“Four kids, seven businesses, eight boards, and a partridge in a pear tree”—so Dan and Sara Garcés Roselli describe their regular schedule. With so much going on, it’s hard to imagine how they make time for one another.
They keep the romance alive by scheduling date nights when business talk is not allowed. “It sounds unromantic in a way to say this, but you have to be purposeful about your spousal relationship. Otherwise the boundaries get completely blurred,” said Dan. However, Sara notes that her favorite date nights are the spontaneous ones sitting on the back porch enjoying dinner alone together when the kids have scattered to do their own things.
These serial entrepreneurs launched Packard Place four years ago and consider it an important part of their legacy. It serves as a center for the entrepreneurial community offering access to technology, education, mentorship, and co-working space. It’s also the home of several incubators, including Queen City Forward, RevTechLabs, and QCFinTech. Dan calls it “conscious capitalism,” a for-profit venture with positive community impact built into the mission and business model.
— image by TJ Petrino
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