Annette Manias didn’t just build a business. She built the people who would eventually take it over.

After more than 30 years leading her company, she made a decision most owners struggle with. She didn’t sell to private equity. She didn’t hand it off to a competitor. She sold it to three employees she had developed along the way.

In this episode of Tripoint Conversations, we get into how that actually happens.

This is a conversation about emotional intelligence, but not in the way most people talk about it. We’re talking about hiring the wrong people and realizing too late it’s a culture issue. About leaders who can’t get to the next level and don’t know why. About teams that look fine on paper but aren’t working in reality.

Annette shares what emotional intelligence really looks like inside a business. Where it shows up. How it breaks down. And how it can either accelerate a leader or quietly hold them back.

We also get into real moments from her career. Hard leadership decisions. Missteps. And the shift from building a company to building leaders inside it.

If you lead people, or you’re trying to figure out why something isn’t clicking in your team, this one will hit.

About Annette Manias

Annette is the founder of EQ Training and Development and a leadership advisor who helps companies strengthen how their people actually work together. Before that, she spent more than 30 years building and leading her own technology company, growing it from the ground up and eventually selling it to three employees she had developed into leaders.

Today, she works with business owners, CEOs, and leadership teams to build emotional intelligence in a way that shows up in hiring, communication, and culture, not just theory.

Click here to learn more:

https://eqnavigator.com/

About Kristina Lowe

Kristina Lowe is the founder and strategic partner of Tripoint Strategic Group, where she works with businesses and organizations to align strategy, leadership, and growth. Her background spans building and scaling brands, leading cross-functional teams, and developing go-to-market strategies that drive real results.

Through Tripoint Conversations, Kristina sits down with leaders to go beyond titles and talk about what it actually looks like to build, lead, and grow something that matters.

Click here to learn more about the podcast or be a guest, visit:
https://tripointstrategicgroup.com/podcast