After graduation, I found out my parents had handed our family business to my sister. Mom smiled and said, “You’re good with your hands, not your brain.”

Miller Custom Woodworks began collapsing. Paige changed the logo, fired the receptionist, and promised impossible deadlines to clients she barely understood. Mom kept posting online about “women in leadership,” but behind the scenes, Dad was calling old customers and begging for more time.

Three months later, Dad came to my workshop.

He looked smaller continue reading …