Upcoming events.
October Better Business Breakfast
Better Business Breakfast
Better Business Breakfast – Insight Over Coffee
Join uJoin EO Albany for an energizing morning of insight at our Better Business Breakfast, where we’ll dig into the hard truths and hopeful strategies behind company growth and culture.
🔹Jon Denney – Navigating Whitewater
If your business feels chaotic, you might be in the “Whitewater” phase—where growth has outpaced the original operating model. From cash flow stress and team misalignment to the exhaustion of founder overload, this phase can feel like everything is falling apart. But Jon will show how Whitewater signals that you're doing a lot right and how to move forward toward "Intentional Success." Get ready for a candid look at what creates this turbulence and how to thrive beyond it.
🔹Deb Best – The No-Asshole Rule: Building Culture that Works
Inspired by Bob Sutton’s groundbreaking work, Deb dives into the people dynamics that can make or break an organization. She’ll explore what toxic behavior really looks like in the workplace, how it shows up (sometimes within us), and what leaders can do to cultivate growth-oriented, resilient teams. Her mix of strategic HR insight and straight talk makes this an unforgettable session.
☕Connection & Community
Enjoy breakfast while connecting with fellow entrepreneurs, Strategic Alliance Partners, and guests in a casual setting designed to spark real conversation and new ideas.
EOA Masterclass- CASH
ALBANY: EOA Masterclass- CASH
The first quarterly EO Albany masterclass is CASH. Gather with EO Members, Accelerators, Catalysts, Key Executives, guests, and prospects for a deep dive into all things CASH.
Cash flow fuels your growth.
The first law of entrepreneurial gravity is “Growth sucks cash.” We encourage companies to examine their cash acceleration strategies. This measures the time between spending a dollar (on marketing design, rent, wages, etc.) and earning that dollar back throughout the company.
Come learn:
The 7 most important Financial Lessons that every entrepreneur needs to know.
A number of strategies to substantially increase your cash flow.
How to use AI to analyze and find financial gains as you grow.
And even a magic trick guaranteed to improve your bottom line!
Strategic Alliance Partner Luncheon/Workshop
Join us for an engaging luncheon and planning session with EO Albany’s valued Strategic Alliance Partners. Over a delicious meal at Ruth’s Chris, we’ll collaborate on key initiatives, align goals, and build out the partnership roadmap for the upcoming year.
This event is a great opportunity to:
Strengthen connections with fellow SAPs and EO leaders
Offer input on event sponsorships, co-branded opportunities, and visibility
Help shape the experience for members and partners alike
If you are a Strategic Alliance Partner or are interested in learning more, please reach out to Marissa at marissa.madding@eoalbany.org.
Let’s make this year our most impactful yet — together. 💼
November: Better Business Breakfast
November: Better Business Breakfast
Better Business Breakfast – Insight Over Coffee
Join EO Albany for a powerful morning of insight as we explore how financial planning and insurance strategy work hand in hand to protect and grow your business.
💼Joe Anderson – The Anderson Financial Group
Named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, Joe brings a strategic lens to financial planning for entrepreneurs and business owners. He’ll share how long-term financial strategy creates clarity, confidence, and resilience—especially when paired with smart risk management.
🛡️Stephen Mather – HMS Insurance
As Principal of HMS Agency, Stephen will dive into the insurance side of the equation—how the right coverage can safeguard your business, support growth, and align with your financial goals. His experience in both personal and commercial lines offers a well-rounded perspective on risk and protection.
☕Breakfast & Networking
Enjoy a delicious breakfast while connecting with fellow EO members, Strategic Alliance Partners, and guests in a relaxed, engaging environment.
EO Albany Q2 Learning Day: Unleash the Power of AI Marketing for Your Business
EO Albany Q2 Learning Day: Unleash the Power of AI Marketing for Your Business
Unleash the Power of AI Marketing for Your Business – An Interactive Workshop with Scott Empringham
Step into the future of marketing with this dynamic, hands-on workshop led by Scott Empringham. Bring your laptop and dive into practical AI-driven strategies designed to elevate your business. As Scott presents, you'll implement real-time techniques, gaining valuable insights on automation, personalization, and efficiency. Whether you're new to AI marketing or ready to refine your approach, this session will equip you with the tools to stay ahead in the digital landscape.
EOA Masterclass: Strategy
Strategy: Create Sustainable Top Line Growth (Q2)
Learn to develop a clear brand promise and create strategies for sustainable revenue growth.
EOA Masterclass: People
ALBANY: EOA Masterclass: PEOPLE
People: Attract and Retain Top Talent (Q3)
Discover how to become a magnet for A-players who are dedicated to results, ensuring the right people are in the right seats.
