine grape business, now one of the larger suppliers of wine grapes in California. Mitzi likes nothing better than to share insider tips for successful family businesses. Her family of origin (the one that started the Sheraton Hotels) began with the family business, Henderson Estate Company, in 1840, and her Perdue family started in 1920 in the poultry business. These two families have a combined tradition of 276 years of staying together as a family. Mitzi is happy to share actionable advice on how they created and maintained their family businesses.   Guest Contact Info: WEBSITE: https://mitziperdue.com/ LINKED IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitziperdue TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MitziPerdue     Thanks for listening to the show! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation, please email me at allen@drallenlycka.com or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka.    We would love to have you join us there, and welcome your messages. We check our Messenger often.   As a big thank you for listening to our podcast, we'd like to offer you a free copy of Dr. Lycka's bestselling book. The show is built on “The Secrets to Living A Fantastic Life.” Get your free copy by clicking here: https://secretsbook.now.site/home   We are building a community of like-minded people in the personal development/self-help/professional development industries, and are always looking for wonderful guests for our show. If you have any recommendations, please email us!   Dr. Allen Lycka's Social Media Links Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/dr_allen_lycka/ Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/drallenlycka LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenlycka YouTube:  https://www.YouTube.com/c/drallenlycka   Subscribe to the show We would be honored to have you subscribe to the show – you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device.   Leave a review We appreciate your feedback, as every little bit helps us produce even better shows. We want to bring value to your day, and have you join us time and again.  Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes or your favorite app goes a long way! Thank you!

Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of the co-founder and president of the Sheraton Hotel Chain, and she is also the widow of another business titan, Frank Perdue, the chicken guy who's products are now sold in more than 50 countries. In her early years she became one of only nine women who were rice farmers, and the only one who did it on her own versus inheriting a farm from a deceased husband. During those years she also became president of the oldest Farm Women's Organization. In her 30's Mitzi had an experience that inspired her to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a writer, publishing and being on radio. This led to her having her own television show that was syndicated to 72 stations. She is also a longstanding member of Business and Professional Women.     IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: Lesley was honored to welcome Mitzi Purdue as her guest. The listener is sure to be inspired and charmed by Mitzi's stories of building a career centered on overcoming fear of failure. Starting her adult life as a young woman too shy to enter a room, Mitzi spent her first three decades not doing the things she longed for out of fear of rejection. Her delightful retelling of the experience that awakened her to the realization that acting from fear of failure is the ultimate guarantee of meeting that failure will speak to many women who have held themselves back for long enough. Redefining failure as the act of not trying and choosing to see every rejection as an invitation to say, “next”, set Mitzi on a path that led to writing, being regularly published and having her own television show. Mitzi revealed to Lesley that through all her phases of life, during which she was often the only woman in the room, she lived with a consciousness of wanting to open a way for the women who would come after her.   

Mitzi enjoys sharing what she has learned about successful family businesses. Her interest is personal: she was born into the Henderson family, founders of the Sheraton Hotel chain, and she married into the Perdue family, where her husband, Frank, was the head of the family-owned poultry business. Both families are thriving through the generations. In this episode, Mitzi talks about Frank Perdue's humility, his genuine interest in those who were part of the Perdue community, and his recognition of the value in hearing different – even conflicting – opinions. You can find her most recent book, The Frank Perdue Way, on Amazon or through her website, where you can learn more about Mitzi's passion for helping family businesses thrive through generations: https://mitziperdue.com/Mitzi is dedicated to the fight to stop human trafficking.  To learn more text WIN to 55312 or visit https://www.winthisfight.org/Win This Fight focuses on “two of the greatest needs of the anti-trafficking community: we raise funds for other anti-trafficking organizations, and we help raise awareness.”You can listen to my first conversation with Mitzi, in Episode 128, published on June 9, 2021, here: https://bit.ly/3gpaJRRDo you have comments or suggestions about a topic or guest? An idea or question about conflict management or conflict resolution? Let me know at jb@dovetailresolutions.com! And you can learn more about me and my work as a mediator and a Certified CINERGY® Conflict Coach at www.dovetailresolutions.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/janebeddall/.Enjoy the show for free on your favorite podcast app or on the podcast website: https://craftingsolutionstoconflict.com/And you can follow us on Twitter @conflictsolving.  

173. In this episode of the 5 Core Life, host Will Moore sits down with Mitzi Perdue, a successful businesswoman. Mitzi shares what she learned about leadership from her father, the founder of Sheraton hotels. His goal as a leader was to "give people a better vision for themselves". She talked about how when her father was buying out hotels during the Great Depression, he would focus his investment first on making all of the employee spaces extremely nice as a way of communicating to his people how valued they were. He'd always make them feel like they were a part of this team together, and that the whole couldn't work without them. Mitzi shares how her father, at age 26, was getting married and his own mom told his wife not to marry him because he would end up poor since he couldn't stick to anything. Later, he was then told by a guidance counselor that he should be a research scientist because he had the worst human communication skills the counselor had ever seen. Mitzi's father took this as a challenge and ended up studying as much as he could about human behavior, and the rest is history. In addition, Mitzi shares her own experiences with overcoming obstacles along with the view on mindset that both her father and her husband, the founder of Perdue Chicken, share. Mitzi explains how she got into writing and television with no experience doing either. Mitzi and Will also discuss the challenges of raising kids and how to make the world a better place. MORE ABOUT 5 CORE LIFE: WHAT'S YOUR CORE SCORE? Take the FREE Life Evaluator Quiz to see where you currently stand in your five cores: www.mooremomentum.com/free-li... Like and Subscribe! FIND ME ON FACEBOOK, IG or TWITTER: @mooremomentum JOIN MY GROUP To CREATE A MILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS ⬇️ www.facebook.com/groups/buildamilliondollarbiz/ SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY BLOG AS WELL! www.mooremomentum.com/blog MORE ABOUT MITZI: Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of one family business titan (her father founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain) and the widow of another, (her late husband was the family business poultry magnate, Frank Perdue), but she is also a businesswoman in her own right. She started the family wine grape business, now one of the larger suppliers of wine grapes in California. Mitzi likes nothing better than to share insider tips for successful family businesses. Her family of origin (the one that started the Sheraton Hotels) began with the family business, Henderson Estate Company, in 1840, and her Perdue family started in 1920 in the poultry business. These two families have a combined tradition of 276 years of staying together as a family. Mitzi is happy to share actionable advice on how they created and maintained their family businesses. Mitzi speaks on how to make your family business last across the generations, and she also talks about success tips from mega-successful people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/5corelife/message

https://www.jamesmillerlifeology.com/feed/ Mitzi Perdue, @MitziPerdue the widow of Frank Perdue shares her latest book The Frank Perdue way that shares the secret of his success. MitziPerdue.com #Mitzi.Perdue #Advertising #Leadership #Perdue #Mitzi #Perduechicken #marketing #business #Listeningskills #leadershipdevelopment #marketingstrategy #smallbusiness #advertising #branding #growth #inspire #lifestyle #money #leaders #entrepreneur #inspiration #motivation #softskills #Listening #JamesMillerLifeology The post The Frank Perdue Way | Mitzi Perdue appeared first on James Miller | LIFEOLOGY®.

