From FORTUNE Magazine, March 15, 2016 2016 Time Inc. FORTUNE and Time Inc. are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, First American. The message is to think like a winner and act like an athlete, but at the same time dont be afraid to use humor in the workplace. The prospect of adding expense to their cost line was a challenging sell, Packard said. In 1994 she joined HGTV and became chief operating officer in 1995. We use cookies to make Arreva's community a better place. Audited Financials, 990 Tax Forms, and Annual Reports. Twenty years after helping to launch HGTV, it is only fitting that Packard is about to release her first book. They have a son, Andrew. So fast forward to today. Kids too, make time with friends hardwere watching and guiding or worrying about their latest bonehead mistake. So today Ill spend a few minutes with you on emotional maturity because at least for me, it has guided my best and bravest decisions. First American, the eagle logo, firstam.com, and First American Title are registered trademarks or trademarks of First American Financial Corporation and/or its affiliates. Today HGTV is available in more than 99 million U.S. homes and distributed in 175 countries and territories. How family ties might affect the decision of the Packard Foundation, if at all, is difficult to say. But the next step is the decision of the company's biggest shareholder, the Packard Foundation. The companys media portfolio includes popular lifestyle television brands HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, country music network Great American Country (GAC) and the Travel Channel. For Susan Packard, there really was no place like home. or knows people who work for H.P. Today youd call him a renaissance man, Packard said. [2] Orr currently is founder and CEO of Telosa Software. But he will make his own decision, and he says the prospect weighs on him as he works the fields and greenhouses of his business, the Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery in Moss Landing, Calif. Hewlett-Packard may be a big global corporation, but for all the family members, the decision will be both personal and local. Clark currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and is the granddaughter of the hospital's founder, Lucile Salter Packard. She the cofounder of Scripps Networks Interactive and former chief operating. Thank you. As the co-founder of Home & Garden Television, better . As the co-founder of Home & Garden Television, better known as HGTV, which provides programming in categories like home design and decor, gardening, crafts and remodeling, she was drawn to the startups concept due to her vibrant, positive and uplifting home life growing up. Susan was born in America Fork, Utah, on December 22, 1947, to Brien & Charlotte Packard. But Stephen C. Neal, a partner at Cooley Godward, a law firm representing Mr. Hewlett, said: ''When Walter voted for it as a board member, I think he and everyone on the board understood that he might vote differently as a shareholder. In addition to the Packard Foundation, she is a current or previous board member of several prominent nonprofit organizations including Stanford University and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. In 2019 she authored Fully Human, Three Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness for Work, Leadership, and Life. She was elected to the Scripps Howard Foundations Board of Trustees in 2001 and served for six years. In recent conversations, the Hewletts and the Packards have also assured each other that no matter what the Packard Foundation's decision, their friendships will remain intact, family members say. She created and served as president of Scripps Networks New Ventures, where she oversaw the development and launch of DIY Network, Fine Living Network, and online interactive platforms. We live so often in a world of ego energy, but when were moving toward maturity, were moving into a world of soul and heart and mind. In celebrating their retirement, the Foundations President and CEO Nancy Lindborg noted, Nancy and Susans contributions to people and the planet are simply incalculable. A dedicated conservationist, she was instrumental in helping philanthropy make the critical linkage between forest protection and climate, resulting in the creation of the Climate and Land Use Alliance. In New Rules of the Game, Packard advocates for a revolutionary new perspective for businesswomen, which she calls gamesmanshipa strategic way of thinking that cultivates creativity, focus, optimism, teamwork, and competitiveness. She has also been a vocal advocate for the evolving role of family philanthropy in addressing some of the most difficult challenges facing society. She continues to serve on that board, as well as the Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health and the National Audubon Society. For him it was all about learning, keeping your mind open and active. The merger plan calls for a cut of 15,000 jobs, and cost savings of $2.5 billion annually by 2004. If the foundation votes against the deal, the merger is not necessarily dead, but 18 percent of the shares will be securely in the opposition camp. And, of course, all employees benefit, as does the company., Cynthia Gibson, executive vice president and chief legal officer for Scripps Networks Interactive, also cheered Packard: Susans passion for doing everything she does at 100% and her unquestioned integrity were key components of her success at HGTV.. Packard also worked on the startup teams of HBO and CNBC. The latest perspectives, news, grantee stories, and resources from across the Foundation. She is active in national, local business and community affairs. Now, she has written her first book. She understands that business success built on this foundation is long-lasting, which continues to benefit our company today., A primary lesson Packard takes from her career is that while preparation, experience and training are invaluable, will beats skill every time.. She has been recognized by industry peers, colleagues and employees as an innovator, role model and mentor. Such deals, it says, create disruption as the merged companies try to meld disparate operations and corporate cultures. Susan holds an M.S. During her secondary school summers, she worked for her father's direct mail business. She is the author of New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace. in computer science from New Mexico Tech and an M.B.A. and B.A. