Episode #128: Leaving the Nest Featuring Brandi Marek
“I would always tell myself like that I had this obligation to honor the family, stay within the family but I was starting to feel like in that I was kind of betraying myself.”
Brandi Marek
Family Business Prosperity Advisor
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The term to leave the nest is an idiom derived straight from Mother Nature and refers to baby birds who have reached the stage of development where its time to leave the safety and security of the nest and spread their own wings and fly. Leaving the nest is an important step for many because its at this point where individuals can stretch, grow and learn the most about themselves. Leaving the nest also provides an opportunity for us to realize our own potential, chase dreams and accomplish the unimaginable or in the case of the bird soar to new heights.
This analogy has many applications to our personal lives. It could refer to a child leaving home for the first time, changing careers by leaving a comfortable job or in the case of Brandi Marek, stepping away from the family business.
“It's a pretty small percentage of the population in the big scheme of things that can truly understand the intricacies of working within a family business and the challenges that that presents.”
Brandi Marek is a business advisor with Ferguson Alliance, which is a family business advisory firm who specializes in advising family owned businesses in areas such as business strategy, succession planning, financial management and culture development.
This is an area that Brandi has abgreat deal of expertise in having had the experience of working in a family run business herself before making the decision to leave the safety and security to forge her own pathway and live her own destiny.
Brandi joins Audley on The Audacious Living Podcast to share her experiences and discuss what its like to be a part of a family run business and the journey she took to realizing her potential. Brandi also discusses some of challenges of working in a family run business, finding her gifts and the importance of utilizing ourselves to the best of our abilities.
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