Mitzi Perdue, the widow of Frank Perdue shares her latest book The Frank Perdue way that shares the secret of his success. MitziPerdue.com

Mitzi Perdue, the widow of Frank Perdue shares her latest book The Frank Perdue way that shares the secret of his success. MitziPerdue.com

Jim Rohn International Founder, Kyle Wilson has an in-depth conversation with philanthropist, entrepreneur, speaker and author, Mitzi Perdue, Mitzi is the daughter of the founder of the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband was business titan Frank Perdue. But Mitzi is also an incredible thought leader, business person and philanthropist! Mitzi holds degrees from Harvard and George Washington and is the past president of 35,000 member American Agra women. Mitzi was a syndicated columnist for 22 years. The author of more than 1600 newspaper and magazine articles on family businesses, food agriculture, the environment, philanthropy, biotechnology, engineering, women's health and much more. She is the author of Tough Men, Tinder Chicken, Business and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue and I Didn't Bargain For This, her story of growing up as a hotel heiress. Mitzi is a woman of many talents. She has programmed a computer app and is an artist and designer, and she is the founder of WinThisFight.org, which is combating human trafficking. To access books, interviews and many free resources from Mitzi go to  Mitzipurdue.com And to help support WinThisFit.org send a text to  55312 and put in the subject WIN ------------------------- Kyle Wilson, Founder Jim Rohn International, YourSuccessStore, LessonsFromExperts.com and KyleWilson.com Follow Kyle Wilson: Instagram: instagram.com/kylewilsonjimrohn Facebook: facebook.com/kylewilsonmarketing YouTube: youtube.com/KyleWilsonMarketing Twitter: twitter.com/kwmarketing Get FREE Your Copy of the Recent Book I Published,  Success Habits of Super Achievers, including powerful lessons from Darren Hardy, Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Lisa Haisha, Denis Waitley, John Assaraf, Phil Collen of Def Leppard and over 80 thought leaders. Send an email to info@kylewilson.com with "send SH book" in the subject.  Learn More About the Kyle Wilson Inner Circle Mastermind https://kylewilson.com/mastermind/ What Others are Saying About Kyle “Kyle, thank you for our partnership and friendship. Friendship is wealth and you make me a rich man. Love and Respect!” Jim Rohn, Iconic Philosopher & Speaker “I guard my endorsements carefully. Regarding Kyle, he is simply a marketing genius! No joke. Kyle was the wizard behind the successful business of my mentor Jim Rohn. Every marketing dilemma I have ever had Kyle has given me the brilliant and elegant solution on the spot. Kyle's consulting has saved and earned me hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years.” Darren Hardy, Former Publisher SUCCESS Magazine  "Kyle Wilson is brilliant and so very knowledgeable and an icon in this industry. He was the power behind Jim Rohn. Kyle is my longtime friend and someone I have a great deal of respect for." Les Brown, Iconic Speaker and Author “I have worked closely with Kyle Wilson for 20 years. He is one of the best all-around marketers, promoters, business-builders and entrepreneurs in the business today. We have generated more than a million dollars together.” Brian Tracy, Int Speaker & Author “Kyle is a valued friend, a marketing superstar and one of the most knowledgeable people in the personal development industry.” Robin Sharma, Monk Who Sold His Ferrari  “I've known and worked with Kyle Wilson for over 20 years. Kyle is the ONLY person that ALWAYS under-promised and over-delivered every single time my dad Zig and I worked with him. He is a valued friend and someone I have great admiration and respect for!" Tom Ziglar, President of Zig Ziglar Corp “Kyle is one of my old and dear friends and one of the smartest marketing guys I have had the opportunity to work with. He is the scrappy marketing guy. What I mean by that is, there are lots of guys who will put out business plans and do all kinds of nonsense and swing for home runs. Kyle is the real deal and finds ways to create product, add value, help people, build community, he's unbelievable.” Eric Worre, Author of Go Pro Subscribe, Rate & Review (plus bonuses) Please subscribe to the Success Habits Podcast and leave an honest rating & review. This will encourage other people to listen and allow us to grow as a community. The bigger we get as a community, the bigger the impact we can have on the world. Once subscribed, send an email to podcast@kylewilson.com to receive over $200 in cool bonuses.

Over 40 million people are the victims of Human Trafficking. It's the fastest growing crime in the world, a $150B industry, and disproportionately affects women and children. Mitzi Perdue is the founder of Win This Fight!, a non-profit dedicated to eradicating this vicious crime. She is the heiress of Sheraton Hotel Chain, widow of another family business poultry magnate, Frank Perdue, a businesswoman in her own right, and an author. Mitzi joins host Fran Racioppi for a candid discussion on how we must all jump in to combat labor and sex trafficking, the keys to running and scaling a successful family business, and in a surprising twist, Mitzi calls out her rival in the battle for hotel chain heiress superiority - Paris Hilton. Join the fight to raise $100M by visiting winthisfight.org or text ELEVATE to 55312.Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website.Highlights: -Fran & Mitzi define human trafficking, its unacceptable practices, and it's impact of victims and the labor market. -Win This Fight! has pioneered a method of donation through auctioning high-value items their owners just don't really need. -Mitzi shares the keys to success in Sheraton's rise to the largest hotel chain in the world through a commitment to empowering people and organizations. -How implementing “The Great Failed Project Award” allows for bottom-up input in organizations while fostering innovation and creativity.-The lessons of Frank Perdue in investing in the development of employees and a leader's need to focus on the present in order to fully understand and solve complex issues. -Mitzi turns the tables and forces Fran to define his thoughts on failure and the importance of encouraging teams to learn through pushing past their limits. -Embracing an attitude of lifelong learning will allow us to continue to grow, be genuine, human, authentic and personable; something Mitzi learned as she has overcome her fear of public speaking and being in large crowds. Quotes:-”If you are a trafficker, you are really trying to ‘break' the person that you are trafficking.”-”People live up to or down to your expectations.” -”If you are focused on what am I going to get out of this, you are probably going to be disappointed.”-”If I were Paris Hilton and I was reading that Mitzi Perdue - she is the Sheraton heiress - wanted to meet me, I wouldn't believe it.”-“To make somebody feel important, listen to them.”-”I don't want them to know what I want to hear. I want their ideas.”-”95%of an award is communicating to the rest of the company what we value and what is important.”-“People like you a lot more for being human, than they like you for being perfect.”Mitzi's Three Daily Foundations of Success:-”Eat a live frog” - do the hardest thing you need to do today first-Make a list of tasks to be completed-Focus on that which energizes us and provides positive mental energyThis episode is brought to you by Analytix Solutions; improving the efficiency of your business across people, process and technology through multi-divisional outsourcing solutions.

