All in the Family: In the Genes
Get up close with operator families whose bloodlines mix with FEC bottom lines in years of operational excellence in the business of fun—combining family ties with passion and vision toward building legacies in the entertainment and amusement industry.
Featuring families with deep roots spanning decades in the FEC business, mom-and-pop shops that grew into multi-location facilities, couples whose venues have become part of their story, and individuals who are keeping their loved ones' legacies alive—plus more snapshots into the lives of people whose mission is to bring magic through fun.
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Legacy Reimagined: Roel Veltmeijer Turns 70-Year Family Business into Europe's Biggest FEC Story
Some inherit a legacy and spend their lives guarding the past. Others dare to write the next bold chapter. In this episode of EmbedLIVE: All in the Family: In the Genes Podcast, Roel Veltmeijer, Owner and CEO of the Veltmeijer Group, shares how a third-generation family business born in Rotterdam became the most ambitious FEC expansion story in Europe today. From his grandfather's pool tables to pioneering Gamestate in city centres across Europe, here's how taking risks in a vision led to one of the most impressive FEC empire expansions known to Europe.
Shelley Fernandez-Katz: From the Fernandez Legacy to BMI, RFID, and the Future of FEC Inventory
E.K. Fernandez Shows, 1903. Fun Factory, 1970s. BMI Merchandise. RFID. Embed integration. Five generations of showmanship and innovation, all in the genes. In this episode of EmbedLIVE: All in the Family: In the Genes Podcast, BMI Merchandise President Shelley Fernandez-Katz on the Fernandez family legacy, the RFID inventory solution set to revolutionise FEC merchandise management, and the newly announced Embed x BMI integration built for the industry's most demanding operators.