Life is good
Ron Spisso was not just a friend but also a mentor, teacher, and a parental figure to me. We were able to sit on different sides of issues, engage in deep conversations, and walk away feeling heard and validated. Many discussions started with phrases like “What do you think?” or “I need your opinion” or “Let me run something past you.”
He used to mail me news articles on clients or businesses he thought should be clients for years. I have amassed a large collection of his business books and tons of documents and files containing his teaching materials. This past weekend, he called me twice, and unfortunately, I was out and couldn’t return the call until Monday morning, too late for my last mentoring session.
I will deeply miss Ron’s friendship. If there’s one thing I could take away from this friendship, it is the realization that we can sit on different sides of an issue, discuss, learn from each other, and walk away in total peace, understanding, and respect for each other. The world needs more of this—listening and understanding without always agreeing or needing to be right.
Misty Lambrecht
Ron Spisso, SBDC Business Coach. He was my guiding light for 20 years. I could call him whenever I was stuck on a Cafe question and he would save me. He rescued me from many bookkeeping dark nights of the soul and sat with me in the early Cafe days while I shed tears of exhausted frustration. He was more than a business coach to those of us that he mentored, he was our dear trusted loyal friend and confidante and I loved him, we all loved him.
Fishtails Cafe
Other thought
He was a very interesting and engaging man. He will be missed by many
Chelle Mitchell
Ron helped found the Corvallis Saturday Farmers’ Market Association, which is now Corvallis-Albany Farmers’ Markets. He and I are the only two managers since 1991. He must have done a good mentoring job.
Rebecca Landis
He owned a vacation rental back in the day. It was great to work with him.
Aaron Linfoot
The SBDC joins hundreds of local business owners throughout Lincoln County in mourning the loss of our beloved Ron Spisso.