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121. In this episode of the 5 Core Life, host Will Moore sits down with Mitzi Perdue, a successful businesswoman. Mitzi shares what she learned about leadership from her father, the founder of Sheraton hotels. His goal as a leader was to "give people a better vision for themselves". She talked about how when her father was buying out hotels during the Great Depression, he would focus his investment first on making all of the employee spaces extremely nice as a way of communicating to his people how valued they were. He'd always make them feel like they were a part of this team together, and that the whole couldn't work without them. Mitzi shares how her father, at age 26, was getting married and his own mom told his wife not to marry him because he would end up poor since he couldn't stick to anything. Later, he was then told by a guidance counselor that he should be a research scientist because he had the worst human communication skills the counselor had ever seen. Mitzi's father took this as a challenge and ended up studying as much as he could about human behavior, and the rest is history. In addition, Mitzi shares her own experiences with overcoming obstacles along with the view on mindset that both her father and her husband, the founder of Perdue Chicken, share. Mitzi explains how she got into writing and television with no experience doing either. Mitzi and Will also discuss the challenges of raising kids and how to make the world a better place. MORE ABOUT 5 CORE LIFE: WHAT'S YOUR CORE SCORE? Take the FREE Life Evaluator Quiz to see where you currently stand in your five cores: www.mooremomentum.com/free-li... Like and Subscribe! FIND ME ON FACEBOOK, IG or TWITTER: @mooremomentum JOIN MY GROUP To CREATE A MILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS ⬇️ www.facebook.com/groups/buildamilliondollarbiz/ SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY BLOG AS WELL! www.mooremomentum.com/blog MORE ABOUT MITZI: Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of one family business titan (her father founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain) and the widow of another, (her late husband was the family business poultry magnate, Frank Perdue), but she is also a businesswoman in her own right. She started the family wine grape business, now one of the larger suppliers of wine grapes in California. Mitzi likes nothing better than to share insider tips for successful family businesses. Her family of origin (the one that started the Sheraton Hotels) began with the family business, Henderson Estate Company, in 1840, and her Perdue family started in 1920 in the poultry business. These two families have a combined tradition of 276 years of staying together as a family. Mitzi is happy to share actionable advice on how they created and maintained their family businesses. Mitzi speaks on how to make your family business last across the generations, and she also talks about success tips from mega-successful people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/5corelife/message

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have a stunning guest, Mitzi Perdue who shares insights about visualization, a life of giving and taking, emotional connections, her entrepreneurial journey, tips on establishing a positive culture, and the secret of building an empire and generational wealth! Back in the 1930s, Mitzi's father started with just one hotel with no employee and through his determination and secret sauce to success, at the end of his life, their family owned 400 hotels in the form of Sheraton Hotel Corp. Mitzi witnessed how great his father was not just in business but also handling people in all walks of life. Aside from that, innately, Mitzi's father built a deep connection and concern for all his employees. He believed in them and gave them all the resources and encouragement to show the world just how good they are. Hence, communication between them is very important to him. Although he doesn't want his hotel to be the biggest, he created a great value-based culture and a team in order to be the best hotel in the locality. Distinct from other successful entrepreneurs, he had a lot of time with his children, teaching them values of not getting the identity through spending money and luxurious materials. But getting their identity by being good citizens who would give back. Her father's greatest pleasure was giving it away. He loves to share blessings and spread love and care. Living like a millionaire in all areas of his life and staying connected to the people around him. During Mitzi's childhood, her way of grabbing his parent's attention was by asking his father about business. Never think it would be a big advantage to her in later life and career. Thus, a spiritual gift of hospitality was given to her. Luckily, she found a husband who has the same characteristics as his father especially in running their business. Likewise, Mitzi inherits the culture and beliefs from her father in her own entrepreneurial journey that truly build a legacy and generational wealth. Some Questions I Ask: Who is Mitzi Perdue? How do you explain the amazing life's journey that you experience? (00:45) What were some of the reasons that you remember from your father that you carried on to your own entrepreneurial business journey? (02:31) What do you think were some of the foundational principles, core values, and characteristics that made your guys' business and your brand so repeatable, so successful, and so well-known? (09:54) What were some that standout that maybe you're most proud of Frank and you feel you most align with? (13:50) What's inside about you? How have you got that hospitality within you? (19:48) What are maybe one or two things that really stand out to you in the book on How To Be Up In Those Down Times that might be a good teaser as to what else they might find inside your book? (29:26) In This Episode, You Will Learn: The reason for Mitzi's father success (02:45) Mitzi's husband, Frank Perdue's story of servant's leadership (14:07) Emotional connection and hospitality (23:59) How visualization impacted Mitzi's book How to Be Up in Down Times sold more than a million copies (24:42) A life of taking versus a life of giving: A story of Napoleon Bonaparte and Mother Theresa (29:57) Quotes: “Inspire, don't require.” “A leader's job is to give people a better vision of themselves “You don't have to be the biggest but to be the best.” “How you impress somebody else is most of how you make them feel, it's not about you boasting things.” “The most important word in the world to each person is their own name.” “Emotional connection is one of the great portions of human nature.” “When you visualize things, it changes how you act.” “Life does have pain in it and you're paying your dues, so just don't expect to get out is that free.” “All that wealth, money, status, power, fame didn't bring happiness.” “If you want to be happy, think about what you can do for somebody else.” “One of the things such as the job of the hostess is to make the guest feel important.” Connect with Mitzi Perdue on:  How to Be Up in Down Times book by Mitzi Perdue, Mark Victor Hansen, Preston Weekes Website Aunt Mitzi Mitzi Perdue - (410) 860 - 4444

If you have ever wondered how you can become a great leader - whether it is to lead yourself or others - this podcast has some fantastic wisdom for you.  We will explore examples of real attitudes, beliefs and actions you can take to help yourself and others improve and excel.   In this episode, you will hear stories of:   How to build excellent people skills. Inspiration to overcome life's challenges. Leaders who are on a mission to bring out the best in other people.   Mitzi Perdue is a businesswoman,  renowned author, and past president of the 40,000 member American Agri-Women and she was a U.S. Delegate to the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi.  She is the founder and president of “Win This Fight! Stop Human Trafficking Now” an organization that raises funds and awareness for other anti-trafficking initiatives.   Many of her stories are about the two men who taught her the most about leadership:  Her father, co-founder of Sheraton Hotels, Frank Henderson, and her late husband and poultry magnate, Frank Perdue.   Find out more about Mitzi Perdue and the fight to stop human trafficking at: WinThisFight.org https://twitter.com/MitziPerdue https://www.facebook.com/mitzi.perdue https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitziperdue/ INSTAGRAM: @Rosietheliberator Text WTF To 55312   You can learn more about how hypnosis can help you at https://www.hypnosistrainingcanada.com

114. In Using Gamification to Combat Human Trafficking, host Will Moore sits down with Mitzi Purdue, Founder of Win This Fight for Good. Mitzi discusses how she is bringing attention to human trafficking through gamification through the Win This Fight for Good organization. Additionally, Mitzi shares how her husband found a sunken treasure that shifted the power of the world and her top success habit. So much fun with her, don't want to miss this one! What's your core score? Take the FREE Life Evaluator Quiz to see where you currently stand in your five cores: www.mooremomentum.com/free-li... Like and Subscribe! Are you ready to fire on all cylinders? If so, let's go! MORE ABOUT 5 CORE LIFE & WILL MOORE: My #1 mission in life is to help you become the best version of YOURself so you can, in turn, pay it forward to make the world the best version of ITself. WHAT'S YOUR CORE SCORE? Take the FREE Life Evaluator Quiz to see where you currently stand in your five cores: https://www.mooremomentum.com/free-life-evaluation Like and Subscribe! FIND ME ON FACEBOOK, IG or TWITTER: @mooremomentum JOIN MY FACEBOOK GROUP: 5 Core Life: Become an Entrepreneur in the Five Crucial Areas of Your Life ⬇️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildamilliondollarbiz/ SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY BLOG AS WELL! www.mooremomentum.com/blog MORE ABOUT MITZI: Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of one family business titan (her father founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain) and the widow of another, (her late husband was the family business poultry magnate, Frank Perdue), but she is also a businesswoman in her own right. She started the family wine grape business, now one of the larger suppliers of wine grapes in California. Mitzi likes nothing better than to share insider tips for successful family businesses. Her family of origin (the one that started the Sheraton Hotels) began with the family business, Henderson Estate Company, in 1840, and her Perdue family started in 1920 in the poultry business. These two families have a combined tradition of 276 years of staying together as a family. Mitzi is happy to share actionable advice on how they created and maintained their family businesses. Mitzi speaks on how to make your family business last across the generations, and she also talks about success tips from mega-successful people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/5corelife/message

