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A Night of Scotch with Norm Brodsky (by David Bender)

EDITORS NOTE VACEOs member David Bender met Norm Brodsky during the 2014 VACEO Annual Retreat. A lifelong entrepreneur, Brodsky has launched several successful businesses in his lifetime, including a three-time Inc. 500 company. In 1995, he began writing the enormously…

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Personal Productivity for the CEO

Bob Piazza knows productivity. He ran HR for a Fortune 200 company and now teaches at the Robins School of Business. He shared his Five Guiding Principles for Personal Productivity at a recent Council workshop.   You should take a…

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Virginia CEOs Report Economic Outlook in 2014 2nd Quarter Survey

Robins School of Business – Virginia Council of CEOs survey shows significance of talent gaps in small and mid-sized businesses.   Each quarter the Virginia Council of CEOs (VACEOs) and University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business partner to take…

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“All In” With Keynote Speaker Chester Elton

  Wow! Can I hear an “Amen!”? I say, “Ah, yeah!”   Among professional speakers, Chester Elton could be considered a rock star. His corporate culture presentation at the Retreat this year, complete with sound bites, video clips and deeply…

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Matt Blumberg, CEO of Return Path, on Creating Culture in the Workplace

This year’s VACEOs Annual Retreat program was chock full of outstanding speakers. After we were inspired by Rita Gunther McGrath’s “MarketBusting” session, we didn’t miss a beat and kept the energy flowing straight through lunch, where we asked Matt Blumberg,…

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