India, April 1 -- Miami real estate tycoon Jorge Perez had a shocking response to his son's question about when he could join the family company. "You're not going to work for me," he sternly said. His son, an heir apparent to the Related Group was taken aback by the response.

Jorge Perez told CNBC's Inside Wealth that he did not want to risk his reputation managing their $60 billion asset by hiring his son Jon Paul-just because they're related.

For his son Jon Paul, the road to success was an unconventional one as his father wanted to put his abilities to the test by making him work for his business partner instead.

After he graduated from the University of Miami, Jon Paul was sent off to New York to make a mark on his own without any...