Torri Hawley
Seventh Generation Family Member
Vollrath Company
Torri Hawley is a seventh-generation member of the Vollrath Company, a stainless steel small-wares company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. While not involved in the family business, she plays an active role in governance. She attended Stetson University where she graduated with a degree in Family Enterprise, and later completed the Family Firm Institute’s Certificate in Family Business Advising and Family Wealth Advising. Torri has shared her perspective as a next-generation stakeholder for Family Business Magazine’s Transitions Conference, Daughters in Charge, Purposeful Planning Institute and Family Office Exchange. In 2014 she was nominated as one of Family Business Magazine’s “25 Under 35: Next-Gen Members to Watch”. She now lives in Denver, Colorado where she works for a fourth-generation family business.
SESSIONS
Boot camp: Finding Common Ground…Effective Multi-generational Communication Tips – Speaker
You’ve got history. You’ve got personalities. You’ve got all kinds of generational quirks. You’re not alone. Other NextGen-ers face the same communication challenges within their family business.. How you communicate across generations is the secret sauce to neutralize emotions within your family’s dynamics and have more productive talks about the business. This session will help you hone your communication skills with the folks who knew you before you were born.