Mitzi Perdue, widow of Frank Perdue, is the author of Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business & Life Lessons from Frank. A former rice grower, she is a past President of the 40,000-member American Agri-Women and founder of CERES Farms, the California vineyards that produce grapes for Kendall Jackson, Mondavi, Bogle, Folie a Deux, and Toasted Head wines. Mitzi creates ornate jewel cases, clocks and handbags from egg shells. Her ostrich egg evening bag, with gold chain strap, jewels, cameo, and gold clasp, sells for $2500. Mary Lou Reid is the author of Always Eat Dessert…and 6 More Weight Loss and Loss and Lifestyle Habits I Learned in the Convent. After leaving the convent, she worked in theater, media and as a freelance writer in New York, then moved to LA to work as a Certified Financial Planner for the past 25+ years. Lindy Lewis is the author of Recovering Alpha Female: Inspiring Grace and Self-Acceptance in the Mind and Body. She coaches and leads retreats to help ‘Type A All Day' women move from drive and exhaustion to a balanced life of love and grace. Lindy shares insights on The Alpha Epidemic – addiction to being distracted – and how to turn your quirks into colors and shift from FOMO to JOMO. Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Creatively Creative Alpha Females.

Mitzi Perdue, widow of Frank Perdue, is the author of Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business & Life Lessons from Frank. A former rice grower, she is a past President of the 40,000-member American Agri-Women and founder of CERES Farms, the California vineyards that produce grapes for Kendall Jackson, Mondavi, Bogle, Folie a Deux, and Toasted Head wines. Mitzi creates ornate jewel cases, clocks and handbags from egg shells. Her ostrich egg evening bag, with gold chain strap, jewels, cameo, and gold clasp, sells for $2500. Mary Lou Reid is the author of Always Eat Dessert…and 6 More Weight Loss and Loss and Lifestyle Habits I Learned in the Convent. After leaving the convent, she worked in theater, media and as a freelance writer in New York, then moved to LA to work as a Certified Financial Planner for the past 25+ years. Lindy Lewis is the author of Recovering Alpha Female: Inspiring Grace and Self-Acceptance in the Mind and Body. She coaches and leads retreats to help ‘Type A All Day’ women move from drive and exhaustion to a balanced life of love and grace. Lindy shares insights on The Alpha Epidemic – addiction to being distracted – and how to turn your quirks into colors and shift from FOMO to JOMO. Join akaRadioRed for Read My Lips: Creatively Creative Alpha Females.

Mitzi Perdue's father co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her husband was the poultry magnate, Frank Perdue. She is the founder of Win This Fight, Stop Human Trafficking Now. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. In the case of the trafficked person, unless they're rescued, there's no end to it until death. 2. Anything that makes people less vulnerable would make human trafficking less likely. 3. Every success that comes your way in life depends on being able to get along with people. Sign up for Mitzi's blog by texting WTF to 551555, then go to her website - WinThisFight.org Sponsors: Klaviyo: Customers want more from brands. Delivering more means owning the customer experience. Klaviyo calls this “owned marketing” and they believe it's the best path to growth. For more, visit Klaviyo.com/fire! Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at ThrivetimeShow.com/fire!

Mitzi Perdue's father co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her husband was the poultry magnate, Frank Perdue. She is the founder of Win This Fight, Stop Human Trafficking Now. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. In the case of the trafficked person, unless they’re rescued, there’s no end to it until death. 2. Anything that makes people less vulnerable would make human trafficking less likely. 3. Every success that comes your way in life depends on being able to get along with people. Sign up for Mitzi’s blog by texting WTF to 551555, then go to her website - WinThisFight.org Sponsors: Klaviyo: Customers want more from brands. Delivering more means owning the customer experience. Klaviyo calls this “owned marketing” and they believe it’s the best path to growth. For more, visit Klaviyo.com/fire! Thrivetime Show: Looking for a business coach who has helped thousands of entrepreneurs just like you to increase their profitability by an average of 104% per year? Schedule your free consultation today with Clay Clark at ThrivetimeShow.com/fire!

My next guest is Mitzi Perdue. She is * The daughter of the person who founded Sheraton Hotel Chain * The widow of Frank Perdue of perdue chickens * Founder of Win This Fight, Stop Human Trafficking Now. * If you want to follow up with her, text Mitzi @51555 with "WTF" *We talked about:* * Why she is still working hard and dedicating her life at 80 years old * How to use wrongness to attract attention for the right cause * A counterintuitive and brilliant way to combat human trafficking rings * Why storytelling is her weapon of choice for the impact she wants to make in the world * concrete tactics national speakers association use to teach powerful storytelling skills * The #1 skill of success the founder of Sheraton passed down to his daughter * The specific tactics the founder of the Sheraton hotel did to boost employee morale during the depression era * How to cultivate grace as a mindset

Author, speaker, and businesswoman Mitzi Perdue is the founder of CERES Farms, the second-generation family-owned commercial and agricultural real estate investment company. Today, the family vineyards sell wine grapes to wineries such as Mondavi, Bogle, Folie a Deux, and Toasted Head. She'll be talking with us today aboutTimeless Secrets of Success. These come from observing how her father, co-founder of the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband, Frank Perdue, each built their companies from no employees to more than 20,000 employees. She'll share success tips that only a daughter and wife could know. The tips are practical, anyone can use them, and it's almost guaranteed that they'll be new to you. At heart, they all come from the Golden Rule.There's another topic, in addition to human trafficking and success tips, that might be of interest.  In This Together. https://inthistogetheramerica.org/bill-shireman/. with Bill Shireman is working to stop the national divisiveness and instead have the 70% that's politically in the middle join together to solve problems.For more information on Win This Fight go to: https://www.winthisfight.org/

