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, Networking and Social Events and Peer Groups. Please see our Events Calendar for topics that can provide solutions to your family business challenge.
Events Calendar - CCFB Peer Group
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Thursday Jan 7, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tips On How To Network Sensitively During COVID Times
How to develop connections and relationships without being 'pushy' during this difficult time
Business development in family business - what is working, how the rules are changing, new tactics
Please register ONLINE via ZOOM
An email will be sent to you with the registration confirmation and log-in information from ZOOM for the meeting. Please log in a few minutes prior to session start so you are ''in'' the meeting by 7:30am.
Webinar ID: 881 9425 7202
This group is for women who own, work for, or play a supporting role in a family business. Earning respect, leadership, employment practices, family dynamics, and communication in the family business are just a few of the topics that are explored in this interactive group. Facilitated by Bea Wolper from Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Corporate Entities
Family business often has special characteristics and needs that will affect the determination of which entity is best. This session will include discussion of the following:
Hear the reasons why LLC’s are preferred for owning real estate
Understand why Ohio corporations need shareholder and director minutes
What is “piercing the corporate veil” and what happens if it occurs?
What are the benefits of subsidiaries in a family owned business?
Generously sponsored by Morgan Stanley
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Leadership is complex; and especially for family businesses. This Leadership 2.0 group allows you to find your safe place for monthly support, peer mentoring and group coaching to discover how to lead well in ambiguity. By invitation only.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Employee Experience (EX) and Why It Matters
Let's be honest, Employee Experience is a buzzword. Nevertheless, the concept holds significant value for organizations who are willing to do the tough work required to make it part of their culture. Yet, many times we lack the necessary definition and data around the concept to make it impactful for organizations.
In this session, we will discuss the process of Employee Engagement and how it should be approached to achieve the value of empowering employees to do great work.
The purpose of this peer group is to share our diverse perspectives on what is important for leaders and hear what others are doing in order to build relationships, gain clarity on key leadership challenges or opportunities and support each other. Facilitator Jonathon McKay with PATH leads these sessions in a very collaborative group that encourages peer-to-peer sharing.
Generously sponsored by Park National Bank
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
HR Live Virtual Meeting - From Apathy to Zoom Fatigue – We All Just Need a (Socially-Distanced) Hug
If nothing else, 2020 was a year where nobody could be too comfortable! Following months and months of navigating remote working, paid sick leave, viruses, vaccinations, and social unrest, let’s take an hour or so to check in with one another and hear about the best practices we’ve all developed from what we learned, and develop our 2021 checklists of what we need to do and what we need to watch. With a change in our federal leadership, there will definitely be (even more) changes coming! Come prepared with best practices, burning questions, and ready to receive your virtual hug to keep you going through Q1 2021!
Sharon DeLay, President of GO-HR will facilitate this session - join us for this live meeting* to find practical advice around tackling the challenges you are facing.
*Note: Because we want this to be interactive, this session will be a Zoom Meeting (same format as our peer groups) with audio/video enabled for all who join. Note that if you do not have video capability, you are still welcome to participate.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. There is an additional annual fee and is by invitation only to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Feb 2, 2021
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.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 4, 2021
Leadership is complex; and especially for family businesses. This Leadership 2.0 group allows you to find your safe place for monthly support, peer mentoring and group coaching to discover how to lead well in ambiguity. By invitation only.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 4, 2021
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
Tuesday Feb 9, 2021
The Towanda Effect: Unapologetic Boldness for Career and Life Success - A Conversation with Tonya Tiggett
We welcome Tonya Tiggett, Founder of Tiggett & Co. as our guest speaker.
What propels you to act with uncharacteristic boldness, even just once? If you ever saw the movie Fried Green Tomatoes you can understand that shouting a simple mantra like “TOWANDA!” can have an amazingly emboldening effect when being unapologetically bold!
Do you know that the characteristic of being bold is not solely a human behavior?
Join us for a lively conversation to discover how marine biologists define boldness for success and survival in fish species and what we can learn from their research to apply to our own lives and organizational cultures to not only be bolder, but to be unapologetically bold!
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Asset Protection Planning – an Important Component of Estate Planning
To protect what you have, it is vital to take some defensive measures. This session will address how to protect your assets and giving up control as it relates to:
Titling of assets
Legacy Trusts
Separate Property trusts
Prenuptials
Generously sponsored by Morgan Stanley
Family business often has special characteristics and needs that will affect the determination of which entity is best. This session will include discussion of the following:
Hear the reasons why LLC’s are preferred for owning real estate
Understand why Ohio corporations need shareholder and director minutes
What is “piercing the corporate veil” and what happens if it occurs?
What are the benefits of subsidiaries in a family owned business?
Generously sponsored by Morgan Stanley
... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
How to Understand What Your Employees Need
''Great leaders are great listeners.'' That's a quote from somewhere, and it still holds the same weight as when it was first uttered. A key aspect of leadership is about our ability to solve problems and help others solve problems. As leaders, how do we know what the problem is? What are the things that hamper both our ability and others to achieve goals and create positive outcomes? How can we better understand the people around us to get things done?
This session will address the questions above and others by discussing best practices of employee feedback and what to do with it.
The purpose of this peer group is to share our diverse perspectives on what is important for leaders and hear what others are doing in order to build relationships, gain clarity on key leadership challenges or opportunities and support each other. Facilitator Jonathon McKay with PATH leads these sessions in a very collaborative group that encourages peer-to-peer sharing.
Generously sponsored by Park National Bank
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
The CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. There is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Mar 2, 2021
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.
... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Mar 4, 2021
Leadership is complex; and especially for family businesses. This Leadership 2.0 group allows you to find your safe place for monthly support, peer mentoring and group coaching to discover how to lead well in ambiguity. By invitation only.
... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Mar 4, 2021
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.
... read more
Categories: CCFB Peer Group
