Video Family Biographies

Video Family Biographies helps exceptional families preserve and protect the the family legacy with luxury, documentary-style, video biographies, on a Blu-Ray Disc, DVD, or Flash Drive that are 90-minutes in length. Robert Jordan, Ph.D., a retired, Chicago television Anchor/Reporter for four decades produces and guides each splendid family story to completion. We have recently added the services of a professional Genealogist and an experienced author for companion, written biographies.
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A Little About Us

CEO Robert Jordan is a professional journalist with 40-years of documentary experience. All of our employees are television producers and crews who understand "Shield" laws and who respect and abide by confidentiality agreements. Our video biographies are written with narrations and sound bites, documentary-style. We are the leading company in the field of family biographies working with exceptional families Our 90-minute, personal biographies are commissioned by the top echelon of families in the US The productions come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Our biographies are not rushed and may take six to twelve months to complete based on client availability.

Our Services

We are a full-service video production company. As such, our clients often commission our expertise for a full line of offerings: Family Legacy Biographies, CEO Profile Videos, retirement and congratulatory videos, company or business profile videos, Web site videos, vignettes of family or business, values and principals for the business or foundation.

Typical Client

Our clients are Family Offices and Family Businesses across the country. The families appreciate that we are a boutique firm which provides specialized, personal service to our families. No two family stories are the same. We make sure that family principles and values are transmitted throughout the story so that the next generation develops an understand and pride in family that is so important for the progeny to learn from and understand.

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What core services do you provide for your average client profile?: 

As professional journalists working with families in sometimes sensitive areas, multi-generational families have chosen us because we are dedicated to making sure our biographies are exceptional -- our families know that they are getting the best -- and they do! We work with the client to tell the story in the manner that they would like and that is so important!

What are your firm's mission,vision and values?: 

Our vision is to record the family history and assist the next generations in understanding the depth and breadth of the family history. Often, first generation wealth developers don't realize the awesome importance of what they have built. Even if they have died, their brilliance needs to be recognized. Through interviews with family, business associates, long-term employees, friends, religious advisors, and others, we are able capture the essence of who these innovators were and preserve their creativity for their children and grandchildren to enjoy.

How are your client teams structured to deliver services to their clients?: 

Our client families have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with me. Each family or family office maintains a special, one on one relationship with us. We value the individual assistance we can provide families and they, in return, have reflected that attention.

How would you describe your ideal client?: 

Our families are unique. While all families have wonderful stories to document, our families have tended to be multi-generational families. We have also had first generational families who recognized the importance of documenting the "New" legacy so that an accurate account will be available for the next generation.

What are the top three characteristics that distinguish your firm the most from your competitors?: 

We are the top firm in this industry for a couple of reasons: All of the staff and camera crews and video editors are seasoned professional journalists with years in television news and production. We are trained in the ethics and professionalism that our families appreciate and expect.

What communication methods have you used with your clients?: 

We usually establish a "point person" in the family office or in the business as someone to worth with.

What formal and informal client education programs does your company provide?: 

Because of our experience as reporters and journalists in "Crisis" situations our clients have often consultanted us during times of stress -- knowing that we can be of significant help in guiding then during a time of crisis. And while we don't list this as a company value, our clients know that we can give them valuable assistance if it should be required.

What are the credentials and qualifications of your firm management and staff?: 

As CEO and founder I am a journalist with 40-years experience in the field of documentary production. We are happy to suppy references from our families.

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Info

Data as of: 
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Year Established: 
1903
Founding Family Name: 
Jordan & Jordan Communications, Inc.

Stats

Size of business: 
Small
Average client investable asset size: 
5-Million+
What are the primary generations your firm serves?: 
G2
G3
G4
G5+
What percentage of your clients are ultra-high net worth?: 
100
What percentage of your clients are single-family offices?: 
70
Do you offer governance services?: 
No
Total number of full-time employees: 
5
Do you offer services related to philanthropy?: 
Yes
Do you offer trustee services?: 
No
Number of office locations: 
1

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Contact

Robert H. Jordan, Jr., Ph.D.
CEO/Founder
312-330-7979

Headquarters

Headquarters: 
4450 W. Arthur Avenue
Lincolnwood  Illinois  60712
United States

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