BREAKOUT SESSIONS
The Marketing Eco-System™ - Session I Ballroom
Ideal for entrepreneurs, business owners, and marketing professionals who are seeking a cohesive, results-driven approach to elevate their marketing game. In this session, you'll uncover Maximizing and Optimizing, The Four Marketing Funnels, From Scattered to Organized, Your Marketing Machine, and Marketing Metrics. By the end of this session, you’ll have your personalized Marketing Eco-System™ mapped out and ready for implementation.
Birthing of Giants – Session II Ballroom
The Birthing of Giants framework provides a toolkit for entrepreneurs to reach their next level of success. The 4 Pillars are: 1) Capital Market Readiness; 2) Financial Model Transformation; 3) Amplified Sales; and 4) Scalable Management. In this breakout session participants will have exclusive access to dive deeper with our keynote speaker, Lewis Schiff, to learn practical strategies and gain impactful insights to taking their business to amazing new levels.
Top 10 Mistakes CEOs Make by a CEO Lawyer – Session II 4067
This session is centered around essential strategies for business leaders to avoid legal pitfalls and protect their companies. The tips discussed will cover a wide array of topics including anti-trust issues, embezzlement risks, bad investments, environmental health and safety, and government fraud. Key advice includes the importance of implementing checks and balances, being cautious with investments, and ensuring compliance with tax laws. The presentation also highlights the need for proper succession planning, asset protection, and safeguarding trade secrets. Join Jeana Goosmann as she shares these tips and more so business leaders can better navigate the complexities of running a company and focus on what truly matters—growing and sustaining their business.
Everything You Want to Ask About Capital – Session II 2046
Join Erica Wassinger, venture investor and co-founder of Proven Ventures, for an exclusive Ask Me Anything session! Dive into the world of raising, using, and returning capital, and get candid insights from someone who's been in the trenches of Nebraska's startup ecosystem.
Building Trust at Work – Session I 4068
Research has shown that 50% of time wasted in business is due to lack of trust. Leanne will explore what it really takes to build trust, create meaningful connections and enhance everyday collaboration. Attendees will leave with fresh insights that can transform how they work and lead within teams, with clients, and in the broader community.
Accessing Presence, Clarity, and Creative Flow States on Demand – Session I 2046
Join the founders of Evolutionary Species for an experiential training workshop where you'll experience, and then learn, how to access altered states that unlock peak entrepreneurial potential. You'll leave knowing how to practice somatic tools rooted in the ancient wisdom of Qigong (Energy Mastery). This toolkit will allow you to access intuitive guidance, clarity, and creative flow states on demand to power your entrepreneurial journey.
‘The POCKET CREATIVE DIRECTOR’™️ – Session I 4067
A quick & dirty primer for building your brand in a RDQLUS way, with Q and A and discussion. Ever wondered why they are called an “audience?” Because people don’t buy things or services—they buy stories. The things & services are the merch table after the show. Attract people, communicate with people, connect with people. They’ll spend their money where they feel most affected. Claiming to be the best is no longer valid. Just like you know your business, your audience knows theirs. Selling them has become less crucial than connecting & communicating with them. Preference and style are one thing, but your brand has a life of its own. Take a look around… No BS, let’s be really real; either you look world-class or you don’t. Building your brand is just the beginning. You must maintain and grow it through consistency, diligence and stewardship of the most vital parts of your brand story.
Brand Storytelling through Video – Session I 4069
A breakdown of strategies and components of different forms of video storytelling for brands – brand narratives, branded content, explainers, testimonials – how to plan, budget, strategize and get the most bang for your buck.
Performance vs. Brand Marketing – Session II 4068
Explore the key differences between branding and performance marketing, and why each has an important role to play in your growth journey. You’ll leave with new tools to help plan and refine your marketing efforts, whether you’re focused on boosting immediate sales or building long-term brand equity.
Buy, Build, or Join? – Session II 4069
This session is ideal for the “entrepre-curious” people that are looking to start a business. Participants will gain clarity on options for them to take the leap into self-employment. Also, current entrepreneurs will gain knowledge into strategies to diversify into other businesses. We'll discuss best practices and actionable strategies for determining your most appropriate route to business ownership. Whether it's your first business, or your 10th, understanding the contrasts between Buying an existing business, Building a new business from scratch, or Joining with a franchise / licensing organization is a key decision point that can dramatically improve your chances of success.