day 1 Agenda

October 9, 2025

    
            Time
            SESSION
            SPEAKER/NOTES
            LOCATION
        

    
            8:00 am – 8:30 am
            Registration + Connections
            Coffee, juice, continental breakfast
            2nd Floor Auditorium Foyer
        

            8:30 am – 9:10 am
            Kickoff, Opening Remarks, QiGong
            Curt Drew, Eric Gautschi, Aaron Davis, David Beaudry, Jim Salters
            Auditorium, with house band
        

            9:10 am – 9:40 am
            Building Wealth While Lifting and Inspiring Your Community
            Kimberly Goins
            Auditorium
        

            9:40 am – 10:05 am
            Morning Break + Art Battle Kickoff
            Marcey Yates, Culxr House
            4th Floor Foyer
        

            10:05 am – 11:05 am
            Fireside Chats: Short interviews about the entrepreneurial Journey
            Luke Hansen, Lori Coulter, Mark Hasebroock
            Auditorium
        

            11:10 am – 12:10 am
            Speed Networking
            
            Ballroom
        

            12:10 pm – 1:10 pm
            Lunch + Art Battle
             
            Ballroom
        

            1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
            Entrepreneurial Leadership Assessment
            Dr. Sangeeta Badal
            Auditorium
        

            2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
            Panel Discussion - The Biggest Challenges Facing the Nebraska Startup Ecosystem
            Scott Henderson, Adriana Cisneros Basulto, Tom Chapman, Kelly Mann, Bart Dillashaw 
            Auditorium
        

            2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
            Keynote: You Will Fail As an Entrepreneur Unless You Have These 5 Mindsets
            Dr. Brad Klontz
            Auditorium
        

            3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
            Afternoon Break
            
            
        

            3:35 pm – 4:35 pm
            Keynote: The Science of Scaling
            Dr. Benjamin Hardy
            Auditorium
        

            5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
            After Party
            Drinks
            Catalyst + Big Grove Brewery
        

day 2 WORKSHOPS

October 10, 2025

    
            SESSION 1: 9-10:30 am 
            SESSION 2: 10:45-11:45 am 
            SESSION 3: 1-2:00 pm
            SESSION 4: 2:15-3:15 pm
        
            The Science of Scaling, Ben Hardy – Ballroom
            Creating Your First Viral Video, Brad Klontz – Ballroom             
            Becoming A Do More Good Business: A Framework For Purpose-Driven Growth, Jay Wilkinson – Ballroom
            Diverge, Converge, Create: A Practical Workshop For Innovators, Lindsey Hruby-Yardley & Brian Zimmer – Ballroom
        
            An Insider's Guide to Top Performing Franchises, Blake Martin – Room 4067
            AI On Your Side, From Big Ideas To Small Budgets, Devon Seacrest – Room 4067
            Build Before You Burn Out: Sales & Marketing Systems That Actually Scale, Ali Schwanke & Tyler Samani-Sprunk – Room 4067
        
            Activating AI In The Real World: Unlock
 AI For Your Business, John Lund – Room 4068
            Social Media That Works, Abbie Perry + Cameron Logsdon – Room 4068
            Upgrading Our Human Tech: Life Force, Expanded Consciousness, and Peak Human Potential in the Face of AI and Accelerating Change, David Beaudry + Jim Salters – Room 4068
        
            From Grit To Growth, The Real Moves That Truly Matter, Mark Hasebroock & Jennifer DiMotta – Room 4069
            The 4 Pillars Of Sustainable Growth, Mark Hasebroock & Jennifer DiMotta – Room 4069
            Brains Guts Gratitude: How Buy-In Drives Business Value, Byron McFarland – Room 4069
        
            Business Legal Review, Goosmann Law – Room 2045
            Business Legal Review, Goosmann Law – Room 2045
            Business Legal Review, Goosmann Law – Room 2045
        
            Startup Week Resource Fair – Rm. 2057/2058
            Startup Week Resource Fair – Rm. 2057/2058
            How To Tell Your Founder Story, Tom Chapman & Panel of Media Pros – Room 2057/2058