Scaling Up Live is a crash course in the best of what this battle-tested methodology has to offer. An all-star program will inspire you and your team to achieve new heights of growth.
Learn how to get the right people in the right roles, ensuring alignment and accountability across your team. You’ll build leaders who can drive growth and maintain a healthy, vibrant company culture.
Develop a clear, differentiated strategy that sets your company ahead of the competition by understanding and refining your core values, purpose, and competitive advantages to maintain your edge in the market.
Discover how the best teams in the world combine inspiring leadership with disciplined processes and habits to ensure consistent and effective execution of the company's strategy.
Master the art of improving cash conversion cycles, optimizing pricing strategies, and ensuring the company has sufficient reserves to weather economic fluctuations and invest in future opportunities.
Enhance your leadership skills—and become a more authentic, present person in your own life—by dropping the barriers that prevent you from fully engaging with your life and the people around you.
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Verne Harnish, author of Scaling Up, will detail the #1 thing a CEO must identify and remain maniacal about and even micromanage (yes, you have permission) if necessary. If you don’t, you could lose your firm to the managers taking over the organization.
Verne will also set the stage for the 4 Decisions all firms must get right – and there are right and wrong answers – to make it easier to scale with less drama. He’ll share a key strategy for each of these four decisions.
In his instant New York Times Bestseller, Geoff Smart provided a simple, practical, and effective solution to what The Economist calls “the single biggest problem in business today”: unsuccessful hiring. Based on more than 1,300 hours of interviews with more than 20 billionaires and 300 CEOs, and refined through the largest research study of its kind ever undertaken, the ‘A Method’ stresses fundamental elements that anyone can implement–and it has a 90 percent success rate.
For most CEOs, transforming a business into an industry powerhouse is a career-capping achievement. Eric Roza has done it twice. As the former CEO of Datalogix, Roza propelled the company to prominence by connecting offline consumer spending to digital marketing, culminating in its acquisition by Oracle for over $1.2 billion. Later, he took the helm of CrossFit during the tumultuous Covid era, revitalizing the brand by adding over 1,000 new affiliates and credentialing more than 15,000 coaches in 2021 alone.
In this session, exclusive to Chief Executive, Roza will share his unique insights on scaling operations, fostering rabid customer engagement, using technology to build sustained value and ultimately recognizing that value in the marketplace. You’ll gain invaluable insights and real-world tips from one of the most skilled business operators in America today, making this a must-attend session for CEOs aiming to rev up their teams to grow their business.
So many leaders struggle with the pressure to be perfect, to put on a polished facade, and hide our true selves. But here’s the truth: When you drop the mask and lead with your genuine self, you unlock a world of possibilities. With brilliant storytelling and powerful insights gleaned from a life in the world’s most high-wire industry, Joseph shares moving, practical advice on how to forge true connection and find the courage to show up authentically for the people in your life—and for yourself. You will not want to miss this!
What does it really take to drive an organization to true excellence? It may not be what you think. Walker’s research into the sixteen most dominant teams in the history of pro sports found that each employed the same type of captain, a singular leader with an unconventional set of skills and tendencies. Walker identifies the seven core qualities of the Captain Class—from extreme doggedness and emotional control to tactical aggression and the courage to stand apart—and how you can learn these traits to create unbounded opportunities in your organization.
How do you seize pivotal moments to scale your business in half the time? Our closing speaker provides a case study in how to build—and execute—a blueprint for transformation that work. Take advantage of their hard-earned lessons to better understand what makes a successful plan—and what derails it. You’ll walk away seeing opportunities more clearly, and win.
Attending Scaling Up Live is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to supercharge your leadership, ignite your company's growth, and unleash your true potential.
Senior leaders looking to scale their companies and learn from top experts about effective growth strategies, leadership, and organizational development.
Key decision-makers responsible for strategic planning, team development, and execution within their organizations.
Business owners and startup founders seeking practical advice and proven methodologies to take their ventures to the next level.
Professionals focused on talent acquisition, leadership development, and building a strong company culture.
Individuals responsible for the teams behind financial planning, cash management, and optimizing pricing strategies to support company growth.
Professionals aiming to enhance their leadership skills, personal growth, and effectiveness in their current and future roles.
We are pleased to provide a room block at the Populus Hotel. Rooms are limited, so please plan accordingly. You can reserve your room by using the link here.
Room Block Cut-off Date: May 9th, 2025
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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.