Fall Leaders Conference 2022: A Scaling Up Sell Out
Most of the Virginia Council of CEOs’ events are for CEOs and sponsors only.
For this year’s Fall Leaders Conference we invited non-member CEOs and executive teams to engage with presenter Verne Harnish on the topic of “Scaling Up” your business. And we sold out the room at The Jefferson Hotel. There’s an appetite for growth!
Bringing my leadership team to this event was a game-changer. They were inspired by the concepts and are now thinking beyond their individual departments. This event established a common vocabulary and approach to scaling our business in the years ahead.
Chris Leone, WebStrategies Inc.
Verne spoke at a VACEOs luncheon in 2008 and we’ve been trying to get him back every since. A master story-teller, Verne connects the dots on trends, practices, models and techniques. He focused on the four key decisions every business must make in order to Scale Up: People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash.
We’ve already made plans for next year’s Fall Leaders Conference. It will be held on September 21, 2023 and will feature world famous sales coach Jack Daly. Save the date, tell your team, and get ready to “Get Jack’d”!
As a non-profit association, our sponsors provide expertise and resources that make events like this happen. Thanks to all of our them, and especially to those that backed this conference: Blue Ridge Bank, Fahrenheit Advisors, and Transact Capital Partners.
Corey Divine
(Video) Quarterly Luncheon to Feature “About My Exit” Panel Discussion
Listen in as Scot McRoberts, VACEOs Executive Director, and Patrick Morin, Partner, Transact Capital, and moderator of upcoming “About My Exit”, in-person panel, discuss this special event on November 17, 2021.
Make sure to stay for the end of this 3- minute video as Patrick shares THREE important takeaways attendees will learn!
Interested in Attending?
This event is for VACEOs Members, Sponsors, and qualified CEOs who are interested in membership.
Event Details:
- In-person panel at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond
- Remote viewing: Roanoke (Hotel Roanoke) and Charlottesville (Farmington Country Club)
- Virtual participation option available
(Video) Grant Gamble of Blue Oceans Addresses VACEOs Members
Grant Gamble to present “Red Oceans, Blue Zones and You: Simple strategies for leaders to care for self and others during turbulent times and always” on July 29, 2020, 10:15 AM-11:30 AM.
This event is for VA Council of CEOs Members and Sponsors only.
The business environment is roiling; stress is at an all-time high; and yet some leaders seem to swim those troubled waters with equanimity and ease.
After 35 plus years as a leader and senior executive in the healthcare, fitness, and wellness industries, I have learned one indisputable truth: one size does not fit all when it comes to a healthy lifestyle and self-care.
What works for one person may not work for another.
This is not another exercise more and eat less lecture.
It is a simple set of lifestyle options for leaders that can enhance the quality of your life, your leadership, and positively impact those around you.
I will take you through a series of unique learnings from my personal journey through the wellness and healthcare community and groundbreaking research that has definitively illustrated simple ways to incorporate taking better care of yourself into your daily routine, without adding a bunch of things onto your daily To-Do List.
In turn, the simple changes you incorporate into your self-care will positively influence those people you care about within your family and community.
If you’ve ever struggled to maintain an exercise program or incorporate the latest diet into your life, this is the session for you. No rigorous exercise routines, unrealistic diets, or magic pills. Just simple ways to transition your lifestyle from struggle, frustration, and guilt to seamless integration into your every day.”
Grant Gamble
Speaker, Author, Coach
GrantIanGamble.com
Grant is a business growth consultant, author and keynote speaker. He works in a broad array of industries helping companies build teams, navigate change and drive growth. Learn more.
“Grant’s towering strength is his ability to walk the line between providing top-notch executive leadership, and rolling up his sleeves and working very hands on with frontline employees. Grant can lead top-down from the C-suite with his intellect, or from the ground up with his work ethic and teamwork. Grant is a natural leader.” – Tom Perrin, PhD CEO & Executive Coach, Perrin & Associates.
2019 CEO Essentials Registration Now Open
Registration for 2019 CEO Essentials is now open! CEO Essentials is a multi-session program presented by the Virginia Council of CEOs in partnership with the Robins School of Business and includes eight sessions covering the most-requested topics by VACEOs members.
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“All of the classes not only gave me skills, but generated a lot of thought and discussion in the class and back at the office. The discussions in the classroom were very powerful and helpful, they were like a Roundtable meeting being facilitated by an expert.” – CEO Essentials participant
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These sessions are specifically designed for CEOs and senior leaders from small and mid-sized companies. All sessions will incorporate action learning to immerse participants in the process and give them hands-on experience with the content. Participants will engage with experts and peers to address the most pressing challenges and deepen their connections with fellow CEOs and executive leaders.
Classes run October 1 – November 19.
Class size limited to 24 participants.
VACEOs Members receive discount.
The deadline to register is September 18.
MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
Registration is limited to CEO and top-level leader(s) only; limit 3 individuals per company per year. Each full-program registration reserves a “seat”; organizations may choose whom to send to each session; limit 3 unique individuals.
Schedule includes:
- Talent Development: Coaching and Nurturing Employees / Succession Planning
- Strategic Planning: From Vision to Execution
- Change Leadership
- Negotiations
- Creating a Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Customer Centricity
- Using Financial Tools and Data for Success
- Understanding & Leveraging Opportunities in Digital Marketing
- Managing Conflict
Learn more and register here today.
