Trust & Relationships
Building trust and navigating complex relationships
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One of the biggest challenges I faced in my professional career was actually walking away from a six-figure salary, primary breadwinner in the house. I literally hit that breaking point in my corporat...
— Meredith Arlinghaus
“I literally hit that breaking point in my corporate career where I knew something was going to break. Our family or me personally. And I knew I had to step away from that position to save myself and my family.”
— Meredith Arlinghaus, Fractional Finance
My family means everything to me, if I'm going to be just totally blunt. I'm a mom of 3 kids. We had them in rapid succession. So we had a 4, 2, and a newborn. And that was also the impetus for part o...
— Meredith Arlinghaus
Susannah Strydom responds
The story from my childhood that shaped me today is firstly, I grew up in South Africa. I grew up in apartheid South Africa. So really having a strong empathy for humans is very much part of my DNA.
— Susannah Strydom
“I grew up in apartheid South Africa. So really having a strong empathy for humans is very much part of my DNA.”
— Susannah Strydom, Fractional Creative
Will Phillips responds
Something from my childhood that shaped me to be who I am today is when I was in the 6th grade, I remember thinking like, man, what I'm doing isn't working. It's just not working. So I'm going to chan...
— Will Phillips
Carter Varn responds
“At 15, I was thrown in the garage with the truckers and the mechanics and was taught to work hard and get through some tough spots.”
— Carter Varn, Fractional CIO
Meredith Arlinghaus responds
A story from my childhood that helped to shape where I am today is I'm from a really small town in northwest Ohio. And it's one of those towns that has no chains. Everybody owns something. And my pare...
— Meredith Arlinghaus
Brennan Sweeney responds
“Seeing my father step from a large corporate role was really inspiring. I kind of find myself following that same journey of entrepreneurship — where I was able to start, grow, and exit from a local HOA property management company.”
— Brennan Sweeney, Fractional CFO
Will Phillips responds
One challenge I overcame is really probably like ADHD, lack of attention to detail. My first real job was actually super detail-oriented. If I was designing the hiring system, I wouldn't have hired me...
— Will Phillips