Past Programs:
2011
Keynote Speaker: Gerald Carisch, Carisch, Inc.
Topic: "The Successes and Failures of a Family Business"
2010
Keynote Speaker:Kathy Stark, Starky's Authentic Americana
Topic: "Back from the Blast" Comeback Strategies for Success
2009
Keynote Speaker: Dean Folkvord, CEO of Wheat Montana Farms & Bakery
Topic: The Wheat Montana Story
Family Business Day on the Road:
Keynote Speaker: Craig Ehlert, Adjunct Instructor of Management
Topic: Building Excellence into Your Business
2008
Keynote Speaker: Phil Rogers, Adjunct Instructor of Marketing
Topic: Thrive in Tough Times: How Your Focus is Your Future
Family Business Day on the Road:
Keynote Speaker: Gary Bishop, Adjunct Instructor of Management
Topic: The Business of Customer Service
2007
Keynote Speaker: Gary Bishop, Adjunct Instructor of Management
Topic: Customer Service & Your Family Business
Family Business Day on the Road:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Kroff, Professor of Marketing
Topic: Finding & Reaching Your Target Market
2006
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Omar Shehryar, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Topic: Market Research for Your Family Business.
2005
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard Semenik, Dean of the College of Business.
Topic: Using Branding Strategies in Your Family Business.
2004
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Deidre Combs, National Speaker and Author.
Topic: Transforming Conflict into Creativity in the Family Business.
2003
Keynote Speaker: Doug Osborne, CLU,ChFC, CPA, PFS. MassMutual
Financial Group
Topic: Avoiding the BIG Mistakes Family Businesses Make.
2002
Keynote Speaker: Richard Semenik, Dean, College of Business,
Montana State University, Bozeman.
Topic: Branding Your Family Business.
2001
Keynote Speaker: Dan Moshavi, Assistant Professor of
Management, College of Business, Montana State University, Bozeman.
Topic: Managing for Peak Performance: A Human Resources
Perspective.
2000
Keynote Speaker: Bill Brown, Professor of Management, College of Business, Montana State University, Bozeman.
Topic: Navigating the Whitewater of Family Business.
1999
Keynote Speaker: Former Lt. Governor and Governor of Montana, Judy Martz, small business owner and entrepreneur.
1998
Keynote Speakers: Bonnie Brown, President of Transition Dynamics,
Inc.; Mark DeGroot, Certified Business Appraiser with Certified Business
Intermediary; and Elizabeth Harris, co-owner of financial services
firm of Harris and Weiel Associates.
Topic: Celebrating the Past and Preparing for the Future
1997
Keynote Speakers: Stan Mandel, Director of Family Business Initiative,
University of South Dakota; C. Bruce Combs, J.D., C.P.A., principal
with law firm of Kasting, Combs & Kauffman, PLLC; and Christopher
Manos, author, experienced mediator and partner in legal practice
of Biglen and Manos.
Topic: Creating Effective and Healthy Family Businesses
1996
Keynote Speakers: Edwin Hoover, Ph.D. and Colette Hoover, M. S.
Topic: The Principles & Practices of Family Business Leadership
1995
Keynote Speaker: Mike Cohn
Topic: Transitions and Turning Points in the Family Business
1994
Keynote Speaker: Patricia Frischkoff of Oregon State University
Topic: Senior and Junior Family Business Members
The program is coordinated by Craig Ehlert, M.A., Instructor of Management. For more information, please contact us at:
Phone: (406) 994-6796
Fax: (406) 994-6206
E-mail: familybusiness@montana.edu
