Think Big, Act Big, Be Big Business Workshop

Raise Your Ceiling! Think Big, Act Big, and Be Big!

Most business owners and leaders unknowingly put their business on cruise control, getting comfortable with the current state of affairs—while missing opportunities to scale, innovate, diversify and position themselves for greater success. Whether you're stuck in controllable growth, planning an exit, or ready to build enterprise value, you'll learn the proven 3-step system to Think Big, Act Big, and Be Big.

This event is designed to shake you up, challenge your perspective, and help you see the full potential of your business. To create a thriving, scalable business, you must adopt the mindset, strategies, and practices of thinking bigger than you do today.

What You'll Learn:

THINK BIG: Stretch Your Ceiling (4:30-5:00 PM) Pat Burke, Burke CPA

• You know you can execute because it leverages existing skills.
• Rapid growth and introduce new and bigger customers.
• Position your company as a valuable ongoing resource as opposed to a counter-party in a transaction.
• Provide unique products or services, increasing pricing power.
• Attract and retain higher-level employees who will apply their talents to grow the business.

ACT BIG: Strategy & Execution (5:00-5:30 PM) John Zurborg, FocalPoint Business Coaching

• Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs): Setting goals to inspire your team beyond what you think possible
• Strategic Planning: The difference between vision and executable strategy
• Execution Systems: Implementation frameworks like EOS, Rockefeller Habits, and Scaling Up that turn strategy into results
• Culture Alignment: Ensuring your company culture supports your BHAG (because culture eats strategy for breakfast)
• Leadership Development: "First who, then what" - building the right team to achieve breakthrough results

BE BIG: Sustainable Attributes (5:30-5:45 PM)Dino Lucarelli, Capital Tactics

• Valuation Basics
• Valuaton Drivers , the 12 Attributes
• Buy & Sell Process Overview

Info: Meet the presenters and network in the comfort of the historic Hyde Park Country Club

Info: Patrick has advised over 200 highly successful start-ups. His advice focuses on business value building, deal structuring and management, creative financing and tax and estate planning. Pat is on the board of two of his most successful start-ups, serving as Chairman of the Board of a closely held $50 million medical consulting company and is a board member (including chairmanship of the audit and compensation committees) of a closely held $500 million real estate service business.


Pat is also a business author, and has written five books for entrepreneurs, “Exit Velocity”, “Swing for the Fences”, “Accelerate”, “There is No US in Business” and the newly published “The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”.

Info: As President & CEO, COO, EVP, and VP with companies such as Skilcraft, Creation Technologies, and SMC Inc, he scaled companies from regional operations to companies with global services and brand recognition. This resulted in significant growth of sales, earnings, and facilities while increasing returns for shareholders and employees.

John’s success in leading companies has been recognized by government and industry association awards such as Thoroughbred of the Year Award (2x) and The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers 2023 Small business of the Year Award.

John most recent business is Focal Point Business and Executive Coaching. He combines the Focal Point Coaching materials and processes pioneered by Brian Tracy with his experience of growing companies to work with business owners and executives to increase the value of their companies.

Info: Event Contribution: Define what “being big” looks like in measurable terms. Dino anchors the conversation in attributes that build long-term enterprise value and make companies attractive for scale, succession, or sale.

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