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“How to” – EOS Panel – From Vision to Action: Unlocking Family Business Potential

April 16, 2025

8:00 - 10:00 am - In-person BerryDunn, 8:30 - 10:00 am - Zoom

BerryDunn – 2211 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102 and Zoom

Are you a business owner or a senior level manager that wants to see your business consistently run better and grow faster? Join us...

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👀 From Vision to Action: Unlocking Family Business Potential 🎬

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Time: Apr 2, 2025 08:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89105336132?pwd=5vHvhQf1DJeayeissbAVuuTArxda6E.1

Meeting ID: 891 0533 6132

Passcode: 753173

Speaker: Laura McDowell, Professional EOS Implementer

Family Business Speakers / Panel:

Joe Curesky, Chief Operating Officer, Volk Packaging Corporation
Mike Davis, President, Industrial Roofing Company
Ben Cameron, President, Harbor Digital
Stacey Morrison, CEO / Owner, Ganneston Construction

Running a family business comes with unique challenges and opportunities, from aligning your team and managing growth to ensuring long-term success for future generations. In this engaging panel discussion, facilitated by Laura McDowell, Certified EOS Implementer, you’ll hear real stories from local family-owned businesses, all of whom are using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to address these challenges.

Our panel features four businesses at different stages of their journey with implementing a structured approach to growth: one that has fully integrated the process into their operations, one actively working through the implementation, and one just beginning to explore how it can benefit their business. They’ll share their experiences, challenges, and successes in creating clarity, fostering accountability, and building a stronger future for their businesses.

What You’ll Gain:

Real-world insights into overcoming common family business challenges like communication breakdowns, succession planning, and scaling operations.
Actionable strategies you can take back to your business to foster alignment, accountability, and growth.
Inspiration and encouragement from relatable stories of local business leaders navigating similar obstacles.
A chance to connect with and learn from your peers in the family business community.

This isn’t just a theory session—it’s a chance to hear what’s working for others and discover practical steps to move your own business forward.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and think differently about your business.

Parking Details for event!

BerryDunn reserved parking is numbered and to the right as you come into the main entrance. Spaces available change. The spaces available currently are 68, 90, 93, 103, 105 and 116 through 123. See below

Speakers:

Laura McDowell, EOS Implementor

With 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, client success, HR, and fundraising, Laura discovered a passion for helping entrepreneurs thrive. While serving on the leadership team of a bootstrapped tech startup in the hospitality industry, she saw firsthand how the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) transformed a stagnant team into one that was aligned, communicative, and high-performing. Inspired by the impact, she became dedicated to helping other leaders experience the same transformation.

Based in southern Maine, she works with entrepreneurs who value genuine connections, informal collaboration, and a shared commitment to achieving exceptional results together.

Joe Curesky, Chief Operating Officer, Volk Packaging Corporation

Joe Curesky is the Chief Operating Officer of Volk Packaging and serves as the Director of Operations for Volk Paxit. He also holds the role of EOS Integrator, helping to align and drive execution across the organization.

With a lifelong career in manufacturing, Joe began as a Material Coordinator at Kimberly-Clark, where he worked for 10 years on the Huggies product line. Following the closure of that plant, he spent two years at Weyerhaeuser Corrugated and then 17 years with WestRock Corrugated. In 2023, he brought his extensive experience to Volk Packaging.

Joe is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and holds Lean Manufacturing certification, reflecting his commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Outside of work, Joe has been married for 33 years and is a proud father of three and grandfather of five. In his free time, he enjoys bowling, golfing, and hunting.

Mike Davis, President, Industrial Roofing Company

Mike Davis it the President and an Owner of IRC Industrial Roofing Company in Lewiston. IRC has become Northern New England’s leading commercial roofing services firm with over 100 employees. IRC won the IFOB Customer Service Award in 2012 and IRC has also received several safety related awards and is a Maine Great Places to Work. IRC has been running on EOS for about 3 years and the system has helped IRC improve overall performance and increase EE engagement, getting the whole team pointed in the same direction.

Mike earned a chemical engineering degree from the University of Maine, an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology, and spends most of his time outside of work with youth sports. If there is any spare time left, he likes to “chase my kids on the ski hills and try to catch a few fish on Casco Bay.”

Ben Cameron, President, Harbor Digital

Ben Cameron is a dedicated IT professional specializing in Managed IT services, cybersecurity and technology solutions. Passionate about education and mentorship and developing an industry to keep our next local generation and their families in Maine while supporting and maintaining our local businesses. Outside of work, Ben enjoys hiking, biking, skiing and snowmobiling as well as spinning wrenches in the garage with his kids on their next automotive project. Secret Sauce: Treat others as you want to be treated and do better daily.

Stacey Morrison, CEO / Owner, Ganneston Construction

With her father’s encouragement Stacey purchased Ganneston in 2001, successfully growing the company five-fold. She’s just one of four woman-owned General Contractors in Maine. The company’s core focus is Building Maine’s history…past, present and future through exceptional construction services and lasting relationships. She is also an Owner of CPM Constructors, founded by her father. She serves on multiple industry and community boards and is passionate about the CF Foundation. Stacey, Ricky, and her son Zachary live in Gardiner.