Connect with Cincinnati area family and private business owners.

Learn from the programs and sessions

Share stories and learn from one another’s experience.

At the Goering Center we provide access to a variety of family business leaders willing to collaborate, as well as focused educational programs designed to enlighten.

At regularly scheduled programs, you will learn from the experiences of other family businesses and gain practical advice on how they deal with the challenges you face. For example:

Executive Luncheons
With surprising candor, local family business CEOs, senior managers and advisory boards share advice on how they run their family businesses, plus other timely topics. All members are welcome.

Core Member Breakfasts
Only Core members can attend these exclusive breakfasts, to assure the unbiased nature of the information that’s shared.

Half-Day Educational Forums
Subject-matter experts speak about estate planning, wealth transfer, strategic planning, family councils, effective family communications, and other key success factors.

Business Assessment Program (BAP)
Through an initial survey completed by all those who are important to the succession of your business, BAP will identify your firm's strengths and opportunities.

Executive Roundtables
8-10 members meet in an atmosphere of confidentiality, trust and openness to share in each other’s business, family and personal experiences.

Family and Private Business of the Year Awards
Each August, tri-state firms that exemplify the best practices of family and private businesses are honored by the Goering Center. All members and the public are encouraged to attend.

In addition, three Institutes exist within the Goering Center and focus on helping family busi-nesses maximize their potential for success:

Business Board Institute (BBI)
BBI will guide you through the process of building and leading an outside board to help drive company growth and achieve a higher level of business success.

Leadership Development Institute (LDI)
Just because someone assumes a leadership role in a family business doesn’t mean they know how to lead. This program will help develop your own leadership skills, as well as your team’s, to maximize your effectiveness and optimize the performance of your organization.

Next Generation Institute (NGI)
This highly interactive, seven-session forum helps current and successive generations in a family business learn invaluable lessions on how to successfully transition roles and ownership over time.

Strategic Business Planning Institute (SBPI)
Through this five-session program, your leadership team will take away an implementable plan on a few pages, not a two-inch binder. Critical areas covered are clarity of future direction, the key priorities that matter most and metrics to track your progress.