BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20081102T020000 RDATE:20081102T020000 RDATE:20091101T020000 RDATE:20101107T020000 RDATE:20111106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20090308T020000 RDATE:20090308T020000 RDATE:20100314T020000 RDATE:20110313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T151151Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081112T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081112T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T151151Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T151151Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250455884 DESCRIPTION:Paul Gulick\, formerly of Clarity Visual Systems and Planar\, will lead a lively discussion that will help entrepreneurs drive their organization's success. Come share your challenges\, observations and su ccesses with other CEOs of emerging businesses. \;\n \;\nWe'll di scuss short and long term effects of the current economic crisis on entr epreneurial companies. Hear from other CEO's about what their plans are to survive and eventually prosper after the events on Wall Street. We wi ll explore different business challenges and approaches so that particip ants come away with some ideas to enhance their processes to help their companies succeed. Network and have a private conversation with business leaders who are in or have been in your shoes\, running\, growing and l eading a start up company. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presiden ts of currently operating companies that have employees. Boxed lunch wil l be served. This program is limited to 12 participants\, and is availab le on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\nImported from: http://calag ator.org/events/1250455884 URL:http://www.memberservicecenter.org/irmweb/wc.dll/orporntw?id=orporntw &doc=events/event&kn=36 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable - November LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090105T034735Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090128T140000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090128T130000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090105T034735Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090105T034735Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250456376 DESCRIPTION:Paul Gulick\, formerly of Clarity Visual Systems and Planar\, will lead this lunch discussion about attracting\, motivating and leadi ng the people who will be key in driving your organization’s success. Co me share your challenges\, observations and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses. \;\n \;\nCompany culture is set from the lea dership within. The group will discuss successes and failures they have seen or been a part of\, and will explore strategies\, methodologies\, a nd best practices for setting the culture that will help make a great co mpany. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently opera ting companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. This pro gram is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12504 56376 URL:http://www.memberservicecenter.org/irmweb/wc.dll/orporntw?id=orporntw &doc=events/event&kn=52 SUMMARY:OEN: CEO Roundtable-Building the Environment for Success LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090409T185127Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090521T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090521T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090409T185127Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090409T204222Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250456961 DESCRIPTION: \;\nPaul Gulick\, formerly of Clarity Visual Systems and Planar\, will lead a lively discussion that will help entrepreneurs driv e their organization's success. Come share your challenges\, observation s and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses. \;\n \;\nW e will discuss why and how to structure your board of directors\, adviso ry board\, professional advisory teams (legal\, accounting\, etc.). Lear n from other's successes as well as war stories from the board rooms. 3\;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating comp anies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. This program is l imited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, first-ser ved basis. \;\n \;\n \;\nNon-member Fee (includes a one-year I ndividual Membership to OEN): $151.00 \;\nOEN Member Fee: $46.00 \;\n\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250456961 URL:http://www.memberservicecenter.org/irmweb/wc.dll/orporntw?id=orporntw &doc=events/event&kn=76 SUMMARY:OEN - CEO Roundtable - Boards and Advisors: Using your external t eam to help drive you and your company's success LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090630T192849Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090722T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090722T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090630T192849Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090630T192849Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250457367 DESCRIPTION:Paul Gulick\, formerly of Clarity Visual Systems and Planar\, will lead a lively discussion that will help entrepreneurs drive their organization's success. Come share your challenges\, observations and su ccesses with other CEOs of emerging businesses. \;\n \;\nWe will d iscuss the challenges of funding your company in tough times and the cre ative options you can employ to get the cash your company needs to survi ve and grow. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. Th is program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-c ome\, first-served basis. \;\n \;\nRegistration: \;\nOEN Membe rs - $46 \;\nNon Members - $145\n\nTags: ostartupskey\n\nImported fro m: http://calagator.org/events/1250457367 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=92 SUMMARY:CEO Roundtable - Funding Your Company in Tough Times LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090914T211247Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090914T211247Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090914T211350Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250457674 DESCRIPTION:Paul Gulick\, formerly of Clarity Visual Systems and Planar\, will lead a lively discussion that will help entrepreneurs drive their organization's success. Come share your challenges\, observations and su ccesses with other CEOs of emerging businesses. \;\n \;\nWe will discuss the challenges of developing sales strategies and options you ca n employ to reach customers with limited resources. