For some, family businesses mean spending more quality time with their families, financial freedom and so much more while for others it feels like a prison sentence. There are so many pros and cons, positives and negatives and so we wanted to create a space for folks who have experiences with family businesses to discuss the pros and cons.

Kara Nash and Heather Slattery N/A

Kara – As mother and daughter we share a passion for flowers and creating, and we love being able to share a business and career! We even have other family members get involved and join our team on event days! You will often find my dad (Heather’s husband) and brother (Heather’s son) loading and unloading trucks, helping us with installations, and cleaning up. Read more>>

Erin Maynard

Family will always and forever come first with me. My husband and I met in high school where we were just friends. After high school we went our separate ways but reconnected again when we ran into each other in the airport a few years later. After we got married in 2014, we had our son (Noah) in 2015. Photography had been a hobby of mine since high school, but it wasn’t until I had Noah, that my portraiture side of photography took off. Read more>>

Krystal Leitner

Myself and my husband are self-employed and run our own businesses while maintaining a balance with our home and family. • Me: 2 Buffalo Mane locations one barber shop in KCMO and one salon in Lenexa • My Husband owns and runs @wheatandwaves. He designs and builds custom ironwork, he is truly a visionary for his business and our family. Read more>>