Build Your Business.
Bring Your Team.
The business Festival where ambitious leaders from America's backbone industries bring their teams to dominate their markets.
1,000+ Attendees
130+ Sessions
100+ Speakers
One Unified Strategy
1,000+ Attendees 130+ Sessions 100+ Speakers One Unified Strategy
Built for Teams
Main Street Summit is your complete team development solution. We've done 80% of the offsite work for you, so your team can focus on what matters: growing together and growing your business.
Expert-driven content is delivered in intimate, small group settings; not in cold, cavernous conference rooms. We’re laser focused on providing a forum to engage and connect with practitioners who know small business best.
Your team will leave Main Street Summit better equipped to grow your business than ever before.
Stop sending your team to scattered conferences that deliver scattered results. Main Street Summit is designed for one thing: growing companies that bring their entire leadership team to learn, connect, and win together.
130+ sessions. 12 stages. One unified strategy.
Teams get better together
TESTIMONIALS
“The most valuable event I attended all year.”
- Scott Lingle
“Conversations I had inside The Atrium made Main Street Summit one of the most valuable events I’ve ever attended.”
- Dylan Scroggins
“I will 300x my money from attending Main Street Summit. I’ve attended lots of events. Main Street was the most valuable, surrounded by top-notch owners sharing what they’ve learned.”
- Mike Higgins
How it Works
Land and Expand Learning
While your marketing director dives deep into brand strategy, your operations leader masters efficiency frameworks, and your CFO explores growth financing - all happening simultaneously. Your team captures exponentially more knowledge than any individual could alone.
Built-in Team Bonding
Columbia becomes your temporary headquarters. The shared experience creates inside jokes, common language, and the kind of team cohesion that takes months to build in the office. You return home energized as a unified team.
Connections that Scale
This isn't individual relationship building; it's team-to-team connection. Your entire leadership team connects with other leadership teams, fostering deeper and more valuable business partnerships.
Build Your business. Bring your team.
Everyone learns, no one misses out, and your team returns with a shared vision for what's next.
This is how the best teams get better. Together.
Perfect for Growing Teams
Break Out of Silos
Get your department heads thinking beyond their individual roles and understanding how their decisions impact the entire company.
Scale team impact
Learn from other industries and companies to accelerate growth beyond what's possible in isolation.
Strengthen Team bonds
Create the shared experiences and common language that turn good teams into unstoppable ones.
Passes
Cheers to being in the right place at the right time.
Tracks are in at Main Street
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Dive into the world of innovation and entrepreneurship where new ideas and bold ventures are shaping the future of business.
Partnering with Redbud VC, High Alpha, and Mercato to gather industry experts and tangible insights from Kristian Andersen (High Alpha), Bryce Roberts (Indie.vc), Shegun Otulana, Wade Foster (Zapier), Joe Schmidt (A16z), and 12+ more.
Discussion topics include:
Meta Trends for 2025 / 2026
Will AI kill all B2B Saas Companies?
What VCs really want to see from Founders
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Dive into what’s new and what never changes in manufacturing – from design and prototyping to transitioning the business and wrestling with next-gen processes.
Expect to hear from teams like Outway and speakers including Jamie Shah (Chem-Impex), Kevin + Kelly (Rylee + Cru), Andrew Ashur (Lucid Bots), and 11+ more.
Discussion topics include:
Smart Manufacturing + AI: Emerging Tech & Traditional processes
Reskilling, Innovation & The Future of Work
Engineering Excellence: Development, Production & QC for Optimal Efficiency
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Engage with the latest breakthroughs in healthcare, wellness, and medical innovation, and assess how they're transforming the way we live and work.
Partnering with TruMed and applying real-world lessons from Sahil Bloom (The 5 Types of Wealth), Justin Mares (High Alpha), Steve Cockram (GiANT) and 11+ more.
Discussion topics include:
The Future of Health Optimization
Mental Health & Fitness Successes
Peak Performance & Non-Traditional Therapies
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Discover how personal values and professional life align, and how faith can be a catalyst for more meaningful, redemptive work.