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating companies that have e mployees. Boxed lunch will be served. This program is limited to 12 part icipants\, and is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \;\ n \;\nDate and Time:Wednesday November 18\, 11:30 am - 1:00pm \;\n Location: Iron Stone Bank Conference Room \;\n309 SW Sixth Avenue \;\nPortland\, OR 97204 \;\nRegistration: OEN Members - $46\, Non Mem bers - $80\n\nTags: ceo_roundtable_market strategies\, ostartupskey\n\nI mported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250457674 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=108 SUMMARY:CEO Roundtable - Go to Market Strategies: Reaching your customers with limited resources LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100107T194809Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100120T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100120T110000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100107T194809Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100201T165914Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458138 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion that will help entrepreneurs understand the critical areas of focus for being a successful CEO. Come share your challenges\, observat ions and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses. \;\n \; \nSuccessful CEOs often focus on 4 tasks\, 6 roles\, and 5 performance d imensions. The group will discuss what this means and help you become a more successful leader. You will also receive a high-level recap of the discussion from Frank. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating companies that have employees. Box lunch will be se rved. This program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Helle\, Axian\, Inc. - www.axian.com \;\n \;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\ , Inc.\, a 20-year old privately-held web-services company creating coll aboration portals and business intelligence (software &\; data). Prio r to 2002 he was a senior global manager at Monsanto Company. During tha t career he lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manufacturing \, engineering\, and supply chain for Europe\, Middle East\, and Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managing Directo r for 3 Monsanto Divisions. \;\n \;\nFrank's leadership helps orga nizations realize more of their full potential\, and often focuses on tu rnarounds and turbo-charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside from positioni ng Axian to be "\;built to last\,"\; Frank mentors and coaches l ocal CXOs to help them compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon. Frank is an active Board Director of Oregon's Associati on for Corporate Growth as Chair Emeritus &\; Past-President\, is an active Board Director of Oregon’s high tech trade association\,Tech Amer ica\, and is an active volunteer with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - chairing the CEO Roundtable. \;\n \;\nOEN Member Registration: $46.00 \;\nNon-member Registration: $86.00 \n\nTags: educatio n\, networking\, oen events\, ostartupskey\n\nImported from: http://cala gator.org/events/1250458138 URL:http://www.oen.org SUMMARY: OEN CEO Roundtable with Frank Helle: CEO Success Profile - What is the job of the CEO? LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T174404Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100421T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100421T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T174404Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T210007Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458434 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion that will help entrepreneurs gain some insightful perspective s on Boards of Directors. Come share your challenges\, observations and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses. The group will discuss strategies for selecting\, structuring and making your board more effec tive. You will also receive a high-level recap of the discussion from Fr ank. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operati ng companies that have employees. Box lunch will be served. This program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, firs t-served basis. \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Helle\, Axian\, Inc. - www .axian.com \;\n \;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, a 20-year old privately-held web-services company creating collaboration portals and business intelligence (software &\; data). Prior to 2002 he was a senior global manager at Monsanto Company. During that career he lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manufacturing\, engineering\, a nd supply chain for Europe\, Middle East\, and Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managing Director for 3 Monsanto D ivisions. \;\n \;\nFrank's leadership helps organizations realize more of their full potential\, and often focuses on turnarounds and turb o-charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside from positioning Axian to be &qu ot\;built to last\,"\; Frank mentors and coaches local CXOs to help them compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon. F rank is an active Board Director of Oregon's Association for Corporate G rowth as Chair Emeritus &\; Past-President\, is an active Board Direc tor of Oregon’s high tech trade association\,Tech America\, and is an ac tive volunteer with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - chairing the CEO Roundtable.