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Live Webinar: How to Retain & Keep “KEY” People in Your Family Business
Date:
October 8, 2026
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Website:
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Event Description:
How to Retain & Keep “KEY” People in Your Family Business
What would happen to your business if a key employee, or even the owner, were suddenly no longer there? The loss of a key person can lead to lost sales, disrupted operations, damaged customer relationships, and significant costs to recruit and train a replacement. Yet many family business don’t have a plan in place to protect the company from this unexpected risk. Join Michael Martens of Transamerica Financial Advisors as he explores how to retain key employees to help protect the businesses stability and continuity.
Speaker:
Michael Martens
Investment Advisor Representative
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.
I grew up in a family business in Cleveland, Ohio. My Family owned 3 funeral homes in the Cleveland area. Having worked in the family business for several years, I was able to appreciate the struggles that family business owners experience.
I joined the Stouffer Hotel Corporation in 1986, managing food operations in their 3 Star hotel in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Over the next 10 years in the Hospitality Industry, I held several positions, from Food & Beverage Director to Hotel General Manager.
I was recruited by Sysco Corporation in 1996. For the next 9 years, I worked as a consultant and marketing manager, working with local restaurants to grow and develop their business. In that time, I worked with individual and multi-unit restaurants over a 3-county area. During that time, I was given the prestigious Torchbearers Award, as one of the Top Performing Marketing Associate in North America.
The skills & experience that I gained in my Family business, and in the hotel operations, and sales gave me a very diverse back-round. I wanted to help individual and families to plan for their financial future. Transamerica offered me a great opportunity to use the skills and knowledge that I acquired, to help people. I did not want my business owners to make the same mistakes that my Family made. Transamerica has given me the tools and resources to help develop an Exit Strategy for my business owners. "Succession Planning" is how I work with my family business owners to plan for today and their future.
► REGISTER now and join us for this live webinar on 10/8. You'll have the opportunity to submit questions during the session and view a recording post-session.
