Peter Huh
Peter Huh is the President and CEO of PAFCO (Pacific American Fish Company), a family-owned international seafood company. Founded in 1977, PAFCO was built from the ground up by Peter and his father, and over the last 40 years, Peter has transformed the company into a successful, global enterprise. In 2015, PAFCO was named as one of the most influential family businesses by the Los Angeles Journal. Learn about PAFCO in the video here: https://vimeo.com/756969347
Jihee Huh
Jihee Huh is the Vice Chair of PAFCO and co-founder of Pete’s Seafood. She also serves as the Asian Pacific Islander Public Affairs Commissioner for the state of California, Active Life Trustee for public radio station SCPR, board member of the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, director of The California Club, and trustee of the California Community Foundation. She was recognized by the US Congress for her work on the passage of House Resolution 121 and also received the Deborah Award from the Anti-Defamation League for her work promoting inclusion.
The Pickett Family
The Pickett Family, Greg Pickett (father), Nikki Brown (daughter), and Michael Pickett (son) used their passion for protein architecture and taste to formulate Muscle Milk. A leader in protein and sports nutrition flavors, it was acquired by Hormel in 2014. After the sale, the Pickett Family set out to create a flavor development company that does things differently and started Flavor Insights. Flavor Insights, consisting of flavor development specialists, analytical team, and sales team guides its clients from concept to commercialization (including customer research, product ideation, reformulation, and testing) to help them launch successful products.
The Picket family will share their insights on how they have run a successful business and have done it getting along so well as a family. See the video here to learn more about the family and their company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OOVf5P34KM&t=92s
Cathy Carroll
Cathy Carroll learned about family business leadership the best way you can – by leading her family’s business. Following a twenty-year corporate career, she led her father’s business and instantly felt the difference between leadership in a family business vs leadership in a large corporation.
Founder and President of Legacy Onward, Inc., Cathy is a leadership coach for family business leaders and author of Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business With both Love and Logic.
Although she grew up around her grandfather’s business, Cathy started her career as an actuary at Hewitt Associates followed by a corporate executive at Sabre Inc. and United Airlines. In 2009, her father invited her to lead his business as President and COO, where she led a turn-around of five companies that manufacture and distribute sporting goods serving the rodeo, primarily team roping, market.
A noted keynote speaker with clients across the globe, Cathy is passionate about developing leaders in complex domain of family business.
Cathy earned certificates in both Leadership Coaching and Executive Facilitation at Georgetown University, an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BA at Boston College. She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) in the International Coaching Federation.
Cathy has served on the board of several family businesses and non-profit organizations. An active member of the community, Cathy currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of the Purposeful Planning Institute and co-founder & Treasurer of A Leg To Stand On which provides prosthetic limbs to children in developing countries. Cathy lives with her family in San Antonio, TX.
Michelle Jaffee
Dr. Michele Mikeska Jaffe is a Relationship + Wealth Psychologist who specializes in guiding individuals, couples, and enterprise families through the complex terrain of financial wealth's influence on identities and relationships. Her unique perspective is informed by a diverse background as an Entrepreneur and as a Design Director in strategic innovation. Michele's career began in the branding and design world, where she collaborated with legacy brands like Sony, Fox, Delta, and American Express. She then transitioned to strategy and innovation, establishing an R+D Innovation Lab at the New York Times. During her doctoral training in clinical psychology, she provided culturally sensitive mental health services to individuals and families, spanning assessment, individual therapy, and family counseling. More recently, Michele served as the leader of the Family Business Network – United States (FBN-USA), a global community of business-owning families. She is also a recognized speaker, content creator, and peer-reviewed journal contributor, with her research focusing on the intricate dynamics of financially diverse marriages, cross-cultural family systems, and ultra high-net worth individuals influenced by female inheritance. In her private practice and ongoing research, Michele continues to explore the profound impact of wealth on identity, autonomy, relational dynamics, and the transmission of intergenerational values and trauma. For more information, visit her website at www.drmichelemikeskajaffe.com.