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Wednesday Oct 7, 2026
Family businesses have a way of drifting - informal workarounds pile up, roles blur, and decisions start happening around the kitchen table instead of where they should. This session is a step back to the basics: a simple checklist to help you spot where things have gotten too complex and where the basics need fine-tuning.
No new frameworks, no added complexity - just a clear-eyed look at what's working, what's slipped, and what to tighten up next.
Whether or not you run on EOS, if your business has grown past its original structure, this session gives you a clear, no-strings lens to spot the gaps and tighten the fundamentals - no new system required.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Practical Tools for Managers
Thursday Oct 8, 2026
What would happen to your business if a key employee, or even the owner, were suddenly no longer there? The loss of a key person can lead to lost sales, disrupted operations, damaged customer relationships, and significant costs to recruit and train a replacement. Yet many family business don’t have a plan in place to protect the company from this unexpected risk. Join Michael Martens of Transamerica Financial Advisors as he explores how to retain key employees to help protect the businesses stability and continuity.
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Oct 15, 2026
Building an Ownership Mindset: Empowering Non-Family Leaders in Family Businesses
As family businesses grow, non-family leaders become essential to long-term success. But empowering and retaining them requires intentional leadership and mutual trust.
This program explores how family businesses can develop high-performing non-family leaders by fostering an ownership mindset. Panelists will discuss building trust, defining roles, balancing family and non-family dynamics, accountability, succession planning, and helping key leaders feel connected to the company's future.
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
The Sales & Marketing Exchange is a quarterly, peer-to-peer roundtable designed for Conway Center member owners and leaders who are responsible for driving growth in their family business. It provides a confidential forum to work through real-time sales and marketing decisions with peers facing similar challenges. Come share what is working, what is not working and learn what other family businesses are doing to drive the marketing and sales engines.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Sales/Marketing
Wednesday Nov 4, 2026
Tuesday Nov 10, 2026
Courageous Conversations: Saying What Needs to Be Said in Family Business - Join us as we explore Radical Candor, a practical framework for having honest conversations while still showing you care. We'll dig into why courageous conversations can feel especially complicated for women working alongside family, and tackle real challenges around boundaries, self-advocacy, and protecting your time and energy - with a few strategies you might even use at Thanksgiving dinner.
Facilitated by Donna Musilli of DM360 (35+ years of family-business leadership and coaching experience), this quarterly roundtable is open to all women from Conway Center member companies - family, non-family, and service provider members alike.are welcome and encouraged to attend these quarterly roundtables.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Women in Family Business
Thursday Nov 12, 2026
Legacy in Action: Succession and Estate Planning Made Practical is a panel discussion designed to help family business leaders proactively tackle one of their most critical challenges — transitioning ownership and leadership while preserving both the business and family relationships. Featuring experienced family business leaders and trusted advisors, the session covers key topics including next-generation leadership preparation, balancing family dynamics with business realities, estate planning considerations, and effective communication of transition plans. Whether a business transition is years away or already in motion, attendees will leave with real-world lessons, practical strategies, and actionable takeaways to protect their legacy and ensure long-term business continuity.
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
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