Main Street Summit

If you're thinking "Remind me, what exactly IS Main Street Summit?", here's a refresher. In 2023, we launched a two-day, large-scale festival event for business owners, operators, investors, and teams. Main Street Summit is our ode to the economy’s real heartbeat: small and medium-sized businesses. It’s a chance to connect with owners and share the journey of highs and lows of running a company. A festival filled with expert-driven content, engaging conversations with practitioners, great people, kind hospitality, and of course, plenty of fun. We are gathering experts from every discipline. From talent recruitment and retention, sales and marketing, and management of managers, to practical tax strategies, media, manufacturing, bootstrapping, leveraging digital tools, and capital allocation. We aim to bring together the entire SMB ecosystem. We'd love to build it with you.

It was obvious. “My team got a lot of value out of attending Main Street Summit. The highlight was learning from business operators with a wide spectrum of experience. It sparked great discussion about how we could apply these lessons to our business.” Mike Beckham, CEO of Simple Modern, shared that feedback after bringing his executive team to Main Street Summit last year. And once he shared it, we set aside an allotment of discounted passes just for teams. Because when leadership teams experience Main Street Summit together, learning curves flatten. And most importantly, newfound insights are applied to businesses faster than if a leadership team member attended the festival alone. To redeem any one of the offers below, simply email our team at: team@mainstreetsummit.com We’ll see you - and your team - in Columbia next month on October 8th - 10th.

David Senra is a walking, talking business encyclopedia. His podcast - Founders Podcast - is an instruction manual on how to build a thriving business written by history’s greatest entrepreneurs. No one on Earth has dedicated more time to studying the methods, behaviors, and tactics of the world’s greatest business builders. His insights into how owners and operators can apply timeless lessons from Buffett and Munger, Rockefeller, Sam Walton, and many more to their own businesses are second to none. You won’t want to miss David at Main Street Summit next month. Come prepared with questions. Odds are, David’s got the answers. – ❗ Still need a pass? A limited number of Main Street passes are still available. Check the comment below to secure yours today and join us in Columbia October 8th - 10th!

The most impactful takeaway after last year’s inaugural Main Street Summit is this: When leadership teams attend Main Street together, lessons are applied to their businesses faster than if an associate attended the festival alone. That’s why we’re excited to share a reserved and limited number of passes set aside exclusively for teams at a discounted rate. To redeem this offer, simply email us at: 📧 team@mainstreetsummit.com (Please include “Main Street Teams” in the subject line.) Main Street Summit is rewarding for attendees of all kinds; no matter if you’re coming solo or with your executive team. But we hope teams of all sizes join us in Columbia on October 8th - 10th for business-altering knowledge from experts who know small business best.

We're excited to welcome Trish Higgins back to Main Street Summit! Trish is a co-founder and partner at Chenmark , a company that buys small businesses with the intention of holding them indefinitely. Not only is Trish a world-class investor, but she's also an equally impressive operator. Her lessons and ideas around talent management, deal processes, and operational change management are transformative for small business owners and their leadership teams. Join Trish and 80+ other expert practitioners along with 700+ attendees at Main Street Summit in Columbia October 8th - 10th. 📢 Limited passes remain, and pricing for all Main Street passes goes up at midnight on Monday, September 9th! Secure yours today via the comment below.

The countdown to Main Street Summit is on... 6️⃣ Days until pricing for all Main Street passes goes up. 5️⃣ Weeks until Main Street Summit begins in Columbia on October 8th. 4️⃣ Choose-your-own-adventure pass tiers to pick from. 3️⃣ Days of new lessons & new connections to change your business forever. 2️⃣ The second installment of Main Street Summit after our inaugural event in 2023. 1️⃣ The only festival-style event for small & medium-sized businesses. 💥 Purchase your pass today (see comment below) & save money before prices go up on Sept. 9th!

Main Street Summit is a global festival. Last year’s inaugural event surpassed our expectations in a number of ways, including this one: Attendees traveled to Columbia from 42 states and 12 countries. And we’re expecting another well-traveled group in 2024. Getting a diverse group of owners, operators, and investors together in one place at one time is a force multiplier for any business. We’re proud that Main Street Summit is an event where people come together from all over the world to learn and grow. No matter where you’re coming from, we’re excited to host you in Columbia on October 8th - 10th. -- 📢 Reminder: Pricing for all Main Street passes goes up in 7 days (Sept. 9th)! Be sure to grab your pass today via the comment below.

Simplicity + consistency = outsized returns. Turns out we have more to thank Truett Cathy for beyond Chick-fil-A Restaurants' spicy chicken deluxe sandwich. The restaurant chain founder turned a simple concept - a boneless, skinless chicken breast on a toasted, buttered bun with two pickles - into one of the world's most valuable quick-service restaurants. Main Street Summit strives to employ a similar equation for a similar yield. A simple concept: Bring the entire small business ecosystem together in one place at one time. Delivered consistently: With Midwestern hospitality along with the brightest small business operators and investors in the world. So thanks, Truett, and Chick-fil-A, for your steadfast commitment to simplicity and consistency. And reminding us of what we're aiming for at Main Street Summit. -- ❗ Be sure to grab your passes before prices go up on Sept. 9th! Secure yours in the comment below.

In 2017, Lori Coulter turned a perfectly-sized swimsuit into an 8-figure/yr. direct-to-consumer juggernaut. Lori joins our all-new Venture & Startup Track to share how she built SUMMERSALT into one of the fastest growing online apparel brands in the world. Don’t miss your chance to learn from Lori and other venture-backed founders at Main Street Summit, October 8th - 10th in Columbia. Grab your Venture & Startup Track pass in the comment below before pricing goes up on Sept. 9th! 

Transformational, not transactional. That's the definition of Main Street Summit.