EOA Masterclass: Execution
ALBANY: EOA Masterclass: EXECUTION
Execution: Develop a Strategic Advantage (Q4)
Tighten your execution habits to improve gross margins and profitability while reducing time to completion.
EO Albany Q4 Learning Event: The Storytellers Dinner with Brad Montague
This season, we’re thrilled to welcome Brad Montague—author, illustrator, and creator of Kid President—for a heartwarming evening designed to bring out your inner child and strengthen family bonds.
The Storyteller’s Dinner is more than a keynote—it’s an experience. Built around a shared meal and divided into three engaging parts, Brad’s signature offering blends storytelling, leadership insights, and playful connection. Through laughter, reflection, and shared stories, families will be invited to slow down, savor the moment, and rediscover the magic of being together.
Whether you're a parent, grandparent, teen, or tiny tot, this evening is for you. Come hungry—for dinner, for joy, and for the kind of connection that lingers long after the last bite.
All ages welcome. Come as you are. Leave a little lighter
Registration Link for Non Members
EO Albany Q1 Learning Day: Workshop
EO Albany- Q1 Learning Day: Slow Down to Speed Up Workshop
Third Eye Global invites conscious leaders and heart-centered individuals to join a transformative workshop designed to go far beyond surface-level success. Rooted in our signature Third Eye Approach, a powerful blend of neuroscience, spiritual psychology, and subconscious reprogramming, this immersive experience offers a practical path to lasting inner change.
This is not just a retreat. It’s a workshop that welcomes deep participation, personal insight, and grounded transformation. To fully engage in the restorative modalities offered, we encourage attendees to bring a yoga mat, pillow, and travel chair. These essentials will help you relax and get the most out of practices such as EMDR, meditation, and sound therapy, thoughtfully curated to calm the nervous system, unlock clarity, and reconnect with your most authentic self.
Led by our team of therapists, facilitators, and intuitive guides with over 80 years of collective experience, this workshop is a portal to remembering who you truly are. You'll be guided into moments of stillness and insight, supported by tools that foster emotional resilience, grounded leadership, and soul-level clarity.
Whether you’re navigating burnout, seeking breakthrough, or reimagining your path forward, this event offers more than inspiration. It offers implementation. Our programs are intentionally designed to create ripple effects of change from the inside out.
With keynote sessions by founder Julie deMercado and programming shaped by Megan Healey and Rachel Pires, each moment is crafted with energetic precision and compassionate intention. Together we’ll explore what it means to lead from within and move into alignment with purpose and presence.
Healing begins when you turn inward. Bring your essentials, an open heart, and your willingness to grow. The real work starts here with you.
EO Albany- Q1 Learning Day: Slow Down to Speed Up
EO Albany- Q1 Learning Day: Slow Down to Speed Up
Julie deMercado
Third Eye Global invites conscious leaders and heart-centered individuals to embark on a transformative journey that goes far beyond surface-level success. This immersive retreat is rooted in the signature Third Eye Approach; a powerful blend of neuroscience, spiritual psychology, and subconscious reprogramming. Designed for high-performing individuals who crave deeper connection, clarity, and personal evolution, our integrative methodology guides participants through practices that create lasting change from within.
Led by a team of therapists, facilitators, and intuitive guides with over 80 years of collective experience, this experience is a portal to remembering your true self. You'll engage in deeply restorative modalities such as EMDR, meditation, sound therapy, all thoughtfully curated to restore your nervous system, peel back the layers of conditioning, and unlock the next chapter of your life.
Participants will experience moments of stillness, insight, and emotional resilience, all while cultivating leadership that’s built from the inside out. Whether you’re navigating burnout, seeking breakthrough, or simply reimagining your path, this experience offers practical tools, soulful support, and an evidence-based path to alignment.
This learning event is intentionally designed to foster clarity and connection, both within yourself and your community. With keynote sessions led by founder Julie deMercado and programming crafted by experts like Megan Healey and Rachel Pires, each moment is steeped in energetic precision and soul-level transformation.
Step into a space where healing is remembering who you've always been, and where true leadership begins inward. The real work starts here. Let Third Eye Global guide you home.
EO Albany- EOA/Catalyst Kick Off Event
EO Albany- EOA/Catalyst Kick Off Event
Join us as we kick off the 2025-2026 EO Accelerator year with an energizing celebration! This event will include a brief presentation from Jon Denney highlighting the benefits and expectations of Accountability Groups. It’s a perfect opportunity to reconnect, realign, and get inspired for the year ahead.
Details:
Light snacks and beverages will be provided
Come ready to network and celebrate new beginnings!
EO Albany Thirsty Thursday: Druthers
Thirsty Thursday at Druthers: Clifton Park—EO Albany’s Summer Social! 🍻🌿
What better way to enjoy August than with great company, refreshing drinks, and meaningful connections? Join EO Albany for Thirsty Thursday at Druthers in Clifton Park, where members can unwind, mingle, and toast to the successes ahead in the 25-26 Fiscal Year.
