{"id":10039,"date":"2023-09-22T10:13:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/?p=10039"},"modified":"2024-01-08T16:29:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T00:29:45","slug":"chris-thorkelson-provides-insights-into-post-covid-growth-succession-planning-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/feusa\/chris-thorkelson-provides-insights-into-post-covid-growth-succession-planning-in-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Thorkelson Provides Insights into Post-Covid Growth, Succession Planning, in New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;Empower America&#8217;s Legacy: Join the Movement for Family Businesses!&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/2024-annual-family-business-survey\/?utm_source=FEUSA&#038;utm_medium=cta&#038;utm_campaign=2024Survey&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Take the 5-minute ANONYMOUS survey now and shape the future of family-owned businesses. Your voice matters!&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call To Action Top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#ff0019&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||19px|||&#8221; global_module=&#8221;9695&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Real Estate Leader Lloyd Companies\u2019 CEO Thorkelson Provides Insights into Post-Covid Growth, Succession Planning, in New Family Enterprise USA Video<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Hosted by Family Enterprise USA\u2019s President Pat Soldano, Lloyd Companies\u2019 Thorkelson details how COVID Shattered Plans, But Then How Company Rebounded with High Growth<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zaAO5Ng-orI&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Despite dashed plans in the hospitality industry, Chris Thorkelson, President and CEO of one of the Midwest\u2019s leading real estate companies, Lloyd Companies, details how the company managed survival and now has more than doubled in size, in a new video on the challenges and successes of family businesses in America.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Pat Soldano, President of Family Enterprise USA, talks with Thorkelson about the multi-generational family-owned Lloyd, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., its founding in 1972 by Craig and Pat Lloyd, and how today it has 400 employees and operates 13 divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The video is part of series of interviews by Family Enterprise USA\u2019s Soldano where she interviews multi-generational family business leaders about the challenges and successes of the business, including labor and tax issues, harmful legislation and community giving. Family Enterprise USA is an advocate in Washington DC for family businesses across the country.<\/p>\n<p>A critical moment in Lloyd Companies\u2019 recent history, the video details, was when the company was investing $400 million in the hospitality industry. The investment plan was to begin in 2020. Unfortunately, Thorkelson points out, this came right before the COVID pandemic lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to do some serious pivoting after that, a lot was riding on that investment,\u201d Thorkelson says in the interview. \u201cOf course, no one knew what was coming, and when the lockdown came, those investment funds disappeared,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was really tough times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the hospitality industry came back, and Lloyd has since doubled its size, he says.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond discussing Lloyd Companies, Thorkelson and Soldano delve into crucial matters relevant to family businesses, including next-generation involvement, leadership challenges, tax policies, income tax and capital gains taxes, and various other crucial family business topics. The interview offers valuable insights into the world of family business and the broader issues they encounter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLloyd Companies is another example of a multi-generational family business that has grown and prospered by hard work, kept and paid their employees well, and gives back to the community,\u201d said Soldano. \u201cThese videos are designed to tell the stories of America\u2019s biggest employer, the family business,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Become a member text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/donate-2\/&#8221; global_module=&#8221;5822&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><em>We hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed this article. 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