\n\nTags: oen\, round table\, board of directors\, ceo\, tvg\ n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458434 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=122 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable with Frank Helle: Perspectives on Boards of Di rectors LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T213720Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100721T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100721T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T213720Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100829T131855Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458509 DESCRIPTION:309 SW Sixth Avenue \;\n(Ironstone Bank Conference Room)&# 13\;\nPortland\, OR 97204- \;\n \;\n \;\nFrank Helle\, CEO of A xian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion that will help entrepr eneurs gain some insightful perspectives on Business Models. Come share your challenges\, observations and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses. \;\n \;\nWe all talk about business models but do we really understand what they are? In this session of the OEN CEO Roundta ble\, the group will discuss the different types of business models and delve into understanding which type may be the best fit for your company . You will also receive a high-level recap of the discussion from Frank. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. This program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, first -served basis. \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Helle\, Axian\, Inc. - www .axian.com \;\n \;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, a 20-yea r old privately-held web-services company creating collaboration portals and business intelligence (software &\; data). Prior to 2002 he was a senior global manager at Monsanto Company. During that career he lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manufacturing\, engineering\, and supply chain for Europe\, Middle East\, and Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managing Director for 3 Monsanto Divisions. \;\n \;\nFrank's leadership helps organizations realiz e more of their full potential\, and often focuses on turnarounds and tu rbo-charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside from positioning Axian to be "\;built to last\,"\; Frank mentors and coaches local CXOs to he lp them compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon . Frank is an active Board Director of Oregon's Association for Corporat e Growth as Chair Emeritus &\; Past-President\, is an active Board Di rector of Oregon’s high tech trade association\,Tech America\, and is an active volunteer with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - chairing the C EO Roundtable. \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: education\, networking\, oen ev ents\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458509 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=123 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable with Frank Helle: Business Models LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T181935Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101208T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101208T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T181935Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101111T202525Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250459247 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion about the art and science of negotiation. Attendees will lear n how to leverage their instincts for more bargaining power when negotia ting. Share with other CEOs your experiences\, insights and frustrations from past transactions and gain strategies for more successful future o utcomes. \;\n \;\nThis session will feature expert content provid ed by Donald (Don) W. Douglas\, Managing Director of Leveraged Negotiati ons\, LLC. \;\n \;\nOur group will examine how best to prepare fo r a critical negotiation\, the methods and styles of negotiation that ar e most effective\, when and how to adjust to differing situations\, opti mal strategies to employ\, and tactics of persuasion found to be most ef fective. You also will receive a high-level recap of the discussion and an application of these principles to a participant’s current transactio n. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operatin g companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. This progra m is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, fir st-served basis. \;\n \;\nModerator: Frank Helle\, Axian\, Inc. - www.axian.com \;\nContent Expert: Don Douglas\, Leveraged Negotiati ons\, LLC- http://www.linkedin.com/in/leveragednegotiations \;\n \;\nDate: Wednesday\, December 8\, 2010 \;\nTime: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm \;\nLocation: 309 SW 6th Ave. \;\nIronstone Bank Conference Roo m \;\nPortland\, OR 97204 \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Helle \ ;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, a privately-held web-services so ftware and data engineering firm providing collaboration portals and bus iness intelligence. Previously\, he was a senior global leader at Monsan to Company. During that career he lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manufacturing\, engineering\, and supply chain for Europe\, Mid dle East\, and Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pa cific Managing Director for 3 Monsanto Divisions. \;\n \;\nFrank' s leadership helps organizations realize more of their full potential\, and often focuses on turnarounds and turbo-charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside from positioning Axian to be "\;built to last\,"\; Fra nk mentors and coaches local CXOs to help them compete in the global mar ketplace and create more jobs in Oregon. Frank is an active Board Direct or of Oregon’s Association for Corporate Growth as Chair Emeritus &\; Past-President\, is an active Board Director of Oregon’s high tech trad e association\, Tech America\, is on the Software Association of Oregon CEO Roundtable Steering Team\, and is an active volunteer with the Orego n Entrepreneurs Network - Chairing the CEO Roundtabl\n\nTags: oen\, nego tiations\, business\, networking\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/ events/1250459247 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=172 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable: Leveraged Negotiations LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110125T200212Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110222T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110222T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110125T200212Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110126T090255Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250459668 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion about the art and science of raising capital. Attendees will learn the do-s and don't-s from some real-world hands-on experiences. Sh are with other CEOs your experiences\, insights and frustrations from pa st efforts and gain insights for more successful future outcomes. \; \n \;\nThis session will feature expert content provided by "\;an old-pro"\; at raising capital\, Spencer Brown\, Board Chair of Oreg on Aesthetics Technologies\, Inc.