Mitzi Perdue is the daughter of a business titan who founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain. She is also the widow of another titan, poultry magnate, Frank Perdue. Mitzi is a businesswoman in her own right having started a family wine and grape business, now one of the larger supplier of wine grapes in California. She is an author as well as speaker, and has just come out with a book that she co-authored with Mark Victor Hansen called How To Be Up In Down Times.2:34 - How To Be Up In Down Times book by Mitzi Perdue and co-authored by Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup For The Soul)8:58 - Father (Earnest Flag Henderson), creator of Sheraton hotels. The greatest pleasure with all my wealth is giving it away.14:31 - Understand how the Sheraton Hotels was founded. People have a compulsion to live up to or down to your expectations. A leaders job is to give people a better vision of themselves.20:18 - Mary Stevens (Henderson) was mother. The name Sheraton came from an existing neon sign from hotel number 322:29 - What was the attitude lesson from your mother and how did they meet?24:50 - Frank Perdue (founder of Perdue Chicken). A bizarre and unexpected courtship. Bob Dole. 30:50 - Perdue farms is the largest producer of organic chicken in the nation32:00 - What was Frank's attitude as a leader?34:32 - Attitude through the decades. Attitude lesson of birth. Feeling wanted isn't a weakness, it's a strength36:22 - Attitude lesson at the age of 10. The givers of the world are happy and the takers of the world are miserable. http://www.WinThisFight.org40:10 - Attitude lesson at the age of 20. Harvard. Didn't want to take advantage of father's name. Embracing where you're from.42:16 - Attitude lesson at the age of 30. Overcoming a speech impediment. 46:33 - Attitude lesson at the age of 40. Mitzi's Country Magazine.49:43 - Attitude lesson at the age of 50. Married to a good man with values and is generous. 50:53 - Attitude lesson at the age of 60. 52:02 - Attitude lesson at the age of 70. Physical fitness and diet.53:52 - Show close. A message of hope. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SUBSCRIBE / RATE / REVIEW

What You'll Learn From This Episode: How to keep the family culture strong and thriving The importance of teaching kids that they are a part of something bigger than themselves Why having meals together with the family is essential Related Links and Resources: I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy. And if you will go to www.auntmitzi.com, I have several free chapters of the book that we wrote together 'How to be UP in Down Times' Summary: Author, speaker, and businesswoman Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MPA from  George Washington University.  She is a past president of the 35,000-member American Agri-Women, and she's the founder of CERES Farms. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Her father Ernest Henderson co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband Frank Perdue was the second generation in the poultry company that today operates in more than 50 countries. Recently she authored "How to Make Your Family Business Last, Techniques, Advice, Checklists, and Resources for Keeping the Family Business in the Family. The 46 years since the founding of Ceres Farms, she represents more than three centuries of family business history. Here are the highlights of this episode: 2:51 Mitzi's ideal Client: My ideal client is a family who is in a family business and who would really like to see the next generation not get screwed up. Because it's so easy for family businesses to not put their enough effort, and having their children grow up with values that will help support keeping the family business in the family. 3:26Problem Mitzi helps solve: I have observed that every family that exists has a culture; but is one that came about by accident or is it one that came about by design? And the one's that came about by accident, they rarely support keeping the family business in the family. So, I help develop a culture that supports keeping the family strong and thriving. 4:19Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Mitzi: A high functioning family which is what we are all in for, is one where people enjoy being all together. They're partners, they're not torn apart by jealousy and ego. If your family is experiencing pain, my best advice to you is to get professional help before it gets worse. My second best advice is, if you're going to have outsiders to help you, have them committed to helping the whole family, not just one or two members. And what I mean by that is, families fall apart when a lawyer represents one family member against the interest of the whole family. So, don't do that. 5:19What are some of the common mistakes that folks make before finding Mitzi and his solution: The biggest thing that they can do to help keep the family together is be very conscious of the culture you develop, including  teaching the kids from the youngest age that they can't always be right. How about teaching them that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that they're stewards. If you don't do that, the average families aren't going to make it to the next generation. If you want a successful long-lasting family, you've got to consciously figure out the values that will get you there and I certainly recommend that you buy my books to help you learn. 6:19Mitzi's Valuable Free Action (VFA): This may sound off-brand but you know what really helps families? have you come across 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'? It tells you an enormous amount about human relations that shows you that you are part of something bigger than yourself that helps solve problems and prevent problems before they escape. Both the Henderson and the Perdue (family) regularly read a book that was written generations ago. 7:09Mitzi's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy.

What You'll Learn From This Episode: How to keep the family culture strong and thriving The importance of teaching kids that they are a part of something bigger than themselves Why having meals together with the family is essential Related Links and Resources: I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy. And if you will go to www.auntmitzi.com, I have several free chapters of the book that we wrote together 'How to be UP in Down Times' Summary: Author, speaker, and businesswoman Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MPA from  George Washington University.  She is a past president of the 35,000-member American Agri-Women, and she's the founder of CERES Farms. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Her father Ernest Henderson co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband Frank Perdue was the second generation in the poultry company that today operates in more than 50 countries. Recently she authored "How to Make Your Family Business Last, Techniques, Advice, Checklists, and Resources for Keeping the Family Business in the Family. The 46 years since the founding of Ceres Farms, she represents more than three centuries of family business history. Here are the highlights of this episode: 2:51 Mitzi's ideal Client: My ideal client is a family who is in a family business and who would really like to see the next generation not get screwed up. Because it's so easy for family businesses to not put their enough effort, and having their children grow up with values that will help support keeping the family business in the family. 3:26Problem Mitzi helps solve: I have observed that every family that exists has a culture; but is one that came about by accident or is it one that came about by design? And the one's that came about by accident, they rarely support keeping the family business in the family. So, I help develop a culture that supports keeping the family strong and thriving. 4:19Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Mitzi: A high functioning family which is what we are all in for, is one where people enjoy being all together. They're partners, they're not torn apart by jealousy and ego. If your family is experiencing pain, my best advice to you is to get professional help before it gets worse. My second best advice is, if you're going to have outsiders to help you, have them committed to helping the whole family, not just one or two members. And what I mean by that is, families fall apart when a lawyer represents one family member against the interest of the whole family. So, don't do that. 5:19What are some of the common mistakes that folks make before finding Mitzi and his solution: The biggest thing that they can do to help keep the family together is be very conscious of the culture you develop, including  teaching the kids from the youngest age that they can't always be right. How about teaching them that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that they're stewards. If you don't do that, the average families aren't going to make it to the next generation. If you want a successful long-lasting family, you've got to consciously figure out the values that will get you there and I certainly recommend that you buy my books to help you learn. 6:19Mitzi's Valuable Free Action (VFA): This may sound off-brand but you know what really helps families? have you come across 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'? It tells you an enormous amount about human relations that shows you that you are part of something bigger than yourself that helps solve problems and prevent problems before they escape. Both the Henderson and the Perdue (family) regularly read a book that was written generations ago. 7:09Mitzi's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy.

