My husband's family has run the same company for 170 years. I married into it at 24, and now my role is 'family president.'

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I didn't want to work in my family's warehouse business. After 14 years, I can't imagine leaving.

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Ryan Saltzman works in his family's business

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Billionaire Jim Thompson's daughter now runs his company. He reflects on being a founder and a father.

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Jim Thompson is the billionaire founder and chairman of Crown Worldwide.
Jim Thompson is the billionaire founder and chairman of Crown Worldwide.

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What it's like to run the family business when your dad is its billionaire founder

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Jennifer Harvey is the CEO of Crown Worldwide.
Jennifer Harvey is the CEO of Crown Worldwide and the daughter of its billionaire founder, Jim Thompson.

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I'm a third-generation cafeteria owner with 4 sons. I won't push any of them into this business.

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Michael Greene sitting in Matthews Cafeteria.
Michael Greene sitting inside Matthews Cafeteria, where he grew up learning the ins and outs of the food service industry.

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I started a business with my parents. We had to learn how to work together and not take things personally.

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Cornilia Issa started a company with her parents five years ago.

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I work at my mother's company alongside my sister. Working in the family business isn't always easy, but I love the job security.

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Teddy Rainville and his sister hanging off a company truck
The author (right) works at the family business with his sister (left).

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I didn't take over my family's successful business after my mom died. I often wondered if it was the right choice.

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The author poses with her mother on a mountain vista in 2016.
The author, shown with her mother in 2016, always thought she would take over her mom's day care business. Then her mom got sick, and everything changed.

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I took over the Tetris company from my dad. My children see me as a strong leader.

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Henk Rogers, Maya Rogers, Alexey Pajitnov smiling and standing on a set of steps.
Maya Rogers is the CEO of Tetris, the company her father, Henk Rogers, left, founded with game developer Alexey Pajitnov, right.

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She ditched her auditing job to work at her family's restaurant. 7 years later, she opened a second spot — and turned a profit.

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Chloe, the owner of New Station Rice Bar holding a plate of salted egg chicken rice.
Tan opened a sister outlet of her parent's eatery in February.

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