Full disclosure, Peggy McHale is my business partner in our current company, Pandi-App, LLC, and our former company, Consultants 2 Go. I still learned a lot of new things about her after almost twenty years. Peggy McHale’s story started with her mom, Beatrice, who had her own real estate business that she sold, and then managed properties. However, even though Bea went to Hunter High School and had a college scholarship, she chose the traditional marriage route. She channeled her energies into making her daughter, Peggy, the first woman on both sides of her family to graduate from college. She felt it would give her independence. Kudos to Bea! After college, Peggy went into the corporate world, entering into a management trainee job at a young age. That “job-for-life” position laid the foundation for her career in telecommunications. She also became the first in her family to continue with a graduate degree – an MBA in Finance. After leaving the corporate world, Peggy and I started a marketing and analytics consulting company, where we grew and sold that business. We learned how to impact our employees’ lives. Peggy now gives back by advising other small business owners and companies. Through her quest for knowledge, she is now the first among her colleagues to be on a paid for-profit Board of Directors, where she provides guidance and oversight. Peggy is also the first author in her family, co-authoring Black and White Strike Gold, a business book of tips to small business owners. Now that Peggy has her Firsts, she is contemplating her Next career and in life.