\, who has raised over $250\,000\,000 f or a variety of start-up and later stage companies\, and by a "\;fir st-timer"\; who has recently raised Angel money for his company. Lea rn from their successes and frustrations to improve your odds! \;\n& #13\;\nOur group will discuss how to attract attention\, methods and sty les of presentations that are most effective\, when and how to adjust to the unexpected\, strategies to employ\, and tactics of persuasion found to be most effective. You also will receive a high-level recap of the d iscussion. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. Thi s program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-co me\, first-served basis. \;\n \;\nModerator: Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc. - www.axian.com \;\nContent Expert: Spencer J. Brown\, Board Chair of Oregon Aesthetic Technologies\, Inc. - www.ansr.com \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Helle \;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\, I nc.\, a privately-held web-services engineering firm building custom sof tware and data solutions. Previously\, he was a senior global leader at Monsanto Company. He lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manu facturing\, engineering\, and supply chain for Europe\, Middle East\, an d Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managin g Director for 3 Monsanto Divisions. \;\n \;\nFrank's leadership helps organizations realize more of their full potential\, and often foc uses on turnarounds and turbo-charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside fro m positioning Axian to be "\;built to last\,"\; Frank mentors an d coaches local CXOs to help them compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon. Frank is an active Board Director of Oregon' s Association for Corporate Growth as Past-President\, is an active Boar d Director of Oregon's high tech trade association\, Tech America\, is o n the Software Association of Oregon CEO Roundtable Steering Team\, and is an active volunteer with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - Chairing the CEO Roundtable. \;\n \;\n \;\n \;\nDate: Tuesday\, Feb ruary 22\, 2011 \;\nTime: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM \;\nLocation: Iro nStone Bank\, Conference Room 309 SW 6th Ave. Portland\, OR 97204 \;\ nOEN Member Registration: $46.00 \;\nNon-member Registration: $80.00 \;\n\n\nTags: oen\, business\, raising capital\n\nImported f rom: http://calagator.org/events/1250459668 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=193 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable with Frank Helle: Raising Money in a Difficult Economy LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110509T224528Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110524T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110524T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110509T224528Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110509T224552Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250460578 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion about what to look for as you're selecting and growing your e xecutive team. We’ll focus on leadership team issues and the warning sig ns that\, if left untended\, can derail executives' careers -- and in th e process can torpedo both the culture of your team and your growing com pany. Share with other CEOs your experiences\, insights and frustrations in working with your own and others’ potential career derailers\, and g ain insights for proactively addressing these leadership issues. \;\ n \;\nOur featured content expert is executive coach Rebecca Perry. A s a former manager in a Fortune 50 company\, and with 20+ years of exper ience as coach and sounding board for leaders in start-up and growing or ganizations\, she brings to our table her curiosity\, insights and lesso ns-observed. \;\n \;\nThe content of this session will include a brief description of the Hogan Leadership instrument -- a unique persona lity assessment so incisive it’s a legally-defensible predictor of leade rship success. You'll hear about the 11 most common ways leaders shoot t heir careers and their company cultures in the foot. This information ca n help you notice warning signs in your team before they become show-sto ppers. \;\n \;\nOur group will discuss lessons-learned in creatin g alignment on a leadership team\, and fostering an environment where we ’re bringing out each others' best especially during the intense and oft en stress-producing phases of a young company. