My husband's family has run the same company for 170 years. I married into it at 24, and now my role is 'family president.'

My husband's family has run the same company for 170 years. I married into it at 24, and now my role is 'family president.'

Courtesy of Jill Gardner

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jill Gardner, family president at the Laird Norton Company. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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