Electro Soft, Inc

12/10/2024

The 11-Year Family Business Transition
On the 21 Hats latest podcast episode, Electro Soft President Karla Trotman takes us through some of the joys and trials of taking over the manufacturing business built by her father.

From 21 HATS PODCAST
"It’s Not a Circuit-Board Business. It’s an Asset: This week, special guest Karla Trotman explains, step by step, how she has managed to navigate the challenges and opportunities that only a family business can offer. Karla grew up around a manufacturing business, Electro Soft, that her father started, but she never intended to make a career of it. Instead, she found success in corporate America, but over time, she also came to realize the true wealth-building power of owning a business, any business. “It's not a beauty salon,” she says. “It's an asset. It's not a shoe-shine store. It’s an asset.” That realization sent her back to Electro Soft, which thrilled her father.
They agreed to work together for three years after which he would retire and she would buy the business. And that’s pretty much what happened—although, as Karla tells us, thanks to some family dynamics that had to be negotiated, the transition didn’t take three years. It took 11 years."

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11/01/2024

Thank you to BOSS Magazine for highlighting the Manufacturing industry and including President Karla Trotman. What an enlightening piece. It should be shared among high schools across the country.

Dark, dirty, dangerous. That’s still what most people think manufacturing is. That’s in many ways because the industry hasn’t done a good enough job of marketing itself.

10/16/2024

We are proud to once again appear on the prestigious list with our fellow women business owners. Thank you, Philadelphia Business Journal for this honor.

10/10/2024

Curious about Electro Soft's stance on open jobs in manufacturing???

To truly modernize American manufacturing, leaders like Karla Trotman, CEO of Electro Soft, Inc., say it’s time to address the root issues: attracting a diverse, younger workforce and breaking down cultural barriers. EMSNOW caught up with Karla Trotman, author of 'Dark, Dirty and Dangerous: Buildi...

10/07/2024

President Karla Trotman spoke to Wharton Business Daily this morning about the manufacturing jobs report, how to fill open positions, and what apprenticeships can do for the manufacturing industry if the process was streamlined for small business.

09/26/2024

ESI President, Karla Trotman, weighed in on Gen Z employees for this New York Post article.

09/04/2024

Once again, we made it on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Top Minority-Owned Businesses in the Philadelphia Region. Only 2% of all minority firms make over $1m in top line revenue. Only 6.8% have over 20 employees.

After almost 38 years in business we are still here!!

08/11/2024

Have you read our newsletter that came out this morning? We officially launched the pre-orders for President Karla Trotman's book "Dark, Dirty, Dangerous: Building the Vibrant Future of Manufacturing," and it has already become a #1 Best Seller on Amazon!

If you want to buy Karla's book, you can grab it here: https://lnkd.in/ezGuXU2N

06/19/2024

Thank you, Senator Maria Collett for recognizing Electro Soft on the floor of the Senate.

06/17/2024

The Hartford Small Biz Ahead: Family Business : CEO Karla Trotman talks about how she took over her parents’ company, Electro Soft, Inc


Listen: https://sba.thehartford.com/media/podcasts/family-business-succession/

06/16/2024

We wish all of the fathers out there a wonderful and restful day.