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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
Friday Feb 6, 2026
The purpose of The Power Lunch is to connect Columbus-area young professionals with C-Suite executives and community leaders to exchange success stories, career advice, and leadership lessons during a professionally-focused, interactive lunch experience. Each attendee is seated at a roundtable with one local executive and a small group of fellow emerging leaders.
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
How to Fall in Love with Your Work Again -
As we step into a new year and dive into the first quarter, this session invites you to pause and reconnect with what inspires you at work. Come ready to share one thing you're excited about in the year ahead and one challenge you anticipate facing.
Led by facilitator Donna Musilli of DM360, this session offers the opportunity to reflect, recharge, and reignite your passion for the work you do. Together, we'll explore ways to rekindle motivation, navigate the winter doldrums, and find renewed purpose in the everyday. In this collaborative, supportive, and safe space, connect with other women in family business to gain fresh perspectives and practical strategies. You'll leave feeling re-energized and ready to take on what's next!
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Women in Family Business
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
For most business owners, their business is the most valuable asset they own. Yet, very few business owners understand the current value of their business, or how to improve and maximize their company’s value. In this session, we will demystify the valuation process and discuss the following topics:
Introduction to business valuation
Understanding how businesses are valued
Improving the value of your business
When are independent valuations recommended?
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Graves Piano proudly hosts our first Family Business Showcase of the year to celebrate over 65 years as Central Ohio's beloved hub for piano lovers and musicians, and as the area's exclusive Steinway & Son's dealer.
On Thursday, February 12, 2026, go behind the scenes at Graves Piano for an inside look at its journey led by Partner & CEO Rebecca Hurd. Enjoy hors d' oeuvres and drinks, and tour the space as Rebecca shares the company's unique leadership transition - how a new family took the baton for the future, while honoring the legacy of the Graves family, with Zach Graves remaining a partner. Come see how Graves 2.0 is innovating for the future so that the music can play on!
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Technology & Risk: Cybersecurity in Family Business
From phishing emails and ransomware to data privacy and succession-related access, today’s cyber risks don’t just threaten systems; they can impact reputation, relationships, operations, and legacy. And for family businesses, where trust, long-tenured employees, shared passwords, and informal processes are common, the risks (and stakes) can be even higher.
Join us for an engaging and practical conversation designed specifically for family-owned businesses and their leadership teams. We’ll explore how cyber risk shows up in real life (during leadership transitions, with next-gen involvement, remote work, and third-party vendors) and what families and executives can do to stay one step ahead without becoming cybersecurity experts.
This session will cut through the jargon and focus on practical steps leaders can take today to protect both the business and the family behind it.
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 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 26, 2026
A thoughtfully designed and implemented buy-sell agreement is one of the most powerful tools for preserving your family business across generations, protecting both the family and the company while giving owners greater peace of mind about the future. Join us as we unpack the key provisions every buy-sell agreement needs to safeguard your family business.
Key Topics: The Four D’s, Calls and Puts, Tag-Along & Drag-Along Rights, Equal Shares Trap, Valuation Methods. Bea Wolper of Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin and Meredith Sugar of Taft/ will facilitate this discussion, give practical guidance, and answer any questions you may have. Don't miss this opportunity!
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Succession Planning
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
