Educational Sessions: Learning From Families Who Have Lived It

Stride’s Educational Sessions bring family business owners, next-generation leaders, and trusted advisors together around the hardest questions a family enterprise faces — succession, leadership, brand, and growth. Each session pairs an expert with a real family telling their own story, so members leave with practical frameworks and an honest look at how another family worked through it.

Hiring a Non-Family CEO family business succession event in Albany

Hiring a Non-Family CEO: Family Business Succession Event in Albany

April 7, 2026

Peter Begalla, founder of JPB Consulting, led a candid conversation with Mitch, Jason, and Ryan Samuels of Electri-Cord Manufacturing on the realities of succession planning and their decision to hire a non-family CEO — how to approach a leadership transition with clarity, protect company values, and create a smoother path forward.

The Generational Brand Model session at 677 Broadway, Albany

The Generational Brand Model

June 10, 2026

Meghan Lynch, CEO of Six-Point Strategy, shared the Generational Brand Model — a framework for strengthening the three forces behind enduring family brands: trust, relevance, and transferability. Andrea Bordenca, second-generation CEO of DESCO, and Sean Bordenca, rising third generation, showed how it applies as their 56-year-old company navigates its next leadership transition.

How to Cultivate an Entrepreneurial Mindset family business event

How to Cultivate an Entrepreneurial Mindset for Lasting Family Success

August 25, 2026

What separates family enterprises that thrive across generations from those that don’t? Often, it comes down to mindset. Entrepreneurs and advisors who have lived it shared how an entrepreneurial mindset can open new opportunities, strengthen family alignment, and build a lasting legacy.

What members take away

  • Practical frameworks for succession, leadership transition, brand, and growth.
  • Real stories from Capital Region families, told by the people who lived them.
  • Time to connect with other owners, next-gen leaders, and advisors facing the same questions.

Attend an upcoming session

Educational Sessions are open to Stride members, and many are open to guests who want to see what Stride is about. See the Events page for what’s coming up, explore membership options, or contact Jason Packer at jpacker@stridefba.com or 518-441-8406.