I left my job to run the family business. We generated $255 million in revenue last year, but I don't want my daughters to take over.

I left my job to run the family business. We generated $255 million in revenue last year, but I don't want my daughters to take over.

David Heacock left his job to run the family business.Courtesy of David HeacockDavid Heacock's grandfather founded a machinery business in Alabama.His dad told him not to work in the family business, so he became a trader.He changed the company's core business and grew its revenue.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David Heacock, CEO of Filterbuy. It has been edited for length and clarity.I swore I would never get into the fam…