The Road to Why

By The Northern Trust Institute

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Episodes: 28

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From start-up entrepreneurs to multi-generational family business owners, most founders are driven to succeed for reasons well beyond making money. Whether it’s a passion for reshaping their industry, building a family legacy or advancing the causes they care most about — or, in many cases, all of the above — exploring the larger “why” of their life’s work offers insights into how successful leaders operate and what is really important to them. On The Road to Why, host Eric Czepyha, Director of Business Services at Northern Trust, speaks with business owners, entrepreneurs and visionaries about business, family, wealth and legacy and shares advice and life lessons from those who have found success in ways expected and unexpected.

Episode Date
Legacy Requires Humility with Brenda Smola-Foti and Frank Foti (The Ground)
Sep 15, 2025
Evolving from Founder’s Office to Family Office with Jill Barber (CYMI Holdings)
Aug 25, 2025
Business Stewardship with Nadia Rawlinson and Michael Alter (WNBA’s Chicago SKY)
Jul 28, 2025
How to Play at Work with Robert Pasin (Radio Flyer)
Jun 16, 2025
The Importance of Storytelling with Katrina Markoff (Violet Flame Chocolate)
May 12, 2025
Why is Everyone Buying Ranches? with John Onderdonk (Northern Trust)
Apr 21, 2025
A Study in Succession Planning with Jane Blain Gilbertson (Blain’s Farm & Fleet)
Mar 17, 2025
Taking Care of Your Employees with John Gabbert (Room & Board)
Feb 17, 2025
How to Thrive in Chaos with Sarah Grueneberg and Rob Mosher (Monteverde Restaurant)
Jan 15, 2025
LIVE Episode: Taking the Long View with Brett VanderKamp (New Holland Brewing)
Nov 18, 2024
Coming Soon… Secrets of Enterprising Families
Oct 07, 2024
Reshaping How Gen Z Spends Time and Money with Sam Obletz (Claim)
Sep 16, 2024
How Purpose Trusts are Revolutionizing Business Ownership with Natalie Reitman-White (Purpose Owned) and Ari Weinzweig (Zingerman’s)
Aug 19, 2024
Helping Families Talk About Money with Johnson Cook (Greenlight)
Jul 15, 2024
Solving Big Problems with Pat Kinsel (Proof)
Jun 17, 2024
Getting Comfortable with Transparency with Michael Kiolbassa (Kiolbassa Provision Company)
May 15, 2024
Checking Your Ego at the Door with John Oppenheimer (Columbia Hospitality)
Apr 15, 2024
Unlocking the Secrets of Enterprising Families with Steve Fradkin and Pam Lucina (Northern Trust)
Mar 18, 2024
Coming Soon... Season 2
Feb 17, 2024
Creating Trends with Abdur Chowdhury (Aura Frames)
Jan 16, 2024
Planning for What’s Next with Ed Hajim (On the Road Less Traveled)
Dec 18, 2023
Cultivating the Next Generation with Nikè Anani (Northern Trust)
Nov 15, 2023
Building a Family Enterprise with Brian Adam (Olympus Group)
Oct 16, 2023
Assuming Positive Intent with Scott O’Neil (Merlin Entertainments)
Sep 20, 2023
Building a Safety Net of Failure, With Tiff and Leon Chen (Tiff’s Treats)
Aug 15, 2023
Turning Grit into Legacy, With Vanessa Troyer and Chris Farentinos (Architectural Mailboxes)
Jul 14, 2023
Letting Kids Be the Boss, With Gerry Laybourne (Nickelodeon, Oxygen)
Jun 15, 2023
Introducing The Road to Why
Jun 05, 2023