Ever felt like you’re wearing someone else’s leadership suit? In family business, it’s easy to inherit roles, patterns, and assumptions that don’t fit. In this solo episode, Andrea breaks down the IMAP assessment—a practical framework to name your natural wiring so you can lead with clarity (not copycat energy).

You’ll learn how motivated roles map to a project’s lifecycle (Idea → Prototype → Develop → Refine → Maximize), why operating outside your role drains energy, and how temperament and impact style shape the way you show up.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

• The 5 motivated roles and how to find yours across a project’s lifecycle
• Why “not my role” ≠ weakness—and how role-misalignment mimics burnout
• Andrea’s wiring (Refiner/Maximizer, Internal Futurist, Feeler-Planner, Analyst) and how it shows up in client work
• Practical scripts for teammates with different temperaments (planner vs. adapter, internal vs. social)
• How successors can design roles that fit them—not just the previous leader
• Invite: Fall IMAP cohort for successors who want to apply this in community

Connect with Andrea Carpenter and Your Next Gen Friend:

• Website: https://yournextgenfriend.com/
• Your Next Gen Friend on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yournextgenfriend/
• Your Next Gen Friend on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@yournextgenfriend
• Andrea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreashaver/

Subscribe to "Your Next Gen Friend" on your favorite podcast player:

• Spotify: https://yournextgenfriend.com/open-spotify
• Apple Podcasts: https://yournextgenfriend.com/apple-podcast

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What does clarity really look like in a family business?

In this episode, Andrea talks with third-generation leader Adam Hatcher, who shares how a simple letter from his father set the standard for joining the family firm—and why that decision changed everything. Together they unpack the complex mix of love, loyalty, and leadership that defines multi-generational companies and the systems that help them thrive.

If you’ve ever wondered how to enter your family business without losing yourself in it, this conversation will feel like a mirror.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• The five criteria Adam’s father required before any child could join the business
• Why clarity and systems protect relationships as much as profits
• How to avoid “drifting into” the family company by default
• The difference between being family-fit and role-fit
• What happens when unconditional love meets conditional business realities
• The conversation that aligned ambition, faith, and growth at $200 million in revenue

Connect with Adam Hatcher:

Website: https://21clear.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamhatcher/

Adam’s Newsletter: https://21clear.substack.com/

Connect with Andrea Carpenter and Your Next Gen Friend:

Website: https://yournextgenfriend.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yournextgenfriend/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yournextgenfriend

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreashaver/

Subscribe to Your Next Gen Friend on your favorite podcast player:

Spotify: https://yournextgenfriend.com/open-spotify

Apple Podcasts: https://yournextgenfriend.com/apple-podcast

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What happens when successors finally have a system that helps them lead with clarity instead of chaos?

Andrea sits down with Adam Hill and Jacqueline Jensen to explore how EOS (the

Entrepreneurial Operating System) changed their leadership—and their companies.

You’ll hear their origin stories in family business, what EOS made possible, and their favorite

tools (V/TO, Issues Solving Track, Scorecard). Together they sketch a people-first picture of EOS: structure that actually liberates successors to lead with confidence, communicate honestly, and build healthy teams.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Adam’s turnaround story: from near insolvency to aligned, profitable growth on EOS.
• Jacqueline’s shift from 80-hour weeks to a thriving, people-first culture through self-implementation.
• Why structure → freedom: EOS as bumpers that keep vision and values on track.
• Favorite tools that changed their leadership (V/TO, IDS/Issues Solving Track, Scorecard).
• How EOS separates relationships from roles so families can lead—and love—better.

Connect with Adam Hill:

Email: adam.hill@eosworldwide.com

Connect with Jacqueline Jensen:

Email: jacqueline.jensen@eosworldwide.com

Connect with Andrea Carpenter and Your Next Gen Friend:

Website: https://yournextgenfriend.com/

Your Next Gen Friend on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yournextgenfriend/

Your Next Gen Friend on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yournextgenfriend

Andrea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreashaver/

Subscribe to “Your Next Gen Friend” on your favorite podcast player:

Spotify: https://yournextgenfriend.com/open-spotify

Apple Podcasts: https://yournextgenfriend.com/apple-podcast

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