Your host, Greg Lewis, talks to Andy Sneed. Andy is Chief Executive Officer of their family business, Wasco, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. Andy’s father, Bill Sneed, founded Wasco, Inc. in 1966, and Andy has worked in the family business since 1977.
Even as the son of company founder, Andy began his Wasco career track as a delivery driver and held eleven other progressive job titles before landing his current role as CEO. Andy describes his main responsibility as ensuring the company accomplishes their mission: Engineered Masonry Excellence.
In this episode of Family Business Today Andy Sneed will share:
The Sneed family’s role in masonry and building that has dated back to 1901
His family’s involvement in the building of some iconic Nashville buildings, including the Ryman Auditorium and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center
His commitment to a successful third-generation transition that he began before he became the head of the company
How his family is handling questions of ownership and fairness between active and inactive family members as the business is transitioning
The motivations behind his goal of bringing impartial outside voices to the business’s board of directors before his “refirement”
And much more…
To learn more about Andy Sneed his family business, Wasco Masonry, visit their website at https://wascomasonry.com/.
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