
How To Scale Up By Dropping Half Your Customers
Itai Sadan knew his company was being torn in two. Here’s how choosing focus over growth created the foundation for scale.

Itai Sadan knew his company was being torn in two. Here’s how choosing focus over growth created the foundation for scale.

Leadership, like highlining, is not about holding position, but about being fully present, aware of the risk, grounded in preparation and disciplined enough to know that every step matters.

How an entrepreneur built his company by helping farmer-inventors turn practical equipment upgrades into products used across the global agriculture market.

On this week’s Corporate Competitor Podcast, David Yaeger shows leaders how to turn comparison into a competitive edge by studying high performers instead of fearing them.

On the surface, everything looks and feels aligned. Underneath, dissent goes unspoken, accountability erodes and execution suffers.

Time management asks a tactical question: How do I fit everything in? Time ownership asks a leadership question: Who must I be to decide what belongs?

Rituals surface founding values in visible and repeatable ways, transforming abstract principles into lived experiences, connecting the past, present and future.

CEO Jeff Mason explains how proprietary commerce data, disciplined measurement and a culture built for retention help the agency deliver repeatable, profitable growth.

The founder of The Drew Company and chairman of the World Trade Centers Association details how his developments — from Boston’s Seaport to Atlanta and Dublin — are shaping growth, connectivity and opportunity in a turbulent trade era.

Herbert Nitsch’s record-breaking dives weren’t feats of bravado—they were exercises in disciplined focus, pre-engineered risk and relentless refinement. His approach offers leaders a powerful blueprint for leading under extreme pressure without burning out.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.

2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.

10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.