Britt Frank: The Science of Stuck
Drawing upon groundbreaking research from her wildly popular book The Science of Stuck (Penguin Random House), licensed neuro-psychotherapist Britt Frank, LSCSW dismantles the myth of motivation— and leaves audiences with actionable, practical, science-backed tools to get unstuck from ANYTHING (no motivation required).
With 40 million Americans reporting dissatisfaction, stress, burnout, and overwhelm, we need new solutions to help our brains brain better. Because when our brains brain better, our lives get better.
EO Masterclass: Strategy
Create Sustainable Top Line Growth
The keys to sustainable top-line growth are: knowing your core customer, developing a clear brand promise, and developing your BHAG® (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) for sustainable revenue growth.
This full-day, interactive masterclass is the second in our 2024-2025 entrepreneurial education program.
Materials, light breakfast fare, lunch and snacks are provided. Please park in the far section of the parking lot - follow the signs please!
Members, Accelerators, Catalyts, Strategic Partners, Key Executives, and Prospects are all welcome to attend.
John Sanei: The Future of Leadership
The future of leadership. What is required for individuals and organizations to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape? In this keynote, John shares the latest developments in leadership, neuroscience and psychology to help leaders shift into a new paradigm.
Lunch & Learn: Lessons from Legends of the 518 with Warren Zeiser
Join Warren Zeiser from WeRise Consulting as he shares lessons and insights from some of the greatest entrepreneur success stories of the Capital Region. Get an insider's perspective on companies like Death Wish Coffee, Beekman 1802, Nuvalence, Mastroianni Bakery, Brooks' Bar-B-Q, and more.
Lunch will be served.
Jack Daly: Life By Design Workshop
In this second event with Jack Daly, participants can dive into the “life by design” workshop.
In all of his business ventures, Jack Daly has a vision and a plan of action to achieve his goals. He lives his life the same way, a “life by design.”
Jack aims to live his life to the fullest, creating goals each year to help achieve everything on his bucket list, and it’s a long one. With meticulous care, Jack plans, tracks, and compares key metrics of his travel, health, and personal aspirations to control performance and hold himself accountable. Below you can find Jack’s “Year in Review” and “Yearly Goals” documents, which recount these metrics.
In 2022, Jack released his long awaited book, Jack Daly’s Life By Design, that shares with the world his special recipe for life well lived. Tickets will be available to purchase for this workshop event.
Jack Daly: Hyper Sales Growth
Save the date for a keynote event with the incomparable Jack Daly. More details and the registration link will be added later in July.
Jack Daly is a leading sales speaker and trainer with over 30 years of sales and executive experience. Jack’s track record is a testament to his real-world knowledge and extensive expertise in sales and sales management.
EO US East Annual Conference: Nerve 2024
Embark on this journey to meet your future self at EO Nerve 2024 in Atlanta, GA – a city that defines its future exponentially and grows to meet the moment with passion and grit. Ready to redefine its future anew. For three days, we will “Rise Up”, come together at the Downtown Atlanta Omni hotel. Check back often as we update our schedule of speakers, events and other information.
EO Masterclass: CASH
This full-day, interactive masterclass kicks off our 2024-2025 entrepreneurial education program.
Materials, light breakfast fare, lunch and snacks are provided. Please park in the far section of the parking lot - follow the signs please!
Members, Accelerators, Catalysts, Strategic Partners, Key Executives, and Prospects are all welcome to attend.
Brian Smith: Founder of UGG
UGG Founder Brian Smith; is one of the most sought after speakers and business leaders in the country.
His inspirational talks and media appearances on his breakthrough business strategies are widely attended by business people of all ages from a diverse array of market sectors.
Team building, company culture, growth challenges, are all presented through a lens of vast experience, combined with a vision of a spiritual approach towards the future of business today.
EO Albany EXECUTION Masterclass
Join us for our EO Albany Execution Masterclass, one of the quarterly learning days of our Accelerator/Catalyst/Key Exec program.
EO Members are welcome and encouraged to attend these FREE masterclass days.
Attendance is mandatory for Accelerators, Catalysts and Key Executives.
Amanda Knox
Embark on an extraordinary journey with Amanda Knox, our keynote speaker at our EO Albany Signature Event. From adversity to resilience, Amanda shares invaluable insights that transcend her personal story. Join us to gain strategic business wisdom, foster connections, and elevate your entrepreneurial journey.
Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting to Be Heard, and co-host, with her partner Christopher Robinson, of the podcast Labyrinths. Between 2007 and 2015, she spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit. She has since become an advocate for criminal justice reform and media ethics. She sits on the board of the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice.
