Upcoming Events
Sept. 17, 2026
Start with Wow: An Immersive Afternoon with Harris III
EO Members, SAPs, SLPs, Key Execs, and Prospective Member Guests
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 3p-6:30p
Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan St.
Portland, OR 97209
More than meets the eye.
Step into the Mission Theater for an afternoon that's anything but the expected. Join us for an afternoon full of surprises, featuring the spectacular experience of Master Illusionist and serial entrepreneur Harris III.
Behind the spectacle is a timely message about how to compete and innovate in a rapidly changing business landscape.
Harris believes we've entered a new era. As AI makes information limitless, the Information Age is giving way to something else. The leaders and businesses who thrive won't simply "know more" than their competitors, but imagine entirely new ways of doing business.
Drawing on the groundbreaking research behind his bestselling book The Wonder Switch, Harris combines storytelling, psychology, entrepreneurship, and world-class illusion to demonstrate how awe expands creativity, strengthens leadership, and helps us solve problems in entirely new ways.
Following the presentation, stay for a special conversation between Harris and his longtime entrepreneurial mentors exploring the role of mentorship in the lifecycles of building and selling companies.
And yes...we're keeping a few surprises under wraps.
Your Ticket Includes:
Harris III's immersive keynote experience
Live conversation on entrepreneurial mentorship
Cocktails, connection, and networking
Sept. 23, 2026
A 2027 Strategy Kickstart
EO Members, SAPs, and EOA
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 12p - 2p
Oregon Executive MBA
2800 NE Liberty St.
Portland, OR 97211
Whether you're planning for growth, navigating change, or simply looking ahead, taking time to think strategically is one of the most valuable investments you can make in your business.
Presented by Nat Miller, an alumna of the Oregon Executive MBA, our Strategic Alliance Partner, this interactive workshop is designed to help you get a head start on your 2027 strategy.
Through a series of facilitated exercises and structured peer coaching, you'll step back from the day-to-day to clarify where your business is today, where you want it to go, and the strategic choices that will shape your next chapter.
Rather than listening to another presentation, you'll spend the session actively working on your business alongside fellow entrepreneurs. Together, you'll challenge assumptions, strengthen your thinking, and gain fresh perspectives from leaders facing many of the same opportunities and challenges.
Key Takeaways
Get a head start on developing your 2027 business strategy.
Learn a practical framework for thinking strategically about your business.
Clarify where your business is today, where you want it to go, and the strategic choices that will shape your next chapter.
Strengthen your thinking through facilitated peer coaching with fellow entrepreneurs.
Leave with a stronger strategic foundation and practical tools to continue developing your strategy.
Sept. 24, 2026
Happy Hour in Beaverton with ChefStable Founder Kurt Huffman
EO Members & Prospective Members
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 4:30p - 6:30p
Loyal Legion Beaverton
4500 SW Watson Ave
Beaverton, OR 97005
What does it take to turn a great restaurant idea into a lasting business—and do it again and again?
You may not know the name ChefStable, but you almost certainly know its restaurants. Loyal Legion. Lardo. Grassa. Bluto’s. Dos Hermanos Bakery. Ox. St. Jack. Oven and Shaker. Coopers Hall. And that’s just part of the list.
Join EO Portland for a happy hour and conversation with Kurt Huffman, founder of ChefStable, the Portland-based restaurant group behind some of the region’s most recognizable restaurants and bars.
Since founding ChefStable in 2008, Kurt and his team have helped open more than 40 restaurants, partnering with talented chefs and operators to turn great culinary ideas into thriving businesses. Kurt will share stories and lessons from nearly two decades of building restaurants—from finding the right partners and developing concepts to navigating growth, risk, and the realities of operating in an industry known for razor-thin margins and constant change.
We’ll also hear about ChefStable’s growing presence on Portland’s west side, including Beaverton concepts like Loyal Legion, Bluto’s, Dos Hermanos Bakery, and Flora.
Come for the conversation, stay for happy hour, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the business and partnerships behind some of the restaurants that have helped shape Portland’s food scene.
Oct. 1, 2026
Psychedelics and the Brain: Perception, Healing, and Constructing Reality
EO Members Only
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 3p - 5p
1022 Northwest Marshall Street
Suite 250 Portland, OR 97209
What do psychedelics actually do to the brain—and why are they receiving so much attention in medicine, psychology, and culture?
This class will explore the emerging science of psychedelics through the lens of perception, consciousness, and the brain’s remarkable ability to construct our experience of reality. Rather than simply “distorting” the world, psychedelic states may reveal how much of what we experience is shaped by prediction, patterning, memory, emotion, and meaning.
We’ll discuss how substances such as psilocybin and MDMA are being studied for conditions like depression, PTSD, addiction, and end-of-life distress, while also looking honestly at risks, contraindications, legal limitations, and the importance of preparation, setting, support, and integration.
Oct. 8, 2026
Business Mastery: Cash Day
EO Members
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 8:30a - 5p
Oregon Executive MBA in Portland
2800 Northeast Liberty Street
Portland, OR 97211
The Fundamentals Don't Stop Mattering When You Cross $1M in Sales
EO Members are invited to learn alongside our Accelerators in this one-day workshop led by EO Global Certified Trainer Nick Thompson.
