Panel included: Philip Carstens, Partner, K&L Gates LLP; Regina Carls, Head of JPMorgan Chase Bank’s ESOP Advisory Group; Bruce Channer, CFO of Red Dot Corporation (a local ESOP-owned company); and Aaron Richmond, Managing Director, Endeavour Capital.
"The Economic Outlook for Washington State"
Featuring Washington's Chief Economist, Dr. Arun Raha
Dr. Arun Raha provided us with an up-do-date inside look at what is happening to our state's economy and implications for the future. View full presentation.
"De-Nile" Is More than Just a River in Egypt Is Your Optimism Justified?
"Banks are lending again." "The fourth quarter was good." "Growth in profits is driving the market." As we read all of these headlines, we hope that the turnaround for our company is just around the corner. But is that optimism justified?
A December survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) shows that the recovery being felt at larger companies is largely out of reach for mid-sized and smaller companies. In fact, over one third of the respondents had lower sales in Q4, 2010 than in previous periods.
The panel will identify the early warning signs that the recovery may not be "just around the corner" for your company and discusses key items to focus on to improve the potential for achieving your goals. And we will identify how to determine if your company is actually in the "Zone of Insolvency" and your responsibilities as an officer or director should that happen. Your panel of experts: Al Davis, Principal, Revitalization Partners, LLC Bill Lawrence, Principal, Revitalization Partners, LLC Heidi Anderson, Attorney, Lane Powell
Presented by: Bill Pollard
Pollard will explore the Art of the Real Estate Deal and also answer questions on the state of the market and how real estate ownership contributes to company value.
How have some of the region's most successful cleantech companies financed their growth? On Wednesday, November 10, ACG Seattle will host a special panel session addressing just that. The panel, comprised of cleantech CFOs will share a range of approaches they have used to raise capital - from stimulus funding and angel/VC financing to raising capital from strategic corporate and the London Stock Exchange.
Leading the panel discussion will be C.J. Voss, partner of Stoel Rives' Corporate Practice Group and co-head of its Cleantech Initiative.
Members of the panel include:
•Cameron Hewes, President/CFO of General Biodiesel
•Chris Husband, CFO of CleanScapes
•James Thompson, CFO of Halosource
Presented by: Robert Cremin Chairman of Esterline and Dover Corporation
Bob Cremin is the Chairman of two NYSE firms: Esterline Corporation $1.5B (Aerospace / Defense) and Dover Corporation $7.0B (Industrial Products).
Most of his career has been at Esterline where he became President in 1997. Under his leadership, the company divested eight non-core subsidiaries, and returned to its aerospace/defense roots. The process effectively shrank company revenues in half to $155 Million. During the same time, over 30 businesses were acquired to rebuild it to its current size in the range of $1.5 Billion.
Mr. Cremin began his career at General Electric and at Omark Industries, where he held a number of executive roles. He holds a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
He has appeared on CNN’s Moneyline and PBS’s Serious Money. Mr. Cremin is the British Honorary Consul of Seattle and also serves on the Board of Premera Blue Cross, the British-American Business Council and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. He was the Chairman of the Presidents Council of the Manufacturer’s Alliance.
Presented by: Ken Myer ACG Seattle is beginning a series of every-other-month breakfast gatherings at the Bellevue Club in Bellevue. The inaugural program will feature Ken Myer, former President and CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association.
Ken will discuss the results of a fascinating project WTIA sponsored to map the region's technology universe. The first 50 individuals to register for the event will receive a complimentary copy of the Puget Sound Tech Universe poster.
A Special Presentation with Case Studies
Tom Varga CFO Selections
Tom Varga is the founder and managing partner of CFO Selections, a professional services firm with offices in Bellevue, Yakima, and Phoenix. CFO Selections offers access to very experienced fractional and interim CFOs and Controllers, search services exclusively for companies seeking financial professionals, and deployment and customization of QuickBooks Enterprise solutions.