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. They select the nonfamily directors. Susan has been an active fundraising volunteer, serving as campaign chair and on the campaign cabinet for numerous capital campaigns. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Well, I didnt realize it back on the beach that day, but I was asking, Whose am I? [10], Other nonprofit boards that Orr has served on include the Audubon Society,[11] the Monterey Bay Aquarium,[12] the Packard Humanities Institute,[13] the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health,[14] and Stanford University. In 2010, she was admitted to The Committee of 200, a select group of senior women executives dedicated to inspiring future women leaders in business. The unlikely face-off pits Mr. Hewlett, 57, a consulting professor of music at Stanford University and a genial intellectual with advanced degrees in music, engineering and operations research, against Ms. Fiorina, 47, a forceful, charismatic outsider brought in by the board to shake things up at Hewlett-Packard -- a model company in many ways, but one that had become inbred and sluggish. And David Woodley Packard, who is no longer on the Packard Foundation board, has talked to his sisters. Bill worked for Patrick in one phase of his career; Patrick worked for me in another. Like others, Mr. Platt gives no hint as to how he might lean on the merger, and he will listen closely to the Booz-Allen & Hamilton analysis this Friday. Mr. Hewlett's concerns grew when skeptical investors gave the planned merger a chilly reception, selling shares in both companies. Dr. Packards extracurricular activities include Board of Governors (BOG) member for the Erie Philharmonic, deacon at the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, cycling, and photography. While at CNBC, she received a call one day from Ken Lowe, who was in charge of E.W. friends! I had my first encounter with emotional maturity when I was 31 years old. Friendships by Susan Packard | Mar 20, 2020 | Friendship My husband Bill and I have a friend named Patrick. Susan Packer Swafford is on Facebook. Mr. Hewlett's firm, Friedman Fleischer, has made its presentation to that board, too. Whose are you? 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[18] New Rules of the Game is intended to serve as a guide for women looking to take on leadership positions in business.[19]. Packard's second book, Fully Human, 3 Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness for Work, Leadership, and Life, looks at emotional intelligence and how it can propel the reader to find fulfillment and success. Scripps Company, Packard helped cofound Home and Garden Television (HGTV), a place where she served as the chief operating officer until 2000. I didnt know whose I was anymore. Thats what Id do first.. So far, the shares of the family members who oppose the deal, and those of the foundations they control, total 7.5 percent of Hewlett-Packard. But Mr. Hewlett and his lawyer say he had misgivings about the merger even then. ''I worked there for 33 years,'' Mr. Platt said late last week. Whose am I? is also answered by these gentlemen. Theyve guided our work as a family foundation in which the next generation is deeply engaged. None followed their fathers to work at Hewlett-Packard. Packard also worked on the startup teams of HBO and CNBC. Now a good girlfriend of mine, Judy, you see her up there, she calls this soul energy. She served on the board for two terms. Walter Hewlett, joined by his two sisters, Eleanor Hewlett Gimon and Mary Hewlett Jaffee, had already said that they would fight the deal. In addition to leading a small software company, she holds an M.B.A. from Stanford, where she is a trustee. Its a lesson for all of us who work in philanthropy.. Scripps William R. Burleigh Award for Distinguished Community Service. In fact, if I thought about this one long enough, my insides hurt. Along the way we engaged this gentleman, Dr. Martin, I call him Dr. M, to share his wisdom. December 22, 1947 July 25, 2022 (age 74) Susan Packard Johnson passed away peacefully in her home early Monday morning, July 25th, 2022. Emotionally mature leaders, for example, just one example, recognize that difficult life and work situations are not just meaningless suffering, but can be moments of grace in teaching when we allow them to be. The information and content are subject to change without notice. ''We need to take a bold step to address these challenges now.''. So like most things I did back then, impulsively, I threw my hat in the ring for the job. ''We don't have the luxury of an incremental approach,'' Ms. Fiorina told securities analysts last month. Their partnership was transformational for us in many ways., To make HGTV viable to sell, the consumer was always the first priority, she recounts. We can play leadership roles and support roles, sometimes in the same meeting. But what I learned is that by sitting at the table and having a seat of authority as an equal, I could help to influence the creation of a culture that is collaborative, inclusive, supportive. They are defined, written down and brought to life periodically over the course of the year, whether its in lunches, small meetings or all-hands annual ones. It notes that big mergers in the fast-moving technology business rarely, if ever, succeed. There is time, because the shareholder vote will not come until late February at the earliest, the company says, awaiting antitrust reviews in the United States and Europe. . [3], Packard's first job out of graduate school was at Burke Marketing Research in Cincinnati. Genealogy profile for Susan Packard Susan Packard (c.1791 - 1863) - Genealogy Genealogy for Susan Packard (c.1791 - 1863) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. [8], Orr also has served on the board of trustees of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford since it was founded in 1991,[9] including serving as vice-chair. We