Why Going Into Business With Family and Friends Isn’t Always a Mistake | Sam Chapman

Builders of Authority · Feb 26, 2026 · 44m

In Episode 208, I’m joined by Sam Chapman to talk about building businesses with family and long time partners and what that actually looks like behind the scenes.

Sam lives in Northern Virginia and has spent the last 10+ years growing companies in the construction and insurance restoration space. After beginning his career in commercial real estate, he partnered with his brother to build Caseco into a general contracting company and later launched Merit Restorations, which now operates in multiple markets across the U.S.

This episode is centered around entrepreneurial leadership.

We talk…