Not an Inheritor. A Steward: Alex Radler on Identity, Wealth, and What Comes Next

Your Next Gen Friend: A Successor's Guide to Business Transition · Jul 16, 2026 · 43m

What if the label "Gen 2" was never the point?

In this episode, Andrea Carpenter sits down with Alex Radler, who grew up watching his family's wealth multiply through oil, gas, and real estate, and who spent his teenage years chasing the next car, the next party, the next thing, before a DUI at 22 sent him to Uganda and South Sudan for a year of service that changed everything. Alex opens up about the fractured relationship he had with his father growing up, the counseling it took to get to real forgiveness, and the moment on a trip to Africa when his dad finally told him he was proud of him…