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.

Audrey Fortin-Leblanc

For me, business has always been about family and family about business. From my grand-parents starting a promotional object company in 1977 (Maca Marketing in Quebec City), which was then owned by my mom and her sister, to my father who had his own accounting firm for 10 years, i’ve being ‘playing at being an entrepreneur’ since the age of 5 years old. Read more>>

Jocelin Jaramillo

My thoughts on family businesses are two separate pathways: it could be beneficial or it could be detrimental to the family. The detrimental side of it could be that your father or mother may want the kids to go into the same business but if the children don’t love it like the parents do they won’t enjoy doing it and therefore make their lives more stressful and possibly failing the business and not taking it to its full level of growth. Read more>>

Tanysha Carroll

I love family. I love my family and those who I have chosen as family. When it comes to business organization, roles/responsibilities are important to put into place. Determining what people do well and how those strengths can be incorporated is essential. Read more>>

Kamika Marie

My experience with family businesses started quite young. My father owned his own business, a fresh seafood market in North Carolina. At a very young age, my sisters and I were required to work there. Read more>>

Jon & Paxtyn Padilla

We cherish the role of being business owners and the entrepreneurial spirit that comes with it. It’s a journey we find immensely fulfilling, and as we contemplate the idea of our kids joining the business, we’ve given it considerable thought. Read more>>

Champ Panupong Techawongthawon

First of all, one of the reason I become who I am today because I don’t follow my family path. I don’t want to do my family business. Personally, I think doing what you love, it will fulfill your soul. I always tell my self to start my own journey not follow my family journey. Read more>>

Robyn Ukegawa

My family owns the Carlsbad Strawberry Company. My grandfather first moved down to Carlsbad after World War 2 and started farming tomatoes and strawberries in Carlsbad, CA since 1952. We would mostly focus on wholesaling produce. Read more>>