Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience (Connect2Culture), “Southern Showcase, Onstage!” (Missouri Southern), 7th Birthday Bash (Joplin Empire Market), Working Title: 2025 Portfolio Review (Missouri Southern), and more! Details → mailchi.mp/connect2cultur… #connect2culture #joplinarts

“Cinderella” (Midwest Regional + Connect2Culture), Downtown Loft Tour (Downtown Joplin), Auralai (Neosho Arts Council), "Missouri Wildflowers" by Ken Southwick (Post Art Library + Joplin Library), and more! Details → mailchi.mp/connect2cultur… #connect2culture #joplinarts

If you're planning to attend Main Street Summit, it would be helpful to buy your pass soon so the team can plan accordingly. Plus, until Sunday, passes come with a 10% swag credit. Check out the speaker lineup below. Hope to see you in November!

One of my favorite conferences of the year is the Main Street Summit brought to life by Brent Beshore and his team. It's a gathering of hundreds of main street business leaders and investors from around the United States--and you'd be hard-pressed to find a more dynamic group of

When I was getting started, I would have loved to attend something like Main Street Summit. If you're just starting your career, changing careers, starting a small biz, or would benefit from a little help, reply below with your story. We'll award 10 scholarship Classic Passes.

You're not meant to build alone. 1,000+ business owners. 100+ speakers. Real conversations about what actually works. Main Street Summit isn't another corporate conference - it's where small business finds its community. Nov 4-6. Columbia, Missouri → MainStreetSummit dot com

Main Street Summit signs are going up throughout downtown Columbia, and we couldn't be more excited! In just two weeks, 1,000+ business owners, operators, and entrepreneurs will converge on The District for the ultimate small business tour de force. November 4-6, our downtown

Carl is a dear friend and a remarkable human. I can't wait to share him with you. We'll talk a little racing on stage Main Street Summit, but most of our conversation will focus on the search for meaning, what happens when dreams come true, and deep friendship.

2025 Annual Letter is live: permanentequity.com/content/2025-a… 1) Fear of Man 2) Role of CEOs and board members 3) Hard look at AI, PE fees, and selling 4) Health update 5) Experiments in generosity

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Been a CEO. Worked with a lot of CEOs. After 15 years, here's how I think about the role: What CEOs Are and Aren’t "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant." — Max De Pree Most people think of

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We watched 1,500+ people walk into Main Street Summit. Some came to network. Brent Beshore challenged them to do something harder. At every conference, you have a choice in how you show up. You can use people to get stuff. Or you can use stuff to help people. The first

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I love writing and used to do it often. Somewhere along the way, I lost it, retreating to just writing the annual letter every year. I'm determined to write more, and across a broader variety of topics. If you'd like to follow along, I'm launching a free Substack. Link is below.

Here's the link: brentbeshore.substack.com

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The first Substack experiment goes out later this morning. Appreciate everyone who has signed up to follow along.

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