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.
Douglas Dell
Meet Douglas Dell:
Douglas Dell: As Director, Middle Market Specialty Finance, Doug manages KeyBank’s nationwide ESOP banking practice, providing employee-owned companies with commercial financing, wealth management and employer solutions. Doug has...
ABOUT DOUGLAS
Meet Douglas Dell:
Douglas Dell: As Director, Middle Market Specialty Finance, Doug manages KeyBank’s nationwide ESOP banking practice, providing employee-owned companies with commercial financing, wealth management and employer solutions. Doug has over 30 years of experience as a financial manager in commercial banking, investment banking and private industry, and specializes in lending to companies transitioning to employee ownership. Prior to joining KeyBank in 2004, Doug initially developed his knowledge of ESOPs while serving as the CFO of a diecast die manufacturer, a partial ESOP company located in the Midwest. He continued his ESOP involvement as a Vice President with Goelzer Investment Banking, performing ESOP valuations, feasibility studies and other corporate advisory services. While at Goelzer, he received the American Institute of CPA’s Accredited in Business Valuation designation (ABV). Doug graduated cum laude with a BA degree from DePauw University, and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He is a member of The ESOP Association, The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and currently serves as a commissioner on the Colorado Governor’s Employee Ownership Commission.