18th Annual Gathering of Games Conference

Craig Durosko

chrislangston — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:01:15 +0000

Craig founded Sun Design Remodeling in 1988 with one simple philosophy- helping people with their homes. He has been instrumental in growing a one person sunroom repair and deck building shop into a successful design build firm with more than 50 employees. Over the years, Craig has worn almost every hat in the organization. His true passion has always been the role of building and maintaining Sun Design’s culture that is based on providing a great experience for clients as well as employees, vendors and trades people. “After 21 years I still look forward to going into work each day. I enjoy the culture we have built here at Sun Design and the people I work with. I enjoy our clients and love to see them light up when their vision comes to life. They can see how our work has improved the way their homes function for their families. I enjoy seeing the awards our designers get for their creativity and the awards our entire staff gets for growing a successful business based on serving our clients,” says Craig. Craig’s certifications include: CR, Certified Remodeler, from the National Assoc. of Remodeling Industry (NARI); and CGP, Certified Green Professional from the National Assoc. of Home Builders. He has been on the National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s Metro DC chapter board and has served as its education chairperson for a number of years. Craig has received two Image Awards and the President’s Award from NARI. Craig enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, keeping a healthy mind and body, and mountain biking.

Featured Keynote

chrislangston — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:31:29 +0000

Will Becker

kristin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:12:52 +0000

Wil Becker is Managing Director of the Management Equity valuation and consulting practice at Chartwell. Wil focuses on valuations of privately held companies for management incentive design plans, equity options, and deferred compensation. He specializes in valuations of companies with complex capital and ownership structures. In addition, Wil serves as financial advisor to business owners seeking to sell their companies or make strategic acquisitions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance, and a Master of Business Administration degree, with an emphasis in finance, from the University St. Thomas.

Steve Nelson

kristin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:12:21 +0000

Steve Nelson is Managing Director of Chartwell’s ESOP practice. He has provided financial advisory services to privately held companies since 1991 and is a recognized authority on business valuation and ownership transition issues. Throughout his professional career, Steve has advised clients on a wide variety of corporate finance, valuation and fairness issues for ESOP, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, general corporate and tax related purposes. Steve is an Accredited Senior Appraiser and Certified Business Appraiser. Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from the University of St. Thomas.

Tim Seyer

kristin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:11:39 +0000

Tim Seyer is General Manager of Commercial Casework, Inc. an Architectural Woodwork firm serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Tim has been praticing OBM since 1996 and is revered for his passionate leadership style and his entrenched corporate culture of community support and open book management.

Corey Rosen

kristin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:10:51 +0000

Corey Rosen, founder and director of the National Center for Employee Ownership, a nonprofit organization that is the leading source of information about ESOPs and broad-based equity compensation programs, author of numerous books on the topic and a frequent source/guest for all major media on employee ownership. The NCEO provides publications, webinars, seminars, conferences, a newsletter, and other material on employee ownership plans and have over 2800 members. Corey also serves on the boards of employee-owned Pool Covers Inc. and Dealey Renton Associates.

Steve Wilson

kristin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:38:39 +0000

Steve Wilson is the founder of Mid-States Technical, an INC 500 company with low employee turnover and high productivity. Now of Willow Creek Consultants, Wilson works with many business associations to show member companies how to select and retain a high performance workforce.

Ari Weinzweig

kristin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:01:28 +0000

Ari Weinzweig is CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, which includes Zingerman’s Delicatessen, Bakehouse, Creamery, Catering, Mail Order, ZingTrain, Coffee Company, Roadhouse and the newest business—Zingerman’s Candy Manufactory. Zingerman’s produces and sells all sorts of full flavored, traditional foods in its home of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ari is the author of a number of articles and books, most recently, “Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon” (Zingerman’s Press), “Zingerman’s Guide to Giving Great Service” (Hyperion), and “Zingerman’s Guide to Good Eating” (Houghton Mifflin). Ari was recognized as one of the “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America” by the 2006 James Beard Foundation.

Tim Baltes

kristin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:29:25 +0000

Tim Baltes is a dynamic, passionate teacher who excels in erasing the invisible line between management and line-level employees by developing mutual trust and practicing Open-Book principles. Tim holds a MS in Business Psychology and has over 11 years Human Resources experience, spanning the fashion, manufacturing, entertainment and healthcare industries.

Rick Rose

kristin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:28:25 +0000

Rick Rose is a Managing Director of Menke & Associates, Inc., where he has specialized in ESOP design and implementation for the past 27 years. Menke & Associates, Inc. has installed over 2,500 ESOPs since 1974, including Springfield ReManufacturing Corp. (SRC)