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Virtual Ideas Fair

New year, new ideas.

The fast-paced, round-robin exchange of innovative ideas for family businesses delivered actionable insights and sparked meaningful discussions. In quick 1-3 minute "pop-up" presentations, speakers introduced fresh strategies, followed by breakout sessions where participants engaged deeply with the topics.

Highlights included:

  • Simplify Succession: A tech tool that helps families mitigate issues when creating a succession plan.
  • AI Powered Value: A tool designed to visualize and adjust business valuations.
  • Elevate Hiring Practices: Nuances in recruiting non-family employees (NFEs).
  • Enhance Leadership: Education options for business leadership, including Loyola's mini-MBA program.
  • Strengthen Family Business Health: Insights into conducting a family business health check.
  • Connect Through Peer Groups: The benefits of peer groups for family businesses.
  • Streamline HR: Tools for managing human resources information systems (HRIS) effectively.
  • Support Your Team: Resources like care partners and job performance referrals.
  • Leverage AI for Research: Tools that increase efficiency in research.
  • Improve Your Responses: Suggestions for handling inbound sponsorship inquiries and mergers and acquisitions.

Attendees left with fresh ideas and actionable tools to implement in their businesses and beyond.

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Event Speakers

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Kelen Perez Porte
Streamlining HRIS, Paylocity

Elizabeth Bagger,
Family Business Assessment, Avanti

Jason Burns
EAP: Serving the whole person, Marketplace Chaplains

Karyn Linn, CAE
Creating Community: Peer Groups, Family Business Center

Martin M. Myers
Ongoing Business Valuation, Trelus

Denitra Griffin, ED.D.
Lessons in Generational Learning, Drink Some Water LLC

Zachary Hammond
Managing Business Propositions

Chad Eddy
SOPs with EOS, EOS Worldwide

Bill Heffernan, LCPC, CEAP
Providing proactive EAP assistance, Screensafe

Kayla Gustafson
Executive and Professional Education Center

Joshua Kanter
Succession Planning, Leafplanner

Ryan C. Weiss
Operations with OPTICS, EPS Optics

Bill Stranberg
Hiring Right, Stranberg

Matt Knight, MBA, FEA, ICD.D
Research Tools, Family Business AI

David L. Goetz
Sharing The Story, Journey Sixty6

Elizabeth Bagger
Family Business Assessment

Elizabeth Bagger

Founder, Avanti Family Business Advisory

Jason Burns
EAP: Serving the Whole Person

Jason Burns

Sr. VP of Expansion, Marketplace Chaplains

Chad Eddy
SOPs with EOS

Chad Eddy

Certified EOS Implementer, EOS Worldwide

Sharing the Story

David Goetz

Founder and President, CZ Strategy

Denitra Griffin
Lessons in Generational Learning

Denitra Griffin

CEO, Drink Some Water, LLC

Professional Development

Kayla Gustafson

Program Manager, Loyola's Executive and Professional Education Center

Bill Heffernan
EAP: Providing Proactive EAP Assistance

Bill Heffernan

Co-Founder, ScreenSafe, Inc.

Joshua Kanter
Succession Planning

Joshua Kanter

Founder and CEO, leafplanner

Matt Knight
Research Tools

Matt Knight

Executive Director, Alberta Business Family Institute, University of Alberta

Karyn Linn
Creating Community: Peer Groups

Karyn Linn

Program Manager, Family Business Center

Jill McCall
Event Moderator

Jill McCall

Director, Family Business Center

Martin Myers
Ongoing Business Valuation

Martin Myers

CEO, Co-Founder, Trelus

Streamlining HRIS

Kelen Perez Portera

Growth Market Account Executive, Paylocity

NFE recruiting

Bill Stranberg

Hiring Right

Managing Partner, Stranberg

Operations with OPTICS

Ryan Weiss

President, Effective Performance Strategies

Event details

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Event: Noon - 1:00 p.m. (CT)
Format: Zoom

New year, new ideas.

The fast-paced, round-robin exchange of innovative ideas for family businesses delivered actionable insights and sparked meaningful discussions. In quick 1-3 minute "pop-up" presentations, speakers introduced fresh strategies, followed by breakout sessions where participants engaged deeply with the topics.

Highlights included:

  • Simplify Succession: A tech tool that helps families mitigate issues when creating a succession plan.
  • AI Powered Value: A tool designed to visualize and adjust business valuations.
  • Elevate Hiring Practices: Nuances in recruiting non-family employees (NFEs).
  • Enhance Leadership: Education options for business leadership, including Loyola's mini-MBA program.
  • Strengthen Family Business Health: Insights into conducting a family business health check.
  • Connect Through Peer Groups: The benefits of peer groups for family businesses.
  • Streamline HR: Tools for managing human resources information systems (HRIS) effectively.
  • Support Your Team: Resources like care partners and job performance referrals.
  • Leverage AI for Research: Tools that increase efficiency in research.
  • Improve Your Responses: Suggestions for handling inbound sponsorship inquiries and mergers and acquisitions.

Attendees left with fresh ideas and actionable tools to implement in their businesses and beyond.

Event details

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Event: Noon - 1:00 p.m. (CT)
Format: Zoom