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Building trust fast and managing new leadership transitions are some of the topics tackled in a new podcast on \u201cWoman in Family Business,\u201d<\/a> hosted by Family Enterprise USA.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p1rFS4-At5w” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The second episode on the subject is now available on Spotify and other podcast platforms.<\/a> The podcast covers the barriers, challenges, and opportunities women face in family-owned businesses in the past, present, and future.<\/p>\n The second episode features Katie Jeremiah, Chief Executive Officer, Aggregate Resources Industries and Paetra Orueta, Executive Vice President, Blazer Industries.<\/p>\n The podcast series, called \u201cThe Voice of Family Business on Capitol Hill,\u201d<\/a> is hosted by Pat Soldano, President, Family Enterprise USA, advocates in Washington, D.C., for family businesses. She is also President of a sister organization, Policy and Taxation Group, which advocates for successful individuals and family offices.<\/p>\n Building Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n Among the many challenges women face in business, the two women business leaders first discuss building trust within the workforce.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to avoid having a chip on your shoulder,\u201d says Jeremiah. \u201cYou need to earn trust fast and first impressions are key, and sometimes you need to grow a thick skin,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Jeremiah\u2019s company, Aggregate Resources has 94 employees and provides rock drilling, blasting, and contractor services throughout western states and Hawaii.<\/p>\n Family dynamics are another challenging factor to navigate in family businesses for many women owners and operators.<\/p>\n For Orueta\u2019s company, Blazer Industries, she found that a 50\/50 split in the business ownership between her and her brother was an issue that took some time to resolve.<\/p>\n \u201cMy mother wanted my brother and I to take over the company evenly, but I was not as involved as my brother was at the time,\u201d Orueta says. \u201cThe were some issues to overcome at first, but we were able to calm those rough waters now that I am fully involved.\u201d<\/p>\n Orueta\u2019s Blazer Industries has 160 employees and makes modular buildings out of Aumsville, Oregon.<\/p>\n Transitioning and Managing Change<\/strong><\/p>\n In the episode, Soldano discusses how when a family business<\/a> needs to make the transition to the next generation of leadership unresolved issues can bubble to the surface.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen my parents started the transition, we did it slow,\u201d says Jeremiah. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to make massive changes, nothing major,\u201d she says. \u201cWe built a lot of the transition with the help of our customers too.\u201d<\/p>\n Changing and expanding federal, state, and local regulations are also tough to navigate, the women business leaders agree on during the episode<\/a>. In addition, when it comes to tax policy, \u201cthe moving goal posts\u201d of taxation policies are also a top priority.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the housing market we are constantly trying to stay ahead of changing code compliance state by state,\u201d says Orueta. \u201cWe\u2019re having a hard time meeting all the new requirements and understand what new ones are coming,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s our top issue.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to taxation, Jeremiah sees uncertainty as the biggest challenge.<\/p>\n \u201cThe uncertainty of it is what bothers us,\u201d she says. \u201cSince we buy a lot of heavy equipment it\u2019s important that policies stay in place, but the goal posts are always moving.\u201d<\/p>\n To hear the full podcast, click on: Family Enterprise USA Podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n The first episode in the podcast series featured Paula Lafferty, Chief Executive Officer of SnoTemp, a family-owned and operated temperature controlled public warehousing company in Oregon, and Lauren Doll-Sheeder, Managing Partner, Doll Distributing, a third-generation Council Bluffs, Iowa, beverage distribution company.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cKeeping tax policies consistent is critical for family businesses,\u201d says Soldano on the tax discussions. \u201cIn order to plan, reinvest, and provide for employees and community, it\u2019s vital that family businesses, and the next generation of women leaders in family businesses, can count on tax policies that don\u2019t harm the growth of America\u2019s largest private employer, family business,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#397389″ divider_weight=”2px” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Become a member text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” link_option_url=”https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/donate-2\/” global_module=”5822″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As we prepare for what promises to be a pivotal year for America, we’re asking you to consider becoming a member.<\/p>\n The need for fact-based reporting of issues important to multi generational businesses<\/a> and protecting a lifetime of savings<\/a> has never been greater. 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