Main Street Summit

Excellent overview of what's on tap at Main Street Summit from Brett Calhoun and our friends at Redbud VC. 👇 We're fired up to kick things off in 2️⃣ weeks on Tuesday, October 8th! 🚀 Still need a pass? Check the comment below. See everyone soon!

Main Street Summit kicks off Tuesday! I have a handful of moderating responsibilities, and would love to know what questions/subtopics you would find most helpful to dive in on around the following: - Asset-intensive Biz Models - Leadership Tradeoffs (when to overhire/step in/keep things on the rails - Sale-Leasebacks vs. Going Concerns - Multigenerational Familial Involvement & Governance in Family-owned Companies - Leadership Development for C-Suite - Portfolio Scaling - When to Sell A Biz

Main Street Summit is our ode to the economy’s real heartbeat. It’s a privilege to host a festival in our hometown where small & medium-sized business owners, operators, investors, & teams gather to learn from one another & support each other. To execute an event like this one, it takes hundreds of hours of planning & coordination not only from our world-class events team, but also from a dedicated group of businesses who’ve stepped up to sponsor the festival. We are thankful for this year’s Summit sponsors: Moneta Rejigg Switchboard Simple Modern System Six SMB Law Group LLP uni Brands Corporation TRIBE HQ Lathrop GPM LLP Reins Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT) Telostaff OpenPhone And our Main Street Venture & Startup Track sponsors: Mercato Redbud VC Kirkland & Ellis University of Missouri Health Care Full Scale The Arcade District If you’re headed to Main Street Summit in 4 days, we encourage you to connect with each of our sponsors & see how their products or services can help move your business forward. See you in Columbia soon!

Hey, small business owners! Heading to the Main Street Summit next week? Our Co-Founder Daryna Kulya and Head of Partnerships Juraj Pal will be there and would love to see you 👋 We’re also teaming up with Sarah Jane Photography, LLC to offer free professional headshots at the Columbia Art League on Wednesday, so get your poses ready 📸 Comment below if you're attending!

Often times the most transformative experiences are not planned ones. If you've not signed up for Main Street Summit next week in Columbia, MO, my guess is you didn't plan on going. You need to reconsider. Could I change your mind? Many conferences / events / trade shows are designed to be inspirational or transactional. Inspiration can feel good, and transactions are necessary...but neither transform or influence a person, an organization or a business in the long-run. It's relationships with people that transform and influence. Main Street is a festival designed for people to build relationships with other people. Doing things people like to do. Sharing ideas. Learning. Eating great food. You should sign-up. I'd love to meet you there and share a meal together. Reach out to me with any questions.

I am excited to speak on the early-stage venture market with Allison Lechnir, Falon Donohue, and Ian Hathaway at the Main Street Summit Venture and Startup Track hosted by Redbud VC and Mercato. Join me next week in my hometown, Columbia, MO, with hundreds of other investors and operators 🎰

Soon, connections will be made, and conversations will be had that will change your business forever. We can't wait to see you in Columbia next week for Main Street Summit 2024. 🌆

Are discounted passes still available for teams? Glad you asked! 👉 Yes, you can still bring your team to Main Street Summit in 2 weeks at a discounted rate. Take it from Mike Parker who’s returning to Columbia along with his executive team at uni Brands Corporation: “Main Street Summit was such a rich and valuable experience for our leadership team that we’ve elected to bring everyone back this year. We found the speakers and the content insightful & inspiring. The warm and welcoming atmosphere of the entire event was refreshingly authentic and deeply encouraging to myself and each member of our team.” Be like Mike and email us at: [email protected] Let us know how many teammates will join you in Columba on October 8th - 10th. Then we’ll reserve your passes and apply your discount according to the table below. See you soon!

Come for the shoes, stay for the jam-packed lineup of speakers sharing lessons to help your business crush 2025 and beyond. Main Street Summit is just 2 weeks away! Still need a pass? Grab it now via the comment below. (And bring your best sleds.) 👟

He once worked at a 3-letter intel agency prior to writing a New York Times bestselling book on how to make better choices in life. In addition to “Clear Thinking”, Shane Parrish is the author of Farnam Street, the world’s most read blog on decision making. His podcast, The Knowledge Project, commands the attention of Fortune 500 CEOs, entrepreneurs, and high-performance athletes, among others. And for good reason. Arguably no one has interviewed and studied the world’s top performers quite like Shane has. His conversations and writings help millions of people gain an edge through mastering what other successful people have already figured out. In 2 weeks, Shane returns to Main Street Summit to share lessons on how small businesses become big through mastering the mental tools used by history’s greatest thinkers. – 👉 The best decision you can make right now? Grab a General Admission pass for just $250 and hear Shane (and many others) live at Main Street Summit. Limited GA passes remain. Grab yours via the comment below.