Looking Back, Moving Forward Part IV: The Legacy Continues

THE PETSCHAUER LEGACY CONTINUES

The value of family and community was so integral to my dad, John Petschauer – or JP as we lovingly called him – as a person and as a professional. He looked to his family to continue to develop and perpetuate his business. JP always embraced the concept of moving forward. He knew when it was time to transition out and help my cousin, Erwin Petschauer, and I transition into our new leadership roles. With his mentoring and guidance, we were able to have our own focus and he helped us to make our individual contributions to the business. Since Erwin’s degree was in computer engineering, he took us to higher and higher levels of automation and efficiency over the years.

Today with Erwin’s risk management expertise, he now heads up our New Business Development, which has been instrumental in the growth of our business. Just like JP, Erwin loves networking with people and offering advice to business owners on how to protect their property and assets to keep their businesses viable and growing. With my management degree, one of my main focuses is on professional staff development, which means hiring and developing a solid in-house team of knowledgeable insurance consultants who are committed and dedicated to customer service. Together Erwin and I have reached out to local residences to fill many employment positions and our staff has grown from 3 to 14 as of today. With my dad’s mentoring, Erwin and I build a partnered and brought our own experience and passion to help grow Petschauer Insurance into who and what we are today.

JP may only be here in spirit today, but he is so alive in all of us here at Petschauer Insurance. Even the staff that never had the privilege of working with him can feel the energy of his legacy. I know my dad is so proud!

If you missed part 3, click here!

So what’s the reason for our move? Find out why “moving forward” is so important for the Petschauer Legacy (thank you ridgewood video) in our final Blog #5.

By: Heidi Petschauer, CIC

President

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