Description

If you're a small business owner, join us for a summit created just for you. Attend presentations by keynote speakers 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 breakout sessions ranging from talent attraction and work culture to data privacy and financial management.

Agenda

Friday, Nov. 6

• 7:30 – 7:45 a.m. — Registration and Welcome
• 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. — Keynote: Michael Veltri  |  The 5 Decision-Making Secrets: Surprising, Unorthodox Approaches to Powerful Leadership Outcomes
• 8:45 – 8:55 a.m. — Break
• 8:55 – 9:40 a.m. — Session 4
  • Session 4A — Get Over Your Midwestern Humility and Talk Yourself Up with Sally Cooper Smith of Cooper Smith and Company
  • Session 4B — The Windshield and The Rearview Mirror: Achieving Life-Work Balance with Ann Wright of Wright Solutions
• 9:40 – 9:50 a.m. — Break
• 9:50 – 10:35 a.m. — Session 5
  • Session 5A — I am Back to Doing It All and I am Burnt Out. How to Reverse Delegate, Prioritize and Reorganize My Team with Lisa Even of Even Connection Leadership
  • Session 5B — Coping as an HR Department of One with Michele Brott, Courtney Strutt Todd and Jana Weiler of Davis Brown Law Firm
• 10:35 – 10:45 a.m. — Break
• 10:45 – 11:30 A.M. — Session 6
  • Session 6A — One to One: Growing Your Business Through Customer Engagement with Bill Murphy, Courtney Healy and Troy Kellenher of MACLYN
  • Session 6B — Supplier Diversity: The Business Case with Matthew Gilbert and Terrence Thames of Iowa C.O.R.E. Inc.
• 11:30 – 11:40 a.m. — Break
• 11:40 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. — Keynote: Whitney Cox of Google
• 12:25 – 12:35 p.m. — Closing