Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is launching the first of its Power Breakfast Series on July 27. 

The theme for the inaugural event will be “Acquirers and Entrepreneurs” and will feature four special guests. 

Publisher Marty Cayton said he expects the event to be a valuable opportunity for business people with a variety of interests. 

“The Power Breakfast will be our signature event,” Cayton said. “It’s an opportunity for businesspeople to network, but it’s also an opportunity for them to hear from someone or some group of people who are bringing relevant topics to our community — people from outside of our community, but also people inside of our community.”

The Power Breakfast Series will focus on relevant topics but will be broad enough that attendees from different industries can gain valuable and actionable input, Cayton said. 

The speakers for the first Power Breakfast are Ralph Huff, Jack Rostetter, Charles Horne and Chris Dunbar. 

Ralph and Linda Huff were the founders of H&H Homes; they sold their business in 2020 to a company in Florida, Dream Finders Homes Inc. 

Jack Rostetter is the regional president of DFH. The company kept H&H’s name and everything that was relevant to the local community and dedicated to growing the H&H brand. 

Charles Horne is the EVP of accounting at Blue Ridge Power Inc., formerly Horne Brother Construction. Chris Dunbar is the CEO of Blue Ridge Power. They will explain, from an entrepreneurial standpoint, the acquisition and the impact in the local community. Dunbar is also expected to explain why the acquisition of Horne Brother Construction was an attractive deal. 

Cayton said he has a few ideas up his sleeve for future Power Breakfasts. 

“I think one of my goals is to have an opportunity for people from opposing sides to be able to speak to topics that are relevant to the business community, but do it in such a way that it is professional and non-confrontational,” Cayton said. “We’ve got to be able to communicate with each other with different ideas and different thoughts and walk away understanding the other person’s position better.”

He said he is open to collaboration for events where it’s appropriate, but hopes to create events that are truly unique. 

“We want to fill gaps with our events,” Cayton said. “We don’t want to reinvent the wheel. There are some great organizations in Fayetteville that have some awesome events. We aren’t trying to hone in on those events or recreate events that are already running well.” 

For more information about the Power Breakfast Series, visit 

http://fayettevillepowerbreakfast.com

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