The Conway Center for Family Business provides highly relevant, topical and original programming that helps members learn, stay informed and share experiences with their peers. These family-focused educational programs are unique to the Center and cannot be found anywhere else in Central Ohio.
In addition, we offer enjoyable social interactions that allow members to build strong relationships. We believe that some of the most productive experiences are created in less formal, group settings where relationships can be built, ideas shared and new opportunities hatched.
Just some of these activities include our annual Family Business Awards & Expo, Monthly Educational Programs, numerous group Educational Opportunities, and Networking and Social Events, Please explore our Events Calendar below for topics that will help you solve your family business challenges.
Events Calendar
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Tuesday Apr 1, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Wednesday Apr 2, 2025
Running your business on data is essential to gaining clarity, making informed decisions, and driving results. Data creates objectivity, cutting through opinions and emotions to provide a clear scorecard that keeps your team focused on what truly matters. By tracking key measurables, you identify trends, solve issues proactively, and ensure accountability, keeping your business on track toward reaching its vision.
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Apr 3, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Monday Apr 7, 2025
Professional. Anchor. Wife. Parent. Daughter. Head of Household. Chief Emotional Officer. Mediator. The list goes on and on. In this session we will discuss the many roles women in family business play, and how the intersections can create pain-points.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Women in Family Business
Wednesday Apr 9, 2025
Authentic Communication within the Family Business -
Authentic communication is paramount to success in business, and in life! In fact, communication is one of two main issues when it comes to understanding difficulties in business. When working with family members it’s easy to take things for granted and to assume we are communicating effectively. We’ll talk about what makes authentic communication, how to effectively handle conflict, and ways to establish shared values around communicating in the family business.
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Categories: Next Generation Leaders, CCFB Professional Development Program
Friday Apr 11, 2025
This group is for EOS Integrators or the equivalent on the leadership team. These facilitated sessions will provide group members the opportunity to get and share advice on EOS best practices as well as implementation challenges and other issues they are facing.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, EOS Integrator
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Productivity for Greater Success -
Believe it or not, being effective in your role (e.g. doing what it is that you say you’ll do) is mission critical to being a great leader in your family business. To ensure you are as impactful as possible, we’ll take a step back to look at how we can better manage our time, our energy, and our priorities.
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Categories: Leadership Development, CCFB Professional Development Program
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Join us as we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming family businesses. Learn practical strategies for AI implementation while preserving family business values.
Panel Focus:
AI integration strategies for family businesses
Balancing tradition with technological innovation
Risk management and ethical considerations
Workforce transitions and upskilling family members
Competitive advantages through AI adoption
Panelists:
Jared Martin, Sterling Process Equipment
Ben Tarrier, The Tarrier Steel Company
Facilitated by Jeff Cope, Principal, JACO Advisory Group
Sponsored by Meaden & Moore
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
During this final session in the series, it is time to focus on your personal wellness vision. Have you been wanting to focus on your wellness but don't know where to start? The information available can be overwhelming and hold you back from getting started. In this informational session learn steps to making lasting changes that will improve your quality of life and help you define your personal health and wellness vision.
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Come join us for a day of learning and networking at our Traction Mastermind event! This in-person gathering will take place at Open Air located at 2571 Neil Ave, where you'll have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and gain valuable insights into building traction in your business. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your skills and grow your EOS? network. See you there!
This mastermind is EXCLUSIVELY for leaders currently running their business on EOS ? with or without the help of an Implementer, and is designed as a forum to share best practices, learn from your fellow leaders' experiences, and gain more traction in your business.
''If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together!''
Join a room full of like-minded entrepreneurs and EOS? enthusiasts for a high-energy, interactive session focused on real-world implementation challenges and solutions.
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Categories: Member-Sponsored Event
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Join Integrated Building Systems for our 12th annual Earth Day Electronics Recycling Drive on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 8 AM - 2 PM at 950 Michigan Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215!
Help us keep our landfills clean by dropping off electronics for recycling and confidential paperwork for secure, professional shredding.
Stay in your car for curbside drop-off! You will know you are in the right place when you follow the signs and cones northbound on Michigan Avenue toward First Avenue. When it?s your turn, our team will direct you to the right place to stop and we will unload your car for you.
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Categories: Member-Sponsored Event
Thursday May 1, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Friday May 2, 2025
Leadership Tools to Protect Your Confidence and Clarity - Chad Eddy, Certified EOS Implementer, will cover two practical leadership tools to help protect your confidence and clarity. First is how to delegate and elevate so you can spend the majority of your time in your unique ability (doing the work you love and are best at). The second is the Clarity Break, which is scheduling time in your busy schedule to refocus your precious time and attention on the things that matter most in your business (and your life).