What You'll Learn From This Episode: How to keep the family culture strong and thriving The importance of teaching kids that they are a part of something bigger than themselves Why having meals together with the family is essential Related Links and Resources: I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy. And if you will go to www.auntmitzi.com, I have several free chapters of the book that we wrote together 'How to be UP in Down Times' Summary: Author, speaker, and businesswoman Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MPA from  George Washington University.  She is a past president of the 35,000-member American Agri-Women, and she's the founder of CERES Farms. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Her father Ernest Henderson co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband Frank Perdue was the second generation in the poultry company that today operates in more than 50 countries. Recently she authored "How to Make Your Family Business Last, Techniques, Advice, Checklists, and Resources for Keeping the Family Business in the Family. The 46 years since the founding of Ceres Farms, she represents more than three centuries of family business history. Here are the highlights of this episode: 2:51 Mitzi's ideal Client: My ideal client is a family who is in a family business and who would really like to see the next generation not get screwed up. Because it's so easy for family businesses to not put their enough effort, and having their children grow up with values that will help support keeping the family business in the family. 3:26Problem Mitzi helps solve: I have observed that every family that exists has a culture; but is one that came about by accident or is it one that came about by design? And the one's that came about by accident, they rarely support keeping the family business in the family. So, I help develop a culture that supports keeping the family strong and thriving. 4:19Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Mitzi: A high functioning family which is what we are all in for, is one where people enjoy being all together. They're partners, they're not torn apart by jealousy and ego. If your family is experiencing pain, my best advice to you is to get professional help before it gets worse. My second best advice is, if you're going to have outsiders to help you, have them committed to helping the whole family, not just one or two members. And what I mean by that is, families fall apart when a lawyer represents one family member against the interest of the whole family. So, don't do that. 5:19What are some of the common mistakes that folks make before finding Mitzi and his solution: The biggest thing that they can do to help keep the family together is be very conscious of the culture you develop, including  teaching the kids from the youngest age that they can't always be right. How about teaching them that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that they're stewards. If you don't do that, the average families aren't going to make it to the next generation. If you want a successful long-lasting family, you've got to consciously figure out the values that will get you there and I certainly recommend that you buy my books to help you learn. 6:19Mitzi's Valuable Free Action (VFA): This may sound off-brand but you know what really helps families? have you come across 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'? It tells you an enormous amount about human relations that shows you that you are part of something bigger than yourself that helps solve problems and prevent problems before they escape. Both the Henderson and the Perdue (family) regularly read a book that was written generations ago. 7:09Mitzi's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy.

What You'll Learn From This Episode: How to keep the family culture strong and thriving The importance of teaching kids that they are a part of something bigger than themselves Why having meals together with the family is essential Related Links and Resources: I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy. And if you will go to www.auntmitzi.com, I have several free chapters of the book that we wrote together 'How to be UP in Down Times' Summary: Author, speaker, and businesswoman Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MPA from  George Washington University.  She is a past president of the 35,000-member American Agri-Women, and she's the founder of CERES Farms. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Her father Ernest Henderson co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband Frank Perdue was the second generation in the poultry company that today operates in more than 50 countries. Recently she authored "How to Make Your Family Business Last, Techniques, Advice, Checklists, and Resources for Keeping the Family Business in the Family. The 46 years since the founding of Ceres Farms, she represents more than three centuries of family business history. Here are the highlights of this episode: 2:51 Mitzi's ideal Client: My ideal client is a family who is in a family business and who would really like to see the next generation not get screwed up. Because it's so easy for family businesses to not put their enough effort, and having their children grow up with values that will help support keeping the family business in the family. 3:26Problem Mitzi helps solve: I have observed that every family that exists has a culture; but is one that came about by accident or is it one that came about by design? And the one's that came about by accident, they rarely support keeping the family business in the family. So, I help develop a culture that supports keeping the family strong and thriving. 4:19Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Mitzi: A high functioning family which is what we are all in for, is one where people enjoy being all together. They're partners, they're not torn apart by jealousy and ego. If your family is experiencing pain, my best advice to you is to get professional help before it gets worse. My second best advice is, if you're going to have outsiders to help you, have them committed to helping the whole family, not just one or two members. And what I mean by that is, families fall apart when a lawyer represents one family member against the interest of the whole family. So, don't do that. 5:19What are some of the common mistakes that folks make before finding Mitzi and his solution: The biggest thing that they can do to help keep the family together is be very conscious of the culture you develop, including  teaching the kids from the youngest age that they can't always be right. How about teaching them that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that they're stewards. If you don't do that, the average families aren't going to make it to the next generation. If you want a successful long-lasting family, you've got to consciously figure out the values that will get you there and I certainly recommend that you buy my books to help you learn. 6:19Mitzi's Valuable Free Action (VFA): This may sound off-brand but you know what really helps families? have you come across 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'? It tells you an enormous amount about human relations that shows you that you are part of something bigger than yourself that helps solve problems and prevent problems before they escape. Both the Henderson and the Perdue (family) regularly read a book that was written generations ago. 7:09Mitzi's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy.

Mitzi Perdue knows that every family business has a culture. The question is, does this culture come about by design or by default? The ones that come about by default rarely support keeping the family business in the family across the generations. So, what can a family do to develop and strengthen a culture that will support their deepest goals and values? Mitzi Perdue draws on the experience of her family of origin, the Henderson Estate Company which dates back to 1840 and was the forerunner of the Sheraton Hotels (her father was co-founder of the chain). She also looks to her marital family (she's the widow of Frank Perdue from Perdue Farms) that began in 1920. In both cases, family members in each generation put enormous effort into creating and maintaining strong, values-based cultures. Her talks stem from her lifelong observations not only of how her two families have kept together over a combined total of 280 years, but she's also closely observed how other high net worth families, often ones she's known since childhood, created and continuously strengthen positive cultures. She's also observed almost countless cases where families that lacked a supportive culture failed spectacularly. Mitzi's talks contain practical tips for embedding a positive culture. She's been a part of carrying out all of them, and in some cases, creating them. These are tips that work, they're practical, and they can make a spectacular difference in whether the family continues across the generations, or becomes one of the 70% that fails to pass on their legacy to the next generation. Mitzi is a businesswoman, author, and a master story teller. She holds degrees from Harvard University and George Washington University, is a past president of the 40,000 member American Agri-Women and was one of the U.S. Delegates to the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi. She currently writes for the Academy of Women's Health, and GEN, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Most recently, she's authored Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue. The book made #5 on Amazon's Business Biographies, out of a field of 20,000. She's also the author of, I Didn't Bargain for This, her story of growing up as a hotel heiress. A woman of many talents, she also programmed a computer app, B Healthy U, designed to help people track the interactions of lifestyle factors that influence their energy, sleep, hunger, mood, and ability to handle stress. In addition to being a programmer and software developer, Mitzi is also an artist and designer of EveningEggs™ handbags. In addition, Mitzi the author of more than 1800 newspaper and magazine articles on family businesses, food, agriculture, the environment, philanthropy, biotechnology, genetic engineering, and women's health. She was a syndicated columnist for 22 years, and her weekly environmental columns were distributed first by California's Capitol News and later, by Scripps Howard News Service, to roughly 420 newspapers. For two years she was a Commissioner on the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Mitzi also produced and hosted more than 400 half hour interview shows, Mitzi's Country Magazine on KXTV, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, California. In addition, she hosted and produced more than 300 editions of Mitzi's Country Comments, which was syndicated to 76 stations. Her radio series, Tips from the Farmer to You, was broadcast weekly for two years on the Coast to Coast Radio Network. Mitzi is also a champion in the fight against human trafficking with her organization, Win This Fight! Check out the website and her instagram page!  https://www.winthisfight.org/ Instagram: @winthisfight4good Follow us on Instagram: @TheMorningSpotlight Email us at: themorningspotlight@gmail.com www.themorningspotlight.com

