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026 Calendar of Events
Lunch Briefing -January 28, 2026 (fourth Wednesday)
“Family Owned, Globally Known: The Tabasco Story”
Tony Simmons, CEO, McIlhenny Co.
University Center of Greenville
11:30am to 1:30pm
Breakfast Briefing-February 19, 2026 (third Thursday)
“From Stewardship to Succession: A Legacy of Service through Eastern Cares”
Kip Milller, Chairman, Eastern Industrial Supplies
University Center of Greenville
8:00am to 9:30am
Lunch Briefing-March 24 2026 (fourth Tuesday)
“Legacy in Real Time: Leading from Within in Multigenerational Family Businesses”
Anne Bauer, Legacy Family Business Coaching
University Center of Greenville
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Workshop: April 7, 2026 (first Tuesday)
“Building a Family Compensation Strategy”
Alex Altoff, Find Great People
University Center of Greenville-Boardroom
8:30am to 11:30am
Lunch Briefing- May 20, 2026 (third Wednesday)
“Chaos Proofing the Family Business:
A Framework for a Great Company and Strong Family”
Adam Hatcher, 21 Clear
University Center of Greenville
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Lunch Briefing_-June 23, 2026 (fourth Tuesday)
“Strategy and Innovation in the Family Business”
Kenneth Fields and Johannes Mutzke-Founders,BlueInc, Strategies
University Center of Greenville
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Meet a Member -July 16th, 2026 (third Wednesday)
Fall Social: August 27, 2026 (fourth Thursday)
Saskatoon Restaurant, Greenville, SC
Luncheon Briefing-September 9, 2026 (second Wednesday)
“Inside the Family Business: Law, Leadership & Legacy”
Ben Means, Professor of Law, USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Columbia, SC
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Lunch Briefing-October 13, 2026 (third Tuesday)
“18 Lessons Learned in the Family Business”
Jason Packer, Stride
University Center of Greenville or Southern First-TBD
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Sponsor: Greyrock Accounting
Lunch Briefing-November 19, 2026 (third Thursday)
“A Story of Passion, Perseverance and Purpose”-TBD
Scott Potts, CEO-Scout Boats
University Center of Greenville or Southern First-TBD
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Meet a Member-December 2, 2026 (first Tuesday)
Breakfast Briefing-January 28, 2025 (fourth Tuesday)
“Understanding Family Systems Dynamics:
Navigating and Nurturing Relationships for Family and Business Success”
Elizabeth Bagger, Avanti Family Business Advisory
University Center of Greenville/8:00am to 9:30am
Lunch Briefing-February 19, 2025 (third Wednesday)
“Leadership and Teamwork: The Family Enterprise”
Bobby Lamb-AU Head Football Coach
Sullivan’s Metropolitan Grill, Anderson, SC
12pm to 1:30pm
Young Professionals Social -February 20, 2025 (third Thursday)
The Draper Purveying Company, Greenville, SC
Hosted by Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Breakfast Briefing-March 13, 2025 (second Thursday)
“Next Generation Leadership Development”
John Uprichard, CEO, Find Great People
University Center of Greenville/8:00am to 9:30am
Interactive Online Webinar: April 3rd, 2025 (9:00am-10:30am)
“Transforming Family Dynamics: Building Stronger Collaboration in Your Family Business”
Elizabeth Bagger
Avanti, Family Business Advisory
Workshop Series: April 22 and 29, 2025 (4th and 5th Tuesday)
“Continuity Planning and the Family Enterprise”
Dr. Jean Meeks-Koch
Positively People
University Center of Greenville/8:30am-11:30am
Breakfast Briefing- May 20, 2025 (third Thursday)
“Venture Philanthropy: A New and Renewable Way for the Family Enterprise to Give”
Mike Gatchell, Abundance Capital
University Center of Greenville/8:00am to 9:30am
Lunch Briefing- June 18, 2025 (fourth Wednesday)
“Building a Legacy: Legal Strategies for Family-Owned Businesses”
Panel Discussion: Haynswsorth, Sinkler, and Boyd
Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd Office, Columbia, SC
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Lunch Briefing-July 16, 2025 (third Wednesday)
“Money Matters: Navigating the Hidden Challenges of Wealth in Family Business”
Dr. Ron Reece, Reece and Associates
Anderson University/12pm to 1:30pm
Fall Social-August 18, 2025 (third Monday)
“An Evening at Biltmore: Private Tour and Fireside Chat with Dini Cecil Pickering
Biltmore Estate/6pm to 9pm
Lunch Briefing-September 17, 2025 (third Wednesday)
Dr. Jean Meeks-Koch-Positively People
Bank of America, Gervais St.
Columbia, S.C.
Breakfast Briefing-October 15, 2025 (third Wednesday)
“Building Foundations for Success: Crafting Family Employment Policies and a Strong Family Constitution”
Leslie Hayes-The Hayes Approach
University Center of Greenville 8:00am to 9:30am
Awards Bruncheon-November 13, 2025 (second Thursday)
Hotel Hartness
Greenville, SC
8:30am to 11:30am