Centers and Institutes

Tulane Family Business Center

November 13, 2009
Family Communication and Conflict: Building Trust By Talking About the Right Things
Presenter: Dr. Chris Eckrich

May 8, 2009
8th Annual Wealth Management Seminar and Family Enterprise Award
Keynote Speaker: Economist and Associate Professor Peter Ricchiuti
of Tulane University
2009 Outstanding Family Enterprise Award Recipient: Rhodes Family of Businesses

March 20, 2009
Practice of Flourishing Families
Presenter: Dr. Charles Collier

March 19, 2009
Wealth and Family - Evening Reception
Presenter: Dr. Charles Collier

January 23, 2009
Strategic Planning For Your Business in An Uncertain Economy
Presenters: Miriam Henry of Jone Walker Law Firm and
Vanessa Brown of Chaffe & Associates

September 19, 2008
Family Meetings, Sibling Teams and Cousin Consortiums:
Tying Them All Together
Presenter: Drew Mendoza

June 5, 2008
7th Annual Family Business Wealth Management Seminar

March 13, 2008
Discussing The Undiscussables: Money, Mortality and Mothers In Law
Presenter: Paul and Pat Frishkoff

January 17, 2008
Building Organizational Unity
Presenter: Randall Breaux

December 13, 2007
8th Annual Tulane Family Business Awards Gala
Keynote Speaker: Carol Lavin Bernick of Alberto-Culver
2007 Outstanding Family Business Enterprise Recipient: Buquet Distributing Company Inc.

October 4, 2007
Best Practices of Successful Family Businesses
Presenter: Sharon Krone

May 10, 2007
6th Annual Family Business Wealth Management Seminar

March 15, 2007
How Does the 3rd Generation Position Itself For the Next Generation
 Presenter: Stephen McClure

January 11, 2007
Managing Family Business Growth
Presenter: Chris Eckrich

November 9, 2006
7th Annual Tulane Family Business Dinner Gala
Keynote Speaker: Dean Angelo DeNise of the A. B. Freeman School of Business
2006 Outstanding Family Enterprise Award Recipients:
Durr Heavy Construction
Rubensteins

September 7, 2006
Conflict In Crisis: Minimizing It's Effect on the Family Business
Presenter:  Sharon Krone

May 11, 2006
5th Annual Family Business Wealth Management Seminar

April 4, 2006
Rebuilding A Better New Orleans: It's A Family Affair Part II
Presented by Jones Walker and J. P. Morgan Chase

February 9, 2006
Rebuilding A Better New Orleans: It's A Family Affair Part I
Presenters: Laporte Sehrt Romig Hand and Greater N.O. Inc.
and Jones Walker

November 10, 2005
6th Annual Family Business Dinner Gala
(Cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina)

September 15, 2005
Resolving Conflict in the Family Business
(Cancelled due to Hurricane Kantrina)

May 12, 2005
4th Annual Family Business Wealth Management Seminar

March 17, 2005
Effectively Developing and Leveraging Non-Family Executives
Presenter: Craig Arnoff

January 13, 2005
Transition Planning for the Family Business: Leaving a Legacy or a Liability
Presenter: Norb Schwarz

November 11, 2004
5th Annual Family Business Gala
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Mayor C. Ray Nagin
2004 Outstanding Family Enterprise Award Recipients
Neill Corporation
Standard Mortgage

September 23, 2004
Transitioning the Family Business: Next Generation Leadership Development
Presenter: Dr. Chris Eckrich

May 20, 2004
3rd Annual Wealth Management Planning Seminar
Keynote Speaker: J. P. Morgan Economist Anthony Chan

March 11, 2004
Lessons Learned: What Works and What Doesn't for Successful Family Businesses
Presenter: Drew Mendoza

November 13, 2003
4th Annual Family Business Gala

May 22, 2003
2nd Annual Wealth Management Planning Seminar

March 27, 2003
The Best Practices of Successful Family Companies
Presenter: Dr. John A. Davis

January 30, 2003
Is There Life After Business?: Coping with the Challenges and Changes in Letting Go
Presenter: Dr. Bernard Kliska

November 14, 2002
3rd Annual Family Business Gala Family Business Award presentation

September 13, 2002
Beyond Mom and Pop: Strategies for a Successful Succession
Presenter: Laura Michaud

May 30, 2002
1st Annual Family Business Wealth Planning Seminar and Cocktail Reception
Presenters: Various speakers

March 15, 2002
Will Mr. or Ms. Perfect be Good Enough? Developing Leadership Talent in the Next Generation
Presenter: Amy Schuman

