009: How to Mix Business and Family

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with a long time friend of mine - Dr. Hall Thorp.

Dr. Thorp is an entrepreneur who has started multiple companies and has worked with his family for over 20 years. Dr. Thorp’s primary areas of expertise are in negotiations, organizational strategy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. After gaining an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill, he joined Trinity Research, LLC which provides consulting and negotiation services to clients in the health care industry and other non-medical companies in various industries. Later, Dr. Thorp achieved a doctorate in corporate strategy and leadership. As a personal note, Hall and his wife Sharon have two wonderful children and enjoy hiking and playing tennis as a family. He is an adjunct professor and also a weekly volunteer at a men’s correctional facility.

I hope you enjoy this discussion on balancing family and business. 

- Mark