Leaving Your Family Company

In this latest episode of the Twenty One Clear Podcast, Adam Hatcher joins a Kennesaw State University Family Enterprise Center panel hosted by Stephanie Davis. Adam's fellow panelists were Jacqueline Jensen and Leslie Oubre, both of whom left their family companies mid-career. Together they answer three questions: Was leaving a gradual or acute process? What was the emotional impact? And what would they do differently or tell someone else going through it?Links from the EpisodePlease note that when the full webinar recording comes out, it will be here on KSW's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@familyenterprisecenteratksu?si=KxGEKf77MaETtfK6Kennesaw State University Family Enterprise Center: https://www.kennesaw.edu/coles/centers/family-enterprise-center/index.phpStephanie Davis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-davis-b467b28Jacqueline Jensen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ja-bizcoachLeslie Oubre: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslieoubre21C LinksTwenty One Clear website: https://www.21clear.comAdam Hatcher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamhatcherSubscribe to the Twenty One Clear newsletter: https://21clear.substack.com/Chapters(00:00) Introduction(02:30) Was leaving gradual or acute?(08:00) Family meetings as the mechanism(11:30) The emotional impact(17:00) The steamroller CEO story(20:30) Jacqueline on identity(27:00) The three hats framework(33:00) Leslie on admitting the truth(37:00) Emily P. Freeman's framework(41:30) Leslie's step-by-step approach(45:00) ClosingBumper MusicStill Hotby Nic D, Connor Price(c) Lossless, 2023Episode Produced Byhttps://snapmarket.co