Speeches & Presentations

Tuesday, March 28, 2017.   10:00am – 11:00am PDT.   A Mighty Webinar.

If ever there was a time for IT to fulfill its promise, it is now.  With talent in short supply, competitive pressures increasing and customer expectations unwavering, we must automate anything and everything that allows our people to do more with less effort.  We need solutions that provide data and useful information for our teams and decision makers.  We need IT to be a competitive advantage.

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Friday, February 3, 2017.   11:00am PST Webinar.   Lighthouse Consulting hosts online panel discussion.

1. What’s the biggest lesson learned from past recessions?
2. Which team members do you want to keep during the next downturn? Why?
3. Are you targeting markets now that you’ll want to do business with during a downturn?
4. What steps can you take now to prepare?

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017.    10:00am – 11:00am Pacific Time.    A Mighty Webinar.

Many mid-market CEOs sell their companies for far less than what they’d hoped for because they hadn’t prepared for the “Exit Day.” One such firm started in the early 1980s and grew into an industry leader. After scorning an exit opportunity in 2007 (4X EBITDA wasn’t enough), in 2011 the business was sold in distress for just enough cash to pay off the bank plus seller-financed debt, which is now in default. The owners walked away from 30 years of toil with only their memories.
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Thursday, December 15, 2016.     San Jose, CA.    BDO hosts a Mighty Event for Future CFOs

Midsized companies face a distinct set of challenges unlike those faced by their smaller and larger counterparts. These challenges create ideal conditions for the emergence of seven silent growth killers, nasty pitfalls that drain a firm’s momentum, energy, and viability.  READ MORE >

Thursday, January 12, 2017.  9:00am.   St. Helena, CA.    Women Presidents’ Organization.
Creating a Mighty Leadership Team

At the core of the most successful midsized companies is a stellar leadership team.  With such a “mighty team” in place, a midsized firm can deliver profitable growth, year after year, in good times and bad.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017.     Palo Alto, CA.    Financial Executives International hosts a Mighty Event

For an executive team, the excitement of leading a steadily or rapidly growing midsized firm can be exhilarating – that is, until growth grinds down to a halt. In this presentation, Robert Sher explores based on his years of research on more than 100 companies how seven silent growth killers have derailed midsized firms. He then shows how executives can overcome or avoid them altogether.
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Monday, November 7, 2016 .  8:30am.   Chicago, IL    Samuel Dergel’s CFO Search and Consulting.
Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers

Midsized companies face a distinct set of challenges unlike those faced by their smaller and larger counterparts. These challenges create ideal conditions for the emergence of seven silent growth killers, nasty pitfalls that drain a firm’s momentum, energy, and viability.

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Friday, October 28, 2016    8:00am.   San Ramon, CA.    Robert Half Management Resources.
How To Fight Talent Poachers

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016.     San Francisco, CA.    Hanson Bridgett, SiVal Advisors and CEO to CEO, Inc.

Please join experts from CEO to CEO, Hanson Bridgett, and SiVal Advisors in addressing the critical issues in preparing for and achieving a successful business exit. Without proper preparation before an exit, or the right sale process, a business may not sell at all, sell way too slowly, or for far less than what it is worth. And without proper due diligence and legal work, costly legal disputes can erupt, liabilities can be retained by the seller, and the seller may never actually get paid what is due.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016.  10:00am – 11:00am PST.   A Mighty Webinar.

At the core of the most successful midsized companies is a stellar leadership team. With such a “mighty team” in place, a midsized firm can deliver profitable growth, year after year, in good times and bad. However, when even one member of the team is dysfunctional, a midsized company can’t hope to have a mighty team. They don’t have the luxury of a large leadership team to support weak links in the executive chain.  This presentation drawn from four of the chapters of Robert Sher’s book, Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers.

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