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Categories: CCFB Professional Development Program, Practical Tools for Managers
Tuesday May 6, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Wednesday May 7, 2025
Thursday May 8, 2025
The Cleary Company is proud to host a Family Business Showcase in celebration of more than 30 years of design-build remodeling and community impact in Central Ohio.
Founded in 1994 by George Cleary, The Cleary Company has grown from a small remodeling business into one of Central Ohio?s leading design-build firms. With a commitment to collaboration, a culture of care, and an artisan?s mindset, the company has spent the last three decades transforming homes and enriching lives.
On Thursday, May 8, 2025, guests are invited to The Cleary Company?s office for an inside look at its journey. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks while touring the space?including the newly renovated Design Studio?meeting the team, and hearing from founder George Cleary about the company?s evolution from a one-man operation to an award-winning industry leader. Find out how the next generation, led by George Cleary II, is poised to continue the family business legacy with innovative ideas and enthusiasm.
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Wednesday May 14, 2025
Maintaining Trust in the Family Business -Trust is a tricky topic to navigate in the family business. As family members, we’re supposed to trust each other, and we assume that trust will always be in place. But what do we do if trust is broken or stretched? Is it possible to restore trust, and how would we go about doing so? This session will feature some key points of Steven R. Covey’s The Speed of Trust and equip us with some key principles and tools to implement as we build, sustain, and even restore trust.
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Categories: Next Generation Leaders, CCFB Professional Development Program
Thursday May 15, 2025
Join successful multi-generational family businesses as they share strategies for effective collaboration among siblings and cousins. Learn proven approaches for maintaining family harmony while growing business success.
Panel Topics:
Defining roles and responsibilities
Fair compensation and equity distribution
Conflict resolution between family members
Succession planning across generations
Maintaining professional boundaries
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Saying Yes to Saying No: Boundary Setting for Impact -
In a world of competing priorities and pressing needs, it is hard to say no, but sometimes saying no is the only way to truly get ahead. In this session, we’ll analyze core priorities and assess approaches to boundary setting, communications, and accountability in family business.
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Categories: Leadership Development, CCFB Professional Development Program
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday Jun 3, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Wednesday Jun 4, 2025
The Great Boss webinar focuses on helping leaders enhance their skills around creating clarity, building trust, and driving accountability within their teams. Leaders can expect to learn practical tools to set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, and foster a culture of high performance. Designed for business owners, managers, and leaders, it helps them become more effective in coaching, decision-making, and empowering employees to thrive in their roles as a Boss!
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Jun 5, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Friday Jun 6, 2025
This peer group is for C-Level executives in manufacturing or logistics family-owned businesses. The group meets quarterly over breakfast to discuss industry-specific trends and topics, as well as family business issues.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Manufacturing/Logistics
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Psychological Safety within the Family Business -
How would you rate your family business on elements of psychological safety? Do you feel that everyone has a voice and that calculated risk-taking is encouraged? In this session, we’ll learn the hallmarks of a psychologically safe workspace, how to cultivate psychological safety to build more inclusion, and what to do when there are areas for improving this important aspect of leadership and management.
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Categories: Next Generation Leaders, CCFB Professional Development Program
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Join us for a values exercise and discussion around talking to your children about money. Dan Lauletta will guide the session and provide you with tools to have values-driven conversations and best practices about families and wealth. Feel free to bring your spouse!
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Conscious Leadership -
As a leader, you have power. Not the kind of power where you tell people what to do, but the power to choose how you show up each and every day. In this program, we’ll explore the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and also assess intention vs impact as leaders in family business.
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Categories: Leadership Development, CCFB Professional Development Program
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Join us this year for our Golf Outing at The Golf Club of Dublin! Shotgun start begins at 9am. A grilled lunch will be available at the turn. A buffet reception following golf will start at 2pm. ALL Conway Center members are welcome, along with and any guests wanting to support the work of Central Ohio family-owned business - this outing is not exclusive to Conway Center membership.
Register even if you are not part of a foursome - we'll put you on a team! Great prizes will be awarded for Longest Drive, Longest Putt, Closest to the Pin, and Best Team Score!
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Jul 1, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Thursday Jul 3, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Tuesday Jul 8, 2025
There is no shortage of challenges facing women in family business, both obvious and implicit. Social expectations, being taken seriously, owning accomplishments, building network support, balancing work and family, coping with fear of failure. In this session we will discuss some of these challenges and share best practices for coping with them day-to-day.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Women in Family Business
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Aug 5, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Thursday Aug 7, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Sep 2, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Thursday Sep 4, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Friday Sep 5, 2025
This peer group is for C-Level executives in manufacturing or logistics family-owned businesses. The group meets quarterly over breakfast to discuss industry-specific trends and topics, as well as family business issues.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Manufacturing/Logistics
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Managing, Engaging, and Motivating Your Team - You’re a leader in your family business, but do you know what it takes to foster employee engagement, manage your team effectively, and motivate your employees to work toward the common goal? And what can you learn about management from previous generations? A good leader and a good manager are two different things, as we’ll learn in this session. We’ll discuss what management is all about and set up to go deeper in our October group meeting.
