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President of Schaefer Engineering, Inc. (Wentzville, MO), a firm founded on integrity with a commitment to provide quality professional forensic consulting services nationwide.

“So many [A/E firm leaders] feel they are being pulled in so many directions that oftentimes, at the end of a day or week, it is hard to see what was accomplished.”

As owners enter the final years of their careers and ponder ownership transition, they have to make some concessions.

There’s more we can do to encourage women to remain in the AEC industry.

“Years ago, I worked for an A/E firm in Memphis by the name of Pickering, Wooten, Smith and Weiss. My boss was Don Smith and my mentor was Irving Weiss. Both of them taught me a lot about this business.”

“Why do people lose interest in their own businesses and, perhaps more importantly, what can you do to keep this from happening?”