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F O C U S FA M I LY OW N E D B U S I N E S S
For making decisions together, Piper is quick to
identify what she foresees as potential challenges
while Carroll is great at navigating whether a new
idea is worthwhile.
For the most part, they agree on decisions but also
lean on each other's skillsets in whichever area a deci-
sion needs to be made.
Something that took Carroll by surprise was the
overwhelming number of decisions to be made on a
daily basis.
"We have absolutely disagreed on business decisions
in the past," he says. "But given that we both kind of
have our areas of expertise and both try and be open-
minded that we don't have a full picture, oftentimes we
explain both our sides, marinate on what the other said,
and then reconvene. More often than not after mari-
nating, we end up at the same decision."
C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E
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We both followed
where our strengths
led and the roles
kind of carved
themselves out.
— Robbie Carroll
Candy Manor
P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F C A N DY M A N O R
Robbie Carroll and Paige Piper,
who own Candy Manor, say that
early on both wanted to learn
the whole business but eventually
gravitated toward their skillsets.