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Categories: Next Generation Leaders, CCFB Professional Development Program
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Mastering Goals for Leadership Success - Start 2025 smart and guarantee success for yourself, your team, and your family business. Tami Chapek, CEO and Founder of WeInspireWe will facilitate this interactive program. She will review unique goal setting methodologies and best practices for goal setting, action planning, and empowering your leadership abilities toward success.
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Categories: Leadership Development, CCFB Professional Development Program
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Wednesday Oct 1, 2025
This workshop features hands-on/ practical application of the LMA (Lead+Manage=Accountable) tool and best practices on how to hold Quarterly Conversations. Together, these tools help leaders strengthen team management. It covers how to effectively lead with vision, manage with consistency, and hold employees accountable using EOS principles.
Learn how to conduct Quarterly Conversations—structured, one-on-one meetings to provide feedback, align expectations, and discuss growth opportunities. Whether your company runs on EOS or not, these practical, proven best practices apply to anyone in a leadership role.
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Categories: CCFB Professional Development Program, Practical Tools for Managers
Thursday Oct 2, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Tuesday Oct 7, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Wednesday Oct 8, 2025
What Do Great Managers Do? -
It’s been said that average managers play checkers, while great managers play chess (Marcus Buckingham, Harvard Business Review). So much of that ability is based on knowing your people and having a deep understanding of their gifts and potential. This session is based around that knowledge and will provide tools to help identify employees’ strengths and manage effectively according to the needs of our family business and our employees.
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Categories: Next Generation Leaders, CCFB Professional Development Program
Thursday Oct 9, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
In this session, we will discuss the implications of failing to plan for the exit of a key player in a family business, either through voluntary termination, disability or death. What is the default plan, and what pitfalls can you expect?
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Women in Family Business
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Mastering Goals for Leadership Success - Start 2025 smart and guarantee success for yourself, your team, and your family business. Tami Chapek, CEO and Founder of WeInspireWe will facilitate this interactive program. She will review unique goal setting methodologies and best practices for goal setting, action planning, and empowering your leadership abilities toward success.
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Categories: Leadership Development, CCFB Professional Development Program
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Nov 4, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025
Effective Stress Management -
The holidays are coming up! That means fun, family, and STRESS. We spent some time last year learning about how anxiety affects us and how we can overcome it, but stress is different from anxiety. It’s important that we understand the difference so that we can effectively cope with stress as it comes to us in various forms. We’ll gain practical insights into how to manage stress, how to foster a work/life balance when we work with family and explore what our beliefs about stress have to do with how it affects us.
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Categories: Next Generation Leaders, CCFB Professional Development Program
Thursday Nov 6, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Mastering Goals for Leadership Success - Start 2025 smart and guarantee success for yourself, your team, and your family business. Tami Chapek, CEO and Founder of WeInspireWe will facilitate this interactive program. She will review unique goal setting methodologies and best practices for goal setting, action planning, and empowering your leadership abilities toward success.
... read more
Categories: Leadership Development, CCFB Professional Development Program
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Dec 2, 2025
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Thursday Dec 4, 2025
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
How a Growth Mindset Helps our Family Business - Developments in neuroscience over the last decade have accelerated our understanding of the brain’s elasticity and ability to rewire itself. A common theme that has emerged among the research is that those who understand the importance of a growth mindset are the individuals who reach their goals in life and in business, leading to greater fulfillment. Our time this month will be spent learning how a growth mindset can be adapted, how it leads us to the fulfillment we seek, and how it can set a profitable future for our family business.
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Categories: Next Generation Leaders, CCFB Professional Development Program
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Mastering Goals for Leadership Success - Start 2025 smart and guarantee success for yourself, your team, and your family business. Tami Chapek, CEO and Founder of WeInspireWe will facilitate this interactive program. She will review unique goal setting methodologies and best practices for goal setting, action planning, and empowering your leadership abilities toward success.
... read more
Categories: Leadership Development, CCFB Professional Development Program
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 1, 2026
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Tuesday Jan 6, 2026
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Thursday Jan 8, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Feb 3, 2026
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 5, 2026
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Mar 3, 2026
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Mar 5, 2026
The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Thursday Mar 26, 2026
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