January 11, 2002
Family Business Ownership: How to be an Effective Shareholder
Presenter: Drew Mendoza 

October 25, 2001
2nd Annual Family Business Gala - Where's Buddy?: An Interactive Performance/Workshop in Truth-telling in the Family Business
Presenter: DramaWorks Interactive Business Theatre

July 27, 2001
Building Harmony in the Family Business
Presenter: Christopher J. Eckrich, PhD 

April 6, 2001
Can Family Business Compete in the New Economy?
Presenter: Professor Ernesto J. Poza 

January 30, 2001
Family Business Compensation & Rewards
Presenter: Stephen L. McClure, PhD 

October 20, 2000
Measuring the Success of Your Family Business
Presenter: Dr. John Ward 

July 20, 2000
Love and The Bottom Line: A Play in One Act and The Strategic Vision: Values and Strategic Change in High Performance Family Firms
Presenters: Thomas Starko and Rachel Mickelson 

April 6, 2000
How Does a One Billion Dollar Family Enterprise Survive into the Fourth Generation?
presenters: Nancy Waichler 

January 20, 2000
Straight Talk about Money
Presenters: Drs. Paul and Patricia Frishkoff 

October 15, 1999
Taking it Personally: Families Working Together
Presenter: Dr. Edward Monte 

July 22, 1999
How to Develop Your Family Business Policy Guide
Presenter: Dr. Joseph Astrachan 

April 9, 1999
Smart Growth: Strategic Planning for Profitability and Continuity of the Family Firm
Presenter: Ernesto Poza 

January 21, 1999
101 Ways to Give Your Children Business Cents
Presenter: Dr. Cindy Iannarelli 

October 23, 1998
Gaining Agreement in Discord: Straight Talk in the Family Business
Presenters: Drs. Susan and Peter Glaser 

July 23, 1998
"Outsiders" in the Family Business: Are you Getting the Most Value from Them?
Presenter: Dr. Marta Vago 

April 17, 1998
The Art of Managing Family: Family Meetings, Sibling Teams and Inactive Shareholders - Tying it All Together
Presenter: Drew Mendoza 

January 29, 1998
Children of Affluence: Developing Entrepreneurial Values from Childhood through Adulthood Allowances to Estate Planning
Presenter: Judy Garber 

October 24, 1997
Values and Valuation
Presenters: Legier & Materne and Milling, Benson and Woodward 

July 25, 1997
Maximizing the Business Side of the Family-Owned Business
Presenter: Dr. Sam Lane

April 25, 1997
Succession as Structural Change
Presenter: Dr. Ivan Lansberg  

January 24, 1997
Successful Family Business Retreats: What are they? How do they Work?
Presenter: Dr. Nancy Upton 

October 24, 1996
Mini-University on Family Business
Presenter: David Bork 

July 11, 1996
Priming the Pump: The human-Side of Succession Planning
Presenter: Paul Karofsky 

April 25, 1996
Long-Term Succession Planning: When? Who? How? (Why?!?)
Presenter: Dr. Ken Kaye 

January 25, 1996
Family Team Power: Building a Cohesive Team
Presenter: Dr. Susan Glaser and Dr. Peter Glaser 

October 19, 1995
Professionalizing the Family Business
Presenter: Dr. Donald Jonovic 

June 29, 1995
Establishing and Maintaining Advisory Council for Family Business
Presenter: James Dinan


October 27, 1994
Profit and Personality: Myers-Briggs and Succession Management Development
Presenters: Stan Silvezweig and Dr. Glenn Saltzman 

June 24, 1994
Culture Shock: Reconciling Family Values with the Family Business
Presenters: Stan Silvezweig and Nicholas D'Agostino, Jr.

April 27, 1995
Estate Planning: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine/How Big is Big Enough?: Balancing Retirement Owner Distributions and Growth
Presenters: Various Speakers 

January 26, 1995
Challenging the Status Quo: Communication and Compensation in the Family-Owned Business
Presenters: Dr. Lee Hausner and Ernest Doud, Jr.
 
March 24, 1994
Leadership Development in the Family Business
Presenter: Dr. Bonnie Brown 

January 20, 1994
Transition Planning for the Family Business: A Case Study
Presenters: Dr. John Elstrott & Dr. John Vinturella 

September 30, 1993
Total Quality Management in the Family Business
Presenter: Dr. Sam Woolford 

July 15, 1993
Resolving Conflicts about Power, Control and Money in the Family Owned Business
Presenter: Dr. Craig Aronoff 

April 22, 1993
Family Business in the 90s: Building on Family Traditions and Values
Presenter: Dr. Nancy Bowman