VACEOs Members Help Women Executives “Future-Proof” Their Careers
You could feel the electricity in the air as nearly 100 women executives and MBA students gathered for the second annual “Future-Proofing Your Career” event co-hosted by The Richmond MBA at the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and the Virginia Council of CEOs.
“The Importance of Mentoring” was the theme of this year’s event, and setting the tone for the afternoon was keynote Linda Schreiner, Senior Vice President of Strategic Management for Markel Corporation and former Senior Vice President at MeadWestvaco. Her presentation was followed by peer roundtable sessions facilitated by several VACEOs Members and Sponsors.
VACEOs Members, Sponsors, Former Members, and new friends attend event. Photo: Paige Stevens Photography.
“The Virginia Council of CEOs appreciates partnering with the Robins School on this event,” said Connie Bruce, Director of Operations & Member Services, Virginia Council of CEOs. “It’s great for our own Members, but it’s also great for the business community as a whole to focus on women business owners and business executives. The energy is incredible – they come and they learn from each other by sharing.”
Jennifer Boyden, Heart Havens CEO and VACEOs Member, was happy to share her knowledge with the women attending the event. “I’m here because I’m a member of the Council,” she explained. “I believe in experience sharing, and I believe in creating pathways and networks for women so that we can all grow stronger together.”
“I came last year and loved it,” said one participant after the event. “I invited three people to come this year, and all of them loved it. I felt like I paid forward something!”
“SUCCESS IS WHAT HAPPENS ONE PERSON AT A TIME”
Keynote speaker Linda Schreiner. Photo: Paige Stevens Photography
Keynote speaker Linda Schreiner welcomed the opportunity to address the crowd about mentoring, saying it’s “a subject I’m pretty passionate about and was thrilled to be able to have an opportunity to share it with people – and then especially have members of the audience be able to talk further about it in their breakout groups.”
During her presentation, Schreiner discussed her experience in career counseling and as part of MeadWestvaco’s formal mentoring program, and answered questions participants submitted before the program began. She also talked about what happens when a mentorship isn’t a good fit, finding the right mentor, mentoring versus sponsoring, power and gender dynamics, and getting the most out of the relationship for mentors and mentees.
“Success is what happens one person at a time, one relationship at a time,” said Schreiner. “I think we should just start with that one relationship that we choose to invest in and give that our all. Don’t try to do everything and don’t try to over-program things…”
“It’s also really important to know when you’re finished,” she added. “In the end, I hope you get the same joy out of mentoring that I do, because it’s just wonderful to see people try to achieve goals, work hard and actually succeed.”
VACEOs MEMBERS AND SPONSORS LEAD ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
VACEOs Member Arlene Lee conducts roundtable discussion. Photo: Paige Stevens Photography
All attendees participated in pre-arranged peer roundtables facilitated by VACEOs Members and Sponsors and other business leaders. As VACEOs members quickly learn, these kinds of sessions can be a powerful tool for testing new ideas, solving problems and learning from others who’ve had similar experiences. Learn more about roundtables.
“At our tables today, we were able to facilitate very powerful discussions through a structured model,” said Stephanie Ford, Director at Warren Whitney and VACEOs Sponsor. “Everyone had the opportunity to share their challenges and also be able to share in a very respectful way about their experiences and lessons learned so that others could benefit from them.”
VACEOs Sponsor Danessa Knaupp (top left) with her roundtable. Photo: Paige Stevens Photography.
Many participants formed new relationships that will likely last beyond the day. Said one attendee of her roundtable experience, “It was amazing! Great. It was great. Very refreshing. I just felt like I didn’t know anyone in my group, and I felt like they were my best friends at the end of it. I learned a lot about myself.”
Another said, “It was super-helpful to hear from women who have been in similar situations as I, but also in different, and to see the themes that run through our lives.” Yet another added, “It was incredible. Super-inspiring and loving all the advice and all the incredibly smart people that share all their wisdom with the group. It was incredible. Loved it.”
Debbie Fisher, Associate Director for The Richmond MBA at Robins School of Business, is already looking forward to next year, saying: “[Linda Schreiner] did an amazing job – really talked about how women can help lift each other up – and we are so excited about next year!”
Special thanks to the VACEOs Members and Sponsors who facilitated roundtable discussions during this event, including:
- Melissa Ball, CEO, Ball Office Products
- Jennifer Boyden, CEO, Heart Havens
- Roxanne M. Brown, CEO, The Change Decision (Sponsor)
- Debbie Fisher, Richmond MBA (Sponsor)
- Stephanie Ford, Director, Warren Whitney (Sponsor)
- Connie Hom, President, Buckingham Greenery
- Melissa Laughon, Partner, Catch Your Limit (Sponsor)
- Arlene Lee, President, R.E. Lee Companies
- Danessa Knaupp, CEO, Avenue 8 Advisors (Sponsor)
- Ryann Lofchie, CEO, The Frontier Project
- Michele Rhudy, President, Rhudy & Co.
- Jennifer Perrow (Alumni Member)
- Katrina VanHuss, CEO, Turnkey (Alumni Member and Past Chair)
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