Ep 99. Letting Go to Grow Your Family Business
Episode 99. Letting Go to Grow Your Family Business
In this episode, co-owner of CosmosCorp Derrik Kassebaum shares his unique story of entering the family business, the history of it and how “letting go” was what ultimately revolutionized his
business and his life. He also highlights the significance of having a clear core purpose and
values in guiding the business, the importance of communication and humility and about the
learning and growth opportunities in family business, emphasizing the impact of books like
'Good to Great' and 'How the Mighty Fall’ and the development of his book “He Will
Make a Way”. Don’t miss this inspiring episode to get an idea of how your company can make
positive change every single day – starting with you! Please consider sharing this episode with
other family business owners.
OUR GUEST
DERRIK KASSEBAUM*
Derrik has been married to Laura for 28 years & have two daughters. Derrik is Co-Owner of
three different companies including Cosmos Corporation, which is a family owned
manufacturing company that makes Health and Wellness products in the pet industry. Since
1980 the Kassebaum family have worked to create a trusted pet brand throughout the USA and
73 other countries. Derrik has traveled the world building multiple brands and overseeing the
sales of the company since 1989.
Derrik is also a published author of the book “Live And Let Go - Releasing your hold to pursue
Gods purpose”. In this book, Derrik tells the stories of the things that he learned he needed to
let go of to step into his full purpose of the life God had for him to live.
The family’s nonprofit organization, GOLI (Gifts Of Love International) that was started by
Derrik’s parents, Don and Barbara Kassebaum. This family run organization oversees many
different works in Guatemala, Haiti and other parts of the world. In Guatemala GOLI oversees
Nino’s Amodas (a children home for abused Children), works directly with the care for over 65
churches, runs Gratia (an Accredited Pastoral Training Center), three years ago started CCI (a
nine month intensive young adult development program) and ministry work to government
officials.
In Haiti GOLI oversees a work called Celebrate Jesus of Haiti that Feeds 800 children a
day, has a school of 325 students and a clinic that provides free medical care to children 7 and
younger among other things to help the people of Loganave Haiti.
Derrik currently sits on a few boards in the St. Louis area including the Barnes Jewish Children’s
Foundation of St. Charles County. BJCF helps people through the expense of medical care and
treatment. Derrik also works with many other ministries in the St. Louis area to help bring
unity, resource and Kingdom Culture to these ministries. If asked what his gifting is, he will tell
you that it is Envisioning Organizations, Connecting People and Encouraging individuals to
stretch the gifts that God has planted in them.
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