Building a Business Around Your Family Mission (Not the Other Way Around) With Chaz Wolfe

Most entrepreneurs start their business for one reason:

Freedom.

Freedom to spend more time with their kids. Freedom to build wealth. Freedom to design a life they actually want to live.

But somewhere along the way, the business becomes a mistress.

It sits in the corner, quietly demanding attention while your family waits for scraps of your time and energy.

Chaz Wolfe refused to let that happen.

Raised by a single mom, Chaz learned grit, work ethic, and that no one was coming to save him. By 25, he'd left his six-figure corporate job to buy his first franchise. By 29, he owned seven locations across three states with 70 employees.

But he wasn't doing it well.

He was obsessed with his business—home every night, but not really present.

Today, Chaz is the founder of Gathering the Kings, a coaching community for family-driven entrepreneurs who refuse to choose between building wealth and building a legacy.

And he's learned the secret most entrepreneurs miss:

You don't lower your obsession with your business. You INCREASE your obsession with your family.

In this episode, Chaz shares:

→ Why he left a six-figure corporate job at 25 to buy a franchise (and why his family thought he was crazy)

→ The mistake most entrepreneurs make: Trying to compartmentalize work and family instead of integrating them

→ How to bring your business to the family table: Your kids should know how to celebrate wins AND navigate challenges with you

→ Why his 9 and 11-year-old daughters own an 8-location vending machine business (and how it's teaching them wealth principles, not entitlement)

→ The entitlement trap: 85% of wealth is first-generation, and most third-generation wealth is GONE. Here's how to pass on the torch without spoiling your kids.

→ The stat no one talks about: 1 in 3 children of entrepreneurs struggle with emotional regulation due to stress from the family business (Forbes)

→ Why entrepreneur kids feel "weird": They don't have friends who live like them—until you get them around OTHER entrepreneur families

→ The belief triad hack: You don't just believe in yourself and your product—you have to believe in your CLIENT (and why most entrepreneurs are accidentally being "mean salespeople")

→ His intentionality strategy: It's not about spending LESS time on your business—it's about being MORE intentional with your family (even 10 extra minutes changes everything)

→ The family mastermind vacation: How Chaz takes 32 families (150+ people) on a week-long retreat where adults learn legacy principles, kids learn entrepreneurship, and families build lifelong bonds

→ Why 20 families pre-registered for next year—without even knowing the location: "Just tell me when and where. I'll make my calendar work around it."

→ The college conversation: Why Chaz is teaching his kids to think, create, and OWN instead of defaulting to the "next step"

→ His daughter and the $100M vision: What happened when his 11-year-old asked about the "$100 million" on his dream board

Bottom line:

Your business should serve your family.

Not the other way around.

Wealth without legacy is just money that disappears in three generations.

But when you build WITH your family? When you teach them to think, create, and own?

That's generational impact.

ABOUT CHAZ WOLFE:

Chaz Wolfe is the founder of Gathering the Kings, a coaching community and mastermind for family-driven entrepreneurs. Raised by a single mom, Chaz became a serial entrepreneur by 25, eventually owning seven franchise locations across three states. Today, he coaches entrepreneurs on how to build businesses that serve their families—not steal from them. He's married with four kids (who are already building their own businesses), and he hosts an annual family mastermind vacation where entrepreneurs, spouses, and kids learn together.

Website: GatheringTheKings.com

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