Rising CEO Peer Group
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.
Manufacturing/Logistics C-Level Peer Group
This peer group is for C-Level executives in manufacturing or logistics family-owned businesses. The group meets quarterly over breakfast to discuss industry-specific trends and topics, as well as family business issues.
Non-Family C-Suite Leaders Peer Group
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.
Next Gen Leaders - note room change
Psychological Safety within the Family Business - How would you rate your family business on elements of psychological safety? Do you feel that everyone has a voice and that calculated risk-taking is encouraged? In this session, we’ll learn the hallmarks of a psychologically safe workspace, how to cultivate psychological safety to build more inclusion, and what to do when there are areas for improving this important aspect of leadership and management.
Member Sponsored Event: The Power of Family in Business
The Power of Family Business Power Lunch Farhat Services Company is hosting some amazing Columbus business leaders for their June Power Lunch. It starts at 11:45 a.m. and generally go to about 12:55. In June, their guests will discuss the power of family in business. The ups and downs, generational differences, and ultimately the resilience and longevity of these families and their businesses. Their guests include: Jill Hofmans, the executive director of the Conway Center for Family Business. The center is a space where family business leaders gather, share knowledge, and find support in navigating the unique challenges of family-owned enterprises. Carla Epler, the COO of the Columbus institution Schmidt's Restaurant and Sausage Haus. Schmidt's has been in business since 1886. That's 140 years and still going strong. Emily Chapman, marketing manager at Integrated Building Systems. IBS was created in 1979, 46 years and going... And representing Farhat companies, is Grace Farhat, marketing manager of their Loquantur brand. They started their businesses in 1997 as The Technology Group, almost 30 years ago. And slowly transitioned into a multi-brand set of family owned businesses.
Leadership Development
Conscious Leadership - As a leader, you have power. Not the kind of power where you tell people what to do, but the power to choose how you show up each and every day. In this session, we’ll explore the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and also assess intention vs impact as leaders in family business.
Human Resources Roundtable - Navigating the Leave Landscape
Managing various types of leaves can quickly become overwhelming, and when it comes to tracking and stacking leaves, combined with the constantly changing landscape of state leave requirements for multi-state employers, it gets downright dissertation level demanding. We’ll use our time together to clearly define various types of leave, such as paid parental, paid sick, unlimited PTO, etc. We'll discuss what employers in Ohio need to comply with and provide, and touch on the additional requirements of employers with employees in other states. We’ll talk about how to read leave laws, how to track and stack leaves, and touch on FMLA, including who must be counted and whether you have “mini-FMLA” requirements to consider.