Mitzi Perdue (https://mitziperdue.com/) is the daughter of one family business titan (her father founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain (https://sheraton.marriott.com/)) and the widow of another, (her late husband was the family business poultry magnate (https://www.perdue.com/), Frank Perdue), and she is also a businesswoman in her own right. She started the family wine grape business, now one of the larger suppliers of wine grapes in California. Mitzi likes nothing better than to share insider tips for successful family businesses. Her family of origin (the one that started the Sheraton Hotels) began with the family business, Henderson Estate Company, in 1840, and her Perdue family started in 1920 in the poultry business. These two families have a combined tradition of 276 years of staying together as a family. Family Business Books by Mitzi Perdue https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/0/07b96f5a-1bdc-4b5f-b51a-e29fa46426fb/0Fakuy9e.jpg (https://amzn.to/36plkIh) Standout Quotes: * "The odds of a family business lasting 100 years are 1 in 1000" - [Mitzi] * "The families who put a lot of effort into designing their cultures are the ones that survive, the ones that let things happen as they may, that rarely supports keeping the family business together over the generations" - [Mitzi] * "70% of family businesses won't make it to the next generation, so if you want your family to last, put a lot of intentionality into letting the family members know from the youngest age that they're part of something bigger than themselves" - [Mitzi] * "The biggest reason families don't last is family quarrels" - [Mitzi] * "So a big piece of advice I'd have for every family is, deal with the problems, get them out, come to a resolution but don't go the press, don't go to adversarial lawyers" - [Mitzi] * "We're measured by what you can give, not what you can get" - [Mitzi] * "I don't think you can be happy if you're not part of something bigger than yourself... * If you want to be happy, think what you can do for somebody else, if you really want to be miserable, think what's owed to you" - [Mitzi] * "In general, your family will be better functioning the more it knows its stories" - [Mitzi] * "If your children turn out right, nothing else matters, if your children turn out wrong, nothing else matters" - [Mitzi] Key Takeaways: * Mitzi is a part of two multi-generational business families, each of which has lasted for over 100years and over 5 generations. * Mitzi explains that a lot of conscious effort was put into strengthening the families over the years, noting in particular one of the strategies being the "Service to the Family" award. * Every single family that exists has a culture, but is it a culture that came about by accident or by design? * It is critical to be intentional about designing and maintaining family culture as it plays a major role in the success of a family business over generations, rather than just allowing things to happen as they may. * People need a lot of guidance to be steered away from selfishness, and that takes intentionality. * Separating Ownership and Control helps create a perspective of the family as an entity bigger than any one person, and consequently gives a better understanding of the role of stewardship. * Mitzi explains her innovative idea to inculcate the family values in family members, right from childhood. * Noting the importance of knowing how to handle family quarrels, Mitzi strongly emphasizes avoiding the press or lawyers but rather encourages outspokenness within the family. * Three ways that a family can intentionally stay together: Family Newsletters, Family Reunions, and Philanthropy. * Mitzi highlights the positive effects of connecting with both present and past members of the family on the well-being, physically and mentally, of the family. * As a personal preference, Mitzi would rather use books as a means to archive family history compared to other forms of technology, as it may be difficult to access the archive in the future if the technology used to archive it is outdated by that time. * Mitzi recommends entering a new family with humility, observing them, noting what gains you points and what doesn't, also pointing out that while the two families had very different values, the values were very compatible. * Mitzi's letter to her kids: Be generous, be kind, be honest, work hard but be a good steward. Episode Timeline: * [00:49] Introducing Mitzi Perdue, to discuss actionable advice on how her family has maintained their businesses and family dynamics for generations. * [02:28] Mitzi shares the origin stories of both business families she is a part of. * [04:46] What generation are you in each of these families and what generation are these families up to? * [10:08] Every family has a culture. * [13:22] About the family values and how they are inculcated with other members of the family. * [25:53]How big was the business when it went from family control to external control? * [34:02] How has the endowment grown to keep up with the growing size of the family? * [35:34] The 'What It Means To Be Us' book. * [38:35] Do you have a process or value system around how you keep records for the family? * [52:50] How was the process of assimilating two different value systems upon joining another family and what differences did you observe? * [57:15] Is there a constitution for the family? * [01:00:43] A letter from Mitzi to her children. 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What You'll Learn From This Episode: How to keep the family culture strong and thriving The importance of teaching kids that they are a part of something bigger than themselves Why having meals together with the family is essential Related Links and Resources: I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy. And if you will go to www.auntmitzi.com, I have several free chapters of the book that we wrote together 'How to be UP in Down Times' Summary: Author, speaker, and businesswoman Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MPA from  George Washington University.  She is a past president of the 35,000-member American Agri-Women, and she's the founder of CERES Farms. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Her father Ernest Henderson co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband Frank Perdue was the second generation in the poultry company that today operates in more than 50 countries. Recently she authored "How to Make Your Family Business Last, Techniques, Advice, Checklists, and Resources for Keeping the Family Business in the Family. The 46 years since the founding of Ceres Farms, she represents more than three centuries of family business history. Here are the highlights of this episode: 2:51 Mitzi's ideal Client: My ideal client is a family who is in a family business and who would really like to see the next generation not get screwed up. Because it's so easy for family businesses to not put their enough effort, and having their children grow up with values that will help support keeping the family business in the family. 3:26Problem Mitzi helps solve: I have observed that every family that exists has a culture; but is one that came about by accident or is it one that came about by design? And the one's that came about by accident, they rarely support keeping the family business in the family. So, I help develop a culture that supports keeping the family strong and thriving. 4:19Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Mitzi: A high functioning family which is what we are all in for, is one where people enjoy being all together. They're partners, they're not torn apart by jealousy and ego. If your family is experiencing pain, my best advice to you is to get professional help before it gets worse. My second best advice is, if you're going to have outsiders to help you, have them committed to helping the whole family, not just one or two members. And what I mean by that is, families fall apart when a lawyer represents one family member against the interest of the whole family. So, don't do that. 5:19What are some of the common mistakes that folks make before finding Mitzi and his solution: The biggest thing that they can do to help keep the family together is be very conscious of the culture you develop, including  teaching the kids from the youngest age that they can't always be right. How about teaching them that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that they're stewards. If you don't do that, the average families aren't going to make it to the next generation. If you want a successful long-lasting family, you've got to consciously figure out the values that will get you there and I certainly recommend that you buy my books to help you learn. 6:19Mitzi's Valuable Free Action (VFA): This may sound off-brand but you know what really helps families? have you come across 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'? It tells you an enormous amount about human relations that shows you that you are part of something bigger than yourself that helps solve problems and prevent problems before they escape. Both the Henderson and the Perdue (family) regularly read a book that was written generations ago. 7:09Mitzi's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy.

