Description

If you're a small business owner, join us for a summit created just for you. Attend presentations by keynotes from industry leaders that will inform and inspire, participate in workshops with fellow business owners in Greater Des Moines (DSM) and engage in in-depth conversations at various breakout sessions.
 

• 8 – 9 a.m. — Registration and Networking
•  9 – 10:15 a.m. — Opening and Welcome
• 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. — Keynote Speaker  |  A Slice of the Pie: How to Build a Big Little Business with Nick Sarillo
• 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. — Networking and Exhibitors
• 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. — Breakout Session 1

• Session 1A — Key Performance Indicators, Benchmarking and Strategic Growth Strategies with Jenni Huotari of Eide Bailly LLP
• Session 1B — Motivating Staff and Contractors Post-COVID with Lisa Even of Even Connection Leadership (Pre-recorded)
• Session 1C — Know Your Audience to Increase Sales with Mackenzie Ryan Walters of StoryStruck Marketing
• Session 1D — "I'll Do It Later": Why We Procrastinate and What to Do About It with Lori Vande Krol of Life Made Simple LLC

• 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. — Networking and Exhibitors (Lunch)
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Lunch Keynote  |  Thriving Beyond Turbulent Times with Dima Ghawi
• 12:30 – 12:45 p.m. — Networking and Exhibitors
• 12:45 – 1:30 p.m. — Breakout Session 2

• Session 2A — Work Smarter, Not Harder: Strategies for Assessing Operational Efficiencies and Better Leveraging Technology Within Your Business Operations with Jocie Dye of Principal and Mark W. Steffen of CliftonLarsonAllen
• Session 2B — Recruiting with Efficiency: Tools and Tricks to Help You Build a Great Team with Laura Merz of Koester Construction
• Session 2C — How to Build Social Proof in Your Local Market with Emily Steele of Love Local
• Session 2D — How to Juggle Work-Personal Life with Erin E. Huiatt of Des Moines Parent

• 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. — Networking and Exhibitors
• 1:45 – 2:30 p.m. — Breakout Session 3

• Session 3A — Legal Implications for a New or Existing Remote Workforce with Dani Smid of BrownWinick Law Firm
• Session 3B — Leading Your Team Toward Healthy Diversity with Leisa Fox and Clarence Hudson of Fox Growth Strategies
• Session 3C — Eliminating Elevator Wit: Reinventing Your Elevator Pitch with Erik J. Dominguez of Speak Up Stories
• Session 3D — There's a Leader in Every Seat: Creating a Coaching Culture One Conversation at a Time with Michelle Rembert, Melissa Worrel-Johnson and Ann Wright of Your Leadership Group

• 2:30 – 2:45 — Networking and Exhibitors
• 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. — Breakout Session 4

• Session 4A — Business Continuity Planning: Easier Than You Think with Ben Davis of Nationwide
• Session 4B — The Building Blocks to a Strong Culture with Zach Dobeck of Kinship Brewing Company
• Session 4C — Good is the Enemy of Remarkable with Keirstin Heitman of Poppi Branding Co.
• Session 4D — Make Your Blue Sky Ideas a Reality: Transition Your Work from IN the Business to ON the Business for Strategic Growth with Jacki Boldt of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, Darci Evans of Burn Boot Camp, Geoff Wood of Gravitate Coworking and Brett Vowles of Optimum Chiropractic

• 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. — Social Happy Hour