EO Accelerator Days are built around the four core disciplines of a scalable business: Cash, Strategy, People, and Execution. For EO members, these days offer an opportunity to get back to basics, revisit proven tools and frameworks, and look at your business with fresh eyes.
Get back to the numbers that drive the business. Details on Eventbrite!
Oct. 14, 2026
Fearless Pricing: How to Command the Prices You Deserve
EO Members, SAPs, Key Execs, and Prospective Member Guests
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 3p - 6p
The Evergreen
618 SE Alder St, Portland, OR 97214
Do you price from fear or from confidence?
Even with a perfect pricing strategy, margins still shrink in the face of out-of-control discounting and fear-based pricing.
The biggest obstacle to pricing success isn’t competition, customers, insufficient business knowledge, lack of strategy, or lack of sophisticated cost and pricing analysis. It’s a set of self-limiting beliefs, habits, and behaviors that sabotage pricing success.
In this fast-paced, practical presentation, Casey will demystify the real causes of underpricing to launch you onto a path to improve pricing, command what you deserve, and dramatically increase profits.
Key Takeaways:
Conquer pricing challenges
Negotiate with confidence
Drive profitable growth
Oct. 28, 2026
Difference Wins: How to Position Your Business in a Crowded Market
EO Members and SAPs
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 12p - 2p
SKA Wealth Strategies of Raymond James (Hosting)
5 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ste 600, Portland, OR 97214
How do you stand out in a loud world?
Most businesses don't spend much time actively thinking about differentiation. They compete on the same claims as everyone else (quality, experience, customer service), and end up harder to tell apart than they'd like, with too many deals coming down to price.
In this session, Eleazar Ruiz (founder of Odd Notion, a branding agency) will walk through how to change that: not with a new slogan, but with positioning decisions that give customers a real reason to choose you.
What you'll walk away with:
A simple framework for auditing whether your brand is actually differentiated or just decorated
How to identify the 1-2 attributes worth owning in your category (and why trying to own everything kills differentiation)
Common branding mistakes that make competitors look interchangeable
Practical exercises you can run with your own team post-event to pressure-test your positioning
Nov. 17, 2026
When Roles Reverse: A Road Map for Caring for Aging Parents
EO Members, SAPs, and SLPs
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12p-2p
Kiln
1120 SE Madison St.
Portland, OR 97214
This Quarterly Learning Lab, We'll Learn from Barbara Stratte, Founder of The Sandwiched Gen and author of When Roles Reverse: A Road Map for Caring for Aging Parents
Some nights Barbara's up because of her business. Some nights it's her mom. Some nights, both.
She's living in the exact place this room lives too. Sandwiched between running a business, raising a family, and caring for the parent who raised her. Client calls in one hand, a doctor's appointment in the other. Two to-do lists, one for the business and one for mom, and no one else to hand either of them to.
You're already the one everyone in your business counts on. This session is for the other half, the family that counts on you too.
Barbara isn't here to tell you to slow down. She's here to hand you the systems and the permission to finally enforce those same boundaries at home.
Dec. 17, 2026
Business Mastery: Strategy Day
EO Members
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 8:30a - 5p
Oregon Executive MBA in Portland
2800 Northeast Liberty Street
Portland, OR 97211
The Fundamentals Don't Stop Mattering When You Cross $1M in Sales
EO Members are invited to learn alongside our Accelerators in this one-day workshop led by EO Global Certified Trainer Nick Thompson.
EO Accelerator Days are built around the four core disciplines of a scalable business: Cash, Strategy, People, and Execution. For EO members, these days offer an opportunity to get back to basics, revisit proven tools and frameworks, and look at your business with fresh eyes.
Step out of the weeds and reconnect with where you’re going—and why. Details on Eventbrite!
March 18, 2027
Business Mastery: People Day
EO Members
Thursday, March 18, 2027, 8:30a - 5p
Oregon Executive MBA in Portland
2800 Northeast Liberty Street
Portland, OR 97211
The Fundamentals Don't Stop Mattering When You Cross $1M in Sales
EO Members are invited to learn alongside our Accelerators in this one-day workshop led by EO Global Certified Trainer Nick Thompson.
EO Accelerator Days are built around the four core disciplines of a scalable business: Cash, Strategy, People, and Execution. For EO members, these days offer an opportunity to get back to basics, revisit proven tools and frameworks, and look at your business with fresh eyes.
Revisit one of the hardest parts of scaling: getting the right people doing the right things. Details on Eventbrite!
June 10, 2027
Business Mastery: Execution Day
EO Members
Thursday, June 10, 2027, 8:30a - 5p
Oregon Executive MBA in Portland
2800 Northeast Liberty Street
Portland, OR 97211
The Fundamentals Don't Stop Mattering When You Cross $1M in Sales
EO Members are invited to learn alongside our Accelerators in this one-day workshop led by EO Global Certified Trainer Nick Thompson.
EO Accelerator Days are built around the four core disciplines of a scalable business: Cash, Strategy, People, and Execution. For EO members, these days offer an opportunity to get back to basics, revisit proven tools and frameworks, and look at your business with fresh eyes.
Most entrepreneurs don’t suffer from a shortage of ideas. The challenge is creating the rhythm, priorities, measurements and habits that consistently turn those ideas into results. Details on Eventbrite!