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Senior Business Leaders' Forum
As an award-winning, SMPS members-only program, the Senior Business Leaders' Forum is designed for members who are in senior marketing and business development positions who are seeking a peer-based learning experience. Members share successful (and not so successful) stories about how they support their firm's leadership and lead management teams through challenging business decisions.
senior Level Leadership
Members learn from colleagues who have charted their paths to leadership positions within their firms, have built and fostered business development cultures that work vertically throughout their organizations, and who manage staff and structure their internal departments to align with the greater business goals of their firms.
Four Locations
We will have 4 groups: East Bay, North Bay, San Francisco, and Virtual. Each group includes up to 15 individuals for bi-monthly round-table discussions centered around business strategies, resource management, and professional development. The series provides a venue for open communication and sharing of lessons-learned and best practices among colleagues in the A/E/C professions.
Requirements
- Possess 10 or more years experience in the A/E/C industry *
- BD or marketing director/manager position
- Manage BD and/or marketing systems and budgets
- Manage and direct staff and firm resources
* If you do not possess the 10-year requirement, or the industry-specific experience, and would still like to participate in the forum, please submit a letter of recommendation explaining how you would benefit from the program from someone who has participated in the Forum before to [email protected].
schedule
The bi-monthly round-table discussions will start in February 2026. The group leaders will be in touch regarding scheduling based on the availability of the members in each specific location.
Cost
The cost of the program is $250.
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2026 Group Leaders
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East Bay Co-Leader |
| Cindy Bustamante | |
| Degenkolb Engineers | |
| [email protected] |
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East Bay Co-Leader |
| Devon Kurcina, CPSM |
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| BKF Engineers | |
| [email protected] |
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North Bay Co-Leader |
| Lisa Spayde |
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| DCCM |
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| [email protected] |
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North Bay Co-Leader |
| Tyler Chartier |
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| Tyler Chartier Photography | |
| [email protected] |
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San Francisco Leader |
| Damion Martin |
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| ACCO Engineered Systems |
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| [email protected] |
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Virtual Leader |
| Wendy Goodman, CPSM | |
| WSG Marketing | |
| [email protected] |
QUESTIONS
Please feel free to reach out to the Group Leaders or the Membership Director, Lauren Fantuzzi at [email protected] with any questions.
