As your business grows, building a team that can grow with you becomes one of your greatest competitive advantages—and one of your biggest leadership challenges.
Join fellow business owners for a candid, peer-to-peer discussion about what's working to attract, retain, and engage high-performing people.
We'll begin with a brief Leadership Insight from Aneta Ardelian Kuzma, Senior Leadership Development Consultant and Executive Coach with Ratliff & Company’s Leadership Development practice, sharing current workforce trends and research to help frame the discussion. Then we'll turn to what makes these roundtables valuable: business owners sharing experiences, asking questions, and learning from one another.
Whether you're hiring for growth, strengthening your leadership team, or looking for new ways to improve retention and engagement, you'll leave with practical ideas, fresh perspectives, and actionable takeaways from fellow business owners and workforce experts who understand the unique challenges of leading a growing business.
Discussion topics may include:
• What high-performing people are looking for—and where leaders can make the biggest difference
• Why employees stay, why they leave, and what business owners can influence
• Practical ways to attract and retain high-performing people without relying solely on compensation
• Leadership practices that strengthen engagement, accountability, and culture
• Lessons learned from fellow business owners navigating similar challenges
Who should attend?
Business owners are encouraged to bring a senior leader who plays a key role in hiring, developing, and retaining people.
Attendance Policy: Business Owner Roundtables are designed for business owners and their leadership teams. Team members are welcome to attend only when accompanied by their business owner, ensuring conversations remain grounded in the strategic priorities and shared experiences of company leadership.
About the Series: Every Business Owner Roundtable is designed around a simple philosophy: learn from experts, learn from experience, and learn from one another. Each session begins with expert insights on emerging trends, followed by a facilitated conversation with a business owner who has firsthand experience with the topic. Following this, the remainder of the session is dedicated to facilitated peer discussion, where business owners exchange ideas, tackle shared challenges, and leave with practical solutions they can apply immediately.
Schedule:
8:30 am - Registration, Networking, Light Breakfast
8:45 am - Program Begins - Welcome & Intros, Presentation, & Facilitated Conversation
10:00 am - End