Mark Rockwell

Mark Rockwell Mark Rockwell is a successful business owner. After growing and selling his business he launched a new career as a business adviser. As a Professional EOS Implementer (Entrepreneurial Operating System) he champions entrepreneurial companies — to break...

Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs, MBA Scott Jacobs is an accomplished Sales and Marketing Executive who relishes the opportunity to elevate companies and careers. He has a track record of success as a leader in building/developing sales and marketing teams. He is a talented coach and...

Best Business Decision: Shobi Dahl

Shobi Dahl, CEO of Dave’s Killer Bread / NatureBake was profiled by Portland Business Journal in early 2012. Here’s what he said his Best Business Decision was: Working with a family business counselor when things got rough between my dad, uncle and I a few...

Sustaining the Legacy of Small Business: Glass Alchemy Ltd.

We invite you to view this video by the OSU Austin Family Business Program about Glass Alchemy Ltd., the 2008 Small Family Business award recipient for excellence. One of 100 nominated Oregon companies and a client of Family Business Advisers, Glass Alchemy received...

Eugene J. Wallace

Eugene J. Wallace has served as a trusted adviser for business leaders since 1998. He has integrated his experience as a successful business owner, and his understanding of excellent leaders and organizational dynamics, to help thousands of business leaders...

The Power of a Buy-Sell Agreement

Securing the Life and Legacy of Your Family Business Failure to develop an adequate plan for the disposition of a business interest at the death or disability of its owner could kill your business legacy.  It may result in a forced sale of the interest whether it is a...

Growing Your Business Through The Next Generation

When it comes to ensuring that your business succeeds now and through the next generation the old adage, ‘when you fail to plan, you plan to fail’, comes to mind.  Taking the time to pick the right grape vines, choose the right soil, cultivate it correctly, care for...

The Cost of Leader Development

by Eugene J. Wallace “Let me get this straight, Pat,” Jerry asked with a degree of shock and awe, but without rancor, “you are asking for hundreds, no thousands of dollars for executive leadership development, when we have a company-mandated cost-savings directive?”...