Join CEOs, Founders, Owners, Partners, and business leaders and go behind the scenes to learn the secrets of great wine brands and how they can be applied to your business operations. Meet and network with other business leaders, insiders, and experts to accelerate your enterprise.
**All times and dates are subject to change**
Sunday, September 20th
Private Curated Napa Area Wine Tastings (optional)
1:00 PM: Faculty Check In (Tre Posti 641 Main St, St. Helena, CA)
4:00 PM: Registration at WineBid (755 Skyway Ct, Napa, CA)
5:30 PM: Welcome and Executive Tour of WineBid https://www.winebid.com/
7:30 PM: Private Executive Networking
Monday, September 21st
8:30 AM: Registration (Tre Posti 641 Main St, St Helena, CA)
9:00 AM: Welcome by Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman & CEO C-Suite Network
Keynote Speakers: Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine
Going Barefoot: Learn how they built the largest wine brand in the world as they share secrets you can apply to your business. Get an immersive experience only available to insiders. Find out how they got into the wine business, and despite the fact they had no established brand or marketing presence, they found a strategy that led them to become one of the fastest-growing brands in the nation without paid advertising.
Executive Networking
Facilitated Executive Workshops and Hot Seats
12:30 PM “Meet the Expert” Lunch
Keynote Panel
Executive Networking
Facilitated Executive Workshops and Hot Seats
6:00 PM: Wine Dinner at Jessup Cellars (6740 Washington St, Yountville, CA)
9:30 PM: Private Executive Networking
Tuesday, September 22nd
8:30 AM: Registration
9:00 AM: Welcome
Keynote CEO Panel: Featuring: Lauren Ackerman (Ackerman Family Vineyards), Susie Selby (Selby Winery), and Cathy Corison (Corison Winery)
Passion, Family and Building Legacy— Listen to these CEOs of family wineries on how they grew a family passion into multi-million dollar business- proof that you can live the good life and make money at the same time.
Executive Networking
Facilitated Executive Workshops and Hot Seat
12:00 PM “Meet the Expert” Lunch
Riedel Crystal Experience: Anne Koziara, Vice President On-Premise, Riedel Crystal of America
Differentiation: How the slightest changes have the biggest impact.
Afternoon FREE NETWORKING TIME Exclusive Wine Tasting Experiences in St. Helena, Yountville, Napa, and Rutherford
5:15 PM: Group Dinner on Napa Wine Train
9:30 PM: Private Executive
Wednesday, September 23rd
Private Curated Napa Area Wine Tastings (optional)
*Schedule subject to change
Meet World Class Business Leaders
Network with High Growth Business Leader
Exclusive Access to Top Experts and Advisors
High-Level Business Discovery and Partnerships
Gourmet Meals and Fine Wine
Customized and Curated Executive Experiences
Optional Curated Wine Tastings
Executive Swag and Gifts
Signed Best-Seller Business Books
One Year Executive Membership to the C-Suite Network ($1,000 Value)
Complimentary Attendance to Two C-Suite Network Conferences ($1,500 Value)
Private Invitation to C-Suite Network Councils
You will meet a variety of successful executives including CEO’s, founders, owners and partners of high-growth companies. Today, the size of companies comprising membership of the C-Suite Network total 21% from companies greater than one billion in revenue; 27% from companies between $100 million to $1 billion in revenue; and, 51% from small businesses under $100 million in revenue. Previous C-Suite Network attendees to our events include executive attendees and speakers from notable enterprises as:
Accenture
Acxiom
Adobe
ADT
AIG
Akami
Allegiance Staffing, Inc.
Allianz Worldwide
Angel Investors Network
AT&T
Atlantic Health System
Audible
Audioburst
AutoDesk
Axciom
Beklin International
Bell & Howell
Bennigan’s
BlackRock
BlogHer
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Bombardier Transportation
Boston Celtics
Bottom Line Marketing Group
BP Ventures
BrainReserve
Brocade Communications
California Pizza Kitchen
Capital One
Captivate
CDW
Celebrity Lifestyle Brands
Centurylink
Chicago Tribune Media Group
Cisco
Clear Channel Outdoor
Clearstone Venture Partners
CoinLion
Combate Americas
Comcast
Comic Relief USA
Consul General of Ireland
Cordillera Investment Partners
Crain Communications
Deloitte
DIRECTV
Docusign
DoSomething.org
Dunkin’ Brands
Dwyer Group
Eastman Kodak
Edible Arrangements
Ekso Bionics
Elance-oDesk
Electronic Arts Inc.
Engage Social
Engineered Tax Services
Entrepreneur Press
Epsilon
Esurance
Exacttarget Marketing Cloud
Facebook
FASTSIGNS
FetchIt
Fisher Phillips
Fivesky
Forcepoint
Franchise Services Inc.
FutureVault, Inc.
Gannett
Gannett Group
General Electric
Goldman Sachs
Google
Grand Prix of America
Formula 1
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
HCL Technologies
Hewlett Packard Ventures
High Tower Advisors
Hollywood Portfolio
HP Tech Ventures
Huawei
IAEE
IDG Connect
iFlip Investor Inc.
iHeartMedia
Intel
Intel Capital
INvelop Entertainment
J.P. Morgan
JetBlue Technology Ventures
Jive Software
Johnson & Johnson
Juniper Networks
Keds
King’s Hawaiian
Kroll Inc
Kyriba
L’Oreal USA, Inc.
Landmark Research Group
Legal Shield
Lending Point
Levi Strauss & Co.
Liberty Tax
LiveWorld
Loyalty Brands
LunaCap Ventures
Mailboxes, etc
Manpower
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Mattell
McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP
Merrill Lynch
Microdesk
Microsoft Ventures
Mighty Capital
MillerCoors
Mindrock Capital
Mitel
MonetaPro.IO
MSNBC
MUFG Union Bank
Multiview
NBC Entertainment Marketing & Digital NBC
Universal
Nelson Schmidt
New York Red Bulls
NFL Experience Times Square
NHL Foundation;
NowCFO
Omega Venture Partners
OnDeck, Inc
Oracle
Orianne Collins Jewellery
Palo Alto Scientific, Inc.
PayActiv
Peoplexpress
Persistent Systems
Petco
Piedmont Partners Group Ventures;
Pink Petro
PIP Printing
Piper Jaffray
Pitney Bowes
Plantronics
Pointward
Presidio Capital Advisors
Profit.co
PublicisMedia
ReachMe TV
RingCentral
RRKidz
Rubicon Capital Consultants
Rubicon Venture Capital
Salesforce
SalesFuel
Samsung
SAP
SeaChange International
Second City
Sharp USA
Siegel+Gale
Silicon Valley Bank
Sin City Cupcakes
Sir Speedy
Smart Technologies
Spend Management
Sprinklr
Staples
Steiner Sports
Storebound
Strategex
SuperSlowZone
Surf Air
T-Mobile
Tallgrass PR
TeamLogicIT
The M&A Advisor;
The Topps Company;
Tiedmann Advisors
TIME, Inc.
TiVo
Toyota Financial Services
TST Construction
TubeMogul
United Airlines
USEA
Varidesk
Verizon
Viacom Networks
Village Tech Schools
Visa
Voicera
Waddell & Reed, Inc
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Xeikon America
Watermark
Wells Fargo Securities
WomenCorporateDirectors
Xerox
Zoom
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St Helena, CA 94574