Author, speaker, and businesswoman, Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with honors degree from Harvard University and an MPA from the George Washington University. She is a past president of the 40,000-member American Agri-Women, a former syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard, and her television series, Country Magazine, was syndicated to 76 stations. She's the founder of CERES Farms, the family-owned company that owns commercial and residential real estate, and plus agricultural land including vineyards that sell wine grapes to wineries such as Mondavi, Bogle, Folie a Deux, and Toasted Head.. Her I've-lived-it experience comes from membership in two long-lasting family enterprises. Her family of origin began in 1840 with the Henderson Estate Company, forerunner of the Sheraton Hotels which her father co-founded. Perdue Farms (she's Frank Perdue's widow) began in 1920. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Mitzi Perdue - Living a Full Life!Mitzi Perdue is an heiress, author, entrepreneur,  TV host, speaker and philanthropist.  She is the daughter a family business titan (her father founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain) and the widow of another, (her late husband was the family business poultry magnate, Frank Perdue), and she is also a businesswoman in her own right. She started the family wine grape business, now one of the larger suppliers of wine grapes in California. Her family of origin (the one that started the Sheraton Hotels) began with the family business, Henderson Estate Company, in 1840, and her Perdue family started in 1920 in the poultry business. These two families have a combined tradition of 276 years of staying together as a family. Mitzi is happy to share actionable advice on how they created and maintained their family businesses. Mitzi fights human trafficking! WinThisFight.org is the brainchild of Mitzi Perdue. She seeks to end the scourge of human trafficking by planning to raise money through a variety of fundraisers, an online auction, as well as a live auction set for 2021; an exclusive event to be held at New York City's premier auction house Sotheby's. It will target donations in the million-dollar range, aiming to sell items such as works of art, jewelry and sought out collectibles. Sotheby's will waive commission fees for the cause, resulting in more funding for the anti-trafficking organizations that will be the beneficiaries. Join Mitzi in this fight!Contact:www.winthisfight.orgwww.mitziperdue.com

“How To Be Up In Down Times.” Who is Mitzi Perdue?? Corresponding Editor at Academy of Women's Health, daughter of President and Co-Founder of the Sheraton Hotel Chain, wife of Frank Perdue, the Perdue Chicken Company, and author of "How to Be Up in Down Times' Co-authored with Mark Victor Hansen. These two families have a combined tradition of 280 years of staying together as a family. Mitzi is happy to share actionable advice on how they created and maintained their family businesses. Mitzi speaks on how to make your family business last across the generations, and she also talks about success tips from mega-successful people. #HowToBeUpInDownTimes #MitziPerdue #SherryGideons #PamelaAubrey Mitzi can be found on the web: https://www.AuntMitzi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitziPerdue Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitziperdue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitzi.perdue Mitzi has a Free Gift for all our viewers - The first 5 chapters of her book: https://auntmitzi.com/your-free-samples To Your Success Sherry Gideons and pamela Aubrey The High Vibe Nation www.thehighvibenation.com The High Vibe Nation Movement www.thehighvibenationmovement.com Monday, 9/7/2020 @ 5:00 pm PST - Watch in HD www.TheHighVibeNation.com and get the replay. #TheHighVibeNationShow #TheHighVibeNationLiveShow #TheHighVibeNation #TheHighVibeNationMovement #SherryGideons #PamelaAubrey #mitziperdue --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehighvibenation/support

What You'll Learn From This Episode: How to keep the family culture strong and thriving The importance of teaching kids that they are a part of something bigger than themselves Why having meals together with the family is essential Related Links and Resources: I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen, the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' guy. And if you will go to www.auntmitzi.com, I have several free chapters of the book that we wrote together 'How to be UP in Down Times' Summary: Author, speaker, and businesswoman Mitzi Perdue holds a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MPA from the George Washington University.  She is a past president of the 35,000-member American Agri-Women, and she's the founder of CERES Farms. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Her father Ernest Henderson co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband Frank Perdue was the second generation in the poultry company that today operates in more than 50 countries. Recently she authored "How to Make Your Family Business Last, Techniques, Advice, Checklists, and Resources for Keeping the Family Business in the Family. The 46 years since the founding of Ceres Farms, she represents more than three centuries of family business history. Here are the highlights of this episode: 2:51 Mitzi's ideal Client: My ideal client is a family who is in a family business and who would really like to see the next generation not get screwed up. Because it's so easy for family businesses to not put their enough effort, and having their children grow up with values that will help support to keep the family business in the family. 3:26Problem Mitzi helps solve: I have observed that every family that exist has a culture; but is one that came about by accident or is it one that came about by design? And the one's that came about by accident, they rarely support keeping the family business in the family. So, I help developing a culture that supports keeping the family strong and thriving. 4:19Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Mitzi: A high functioning family which is what we are all in for, is one where people enjoy being all together. They're partners, they're not torn apart by jealousy and ego. If your family is experiencing pain, my best advise to you is to get professional help before it gets worse. My second best advise is, if you're going to have outsiders to help you, have them committed to helping the whole family, not just one or two members. And what I mean by that is, families fall apart when a lawyer representing one family member against the interest of the whole family. So, don't do that. 5:19What are some of the common mistakes that folks make before finding Mitzi and his solution: The biggest thing that they can do to help keep the family together is be very conscious of the culture you develop including equip teaching the kids from the youngest age that they can't always be right. How about teaching them that they are a part of something bigger than themselves, that they're stewards. If you don't do that, the average families aren't going to make it to the next generation. If you want a successful long-lasting family, you've got to consciously figure out the values that will get you there and I certainly recommend that you buy my books to help you learn. 6:19Mitzi's Valuable Free Action (VFA): This may sound off brand but you know what really helps families? have you come across 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'? It tells you an enormous amount about human relations that shows you that you are part of something bigger than yourself that helps solve problems and prevent problems before they escape. Both the Henderson and the Perdue (family) regularly read a book that was written generations ago. 7:09Mitzi's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): I have written recently and co-authored a book with Mark Victor Hansen,

Mitzi Perdue knows that every family business has a culture. The question is, does this culture come about by design or by default? The ones that come about by default rarely support keeping the family business in the family across the generations. So, what can a family do to develop and strengthen a culture that will support their deepest goals and values? Mitzi Perdue draws on the experience of her family of origin, the Henderson Estate Company which dates back to 1840 and was the forerunner of the Sheraton Hotels (her father was co-founder of the chain). She also looks to her marital family (she’s the widow of Frank Perdue from Perdue Farms) that began in 1920. Most recently, she’s authored Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business and Life Lessons from Frank Perdue. The book made #5 on Amazon’s Business Biographies, out of a field of 20,000. She’s also the author of, I Didn’t Bargain for This, her story of growing up as a hotel heiress. Mitzi has now turned her focus towards helping people live more fruitful and fulfilling lives as well as focusing on stopping human trafficking. Discover more about Mitzi Perdue at https://www.mitziperdue.com/ For a complimentary copy of The Millionaire Choice: Millionaire or Not. You Can Choose. and the Creating Millionaire Families eBook, visit themillionairechoice.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kathryn interviews Sandra Butler, producer and award-winning author of the book “It Nevers Ends: Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters”. Relationships between mother and daughters have been forever complicated. In this unique, one-of-a-kind parenting book, Butler explores the specific challenges and unexpected rewards of mothering midlife daughters and how the role changes with the aging of both parent and child. Kathryn also interviews hotel heiress and entrepreneur's widow Mitzi Perdue, author of “How to Make Your Family Business Last: Techniques, Advice, Checklists, and Resources for Keeping the Family Business in the Family”. The daughter of a Sheraton Hotels co-founder and the wife of the late entrepreneur Frank Perdue, Mitzi Perdue sits at the nexus of two of America's most iconic family businesses. As such, she is uniquely positioned to shed light on the crucial role family culture plays in business enterprise. Perdue is featured in The Baltimore Sun and FOX News.