When Death Changes the Plans: Real Family Business Stories on Sudden Succession

Unexpected loss can change the course of a family business overnight. Leadership changes. Succession plans accelerate. Family roles shift. And decisions that once felt years away suddenly need to be made. Join the UToledo Family Business Center and Center Sponsors Hylant and Eastman & Smith for When Death Changes the Plans, a candid conversation about what happens when an unexpected death changes the future of a family business. Three Center members will share their personal experiences navigating loss and the significant transitions that followed: • Miken Oliver, Nourish Early Learning • Mandi Mastin, Randy Mastin Septic Tank, Inc. • Rob Bleile, American Timber and Steel Their stories are different, but each offers lessons about leadership, succession, family, and what they wish they had known or prepared for before the unexpected happened. Following their stories, Center Sponsor experts Graham Miller of Hylant, along with Breanne Rubin and Mark Boss of Eastman & Smith, will build on the conversation with practical considerations for protecting your family and business - from insurance and business continuity to estate and succession planning. No family can prepare for every possibility. But hearing from those who have lived through the unexpected can help you ask better questions and start important conversations before you need them. Join us at 8:00 a.m. For breakfast, coffee and networking. The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. And conclude at 10:00