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOS or Presidents of currently operating companies that have employ ees. Boxed lunch will be served. This program is limited to 12 participa nts\, and is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \;\n 3\;\nDate: Tuesday\, May 24\, 2011 \;\nTime: 11:30-1:30 pm \;\nL ocation: 309 SW 6th Ave. Ironstone Bank Conference Room \;\nPortland \, OR 97204 \;\nRegistration: OEN Member - $46 \;\nNon-Member - $80 \;\n \;\nModerator: Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc. – www.a xian.com \;\nContent Expert: Rebecca Perry\, Executive Coach – www.l inkedin.com/in/rebeccaperryleadership \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Hel le \;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, a privately-held web-ser vices engineering firm building custom software and data solutions. Prev iously\, he was a senior global leader at Monsanto Company. He lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manufacturing\, engineering\, and supply chain for Europe\, Middle East\, and Africa. He then lived in Sin gapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managing Director for 3 Monsanto Divi sions. \;\n \;\nFrank's leadership helps organizations realize mo re of their full potential\, and often focuses on turnarounds and turbo- charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside from positioning Axian to be &quo t\;built to last\,"\; Frank mentors and coaches local CXOs to help t hem compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon. Fr ank is an active Board Director of Oregon's Association for Corporate Gr owth as Past-President\, is an active Board Director of Oregon’s high te ch trade association\, Tech America\, is on the Software Association of Oregon CEO Roundtable Steering Team\, and is an active volunteer with th e Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - Chairing the CEO Roundtable. \;\n\n\ nTags: oen\, business\, entrepreneurship\, ceo\, roundtable\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250460578 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=203 SUMMARY:CEO Roundtable - Creating an Executive Leadership Team That Works LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110804T172032Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110913T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110913T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110804T172032Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110805T200809Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461189 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion about what it takes to properly build a company’s Brand and M arketing plans. The session will focus on what is needed to ensure that this is done properly from the beginning. Too often\, CEO’s neglect this critical juncture resulting in a company with only partial potential du e to the lack of a brand or identity. Practical discussion will highligh t: \;\n \;\n• Essential first steps for developing the brand and m arketing \;\n• The tough strategic decisions that need to be made \;\n• How to know if direction is any good \;\n• Practical suggestion s for developing the execution \;\n \;\nYour insights into what ha s worked and what has not will be welcome and integrated into the discus sion. \;\n \;\nOur featured content expert is Peter Weiss of Weiss Ideas. Peter has lead successful marketing programs for over fifty Fort une 500 and start-up companies all over the world including Procter & \; Gamble\, Danone\, Mattel\, Clorox\, Merck\, Glaxo SmithKline\, Agilen t\, Dell\, Planar\, Routeware\, Site9\, Pulse Health and many others. Pe ter earned his MBA and BS from UC Berkeley and has worked in New York\, Tokyo\, Düsseldorf\, Mexico City and San Francisco before Portland. The session will leverage his experiences across a vast array of B2C and B2B companies to help bring valuable insights and practical suggestions to your business. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOS or Presidents of current ly operating companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. This program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first -come\, first-served basis. 

 \;\n \;\nInterested in attending th e CEO Roundtable? Please contact Kirsten Ringen at 503-222-2270 or kirs tenr@oen.org to register. \n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events /1250461189 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=221 SUMMARY:CEO Roundtable - Establishing Your Company's Brand and Marketing: Getting It Right the First Time LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111109T000439Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111206T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111109T000439Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111109T002316Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461555 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion on the use of strategic partnerships. The session will focus on options that can provide leverage to your organization when internal resources are scarce. Too often\, CEO’s neglect these attractive options due to uncertainty on how to establish them or how to make effective us e of them. Practical discussion will highlight: \;\n \;\nKey areas for consideration: \;\n \;\n•Determining where leverage is neede d in your organization \;\n•Keys to initiating relationships \;\n• Practical suggestions for consideration \;\nYour insights and consid erations will be welcome and integrated into the discussion. \;\n \;\n \;\nOur featured content expert is Peter Arezzini\, Principal\, Arezzini Consulting. Arezzini Consulting specializes in strategic plann ing and development of growth strategies for mid-market companies. Peter Arezzini has served as a President/Chief Operating Officer for over 15 years. He has taken divisions of Fortune 500 companies to double-digit g rowth through organic as well as acquisition strategies that are simple\ , yet powerful. He has experience in high technology as well as industri al-based companies. Peter has successfully grown\, consolidated and posi tioned companies for IPO and ultimate sale to other public companies. &# 13\;\n \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently opera ting companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. This pro gram is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \;\n \;\n \;\nModerator: Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc. - www.axian.com. \;\nContent Expert: Peter Arezzini\ , Arezzini Consulting Inc. \;\n \;\n \;\nTo register for this e vent\, please contact Kirsten Ringen\, OEN Director of Membership Servic es\, at 503-222-2270 x 113 or kirstenr@oen.org. Registration: OEN Membe r - $46\; Non-Member - $80. \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: workshop\, oen\, o regon\, network\, entrepreneurs\, roundtable\n\nImported from: http://ca lagator.org/events/1250461555 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=243 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable: Establishing Strategic Partnerships LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR