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Unlocking Potential: How Saying “No” Empowers Everyone – Leadership Development

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We’ve all been there, especially in a family business: the lines between work and personal life blur, an overflowing inbox extends into weekend family gatherings, and business discussions seep into holidays. In the relentless pace of leadership within a family business, it can feel counterintuitive, even disloyal, to decline an opportunity or delegate a task, […]

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Leading a Family Business with Siblings and Cousins - May Educational Program

Leading a Family Business with Siblings and Cousins – May Educational Program

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At the May Monthly Educational Program: Leading a Family Business with Siblings and Cousins, Becky Fromkes, Professional Implementer with EOS Worldwide, facilitated a dynamic and insightful conversation with siblings Jenny & David Jarvis of Jendco Safety Supply and brothers Adam and Eric Stolly, and their cousin Joel Stolly of Stolly Insurance Agency. The panelists shared

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Communication Styles - Women in Family Business Peer Group

Communication Styles – Women in Family Business Peer Group

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At the October meeting of the Women in Family Business Peer Group, we discussed Communication Styles. So often, women are pressured to act and communicate in a specific way. The pressure to be ‘ladylike’ is forced upon us from a young age. This pressure women experience reflects in later life when so many of us

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Lessons I’ve Learned Working With Family – from Conway Center member Jason Carpenter of Environmental Pest Management

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People often ask me how it is to work with my wife. I always say working with her is the easy part, the hard part is working with our children. When I started Environmental Pest Management 18 years ago, I had no idea it would become a family business, heck, I just wanted to be

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Conway Center Case Study Understanding Generational Issues in Family Business

Closing the Gap: Understanding Generational Issues in Family Business

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Featuring:Dr. Thaddeus O’Brien, O’Brien & AssociatesTobi Gold, Skilken Gold Real Estate DevelopmentFritz Reitter, Reitter Stucco & Supply Co. Inc.Kevin Schoedinger, Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service Understanding Generational Issues in Family Business The generations that launched many of our family businesses are living longer, resulting in more generations being involved in family business at the same

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Conway Center's Jill Hofmans and Mike Schoedinger join Succession Stories Podcast

Conway Center Featured in ‘Succession Stories’ Podcast

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Laurie Barkman, host of ‘Succession Stories’ was joined by Jill Hofmans, Executive Director of the Conway Center for Family Business, and Michael Schoedinger, President of Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service, a 6th generation company, to talk about succession planning from two key standpoints: leadership and financial succession and innovating as a legacy business. Key Takeaways

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7 in 10 Advisors Say Navigating Interfamily Dynamics is the Hardest Part of Estate Planning

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Seven In Ten Advisors Say Navigating Interfamily Dynamics Is The Hardest Part Of Estate Planning For HNW Families Key Private Bank’s Advisor Poll found that having no plan in place is the leading estate planning mistake Key Private Bank, the wealth management arm of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), released the results of its latest advisor poll,

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5 Essential Questions in Life and How They Relate to Family Business

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5 Essential Questions in Life and How They Relate to Family Business by Bea Wolper, Emens & Wolper Law Firm The Women in Family Business Peer Group at the Conway Center for Family Business discussed the ‘5 Essential Questions in Life’ delivered by Dean James Ryan as part of his commencement speech given at the

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Family & Teamwork

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By Steve Harmon, Managing Director of Spartan Logistics Can there be a connection in the workplace? At Spartan, the answer is YES! Being a family owned company, we tend to do things a little bit differently. We’ve thrown the rulebook out the window by creating a company that not only values our team members but also

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