Jun 14, 2021
This show is a part two to my conversation with Tim Spang of Spang Builders. My guest today is Tim’s daughter Jamie, next gen in the family business. I had the honor of working with their family for about a year and half. In this show we talk about her perspective on where they were stuck as a family and a business, how we worked through it, and how she managed getting married, becoming a mom, and building a house all while in the operating role in the business.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Finding your place in the family business
- How the next gen can add value and bring new opportunities to the table
- Working with communication styles between generations
- The unique strengths of the younger generation in leadership roles
- Separating the business from the family unit
- Implementing change that will actually stick
- Tying personal visions into the vision of the business
- Navigating new motherhood and the business
- Deciphering if your sacrifices are aligned with what you truly want
- Replacing life balance with life integration
Resources:
Spang Builders- https://www.spangbuilders.com/
Jamie’s LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameson-spang-3475ba48/
Bio:
Jameson is a second generation addition to the family business. Jamie grew up in Kennebunkport and has always been surrounded by the construction world. She grew up going to job sites and meeting clients with her father, Tim. So as they say. “It’s in her blood!”
Jamie attended Kennebunk High School where she excelled at academics and athletics. She was a National Honor Student, a three year varsity soccer player and a four year varsity lacrosse player earning All-American Honors. While Jamie matriculated at Bowdoin College, she transferred to Babson College to pursue a degree in finance and entrepreneurship knowing that someday she may want to become part of the family business. At Babson, she continued her lacrosse career; she was a four year starter, Conference Rookie of the Year, two year Most Valuable Player, four year All Conference Player, two year All-Region Player and she was selected to play on the Division Three Senior North-South All-Star game. Needless to say, she understands the immense value of teamwork!
After graduation, Jamie worked in corporate banking for 2 years, but decided that she wasn’t ready to hang up her lacrosse stick quite yet. She became the assistant coach for the Women’s Lacrosse team at Wheaton College and then at Bates College. While Jamie still loved the game of lacrosse, she was ready to settle into a steady career and it was a natural progression for her to join the family business.
She brings a wealth of construction experience, determination and a solid educational background to her management position on the Hazelwood Handyman and Spang Builders teams. In her spare time, Jamie loves to spend time with her husband on the family farm, play with her dogs, watch sports, and read historical novels. Jamie and Kevin welcomed a son, Parsons, in January 2020. He's the light of their life!