are the startup team of Home and Garden Television. It gives employees a sense that they are helping to create something here, more than a paid employee. This means behaviors and beliefs that usually the founder or the senior group establishes. Second, the document contends that Hewlett-Packard shareholders will suffer because the company's highly profitable printing business will be diluted in a combined enterprise with a larger collection of troubled, low-profit businesses -- especially a much larger personal computer business. In 2016 she will add duties to chair Communications for the Board. SHARES. Lesson: Dont defeat yourself before you get started or get overwhelmed. And we're all still friends! In those days, they vacationed together, and even today the Hewletts and the Packards jointly own land, including a 28,000-acre ranch in Northern California. Packard held a variety of senior positions at Scripps Networks Interactive, (NYSE: SNI), the leading developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her husband and two female felines named Diva and Dart. Susan Packard lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her husband and two female felines named Dot and Judy. To . They have more skin in the game., Gibson says Packard lives that: Susan really cares about people, within the company, the industry and the community. She created and served as president of Scripps Networks New Ventures, where she oversaw the development and launch of DIY Network, Fine Living Network, and online interactive platforms. Orr and Burnett are daughters of David and Lucile Packard and two of the organization's longest-serving trustees. But that also assumes the leaders are adhering to the values., Judy Girard, a former HGTV president who wrote the foreword to Packards book, New Rules of the Game, said: Susan guided the business into a set of declared core values that are still in place today. Susan Packard was born in Detroit, Michigan. David Woodley Packard, for example, left the Packard Foundation in 1999, after it gave his own Packard Humanities Institute a grant of $1.6 billion. She was named a College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumni at Michigan State University. ''We're not diversified like other foundations,'' said George Vera, its chief financial officer. SNIs media portfolio includes popular lifestyle television brands HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, country music network Great American Country (GAC) and the Travel Channel. The company's media portfolio includes popular lifestyle . Although he and his advisers say there is no personal edge to his campaign, Mr. Hewlett is directly confronting Ms. Fiorina, who was recruited from Lucent Technologies two years ago. Both deal with self, how we manage self, and both deal with how we interact with others. Along the way, about nine years into the building of the business, something happened that changed my life. Learn how you can make more money with IBD's investing tools, top-performing stock lists, and educational content. Susan Packard is co-founder of Scripps Networks Interactive and former chief operating officer of HGTV. She was also president of worldwide distribution for the Scripps cable brands. . Everyone knew his views.''. And out of that came these core values. [7], In 1994 at E.W. Anyone can read what you share. So what happened on the beach that day? During that time, she helped launch a range of institutions that have significantly advanced our understanding of the need for environmental protection. And with those moves, my ego was squarely in place. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Susan Packard Orr is an American philanthropist and the former chair of the Board of Directors of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Mr. Hewlett and his advisers plan to present their case to as many of the top 50 shareholders as possible. She rose to become a regional manager in charge of distributing HBO to cable operators. They combine a deep dedication to the issues we work on with extraordinary humility and kindness. Theyve pushed us to pursue big ideas, learn from others, and take risks to help people and protect nature, while modeling the empathy and humility that our family so values. acceptance comes self-acceptance so in very real way, friendships complete us. And the problem there, while you are being taken so seriously, the guy in the cube next to you is getting the promotion, she said. In his meetings with major investors, Mr. Hewlett has been presenting the arguments laid out in a 69-page analysis of the deal prepared by his adviser, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, a San Francisco investment firm. 12 'Dirt Cheap' Stocks Are Due For A Rally, Analysts Say, Top Funds Shovel Billions Into These Five Sectors, Tech Stock In Buy Zone As It Joins Sector Leaders' Final Four. People Projects Discussions Surnames I find myself talking about deaths of despair in every workshop I give now, because an underlying social factor in these deaths is horrific loneliness. Your email address will not be published. (John Black Photography). With more than 10 percent of the company's shares, the Packard Foundation is the largest single shareholder in Hewlett-Packard. Packard was born in Detroit and found her business mentors in her family. Susan Packard is a media entrepreneur and a sober, hope-rich author who has contributed to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Refinery 29. in disney cream cheese pretzel recipe. In that capacity, she served on the Audit, Strategic Planning, and CEO Succession committees. The merged company, she argues, will be more competitive against I.B.M. Susan Packard is co-founder of Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) and former Chief Operating Officer of HGTV. She is one of the founders of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute two science centers that have helped scientists and the public better understand how to protect the marine world. She holds Economics and MBA degrees from Stanford, and a master's degree in computer science from New Mexico Tech. Mr. Hackborn, now a Hewlett-Packard director, is a leading board advocate for the Compaq merger.