PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED PROGRAMS

2009 - 2010           

• Maximize the Unique Competitive Advantage of Your Family Business, Mike McGrann
• The Challenges of Leadership & Transition in Family Business, Greg McCann
• A Conversation with Dave Hawk: Growth and Success at Gertrude Hawk Chocolates & the Role of a Non-Family President in a Family Business
• Family Constitutions: A Guide to Ownership Unity and Family Cohesion, Andrew Keyt
• Ten Great Ideas to Make You and Your Family More Successful in this Challenging Economy, Leonard Green

2008 - 2009

• Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People, Bradford Smart
• Keeping the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive in Your Family Business, Ann Dugan
• Harnessing the Awesome Power of Your Subconscious to Achieve Your Goals, Anthony Galie
• Small Giants: Helping Your Business Grow Better Rather Than Bigger, Bo Burlingham

2007 - 2008

• The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team, Jon Gordon
• Eureka! Winning Ways, Doug Hall
• Perpetuating the Family Business, John Ward 
• From the Indy 500 to “Jiffy” Mix, Howdy Holmes
• Siblings, Cousins and Inactive Shareholders, Drew Mendoza

2006 – 2007

• Ready…Set…Grow! The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth, Steven S. Little
• The Entrepreneurial Family Business, Mike McGrann
• Family Business: The Evolution, Donald Jonovic
• Exit Strategies: A Strategic Review of Your Options, Norbert Schwarz
• The Next Generation: Its Eight Biggest Challenges, Greg McCann

2005 - 2006

• Accountability in Your Family Business, Lee Capps
• Parenting and Grandparenting Children in Successful Families, Thayer Willis
• Communication and Conflict, Joe Astrachan
• Preparing Successors for Leadership, Phil Clemens, Hatfield Quality Meats
• Boards in a Family Business, Glenn Ayres

2004 - 2005

• Family Business Outing, Roy Smith and Alison Stone
• Strategic Questioning, Paul Lipke
• Attracting & Retaining Key Non-Family Employees, Steve McClure
• Family Business Celebration Honoring Dick Yuengling & the 175th Anniversary of D.G. Yuengling & Son
• Creating A High-Performance Workplace in Your Family Business, Ken Lehman & Paul Singh
• Cultivating Leadership Abilities and Potential, Fredda Herz Brown

2003 - 2004

• A Tough Nut to Crack, Ira Bryck
• From Kitchen Table To Conference Table, Laura Michaud
• Forced Curve Performance Evaluations: A Harvard Business School Case Study, Stephen Kaufman
• Annual Stakeholders Meeting Featuring “The Ethicist”, Randy Cohen
• Defining Corporate Culture For Competitive Advantage, Barbara Gannon
• Ideas Are Free, Alan Robinson

2002 - 2003

• Ask Dr. Tom, Tom Davidow
• Family Meetings, Councils & Policy Guides, Nancy Waichler
• Rights of Passage: Leadership Assessment & Succession, Paul Karofsky
• The Great Game of Business, Jack Stack
• The E-myth Revisited: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It, Michael E. Gerber

2001 - 2002

• Making a Graceful Transition, Fredda Herz Brown
• Keep or Sell Your Business, Mike Cohn
• Winning at Negotiation, Robert O’Donnell
• Keeping Everyone Involved in the Family Business, Phil Clemens, Hatfield Quality Meats
• You Talkin’ to Me? Deborah Lubar
• Sibling Relationships in the Family Business, Everett Moitoza

2000 - 2001

• From Sons and Daughters to Family and Business Leaders, Ernesto Poza
• You Can’t Fire Me, I’m Your Father! : Neil Koenig
• Sustaining the Family Business: An Insider’s Guide to Managing Across Generations: Marshall Paisner
• Non-Family Key Employees, Donald J. Jonovic
• The Enneagram: Nine Points of View at Work, Theresa Gala and Mary Ann Wampler
• Thriving on Change, Bonnie M. Brown 

1999 - 2000

• Money & Motivation in the Family Business, Craig Aronoff
• Surviving The Family Business Whitewater, Donald Jonovic
• Planning for the Unexpected, Panelists: Joyce Fasula, Gerrity’s Supermarket; Larry Greene, Pocmont Resorts; Lisa Jane Peretz, Silberline Manufacturing
• Benchmarking Your Family Business, Carl Thor
• Highlights from Highlights, Kent Brown, Jr., Highlights for Children
• Creating Harmony in the Family Business, Drs. Peter and Susan Glazer

1998 - 1999

• Wait Til’ Your Father Gets Home, Theatre, Ira Bryck
• Market Yourself as a Family Business, Pat & Paul Frishkoff
• Corporate Creativity, Alan Robinson
• Wealth Preservation: Hold Onto Your Hat, Program Partners
• The Consolidators Are Coming to Town, Panel
• Personality, Performance & The Family Business, Leo McManus

1997 - 1998

• Planning for Family Business Success, Drew Mendoza
• Maximizing Talent in a Family Business, Marcus Buckingham, author, “First Break All the Rules”
• How to Make Your Kids Furious, Your Business Unmanageable & Uncle Sam Your Principle Heir, Pat Frishkoff
• Succession and Estate Planning, Robert Rock
• Family Governance, Ivan Lansberg

1997

• What is Special About Family Businesses, Nancy Upton