Upcoming Events
April 24, 2025
MyEO Martinis & Magazines
For EO Members & Plus-Ones
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30p - 7:30p
Weedman Design Partners
1905 NW 23rd Pl.
An evening dedicated to life's finest guilty pleasures: glossy magazines and great martinis.
EO Members Arielle and Jill will demonstrate some martini magic while you flip through that gossip mag you've been eyeing in the checkout line (or any other magazine that brings you joy). We'll provide elevated snacks to match those elevated spirits; just bring a magazine to enjoy and share!
Consider $20 ticket/contribution to refreshments an investment in your mid-week sanity!
May 2-4, 2025
EO Chapter Retreat
For EO Members, SAPs & Significant Others
Friday, May 2, 2p, to Sunday, May 4, 12p
Berkeley, CA
The spirit of innovation. The legendary startup culture. We're going to the Bay!
For the 2025 EO Portland Chapter Retreat, we're headed to Berkeley & San Francisco for a weekend of learning and connection that you can only get in this special region.
We'll stay together at the Claremont Club & Spa in the heart of Berkeley, California, and get out into the Bay with learning and activities on the University of California Berkeley campus, a social afternoon along the embarcadero in San Francisco, and more surprises.
The annual theme of Drive to Thrive — connecting and learning from fellow entrpreneurs — will infuse this retreat to bring everyone closer. You'll walk away with great stories and innovative ideas for your business back home.
May 18, 2025
EO Dine Around the Table
For EO Members & Forum-Trained Plus-Ones
Sunday, May 18, 6p-9p
Multiple Homes Around Portland, Locations Assigned in Advance
A Surprise Dinner Party with Time Built In for 5% Conversation
Because we're going 5%, only EO Members and Forum-trained Spouses/Life Partners are invited to sign up for an intimate dinner at an EO Member's home in the Portland area on Sunday, May 18.
This year, we're getting more creative & more personal.
Each home will feature a coursed meal lovingly prepared by an EO Member.
When you register, you will pick your top three preferences (check out the menus here!), but everything else will remain a surprise: you won't find out the host or other guests till you arrive!
Each dinner will feature a directed 5% conversation — you'll get instructions on your dinner topic in advance. Get ready for meaningful connections with other EO Members!
What to Bring:
A bottle of your favorite wine to share
Your vulnerability! Get ready for a deep conversation over great food.
While the menus are unique, every location will feature:
1. Cocktail Hour + a Get-to-Know-You Opener
2. Dinner + Deep Dive Topical Discussion
3. Dessert + Social Time
Extra Serious No-Show Policy
It takes a lot of time and effort to host and cook a meal for others. Additionally, this even only works when there's a full table. If you register, you are committing to attending this event barring real emergencies. Those who no-show or don't cancel within 7 days before this event will be fined $100 and asked to apologize to their host.
May 23, 2025
Growth Strategies That Make You Stand Out
Friday, May 23, 12p - 2p
Kinesis
2636 NE Sandy Blvd. Suite H
Together, we'll workshop your business's growth strategy in a small group—this workshop is capped at just 7 business owners for high impact!
For many businesses, the main approach to growth is more marketing and/or more sales. The problem? These strategies fall flat when there is nothing remarkable to talk about. Being better, faster, or cheaper than the competition is not a winning proposition — especially as channels get more crowded and it's hard to stand out.
In this game, businesses end up trapped in an endless cycle of marginal gains, fighting for inches in an increasingly crowded marketplace. But what if you stood out from the competition because you have created something unique in your market or category?
In this Lunch and Learn, we'll focus on remarkability and creation as the drivers for growth. We'll explore ways to come up with a strategic positioning that takes into account internal capacities and the external realities that impact your business.
June 25, 2025
Leadership Development: Closing Critical Gaps + Building Manager Confidence
Wednesday, June 25, 12p - 1:30p
HR Annie Consulting
4949 S. Macadam Ave. #95
Takeaways to Help You Assess, Guide, and Help Your Managers Grow
People managers determine 70% of the variance in employee engagement — that means they're the most impactful influencers to your company culture, serving to model and promote productive, healthy, and engaged behavior in your company.
But HR forecasts for 2025 list concerns of possible manager motivation burnout: overworking themselves through poor delegation, declining decision-making quality, and disconnection from a shared purpose.
In this Lunch & Learn, HR Annie will help you:
Assess where your managers need development and upskilling,
Empower your managers to lead your teams to new levels of success,
And strategize about how to give your managers permission to recharge and reset.
The final event of the quarterly theme Thrive Together, this one isn't to be missed!