Education

Join us for our Spring Family Business Networking event at Oakland Nursery! Come learn the history of this 80 year-old family business, while meeting and chatting with family business members. Held at the original store on Oakland Park Avenue - in the garden of Gustav & Bertha Reiner's house (at the rear of the garden center). VIEW map, parking and entrance directions. This is an outdoor event held rain or shine from 4-6:30 pm, a brief company presentation will be held at 5:30 pm. Free for Conway Center members and invited guests, but please RSVP. Light appetizers and drinks will be provided. Masks and social distancing required. ... read more

Collaboration One of the most satisfying aspects of leadership is the ability to help people work together more efficiently and productively. Learn the best practices on how to foster collaboration with anyone in your circle of influence. Take-aways: Learn a process for managing and improving collaboration Participate in exercises to determine specifics steps to improve the way you collaborate with others. 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 ... read more

Payments Fraud & Fraud Prevention Did you know that 74% of businesses were targets of fraud in 2020? Join us for an informative conversation with experts from First Merchants Bank to understand how you can mitigate potential fraud. Learn best practices and defensive measures you can put into place to protect your family business! Our guest speakers are Aimee Gilliland, VP & Treasury Management Officer and Nicole Kauffman, Merchant Card Sales Officer - both from First Merchants Bank. They will be providing information on different types of payment fraud and ways to mitigate your risk for fraud in an ever changing electronic environment. REGISTER now and join us for this important live webinar on 5/26. You'll have the opportunity to submit questions during the session and view a recording post session. ... read more

L2 Wrap Up Happy Hour! By invitation only for Leadership 2.0 peer group members - meeting wrap-up & snacks at Guzman office! Donna Musilli of DM360 leads these sessions focusing on your most relevant business challenges. These sessions may have some teaching components, but the bulk of the time will be for what’s on your mind. What are your needs? And how can the group support you? ... read more

Elder Law Our guest speaker Jessica Roshon, attorney from Taps & Sutton, will join us in the discussion of elder law estate ethical issues and other elder law matters including: • Disability planning • Protecting assets from nursing-home costs • Transferring funds to children to avoid recapture rules • Avoiding will contests among family members. Generously sponsored by Morgan Stanley ... read more

Ignite Your Family Business - Live Virtual Meeting featuring Matina Zenios of Artina Promotional Products This 6/15 session features Matina Zenios, President of Artina Promotional Products. Artina is a family business that has transformed, overcome obstacles and thrived due to its focus on its employee family, customer service and genuine ingenuity. Hear this family business story through the decades. Discover how the second generation of family leadership has added to this successful business story. Be inspired by how taking risks and infusing creativity continues to grow this family business to the next level. Are you ready to take your family business to the next level? Join Kelly Borth, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer of GREENCREST as she facilitates this quarterly forum to hear first-hand from fellow family business owners on what they are doing to grow their business. It will help you as a business owner or leader gain the insights you need to ignite your business! ... read more

Disagreement and tension can occur in any business environment, and it can be especially challenging within a family business structure, but what happens when we view conflict differently? What if we approach conflict as a way for a business to grow and change? Facilitated by Rebekah Smith (GBQ), join us for a conversation with Carla Epler (Schmidt's Sausage Haus) and Jonathon McKay (PATH), as we discuss how to approach differences, healthy and productive ways to resolution, and how businesses can find value from conflict. Sponsored by GREENCREST ... read more

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. ... read more