Our Vision

The Marketing Executive Roundtables target senior executives with responsibilities for marketing and  organizational effectiveness. Members are limited to about twenty-five (25) and meet eight times a year to support personal and professional growth, network, problem solve, share information, experiences and strategic knowledge with one another.

The Marketing Executive Roundtable can be a significant tool for the executive committed to taking this challenge on by providing opportunities to receive professional business coaching as well as to partner with and learn from peers committed to taking a leadership role in their organizations.

The roundtables exist to help its' members grow personally and professionally and to advance high-performance marketing strategies through the creation of a learning environment which continuously exposes participants to the best models of marketing and organizational excellence.

The Marketing Executive Roundtables are committed to providing an interactive experience for participants, who will be continually exposed to fresh and practical ideas from their peers within a cross-section of Puget Sound companies.

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Services

Members can attend up to eight (8) annual three-hour meetings with other members (though a realistic target is to actually attend six roundtable meetings annually). To ensure the highest quality, each meeting is facilitated and coordinated by Suzanne Elshult who is also responsible for designing and coordinating meetings, documenting and distributing meeting notes and materials, maintaining an e-community listbot service and a secured web site area, and ensuring that meetings respond to identified needs and add significant value to participants who take time out of their busy schedules to attend.

Suzanne is available to provide limited coaching/consulting support as part of the membership to member organizations.

Roundtable Logistics

Meetings are typically hosted by a member organization. Each meeting has a theme or is focused on a couple of strategic issues identified as being of critical importance to roundtable participants. The meeting format and design result in rich informal learning/sharing that can best be provided in a small, intimate group. Typically, a participant company experience or initiative is showcased, thus providing the foundation for a meaningful exchange. Candid feedback to participants sharing work in progress is encouraged. Occasionally, a subject matter expert is brought in to shed light on a particular topic. No marketing of services to members is allowed.

Executive Coaching/Consulting

Forum members can access up to four sessions per year of telecoaching/consulting services from Suzanne as part of their membership. Typical executive coaching issues include:

• Management/communications style

• Executive team integration/strategic credibility

• Future career options

• Balance -work/life

• Change management - organizational and personal

• Role clarification and strategy development

• Vision, values and direction-setting

• Work conflict/team building with staff and peers

Here are some examples of questions brought forward by members:

• I would like to grow as a leader and "tune my style". Can you help me take myself to that "next level" of leadership? 

• I am about to launch a major project and would like to contact another participant organization that has pertinent experience. Who do you recommend I contact? What about non-member organizations?

• I would like to survey member organizations' experience on a particular topic/issue. Could you issue a broadcast e-mail to our member distribution list and let me know what you find out? How can I use our e-community online discussion group?

• A project I am "championing" is off track. I need a "sounding board" and some ideas.

• I need some external consulting assistance. Can you refer me to one or several qualified external consultants/service providers?

Fees

Members pay an annual fee to help off-set costs of coordination and facilitation.

Information Request

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