Tony Maglio, president of Maglio Solar, got started in the electrical business working with his father. In this short video, Tony tells the story of the most important lesson he ever learned – don’t trust anybody, even your father.

Did you know that 50% of US GDP is generated from family business? Or that 35% of the Fortune 500 are family companies? Chances are very high that you have worked with your parents, children, siblings, or spouse at some point. These businesses struggle with issues that can feel unique or strange, but they’re really not. We’re going to be doing a series of articles on Family Business in HeatSpring Magazine that we hope is helpful to the thousands of contractors who are involved with a family business.