Katie Poehling Seymour
Katie graduated from Arizona State University with a degree is accountancy and certificate in International Business and the University of Notre Dame Law School. She worked at Deloitte in tax consulting prior to joining First Supply.
Katie is active in the American Heart Association Go Red for Women. She serves as chair of the Affiliated Distributors Decorative Brands Board of Directors, on the board of the American Supply Association, and the Kitchen & Bath Business magazine advisory council. She is founding chair of the American Supply Association Women in Industry division and was named the 2020 Alice A Martin Woman of the Year by the American Supply Association. Today, Katie lives in Fox Point, WI with her three daughters and husband, Jeff.
SESSIONS
So you’re new to family business decision making and you have ideas. Big ones. What is the best approach for sharing those ideas? How can you bring your innovative — even disruptive — ideas to your family’s business? And how will you possibly find the time to bring those ideas to fruition when you’re taking care of very young kids? It can be daunting, but we offer advice on how NextGens can be both family-focused and entrepreneurial.