Gracious & Ruthless, Environmentally Conscious & Profitable: Business Paradoxes Resolved

Doubletree  Hotel & Executive Meeting  Center
1000 NE Multnomah, Portland

Featuring:  Susan Sokol Blosser

Susan Sokol Blosser; Co-founder of Sokol Blosser Winery, author, The Natural Step Network Board member and member of The Natural Step Network International Governance Committee, helped shape the Oregon wine industry, led key marketing initiatives, and established herself as a leader in environmentally friendly winemaking, driving Sokol Blosser’s organic farming and good to the earth practices throughout the business. In 2007 Sunset Magazine honored Susan and Sokol Blosser Winery as “Green Winery of the Year”. Susan has authored two books, Gracious & Ruthless: Surprising Strategies for Business Success, and At Home in the Vineyard: Cultivating a Winery, an Industry, and a Life.

What does it take to build a small business into a nationally recognized brand while maintaining a commitment to sustainability?  How does a small business use precious financial and personnel resources to support that commitment and how can it be maintained during significant growth?  Join us as Susan Sokol Blosser explains how Sokol Blosser Winery came to embrace sustainability, how they’ve used The Natural Step Framework and various tools in supporting their efforts and how today, in a highly competitive international market, they continue to innovate and benefit from 37 years of dedication to the triple bottom line.

Registration:   Register Online or use the registration form and return it with your credit card information or a check made payable to Oregon Natural Step Network for $35 ($25 Network members) 317 SW Alder St, #1050, Portland, OR 97204 by Monday, September 8.  To assure your place, registration is required. You can fax the form to (503) 227-2917, or register via phone (503) 241-1140. For further information contact the Network at (503) 241-1140 or events@ortns.org.