Upcoming Events
JAn. 30, 2026
The Solve Session: A Root-Cause Workshop
EO and EOA Members
Friday, January 30, 2025, 12:00p-2:00p
Pacific West Bank
1300 SW 5th Ave. #900 - 9th Floor
Get to the root cause of your challenge.
In this intimate, hands-on workshop limited to just 7 participants, EOS Implementer Eliot Wajskol will guide you through a focused process to uncover the root cause of a real business challenge you’re facing and define a set of clear, actionable steps to break through and move forward.
Using a proven approach rooted in the IDS™ (Identify, Discuss, Solve) framework, you’ll go beyond surface-level symptoms. You'll work through a tailored, deep-dive experience designed to spark meaningful momentum in your business.
This isn't a lecture. This is a working session. You’ll bring a real challenge. You’ll leave with real traction.
Feb. 12, 2026
Blue Ocean Shift: How to Win in the Age of AI
EO, SAPs, and Key Executive Forum Members
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 9:30a - 11:30a
Columbia Edgewater Country Club
2220 NE Marine Dr.
Competition-based strategies aren't enough to sustain high performance in the age of AI.
Shoppers are increasingly using new, generative AI tools like ChatGPT to make purchase decisions, surfacing product options that would otherwise have been missed and transferring power to those offering superior value, not just brand awareness or marketing appeal. At the same time, AI is increasingly taking over analytical, rules-based and programable tasks, including benchmarking and incremental improvements. The upshot: the premium placed on creating over competing is only going up. Traditional competition-based strategies aren't enough to sustain high performance in the age of AI.
In this talk, Renee Mauborgne will share her latest research on blue oceans, leadership and why creating trumps competing in the face of AI.
Learn first-hand how to:
MOVE beyond competition and seize new growth opportunities
GROW through nondisruptive innovation
BUILD people’s confidence to seize new opportunities & change
SHAPE industry boundaries in your favor
Feb. 26, 2026
Workplace Harassment & Retaliation: A Prevention and Response Playbook
EO, SAPs, and Key Executive Forum Members
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 12p - 2p
Barran Liebman LLP
601 Southwest 2nd Avenue #2300
When it comes to workplace culture, the stakes are high—and getting it wrong can mean legal liability, internal turmoil, and lasting reputational damage.
In this EO-exclusive Lunch & Learn, Barran Liebman LLP will walk us through the real-world playbook for addressing workplace harassment, bullying, and retaliation with clarity, confidence, and compliance.
Together we'll talk about how you can be prepared before an employee comes forward, behavior crosses the line, or leadership needs to step in. You'll leave with sharp, legally sound frameworks to respond with integrity and protect your business at the same time.
Whether you're managing a small team or scaling a larger company, this session will arm you with essential tools to protect your people and your organization.
Key Takeaways:
How to recognize and respond to harassment and retaliation before it escalates
A step-by-step guide to investigating complaints thoroughly and legally
Policies and practices that build trust—and help prevent issues from arising in the first place.
Presented by Barran Liebman LLP, our Strategic Alliance Partner and a powerhouse in employment law.
March 4, 2026
Dine Around the Table
EO, SAPs, and Spouses/Life Partners
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 6:00p - 9:00p
Multiple locations around Portland Metro Area
A Surprise Dinner Party with Time Built In for 5% Conversation
EOers, SAPs, and Spouses/Life Partners are invited to sign up for an intimate dinner at an member's home in the Portland area on Wednesday, March 4.
Each home will feature meal lovingly prepared by an EO Member. Dietary restrictions will be taken into account, but meals will be a surprise.
Every dinner party will feature a directed 5% conversation.
Get ready for meaningful connections with other EO Members!
March 18, 2026
EO Forum Bowl
EO Members Only
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 10:00a - 4:30p
Multnomah Athletic Club
1849 SW Salmon St.
Your forum is your team. But are you playing to win or just showing up and hoping?
Welcome to Forum Bowl, a day where we'll be taking a hard look at how coaching shows up (or doesn’t) in forum. From live and prepared deep dive coaching, self-coaching, and even coaching family, friends and colleagues outside forum, this event is designed to dramatically grow how we show up for one another.
Some forums have strong deep dives thanks to a few expert coaches. Others are top-notch on reflection, roundtables, or clearing. But almost every forum has room to grow when it comes to coaching; when you strengthen this muscle, the whole group levels up.
This daylong event blends a killer keynote, hands-on workshops, social time, and space for your forum to meet to send you home with new energy and real skills.
What Your Forum Will Learn:
How to self-coach so you don’t get stuck in the same loops
Tools for giving stronger, cleaner coaching in Forum
What it looks like to coach outside the Forum setting (and why it matters)
Bring your Forum mates. Bring your curiosity.
May 1-3, 2026
EO Portland Chapter Retreat
EO Members, SAPs, Significant Others/SLPs, Kids/Teens/Young Adults
Friday, May 1 at 11a - Sunday, May 3 at 11a
McMenamin’s Grand Lodge
3505 Pacific Ave.
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Camp Wondermore:
Rediscovering Joy, Play & Purpose
✨A Weekend of Fun, Reflection & Connection
Join us for a truly one-of-a-kind retreat with Brad Montague — New York Times bestselling author, creator of Kid President, and the joyful genius behind Becoming Better Grownups.
This isn’t just a chapter retreat. It’s Camp Wondermore — a playful, inspiring experience designed to restore the founder flame, recharge your creative spirit, and reconnect you to your purpose.
🌲Who It's For:
EO Portland Members
Strategic Alliance Partners
Spouses, Significant Others
Kids (All Ages!)
Bring your whole self — and your whole family. We’ll have parallel tracks of learning, creativity, and play designed for grownups, teens, and kids alike.
Each evening will feature an adults-only "afterhours" social (9:30pm & beyond).
July 4, 2026
EO Summer Kickoff & Fourth of July River Cruise
EO Members, SAPs, Significant Others/SLPs, Kids/Teen/Adult Children
Saturday, July 4, 2026, 7:30p - 11p
Portland Spirit Cruises
110 SE Caruthers Street
Celebrate the Fourth of July with EO Friends & Family!
Back by popular demand, we are kicking off a new year in EO with a summer celebration on the Fourth of July — on board the Willamette Star!
Families welcome! Dinner & drinks are included.
We'll enjoy a river cruise, dinner aboard the Star, and anchor near the City's big firework show for a grand finale. You won't want to miss it! Space is limited, so don't wait to register!