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How A Young, New, Female Boss Took Over Her Male-Dominated Company New leaders have a limited time to set a company's culture and get people on board with their vision

By Jason Feifer

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Introducing our new podcast, Problem Solvers with Jason Feifer, which features business owners and CEOs who went through a crippling business problem and came out the other side happy, wealthy, and growing. Feifer, Entrepreneur's editor in chief, spotlights these stories so other business can avoid the same hardships. Listen below or click here to read more shownotes.

Chrissy Monaco was basically raised at Monaco Ford, her dad's car dealership. Then in January of 2017, she took over as co-owner and new boss -- and was now in charge of men she'd known all her life, some of whom weren't immediately comfortable with it. She knew her task: New leaders have limited time to set a company's culture and get people on board with their vision. In this episode of Problem Solvers, Chrissy takes us through her first, critical year—and the tough decisions it required.

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Jason Feifer

Entrepreneur Staff

Editor in Chief

Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcast Problem Solvers. Outside of Entrepreneur, he is the author of the book Build For Tomorrow, which helps readers find new opportunities in times of change, and co-hosts the podcast Help Wanted, where he helps solve listeners' work problems. He also writes a newsletter called One Thing Better, which each week gives you one better way to build a career or company you love.

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