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A Legacy of Excellence
MITZI PERDUE
Reveals Timeless Strategies for Sustaining Family Business Success Across Generations
Mitzi Perdue shares strategies for sustaining family businesses across generations, emphasizing endowed vacations, stewardship, philanthropy, and managing family quarrels
to maintain strong family culture and business longevity.
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AS TOLD TO BEN ALAN
In the world of family businesses, few names resonate as profoundly as Mitzi Perdue. With a legacy that spans over three centuries, Mitzi stands as a testament to the enduring power of family, tradition, and innovation. As the daughter of Ernest Henderson, co-founder of the Sheraton Hotel Chain, and the widow
of Frank Perdue, the visionary behind Perdue Farms, Mitzi
has been at the helm of not just one, but three long-standing family enterprises. Her insights into multigenerational success
are not just theoretical; they
are lived experiences, rich with lessons that have been passed down through generations. In this exclusive interview with Reader’s House Magazine, Mitzi Perdue shares the secrets behind her family’s remarkable lon- gevity and offers a blueprint for other family businesses aspiring to stand the test of time.
Lived It: Secrets to Multigene- rational Success
Mitzi Perdue is a name synon- ymous with family business suc- cess. As a member of two iconic
PHOTO:Mitzi Perdue, a beacon of multigenerational success, shares her invalu- able insights on sustaining family businesses through tradition, stewardship, and unity.
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