# Benjamin Means: The Principles of Family Business Law and Governance Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardroom-governance-with-evan-epstein-369130/benjamin-means-the-principles-of-family-business-law-and-governance Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardroom-governance-with-evan-epstein-369130/benjamin-means-the-principles-of-family-business-law-and-governance.md Podcast: [Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardroom-governance-with-evan-epstein-369130) Published: 2026-04-07T12:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://boardroom-governance.com/episodes/benjamin-means-KsEvohJK Audio file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/5b188b50-848b-4010-b0d6-7ddbceed6328/group-item/e251c78d-5339-45ab-8d16-d6d4145dad40/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boardroom-governance-with-evan-epstein-369130/episodes/benjamin-means-the-principles-of-family-business-law-and-governance Duration seconds: 2933 ## Resource Benjamin Means discusses the unique governance challenges of family-controlled companies, drawing on his book Principles of Family Business Law. The conversation explores shareholder oppression, succession planning, fiduciary duties, and how boards can navigate the overlap between family, ownership, and management. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boardroom-governance-with-evan-epstein-369130/episodes/benjamin-means-the-principles-of-family-business-law-and-governance/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardroom-governance-with-evan-epstein-369130/benjamin-means-the-principles-of-family-business-law-and-governance.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.