GROWTH & IMPACT WEEK SPEAKER LINEUP
The speakers at Growth and Impact Week are award-winning advisors, operators, and thought leaders who don’t just understand growth and impact, they execute it. Each speaker has been selected for their ability to translate methodology into real-world implementation, sharing how they’ve built in-demand practices through intentional, ROI-driven relationships with business owners. Expect candid perspectives, practical frameworks, and honest discussion around what works in today’s market, from client selection and trust-building to accountability, culture, and value creation. This is not a stage of theorists; it’s a room of practitioners committed to helping you apply what you learn and accelerate results in your firm.
Isabel Botero
Isabel C. Botero, Ph.D. holds the George E. and Mary Lee Fischer Chair in Family Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Louisville in Kentucky USA. She is an advisor at Generation 6 Family...
ABOUT ISABEL
Isabel C. Botero, Ph.D. holds the George E. and Mary Lee Fischer Chair in Family Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Louisville in Kentucky USA. She is an advisor at Generation 6 Family Enterprise Advisors, a Fulbright Scholar, and Affiliated Researcher at the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership - Jönköping University Sweden. She holds an Advanced Certificate in Family Wealth Advising and is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA). Her research focuses on the preparation of next-generation members in business families, strategic communication processes, governance, and entrepreneurial business families as they relate to their family enterprises. She is an associate editor for the Journal of Family Business Strategy, a past FOBI Scholar, and a Fellow at the Family Firm Institute. Her work has been published in multiple family business, management, and communication journals and books. She also holds a board position at IFERA - International Family Enterprise Research Academy.