Mar 12, 2021
Tammie Miller, your host, welcomes you to another episode of the Deal Team Six podcast. In this episode, Tammie is accompanied by Lynn Marsh, who is now the President at Road Widener and was formerly COO of a family-owned business that was involved in a sale transaction.
Lynn shares her experience working and contributing to the sale of a family-owned business being a non-family member; she dives deep into the pros and cons while sharing her lived experiences professionalizing and leading this company to success.
● (1:53) Lynn shares the pros of working in a family-owned
business.
● (3:57) How did Lynn foster an environment that promoted
success?
● (5:11) Lynn talks about what a strategic planning session looked
like.
● (5:52) Lynn talks about how to handle the challenges of being a
non-family member in a family-owned business.
● (8:17) Lynn talks about using “Behavioral Styles” instead of
personality types.
● (10:05) Having a non-family member at a management level provides
many opportunities for a family-owned business.
● (12:53) Lynn speaks about how the decision to sell the family
business happened.
● (14:45) What happens when some family members are more attuned to
the company’s mission and goals than others?
● (17:27) Lynn talks about her work professionalizing
businesses.
● (22:07) Lynn shares her experience leading management
presentations in the process of selling the business.
● (23:28) Lynn speaks about the process of selling the
business.
○ (25:43) Selling a business is like accepting another full-time
job. Organizing data is a top priority.
○ (27:47) Lynn talks about the emotional aspect of selling a family
company.
● (32:35) How to keep the managing team invested in the company
during the sale process.
● (35:40) Lynn talks about the organizational culture during the
sale process.
● (36:52) If Lynn had to do it all over again, what would she do
differently?
If this topic interests you, check out these other
resources:
When Your Family Squabble Impacts Your Family Business
Quality of Earning Reports as Part of a Sale Transaction: The Who,
The What and The Why
Communicating With Employees Once You’ve Sold Your Company