Family Business Lessons for ETA Searchers and Operators

Jamie Shah, MBA ’13, joins the podcast to talk about family enterprise and her experiences after joining her family’s company Chem-Impex Intl. Jamie shares the entrepreneurial roots of her father and the laboratory science product supplier, Chem-Implex Intl., that he started from scratch. Jamie discusses her role within the business and the operational strategies and impulses that guide her work as she tries to support growth within the company. Jamie also shares advice for searchers approaching family-owned businesses and the unique strengths and potential complications of working within a family-owned business, whether a member of the family or joining a family firm.