October 8: Generous Business Owners: Stewardship in Action

What does a business look like when generosity shapes how you lead, plan, and build for the future? 

Generous Business Owners: Stewardship in Action is a one-day gathering for business owners considering how generosity shapes their company, family, and legacy. The day will include teaching, panel conversation, and guided table discussion with other leaders asking similar questions. Explore practical decisions around caring for employees and teams, setting a financial finish line, and approaching inheritance with wisdom and clarity.

Attendees will leave encouraged and equipped through real-world examples, practical resources, and meaningful connection with speakers and peers. We’ll also share how NCF Rocky Mountains can come alongside families and business owners as they explore complex giving strategies, with clear opportunities for follow-up conversations and next steps after the event.

Speakers

Alan Barnhart, President, Barnhart Crane and Rigging

Alan Barnhart is President of Barnhart Crane and Rigging Company, a Memphis-based heavy lifting and transport company with offices across the U.S. A follower of Christ since high school, Alan is passionate about generosity, stewardship, and global missions. Out of a desire to steward wealth wisely, Alan capped his lifestyle, and Barnhart directs company profits toward mission efforts around the world. He has traveled to more than 60 countries and invites others on the Barnhart team into the company’s giving process. He and his wife, Katherine, have six children and several grandchildren.

Leisle Chung, CEO, Vanguard Skin Specialists

Leisle Chung is CEO of Vanguard Skin Specialists, a dermatology practice she and her husband, Dr. Vinh Chung, opened after moving to Colorado. Since 2009, Vanguard has grown to nine locations across southern Colorado. Leisle leads the practice with a mission to positively impact patients, the community, and the world. Before Vanguard, she graduated magna cum laude from Yale College, studied theology at the University of Edinburgh, earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, and spent nearly a decade at Bain & Company. Leisle lives in Colorado Springs with her husband and four children.

Jeff Rutt, CEO, Keystone Custom Homes & Founder, Homes for HOPE

Jeff Rutt is Owner and CEO of Keystone Custom Homes, a homebuilding company serving Pennsylvania and Maryland. Before founding Keystone in 1992, Jeff worked as a dairy farmer for nearly a decade. Under his leadership, Keystone has grown into an award-winning company recognized nationally by Builder Magazine. Jeff is also Founder and Chairman of HOPE International, a Christ-centered nonprofit that serves families around the world through microfinance, business training, and poverty alleviation initiatives. His vision for generosity is rooted in the belief that business can be used to help meet both spiritual and physical needs. In 2008, Jeff received the Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award for his philanthropic work.

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