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Tuesday Oct 3, 2023
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, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Wednesday Oct 4, 2023
Validating Others for More Understanding - Validation is a secret weapon of great managers and leaders. It not only helps people feel heard, but it helps managers develop emotional intelligence and more deeply understand their direct reports, peers, and supervisors. We’ll discuss a simple formula for validating others and ways we unintentionally invalidate others.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Next Generation Leaders
Wednesday Oct 4, 2023
Join us for this unique opportunity! We will be screening Only In Theaters, a poignant look at a family business in L.A. struggling to keep their independent movie theater afloat. We will then be joined live via Zoom by the Director and two of the family business ''stars'' of the documentary for a live Q&A.
Other family business centers from around the country will be logging on to the Q&A as well!
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Thursday Oct 5, 2023
Your current and future employees of your family business are increasingly voicing their expectations that their employers need to demonstrate care. They’re making decisions to join or stay with a company based on the employer’s commitment to a variety of social, environmental, and other issues.
Are your employees connected to the core values of your family business? Join us for an interactive discussion about aligning your company core values with your workforce’s values. Improved employee engagement shows in your bottom line through better productivity, less turnover, and longer tenure within your organization.
All attending are encouraged to complete the free Life Values Inventory prior to this session, and to bring your results and company values with you.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Human Resources
Thursday Oct 5, 2023
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
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
How You as a Woman Leader Drive Culture - You as a woman family business leader have a direct effect on company culture, which revolves around employee engagement, environment, atmosphere, and success. One thing is for sure: workplace culture impacts retention which is essential in today’s market of finding qualified workers.
Your behaviors at work, your communication style, and how you handle wins and setbacks all affect your company culture. Join us as we share ways to make employees feel engaged in a dynamic and caring work culture.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Women in Family Business
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
As the strongest indicator of satisfaction, performance and retention – engaging employees is critical to success. We will explore actionable components of engagement, how to measure it, and how to lead for it.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Leadership Development
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
There are several ways to grow a business. Since mergers and acquisitions top the list of interest in our annual membership survey, we will convene a panel to learn from family business leaders who have been involved in all aspects of M&A activity – and the lessons they learned in the process.
Facilitated by Brett Thornton, Porter Wright
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Friday Oct 20, 2023
This group is for EOS Integrators or the equivalent on the leadership team. These facilitated sessions will provide group members the opportunity to get and share advice on EOS best practices as well as implementation challenges and other issues they are facing.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, EOS Integrator
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
The CEO Peer Group of Rising and New Leaders 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, Rising CEO
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
In Glassdoor’s 2020 Diversity Hiring Survey, more than 3 out of 4 job seekers and employees (76%) report that a diverse workforce is an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers. If your organization’s benefits offerings are not perceived as inclusive, you may be missing out on talent or failing when it comes to retention. As well as being a part of benefits offerings, inclusive benefits can be a key metric for empowering and establishing an actionable Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy.
This session will also address trends we are seeing with employers as it relates to culture and wellbeing, and the benefits that companies can offer to help attract and retain top talent including but not limited to:
* Mental Wellbeing
* Family forming benefits and caregiving support
* Financial Wellbeing
You're invited to join Gary Abernathy and Nick Bellanca from Marsh McLennan Agency as they:
* Define inclusive benefits
* Describe the business case for inclusive benefits and rationale behind certain options
* Provide examples of inclusive benefits strategies that are relevant today
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
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
Wednesday Nov 1, 2023
Have you considered Angel Investing? There is no more direct way to make an impact on the change you want to see in the world than by investing in a startup company with innovative products or services that can save lives or create positive social, technological, and environmental changes.
Angel investors leverage their success and expertise to invest in local startup businesses, making dreams come true for entrepreneurs and kick-starting economic growth in their regions.
Join us to learn about angel investing, who are angel investors, why they invest, what kind of companies they invest in, and how the angel investment process works.
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Nov 2, 2023
A well-drafted and executed buy-sell agreement can go a long way toward ensuring the multigenerational longevity of your family business. It can help to protect the family, the company, and can provide peace of mind about the future for family business owners.
Join us in person as we pull back the curtain to dig deep into the details of buy-sell agreements. Discussion will include:
• Who should own? Who are “Permitted Transferees?” Who should be?
• The 4 D’s (death, disability, d.i.v.o.r.c.e, and dissension)
• Calls and Puts
• Drag Along and Tag Along
• How to determine fair market value if buying out an interest…and values depending on circumstances
• What happens if the buy-sell agreement is TOO restrictive?
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!
Generously sponsored by Morgan Stanley
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Succession Planning
Thursday Nov 2, 2023
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
Tuesday Nov 7, 2023
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, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Tuesday Nov 7, 2023
What is Self-Awareness and Why is it So Important? Family business is complicated and these last several years have been especially challenging. Your ability to objectively interpret your actions, feelings, and thoughts are key to recognizing the effect that you have on others and to change course if necessary.
Join us as we dig into what self-awareness is, why it is a vital skill, and learn ways to develop it.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Women in Family Business
Wednesday Nov 8, 2023
Understanding Social Cues - A fine-tuned ability to read social cues can take family business dynamics to a whole new level. We’ll discuss some common social cues that you can practice identifying in others and also try out intentionally yourself. We’ll practice some of these subtle body cues in the session.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Next Generation Leaders
Thursday Nov 9, 2023
Come hear the stories of family business leaders who survived - and some who thrived - through two major market upheavals. They will share their experiences and advice on how to weather business factors outside of your control.
Panelists:
Chip Chapman, President - Integrated Building Systems
Scott McComb, President - Heartland Bank
Jane Arthur Roslovic, CEO & Co-Founder, Treplus Communities
Facilitated by Michelle Haslinger, Heartland Bank
Generously sponsored by GREENCREST
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Celebrate the accomplishments of Central Ohio family businesses at our 25th Annual Family Business Awards & Expo! The Awards Luncheon honors recipients in categories consistent with the success and longevity of a family business: leadership, planning, support, and community service.
Awards Luncheon tickets include Expo and can be purchased up until 11/7. Arrive early to visit the over 40 companies participating in the SOLD OUT Expo. Expo hours are from 10am - Noon.
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events, CCFB Annual Awards Program
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
The Family Business Expo is a wonderful business development opportunity available exclusively to Conway Center members. We are thrilled to offer this event, providing you with the occasion to showcase your business, products, or services to the hundreds of family business leaders and advisors who will attend our 25th Annual Awards Program celebrating the accomplishments of family businesses.
UPDATE! The 2023 Family Business Expo is SOLD OUT but tickets to the Awards Luncheon that includes visiting all the wonderful companies at the Expo are still available until 11/7.
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events, CCFB Annual Awards Program
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
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
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Motivation Demystified -
To get the very best out of your people, and help them develop and grow within your organization, leaders must know how to discover and leverage a diverse set of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. We will explore how to leverage motivation to get the best out of your people.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Leadership Development
