Upcoming Events
Jan. 18, 2025
MyEO Poker Night
For EO Members & their plus-ones only.
Saturday, January 18, 5:00p - 8:30p
EO Member’s Home
175 Ogden Drive, Oregon City, OR 97045
Let's play poker!
Join EO Members Emma Dye and Jill Kuehler in the original OC on Saturday, January 18 — 5pm arrivals, cards in the air by 6pm. Texas No Limit Hold 'em tournament.
Please bring cash! $25 to start ($20 in the pot & $5* to the house to cover pizza, snacks & beverages.) *Please bring any additional beverages you care to consume and/or share. Unlimited $20 rebuys the first hour but the player must be down to $0.
This is a friendly tournament so if you're new to poker or 'newish' don't hesitate to join us!
Jan. 23, 2025
EO Talks: Thrive, Not Survive
This event is open to the public. EO Members can get FREE admission by using the code “eomember” at checkout.
Thursday, January 23, 9:45a - 11:45a
Redd East
831 SE Salmon St.
Experience, shared: vulnerable stories of entrepreneurial growth.
Join us for the annual event where entrepreneurs become storytellers, and experience the "best kept secret" in Portland's business ecosystem. Entrepreneurs' Organization, or EO, is an inclusive community of business founders who are deeply committed to learning, going deep to grow themselves and their businesses, and supporting each other in leading big, impactful lives.
Thrive, not survive.
EO Talks features talks from four members of EO Portland, who will share experiences that inspire you to get beyond survival in 2025—to truly thrive as an entrepreneur and as a human.
Network with other local business owners
Learn how to deal with fear as a business leaders
Hear experiences of failure and strategies for success
Experience the feeling of having a community supporting your entrepreneurial journey
Jan. 29, 2025
Breakfast Banter: Casual Chapter Update & Conversation
For EO Members only
Wednesday, January 29, 9:00a - 10:30a
Abigail Hall in the Woodlark Hotel
813 SW Alder St.
Join Tim Bergler, EO Portland Board President, for Breakfast
Looking toward the last half of this EO year, January to June, we'd like to invite you to hear where we are as a chapter, the initiative the board has been working on, and inform where we are headed in the next six months and beyond.
Did you know that member engagement is at a five-year high? How about that in the past six months, we've added three new Strategic Partners to our chapter to help our entrepreneurs? We have much to celebrate!
We also want to know what YOU want to see more of, or even what you never want to see again! Your feedback will help guide our Board's mid-year strategy summit and give your member leaders the chance to shape the final months of their tenure.
Our top goal remains to create a space where everyone feels supported, inspired, and heard. So let's have a great conversation over breakfast together!
Feb. 4, 2025
The Ideal Life Way: A Systematic Approach to Reconnect with What Matters
For EO Members, Strategic Partners & Spouses/Life Partners
Tuesday, February 4, 12:00p - 2:00p
SKA Wealth Strategies of Raymond James
5 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. #600
We all have the opportunity to shape our lives to reflect what matters most. Yet too often, we wait. Or we never get to it. Just as we build visions and apply focused planning to create successful companies, we can bring that same intention to crafting our own fulfilling, meaningful lives.
The Ideal Life Way is a result of years working with entrepreneurs like you, who have achieved tremendous success but reached a point where you want to design your next chapter with clarity and intention. You already have the tools; but still looking for a practical framework to guide the way forward.
In The Ideal Life, you reconnect with what matters most and live in alignment with your values. You approach your choices, actions and relationships with clarity and intention — free from any “shoulds” that no longer serve you. (Keep reading!)
Feb. 7, 2025
MyEO Karaoke Night
For EO Members Only
Friday, February 7, 2025, 7:00p-9:00p
Baby Ketten Klub
2433 SE Powell Blvd.
Join EO Members Jill Kuehler & Michelle Cairo at Baby Ketten Club's private karaoke room (12 people max) for a night of sloppy serenades, brash duets, and pop star dreams.
Please bring $20 to pitch in. Beverages and food can be purchased at the bar!
