If you're family owned their own business odds are you'll be a successful entrepreneur. At least that's what all our interviews tell us. I'd say 95% of the guests that come on had a family member that owned a business. When you talk to them it was often being around that family member that lead to the development of their entrepreneurial skills.

What if you're not from an entrepreneurial family?

Find some mentors. Guests that did not have entrepreneurs in their family often found a mentor to help them along the way. I fall into the category of having a none entrepreneurial family, at least none that I knew well. Without even realizing it I built a network of people I turn to almost every day for guidance. Without the help of all these people I would have never started Belray Asset Management. - Greg Skidmore