EO Albany PEOPLE Masterclass
Join us for our EO Albany People Masterclass, one of the quarterly learning days of our Accelerator/Catalyst/Key Exec program.
EO Members are welcome and encouraged to attend these FREE masterclass days.
Attendance is mandatory for EO Accelerators, Key Executives, and Catalysts.
EO Family Event - Pickle Ball and Football
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of pickeball and football viewing at SPORTIME Schenectady! This exciting in-person event is perfect for families looking to have a blast together. Get ready to show off your skills, learn new ones, and have a great time with our EO Albany chapter.
EO Members, Accelerators, Strategic Partners, Catalysts, Spouse/Life Partners and your kids are all invited and encouraged to attend. Perfect for kids and adults of all ages! Tickets are free for this event for our EO Community and your families.
Whether you're a seasoned pickle ball player or just starting out, this event is suitable for all skill levels. We'll provide the equipment and lessons for adults and kids!), so all you need to bring is your enthusiasm and a competitive spirit. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to bond with your family and our EO Albany community.
EO Accelerator Strategy Learning Day
Is your STRATEGY working to drive profitable growth?
Do you know your ideal customer and what they really need?
Have you looked at your overall strategy pieces all in one place?
Do you know where your sandbox is to find and engage with your core customer?
Come ready to explore the answers to these questions and how you can make changes in your business now!
EO Accelerator Learning days are required for Accelerators, Catalysts, and Key Executives.
EO Members are welcome and encouraged to attend this masterclass on strategy that will get you set for 2024, as well as provide invaluable experience in the room for all our EO program participants. This FREE class is one of your EO benefits and can make a difference in your busniess immediately - come join us!
The Bunker - EO Member Event
Join your fellow EO Members for a unique happy hour at the Capital Region's newest indoor golf simulator experience unlike any other - THE BUNKER!
The Bunker uses the world's foremost golf simulator: TRACKMAN. The TRACKMAN simulator is used by virtually all PGA professionals. Golfers at the Bunker are using the exact same tool that helps propel professional golfers to the top of their game, including Brooks Koepka, Lexi Thompson, and Tiger Woods.
Come join us for drinks, appetizers, cutting edge golf technology, and a chance to meet EO Members outside your forum.
This event is open EO Members and EO Member prospects- let Heidi know if you'd like to bring a prospect!
2024 Sales Planning Workshop
Charge into 2024 with a powerful sales strategy for success! The new year is just around the corner, and it's time to elevate your game. Make sales planning your top priority and pave the way for your best year yet.
Our workshop with Matt Scarchiilli (Sandler) is your ticket to an incredible year of sales ahead. Bring your teams or come solo - all of Matt's insights and strategies for 2024 will give you a competitive edge. This interactive, hands-on workshop will equip every person in the room with a plan and the knowledge to execute it successfully.
Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your journey, our event is tailored to meet your needs. Don't miss this opportunity to supercharge your sales planning for 2024. Register now to secure your spot, bring your teams, and be part of the change that will set you apart from the competition.
EO Accelerator: Execution Learning Day
Develop a Strategic Advantage Over Your Competitors
One common challenge that quietly sneaks up on successful growth companies is the subtle transition from excellent, precise execution to passivity, complacency, and eventually poor execution disciplines. Tightening up your execution habits can dramatically improve your gross margins and profitability while reducing the time it takes to get work done.
This is the fourth EO Accelerator Learning Day for FY22/23. If you are a founder/owner with a business grossing $250K - $1M, contact us to learn more about the program and attend this day as our guest.
EO Power Lunch: Oh Sh$%! I've Been Hacked: An Interactive Cyber Event
Cybercrime is growing at an alarming rate. The average cost of a data breach now sits at $4.24 million, with 60% of all companies experiencing a breach in 2021. Most cybersecurity insurance policy costs have tripled in the past couple of years.
The threat of ransomware attacks, data breaches, or major IT outages worry companies even more than business and supply chain disruption, natural disasters, or the COVID-19 pandemic.
Want to learn how to protect your organization? Join us for this interactive event on Tuesday, March 28 at 11:45 AM, hosted by Tag Solutions, an EO Strategic Alliance Partner.
Brushes & Beverages
Channel your inner Bob Ross and get creative with your EO community! Join in for evening of fun, painting, sipping, and socializing.
We'll gather at Saratoga Paint & Sip for a fun, casual evening. Spouse/life partners and kids are all welcome and encouraged to attend. No experience necessary, just bring yourselves and a think big, be bold attitude to try something new.
Light snacks and one drink is included in your ticket price (soda, craft beer or wine). Additional drinks available for purchase.
Want more fun?? We'll head over to the Henry St. Tap Room after the we're done painting if you want to keep the night going!
lead your tribe, love your work with Piyush
Piyush Patel: Lead Your Tribe, Love Your Work
