Events for CEOs

Helen Bulwik, partner in Newport’s Northern California practice, will be participating in a Family Business Forum addressing how to foster innovation on Thursday, January 30th in San Francisco. The forum will address how family businesses can create a culture of innovation to improve productivity, profitability and growth. Helen along with other panelists will share lessons learned from large family business such as Estee Lauder and Molson Coors. Additional topics which will be addressed are how founders can facilitate and get in the way of change, when to bring in outside advisors, how to motivate employees, ways to bridge family generations, and how fostering innovation in family businesses differs from non-family businesses.

Helen Bulwik, Northern California Newport Board Group partner was recently quoted in San Francisco Chronicle regarding her retail knowledge and understanding of the consumer. According to Bulwik, consumers are “aware” of the health risks associated with toxic chemicals in over the counter items and are “demanding” that retailer giants examine and inform their customers. The article stresses that consumers are understanding market place changes faster than policy makers. Helen continues to be a valuable source of insight to the media as well as a trusted Newport advisor to CEOs of retail and other companies.