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  (12/29/17 Editor’s Note: Final membership count for 2017 is 221.) The Virginia Council of CEOs has experienced an unprecedented year in 2017. Three very important milestones were reached early in the year, including a membership count of 200, a record…

The average person makes more than 35,000 decisions in a typical day. “We are decision-making machines,” says Executive Coach Danessa Knaupp. “We’re making thousands of decisions a day – all the time – so naturally we develop a shorthand.” But,…

35,000 decisions a day. Ever since Danessa Knaupp shared that statistic with us at her presentation last month, it has been gnawing at me. Certainly most of these decisions are tiny and meaningless. But hundreds must be meaningful, having impact…

2018 CEO RETREAT REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 11! Join us again at the Omni Homestead Resort for top-notch speakers and unmatched learning and networking opportunities found only at our Annual Retreat. Make time Wednesday and Friday for activities such as golf, zip line,…

It’s a great story: a business owner finding success with a hobby they love. But look closer. This tale has much more to offer. Connie Hom’s business, Buckingham Greenery, has an employee retention rate that is unbelievably high (over 90…