Wednesday, January 29, 2020
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Davis Wright Tremaine
920 5th Ave, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104

7:30 AM | Reception & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 PM | Program

According to a recent article in Forbes, women-owned family businesses have increased by 58% since 2007, nearly 25% of family businesses are led by a woman CEO or president and almost 60% of family businesses have women in top management positions. Yet women continue to face unique challenges as they negotiate the family business environment.

Please join Andrina Bigelow, CEO of Fran’s Chocolates; Amy Burns, Vice President and Director of Operations, Anthony’s Restaurants; Jasmine Donavon, President of Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants; Evelyn Merrill, Director of Marketing, Digital, Bartell Drugs; and Denise Moriguchi, CEO of Uwajimaya. For the past three and a half years, they have regularly met as a group of women family business owners and managers. They will share their stories and insights.

Contact McKenzie Conte with questions.

Organizer: Davis Wright Tremaine

Partners: Pacific Family Business Institute, Moss Adams, The Commerce Bank, CFO Selections

Source: https://www.cvent.com/events/family-business-legacy-series/registration-a9e8c6edf7ea468e951a552240143b70.aspx?fqp=true

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Davis Wright Tremaine
920 5th Ave, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104

7:30 AM | Reception & Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 PM | Program

Founded in Tacoma, Bargreen Ellingson is one of the leading food service supply and restaurant design companies in the United States. It now serves nine states (and one province) and has over 600 employees.

Byron Ellingson led the company for 10 years before hiring his sons Paul and Rick. Paul and Rick, in turn, have brought in their sons, David and Eric, who currently serve as the president and executive vice president, respectively. Each has continued the company's nine On Board values that "guide our decision making from the boardroom to the warehouse"—smart hiring, respect, teamwork, good judgment, communication, learning, pursuing change, ownership and "hoopla" (the company's term for employee recognition).

Please join Rick, Paul, David, and Eric Ellingson for what should be a fascinating discussion regarding preparing the next generation and maintaining and enhancing the family legacy.

Please contact Tara de Borja with questions.

Practices

Corporate and Business Transactions

Organizer: Davis Wright Tremaine

Source: https://www.dwt.com/about/events/2019/09/the-legacy-of-bargreen-ellingson

Thursday, November 15, 2018
1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Sentinel Hotel
614 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

Panels of experienced family business executives and professional advisors will discuss the topic of family and non-family CEOs in the family enterprise.

According to the 2017 PwC family business survey, 61% percent of family firms are planning to bring in external managers to help run the business. Sometimes that means going all the way to the top and bringing in a nonfamily CEO. On November 15th, the Austin Family Business Program will present one panel of top professional advisors and another panel of family business executives to share their insights and experiences related to the topic of "Family and Nonfamily CEOs."

Family business shareholders, professional advisors and consultants, and next generation family business leaders should not miss this opportunity to network and learn from some of the top businesses in the northwest.

Featuring:

René Ancinas, Chairman and CEO of Port Blakely

Greg Waggoner, Board Member of Leupold & Stevens, Inc.

Brian Harris, Chairman, Harris Holdings Co.

June Wiyrick Flores, Partner, Miller Nash Graham and Dunn LLP

Clint Bentz, Partner, Business Navigators LLC and Blue Den Farm

John Amato, Managing Director, Cascadia Capital LLC

Visit the Excellence Awards webpage for more details and a complete list of honorees.

Source: https://www.osufoundation.org/s/359/foundation/index.aspx?sid=359&pgid=7709&gid=34&cid=14432&ecid=14432&post_id=0

February 1st 2023 @ 12:30-1:30pm PST.
Online via reservation

An info session for PFBI and U of Washington’s collaborative program, Growing Generational Family Business.

Click here to learn more about this program!

For any questions you may have on this program, please contact Jean Choy at jchoy@uw.edu or join the Foster School’s mailing list for updates.

April 18, 2023
7:30 - 8:00 AM

Davis Wright Tremaine
920 5th Ave, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104

7:30 - 8:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 AM | Program

The Space Needle is perhaps Seattle’s most iconic landmark. It was conceptualized in a doodle on a napkin and became the centerpiece of the 1962 World’s Fair. It cost $4.5 million to build in 1962 and was renovated in 2018 for approximately $100 million.In 1982, Howard S. Wright II bought out his 4 partners and became the sole owner of the Space Needle. He passed on ownership to his 5 children – 4 sons and 1 daughter. In addition to the Space Needle, the Wright family owns and operates the Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibition. The Wright family trace their history in family business to the founding of Howard S. Wright Construction Co., in Port Townsend, Washington in 1885.We will be joined at the next Legacy Series event by Howard S. Wright III and his nephew Alex Rolfe, the first 5th Gen grandchild and first 5th Gen member of the Board as well as by Chris Ackerley, one of the four independent directors on the Board. Chris chairs the Governance and Nomination Committee and joined the Board in 2016. Our speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities of effective transition in a family business. We are excited to welcome Howard, Alex, and Chris as we return to an in-person event for the first time in three years.  (An on-line option will also be offered).We invite family business owners and operators to join us in-person.