Paving the Future: The Next Generation of Family Business Leaders
Taking Over the Family Shop: Legacy, Loss, and Building the Next GenerationIn a panel on taking over auto repair shops from the prior generation, the host interviews three second-generation operators: Will (Coopersville, Michigan) assumed ownership quickly after his father died of cancer in 2017, sold a second location to pay debts and buy the remaining shop, struggled with an employee mindset, and found growth through coaching; Julie (Putney, Vermont) and her husband Greg run Rod’s Towing & Repair (founded 1967), rebuilt after a 2021 arson fire destroyed the business in seven minutes, were…
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