Most people don’t grow up dreaming of running an HVAC company. But for me, it was family.
Before I was born, my parents started a heating and air business in Texas called Energy Air Control. My mom was the visionary behind the company’s growth. My dad handled the day-to-day, serving families and businesses across our community.
When I was 10, we lost my mom unexpectedly. Fourteen years later, tragedy struck again when my father passed away after a brown recluse spider bite turned septic. I’ll never forget signing his DNR. That moment changed everything.
As the eldest daughter, I became the executor of the estate and the unexpected new owner of our family business. At the time, I was newly married, raising four children under the age of eight, working full time, and suddenly responsible for a company in crisis.
The business was struggling. We faced internal theft, back taxes, outdated systems, and the emotional weight of decades of family effort on the line. I had no plans to keep the business long term, but I was determined to protect our family home and maintain continuity for the employees and customers who had supported us for years.
Over the next three years, I cleaned it up, stabilized operations, and ultimately found a buyer. It wasn’t the exit we envisioned after more than 30 years, but it became one of the most defining chapters of my life. It taught me everything about what not to do when running and exiting a business.
That experience reshaped my purpose. Today, I work with business owners as a strategic advisor and fractional COO, helping them put the right structures, systems, and people in place to avoid the uncertainty my family faced.
As a financial advisor, I also help owners align their business goals with their personal wealth and lifestyle goals, so they are not just building a business, but building a life that lasts.
Every business owner deserves more than survival.
They deserve freedom.
They deserve clarity.
They deserve legacy.
And I am here to help them build it.
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