Name:
Roundtable: Optimizing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty
Date:
August 4, 2026
Time:
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Registration:
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Event Description:
Optimizing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty
In an era of relentless economic uncertainty, talent shortages, and generational transitions, Central Ohio family businesses can’t afford to treat people as just another expense—they are your greatest competitive advantage and the key to preserving your legacy.
Join John Broer of Real Good Ventures for practical, family-business-specific strategies to attract, retain, and develop the right people, turn workforce challenges into growth drivers, and build a resilient organization that thrives no matter what the economy throws at you.
Discover how to solve today’s hiring and retention challenges while preparing the next generation of leaders—so your family business doesn’t just survive the next decade, it leads it.
Key discussion areas:
- Leveraging the Talent Optimization Framework as a Competitive Advantage
- Fighting the Four Forces of Disengagement and Solidifying Your Culture
- Growing Competent Managers that Develop Other People
- Making EQ and Psychological Safety a Central Part of Your Leadership DNA
- Realizing that the Apple Actually Does Fall Far from the Tree
Facilitator:
Principal and Co-Founder
Real Good Ventures
Real Good Ventures is an Ohio-based talent optimization and business execution consultancy that John launched with his business partner, Sara Best.
He is the creator and co-host of The Bosshole® Chronicles podcast, which has climbed into the top 10% of all podcasts worldwide. The show delivers straight-talking conversations about dealing with toxic bosses and building high-performance, Bosshole-Free cultures that actually work.

