Do you run or work for a family business? If so, we’d love to hear from you for our family business series. In this series, you’ll find insights, stories and a discussion of the pros and cons of family businesses.

Chrissy Manzione

Family businesses can be incredibly powerful, or fall apart from lack of accountability. I think it depends on the discipline the current head of the business imparts on you. For me, I grew up watching my mom build something that truly influenced my entire life. AM Design was started in a garage in 1992. With beginnings as a corporate and pharmaceutical branding and illustration studio, we now offer branding design and illustration as well as web design, print and digital media and animation. Read more>>

Max Chapman

Family is everything to me and I view working with my family as a great privilege. My grandfather started this business with the intention of building something that he could pass down to his children and future generations. Continuing that mission is extremely important to me. That is not to say it is always easy working with family but I believe the benefits far outweigh any difficulties. For us, the key is to make sure we separate the personal and the professional relationship. Our goal is to always make the family stronger and we keep that in mind with everything that we do. None of the professional success is worth it if our personal relationships with each other are not thriving. Read more>>

Laura Jennings

Both my husband and I grew up with parents that owned their own businesses, and we both helped them throughout the years. The ability to be present everyday, not work for others and their timeframes and have our kids involved with building our legacy is invaluable. Read more>>