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By Cheryl Benson
Cheryl Benson is a 47-year-old, wife and mother of four children, Alex, Zach, Sara and Elizabeth (ages 18, 16, 12 and 7 respectively). Cheryl currently holds the position of Vice President at Cal Manufacturing, Inc., which is a company that manufactures resistance welding cables. Cheryl is also the sole proprietor of her own business, Medical Transcription Services, which allowed her to work at home and raise her small children during their formative years and which she still maintains. Managing four children, one of whom just graduated high school and will be entering college this fall and the youngest who is just finishing her year of first grade ensures that life is never devoid of drama, that schedules are still full of first grade programs and piano lessons as well as the joys that accompany raising children. As life often does on a dime, it changed due to the fact that the company is family-owned and succession was inevitable, Cheryl is now balancing two businesses and the challenges of being a working mother. While not new to the resistance welding cable industry (the company has been in her family for over a decade and the business itself has been running for over half a century), the challenges that present themselves in running a primarily male-dominated industry are inherent. Her professional, yet fun-loving approach to the business world is key to success in driving sales, attending expos and conventions, managing daily operations and exploring new markets for the resistance welding cable industry as well as being a "CEO Mom".
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I woke up this morning and it was freezing out, went to pour myself some hot coffee to get myself moving, except there was none.  Frustrated and not even remotely excited about another run to the grocery store this week I made a mental list of things to grab, j ... Read more...
  Sunday night, Halloween and trick or treating in the neighborhood with my seven year old proved a fun evening.  My husband left Saturday for an expo in Atlanta, Georgia where we have an exhibition table.  He was excited to leave and spend a w ... Read more...
  This past weekend was filled with "fall festival" activities which included lots of chocolate, cupcakes and other sugar laden goodies.  I am very happy that this year my scheduled allowed me to work in my daughter's second grade classroo ... Read more...
Today is one of those mornings that started in chaos and I'm hoping ends in some semblance of normality.  A teenage daughter whose hair didn't "go just right", someone ate all the individual lunch stuff and the cat barfed all over the dining room floo ... Read more...
With four children ages ranging from 7-18, I have attended my share of fall festivals and classroom celebrations complete with costumes, treats and games.  This year will be no exception for me as my second grader is already costume planning and garnering enthu ... Read more...