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"The only way we know how to work is hard," Licata adds. "This is our company; our family."

According to Mangi, shared ownership doesn't result in management by committee. "I can't remember one time that we had to actually sit down and bandy something about to reach a decision," he says. "We do all get along, not like a family but even better than that—like good friends."