Jacqueline Carlisle is an author who never planned to write a book. She spent most of her professional career playing an integral role in building her family’s business – a nonprof...ver maisJacqueline Carlisle is an author who never planned to write a book. She spent most of her professional career playing an integral role in building her family’s business – a nonprofit organization that advocates for affordable housing in Oakland, California. Like most who grow up in a family business, Jacqueline rose through the ranks, eventually serving as executive director for ten years. Then, to everyone’s surprise, she left. She recognized the shortcomings in her family’s business and set out to learn how to address them. The process that she used to uncover and examine the deep-seated challenges that had become embedded in her family’s entity was transformative – it opened her eyes to her true needs and those of the business. Jacqueline discovered her passion for helping other family businesses engage in this type of thoughtful examination, which drove her to write this book and embrace this calling.ver menos