Balancing Your Retirement Success In A Multigenerational Family Business with Susan Ware Page

EP 004: In this episode, we travel to Rockland, Maine to have a conversation with the President of Maritime Energy, Susan Ware Page. What's interesting about Susan's story is that she's a 3rd generation business owner that has helped her father, John Ware, successfully exit the family business to find his own retirement success. What has she learned about helping her father find his retirement success that she is thinking about for herself? What pressure is there on Susan to sustain the business and hand the business to the next generation? Can she successfully do that as she stewards the company to the next family generation?

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Chapters:

Introduction of our guest, Susan Ware Page, and the history of the business. [2:00]
Discussion about the succession of Maritime Energy from Susan’s grandfather, Roland, to Susan’s father, John. [7:00]
With Susan’s father, John, running the company, how did the business evolve? [14:12]
How did Susan grow up with the business? How did she end up with Maritime Energy? [25:55]
Discussion about Susan’s father, John, and his personal retirement success. [35:00]

Discussion around Susan's Mom, Karen, and how while even receiving medical care for Cancer, she wanted her family to help fight cancer to save other families from similar struggles. And how the family and company created the Energy 4 Life 501c3. [39:48]
Discussion about how Susan’s experiences with her father and losing her mother will impact her own retirement success. [49:06]
How does Susan define her own retirement success? [52:20]