Speeches & Presentations

Becoming a Trusted Advisor to the CEO

San Francisco, CA. November 8, 2012. Northern California Human Resources Association.

Every CEO dreams of a top management team with a shared vision that solves challenges in unison. Yet many C-suite leaders seem to care more about their own function than the company as a whole. HR leaders can play a crucial role in delivering a highly effective top team. But doing so takes a very different approach than to what many are accustomed.

Seven Essentials to Sell Your Company at a Premium

San Jose, CA. Nov 6, 2012. Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

Robert has been retained by the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal to present on this critical topic. This two hour morning event will be full of examples, and participants will walk away with specific, actionable ideas that will make for a more lucrative exit.

Why Aren’t Your Sales Up 30%?

Oakland, CA. August 30, 2012. The Alliance of CEOs RoundTable.

Too many companies are stuck on a plateau. They have hopes to grow into a much larger company – maybe double the size or more—but year after year they’re not. It’s frustrating! At this event, Robert presented some key tools for doing strategic thinking that can set the table for bigger changes that create bigger sales.

Developing and Maintaining a High-Performance Environment

San Francisco, CA. July 26, 2012. The Alliance of CEOs RoundTable. Keeping your team in a healthy state of dissatisfaction is an underlying element of any high-performance work environment.

CEOs Deserve to be Rewarded Too

San Jose, CA. June 29, 2012. The Alliance of CEOs Rountable.

Robert presented a point of view around linking CEO compensation to performance and led a discussion of the 30 CEOs attending about their own experiences and perceptions.

ACG Founders’ Panel

San Francisco, CA.
June 21, 2012.
The Association for Corporate Growth Annual Founders Lunch

“EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT…. FOUNDING A COMPANY, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK”

Getting Ready for the Exit Day

Walnut Creek, CA. May 30, 2012. The Alliance of CEOs Roundtable. Many mid-market CEOs sell their companies for far less than what they hoped because they are unprepared for the “Exit Day.”

How Do Boards & CFOs Align Themselves to Increase Shareholder Value?

San Francisco, CA.
May 17, 2012.
Financial Executives International and
National Association of Corporate Directors.
Presentation and Panel Moderation.

Rob made a presentation and moderated this joint meeting of NACD and FEI. In preparation for this event, Rob created and ran a survey of both FEI and NACD members related to the roles and responsibilities of both CFOs and Boards, and how they should be working together.

DETERMINED to Build Enterprise Value

San Ramon, CA.
March 23, 2012.
The Alliance of CEOs Roundtable Event.

Many mid-market companies need to accelerate their financial value quickly.

For example:

Closely held firms: Get big enough to buy competitors
Family-owned firms: Maximize the approaching payday from selling out
Private equity-owned firms: Make the exit date more lucrative
Public companies: Get shareholders off their back

Member Survey: Building Great Top Teams

San Jose, CA.
February 15, 2012.
The Alliance of CEOs Roundtable Event.

Having a top team that works well as a team (and not just as individual achievers) is the second most important attribute to success, according to this survey of Alliance CEOs and their top teams.