CFO Selections has earned many awards in the community and nationally over the past several years, including listings in Puget Sound Business Journal’s "Best Workplaces", "Top Corporate Philanthropists," and "Healthy Community Corporate Champions," The Inc 5000 "Fastest Growing Private Companies," and "Washington’s 100 Best Companies" from Seattle Business Magazine.
Building value and cash flow in YOUR business.
Presented by: Peter Busacca Washington BBI
Peter Busacca is the President of Washington BBI, a boutique M&A firm providing services for business sales, acquisitions, and strategic consulting to owners of mid-sized firms.
Washington BBI was founded in 2001. In addition to business acquisition and sales services, Washington BBI provides consulting services for
1) cash flow performance analysis, 2) strategic planning, and 3) exit planning.
Prior to founding Washington BBI, Peter worked in sales management and strategic marketing, selling complex technologies to large, multinational firms in the telecommunications, computer networking, and defense industries. Peter earned an MBA in 1988, became an IBBA Certified Business Intermediary in 2005, and was licensed by the state of Washington as a real estate broker in 2006. Peter is married with two children, and lives in "Plateaupia."
Dan Cunningham The Business Ferret LLC
Dan has been in the financial consulting business for over 30 years. In the financial advisory industry as a Senior Manager at Moss Adams LLP from 1998 to 2004, Dan worked on consulting projects that routinely involved practice management, business valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing. He has spoken nationally and internationally to major B/D, RIA, and custodial firms about valuations and mergers and acquisitions.
In 2005 he started The Business Ferret LLC to advise businesses, using his proprietary, advanced financial spreadsheet for the comprehensive analysis of any type of business - service, manufacture, retail, or distribution.
A Special Interactive Presentation Featuring
David Winkler, CEO Valeo Consulting Group, Inc
When looked at from the outside, leadership is often described in terms of traits, characteristics or styles. People read books and take courses to become better leaders, but increasing one’s knowledge about leadership fails to give access to being a great leader. Access is what’s missing in contemporary leadership development.
This presentation introduces you to a radically new approach that provides access to being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership. We will look inside our worldview (model of reality) to reveal how it shapes and constrains perceptions, emotions, creativity and action.
This talk is not about tips and techniques, nor is it a discussion of traits and styles. Instead, this conversation will offer you insights into being an exceptional leader… from the inside out.
Presented by: John Mitchell M & H Economic Consultants
John Mitchell received his B.A. degree from Williams College and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oregon. He is a fellow of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
He was a professor of economics at Boise State University for 13 years, before joining U.S. Bancorp in July of 1983. He was Chief Economist of U.S. Bancorp until July of 1998 and served as Economist Western Region for US Bank until July of 2007.
His regional publications include: The Economic Update, the Business Barometer, U.S. Territory and Oregon Tidbits and he currently writes a column for Oregon Business Magazine, and the Sterling Bank Newsletter.
He was a business analyst for KPTV in Portland. He has been making economic presentations on the nation and the region for more than 38 years.
Presented by:
Jim Jiambalvo, Dean - University of Washington Foster School of Business, Seattle, WA Download the presentation in PDF format:
Philip J. Carstens, Partner - K&L Gates LLP, Spokane, WA Kim Blaugher, Vice President Consulting - Principal Financial Group, Boise, ID David James, Shareholder - Clark Nuber, P.S., Bellevue, WA Elisabeth Schutz, ESOP Lending Services Manager - Union Bank, Irvine, CA
Presented by Tom Murphy, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution - RSM McGladrey
Globalization has led to the supply chain being replaced by the global value chain. Just producing a product to specification is no longer enough. In order to produce value in every step of the chain, companies need to form partnerships with their suppliers, service providers and customers in order to compete. Current economic conditions make navigating the global environment even more challenging. Learn the obstacles and risks of being a part of the new value chain and gain an understanding of the key factors necessary to be successful. Download the presentation in PDF format: