Growing a 3rd-Gen Family Business, HR Manufacturing Challenges, Business to Politics and Back Again with Ed Sullivan!

Podcast Cover
Checkwriters Interviews
Growing a 3rd-Gen Family Business, HR Manufacturing Challenges, Business to Politics and Back Again with Ed Sullivan!
Loading
/

Ever wonder how a family business can last nearly 100 years?

Curious about the HR challenges unique to manufacturing?

Ed Sullivan is the COO of Sullivan Paper – the world-class paper converter founded by his grandparents in the 1940s.

Ed’s long career in business, politics, and beyond makes for an episode ripe with family business stories, leadership lessons, and more!

Watch Dakota and Felicia’s conversation with Ed and learn:

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Why the FAMILY needs to serve the BUSINESS, and not the other way around

🏭 Why HR in manufacturing is SO DIFFERENT from the typical HR responsibilities

🏛 How Ed’s business ethos helped him bring success to his city as Mayor

☘ His must-go places in Dingle, Ireland – which was named sister-city of West Springfield as part of Ed’s work with the sister cities organization

💡 Guest: Ed Sullivan
💡 What he does: COO of Sullivan Paper; Former Mayor of West Springfield, Massachusetts
💡 Company: Sullivan Paper
💡 Where to find Ed: Sullivan Paper, Inc. >>

Meet The Speakers

Dakota Hebert

Dakota Hebert
Chief Marketing Officer, Checkwriters
Dakota joined Checkwriters in 2013, where he worked in the Sales and Marketing departments and currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer. He is responsible for the company’s national brand and marketing, corporate communications, and hosts the Checkwriters Podcast. Previously, he worked in communications in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. He lives with his wife and five children in Massachusetts.

Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan
COO, Sullivan Paper; Former Mayor
Over 80 years ago, George and Elizabeth Sullivan had a dream; to supply the country with beautiful, ethically produced gift wrap paper. As the country limped out of the Great Depression at the end of the 30s, the Sullivans moved forward with their dream of owning and operating their own business. In 1940 they started with little and created enormous success for the company, customers, and the local community of Western Massachusetts. Hard-work, creativity, and an aptitude to be able to change with the times has earned Sullivan Paper Company a reputation as one of the elite paper converters globally. Ed Sullivan - third-generation - now serves as COO of Sullivan Paper and has helped shepherd the company into the modern era. Ed also served as Mayor of West Springfield, where his business ethos helped bring success to his city and beyond.

Felicia Corbeil

Felicia Corbeil
Human Resources Manager, Checkwriters
Felicia joined Checkwriters in 2020, where she serves as the Human Resources Manager. Her particular areas of focus include hiring, benefits administration, and the development and implementation of company policies in conjunction with the Checkwriters Compliance Team. She is a member of both our ACA Team and ERC Team where she assists clients on the intricacies of those programs, requirements, and filings. Felicia holds a Masters in Business Administration and is based in Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and three children.

Go back