Episode 50: Guiding a Family Business Through a Family Divorce with Karen McMahon

Our guest today is Karen McMahon. Karen founded Journey Beyond Divorce in 2010, after discovering that the pain of dissolving her marriage had been the very stimulus for her personal transformation. During her three-and-a-half-year tumultuous divorce, Karen’s life began to improve exponentially. Karen is the mother of two emerging adults, a graduate of the world’s leading coaching institute, Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and a Certified Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

In this episode of Family Business Today, Karen will share:

  • How many individuals involved in a divorce will let reaction and ego move them farther from what they want after their divorce

  • How the emotional drain from a divorce can lead individuals to show up as their less-than-best selves in their family businesses and in the divorce process

  • Her upcoming series on divorce and family business, set for 2022

  • What adult children working in a family business can do to continue to work with their parents during and after they divorce

  • How to choose the right legal representation for your divorce by asking what divorce method, communication approach, and experience you are looking for

  • And more…

To learn more about Karen, her business Journey Beyond Divorce, and to receive a Free divorce survival kit, visit her website at https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/ .

At the Tennessee Center for Family Business our passion is to help business owners create a positive environment in which their family THRIVES, their business performs and working together create a lasting family legacy. To learn more about the Tennessee Center for Family Business visit www.tncfb.com.

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Until next time, There’s No Business Like Family Business…..We Know!