Forum Speaker Series 2024.12.09

"A Generational Discussion: Hopes, Dreams & Responsibilities"

In December, our Forum Speaker Series hosts a remarkable panel (moderated by Cubicle to CEO Founder Ellen Yin) featuring Salem business icons and emerging leaders for a discussion between business generations about the past, present, and future of our community. Hear about the contrasting approaches to business over several decades in Salem, but also how the veteran and emerging generations of our business leaders continue to work together while paving the way for a stronger local economy and a better and brighter Salem.

Business Veterans:

• Gladys Blum, Principal Broker at Blum Real Estate
• Dick Wihtnell, Owner of Withnell Battle Creek Co.
• Gene Derfler, Former Oregon State Representative and real estate broker

Emerging Leaders:

• Porshla Scheuble, Owner of Be Well Esthetics
• Cynthia Lara, Co-Owner of Bison Dump
• Boaz Blair, State Farm Insurance

Panel Moderator: Ellen Yin, Founder of Cubicle to CEO

About Our Moderator: Ellen Yin is the founder & host of Cubicle to CEO®, a top 100 business podcast and free weekly newsletter asking successful founders the business questions you can't Google. Her own Cubicle to CEO® journey began with quitting her corporate job without a backup plan, and led to bootstrapping a $300 freelance project into millions in revenue by age 29. Ellen's work has been featured in Times Square, Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, the Today Show and more. Ellen is also an angel investor & advisor for buzzy consumer brands like Soursop Nutrition, Lotza, and fintech platform Cherub, which connects founders with funders.

Season tickets for the 2024-2025 Forum Speaker Series are also available when registering. See the complete list of upcoming Forum dates below.

2024-2025 Forum Speaker Series Dates:

• Monday, September 9, 2024
• Monday, October 14, 2024
• Monday, November 18, 2024
• Monday, December 9, 2024
• Monday, January 13, 2025
• Monday, February 10, 2025
• Monday, March 24, 2025
• Monday, April 14, 2025
• Monday, May 12, 2025
• Monday, June 9, 2025 – Business of the Year Awards