Succession Planning: Becoming Your Dry Cleaner's Next Leader

Monika Manter of Balfurd Dry Cleaners discusses growing into a leadership role in a family business, the decisions that need to be made along the way and, when the time comes, how to make a smooth transition for everyone involved.

Episode: 37 August 11, 2021

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