Feb. 11, 2025
Thriving in Your Relationships
For EO Members & Spouses/Life Partners Only
Tuesday, February 11, 4:00p - 7:00p
Studio One Theaters
3945 SE Powell Blvd.
Celebrate Early Valentine's Day with a Date Night Just for EO Members + Their Spouse/Life Partner
At this event, we'll focus on how to "Thrive, Not Survive" in your primary relationship with your life partner — all while enjoying the luxury penthouse at Studio One Theater! The core program will run till 7pm and includes a hosted happy hour with apps & cocktails. After that, feel free to stay for a surprise vintage rom-com screening (individuals will need to purchase their own food & drink after 7pm — Studio One has a full in-house menu).
The Business of Us: Navigating Entrepreneurial Relationships
In this interactive session, entrepreneurs and their partners will dive into the dynamics of balancing love and business. Drawing from interviews with over 100 entrepreneurial couples, we explore the unique challenges and opportunities these couples face, how entrepreneurial personality traits can best be used to create thriving, fulfilling relationships, and how understanding the 4 types of entrepreneurial couples can provide insights for fostering a happier, healthier relationship.
Thriving In Your Sex Life
Led by AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Heather Brooks Rensmith, this keynote will focus on ways to thrive in your sex life in 2025 and how to talk about and process the sexual relationship with yourself and your partner.
Feb. 26, 2025
Thriving in Your Forum: All-Chapter Forum Next Level Workshop
For EO Portland Members Only
Wednesday, February 26, 9:00a - 5:00p
Pacific West Bank - 3rd Floor Hawthorne Room
1300 SW 5th Ave. #300
Advanced training focused on bringing the 5%, vulnerability, and going deep with your Forum.
Forum Next Level is a one-day workshop that builds on your foundational training and promotes connection between Portland members. This is an opportunity exclusively for EO Portland Members.
The first half of the day will focus on tools and techniques for digging deep, creating the right conditions for vulnerability, and ways to get at the 5% share
The second half of the day puts these into practice with a mashup of your EO peers
Why Join?
Invest in making this key benefit of your membership that much greater! And improve your connections in the business community early on in 2025!
Raise individual member Forum EQ and IQ to increase member value
Connect deeply with peers across the chapter
Discover a Forum experience with people outside your current Forum
March 13, 2025
EO Book Club: Build the Life You Want
For EO Members & SPs
Thursday, March 13, 5:00p - 6:30p
East Glisan Pizza Lounge
8001 NE Glisan St.
Join peers for EO Book Club!
Let's meet over drinks and food at EO Member company East Glisan Pizza Lounge to dive into discussion on Build the Life You Want.
This is the book club associated with our Q1 quarterly learning theme, Thrive, Not Survive. We think you'll get a lot out of reading the book in advance, but you are welcome to join if you haven't read it! We will summarize the book first and then launch into conversation and experience-sharing. Come ready to get some great ideas for your life & business!
March 18, 2025
Photo credit: Travel Oregon
Thriving in Business: How Oregon Brands Scale & Sustain Success
For EO Members, SPs, EOA, EOI, Key Execs & SLP Forum
Tuesday, March 18, 4:00p - 6:00p
Thesis
2375 NW Savier St.
Thriving in Business: How Oregon Brands Scale and Sustain Success Over the Years
Join us for an engaging discussion on the secrets behind the enduring success of several of Oregon's most iconic home-grown brands. This event will delve into essential topics like strategy and growth, building a strong brand identity, optimizing operations and leadership, and valuable lessons for smaller businesses. Panelists include:
Heather Davis, CEO of Portland Timbers & Thorns
Patrick Bassett, CEO of Powell’s City of Books
We’ll also explore how collaboration with local communities fuels sustainable success. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting, gain insights and inspiration from industry leaders who have navigated challenges and scaled their businesses while staying true to their roots. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and thrive.
April 23, 2025
EO Lunch & Learn: Creating a Culture of Caring
For EO Members & SPs
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12p-1:30p
Location TBA
Creating a Culture of Caring can dramatically increase profitability
In his presentation, tenured EO Member Kent Lewis will share his journey of enlightenment regarding the power of creating compelling customer experiences and how it is impacted by employee experience.
The talk will cover three components:
Defining "Culture of Caring,"
Illustrating the potential ROI of a Culture of Caring,
And outlining how your organization can foster a Culture of Caring through an Employee Journey audit as well as other helpful tools.
Lunch is included.