Not long after Patti Bossert launched Key Staffing, she brought her three young children to the office and had to smile when she discovered them on the phone making "calls" to employees, telling them they needed to get to work.

Greg DeBacker jokes he went to work the day after he was born. He says that's just the way it works when mom and dad are both involved in running a family business.

For all his family’s success in the decidedly grounded world of banking, Matt Sabatini grew up with his head in the clouds.

It's been said that people should avoid mixing professional life with personal life. Clearly, this is not a hard and fast rule for many businesses.