Julie Granillo didn’t expect to take the top job at Paul Werth Associates when she did.

Her aunt and mentor, Sandra Werth Harbrecht Ratchford, died this summer after decades of running the family business. Just four years earlier, she’d suggested Granillo, then living in Nashville, come back to Ohio and join her at Werth.

The Wooster native took her up on the offer, and spent the ensuing years settling into a leadership role at the firm. Now she’s running it, and while taking over came much faster than she wanted or hoped, Granillo said she’s excited about the team she has and the work they’re doing.

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