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.'
· businessinsider.com
Jill Gardner helps lead her husband's eighth-generation family business through family engagement and legacy planning. She keeps 551 members active.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jill Gardner, family president at the Laird Norton Company. It has been edited for length and clarity.
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