Partnering with The Gospel Coalition and Kinsmen to learn from speakers such as David Green (Hobby Lobby), Mike Sharrow (C12), Bill High (7 Generation Legacy), and 12+ more.
Discussion topics include:
The Value of Human Capital
Generosity as a Business Practice
Leading with the End in Mind
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Learn about the opportunities and challenges within the franchise industry, and how to build a successful, scalable business model.
Teaming up with Tim Sweetman and The Franchise Firm for boots-on-the-ground lessons from Patrick Buckley (FranDawgs), Shaina Denny (Dogdrop), Brian Beers (8-Figure Franchisee), Wyatt Bachelor (MBN Brands), and 9+ more.
Discussion topics include:
How to Be a Partner Franchisees Deserve
Finding the Next High Value Franchise
The Invisible Ceiling: Break the Barriers that Limit Multi-unit Growth
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Explore strategies, innovations, and best practices for optimizing labor, assets, and tech within the construction industry.
Industry experts such as Paul Thrift (Thompson Thrift), Tyler Althouse & John Black (GDA Contractors), and 10+ more.
Discussion topics include:
Navigating the Future of Home Insurance
Balancing Asset Intensity in Construction
Construction Indicators: Inflation, GDP, and Beyond
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Engage with passionate individuals working to make a difference, and explore how non-profits are creating positive change and transforming communities.
Proudly leaning on a world-class local team at Love Columbia we’ll hear from Brett Hagler (New Story), Zane Wilemon (Ubuntu Life), Troy Duble (Canaan Group), and 10+ more.
Discussion topics include:
How to Build a Board (& What They Should Do?)
Mission Creep: How To Prevent? How To Recover?
Raise More, Stress Less: Fundraising Best Practices
2025 Speakers
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Carl Edwards
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Jamie Shah | Manufacturing
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Sahil Bloom | Health
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Michael Curry
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Kelli Larson | Manufacturing
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David Green | Faith
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Tim Tebow | Faith + Work
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Andrew Ashur | Manufacturing
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Casey Williams | Venture
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Will Thorndike
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Kevin Espiritu
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Rob Fraser | Manufacturing
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Joe Schmidt | Venture
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Shegun Otulana | Venture
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Paul Thrift
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Jesse Pujji | Venture
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Emily Miller | Faith
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D.A. Wallach | Health
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Eric Glyman
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Aaron Thomas | Health
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David Senra
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Emily Holdman | Manufacturing
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Kevin Mcardle | Venture
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Steve Cockram | Health
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Lucas Lopatin | Venture
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Scott Felsenthal | Manufacturing
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Jackie Dimonte | Venture
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David Perell
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Victor Zhang | Venture
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Bill D’Alessandro
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Brent Beshore
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Maddi Holdman | Venture
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Jon Rolph | Franchise
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Erich Kerekes | Venture
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Ash Marsh | Health
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John Marsh | Health
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Zane Wilemon | Non-Profit
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Kaitlin Johnson | Franchise
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Kristian Andersen | Venture
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Brett Hagler | Non-Profit
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Len Hardision | Non-Profit
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Dr. Brad Voyles | Non-Profit
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Nate Ungarean | Construction
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Chad Anselmo | Construction
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Jeremie Kubicek | Health
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Tyler Althouse | Construction
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Elizabeth Randall | Construction
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John Black | Construction
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Chris Powers | Construction
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Peter Ostapko | Faith
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Dave Blanchard | Faith
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Shaina Denny | Franchise
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Pete Ochs | Faith
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Mike Sharrow | Faith
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Platt Boyd | Manufacturing
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Clay Steves | Faith
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Ryan Beck | Faith
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Dr. Brian Fikkert | Faith
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Jenny Young | Franchise
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Dr. Kelly Kapic | Faith
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Matt Haller | Franchise
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Donna Harris | Venture
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Jay Halverson - Manufacturing
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Gates Garcia | Faith
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Patrick Buckley | Franchise
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Wyatt Batchelor | Franchise
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Nick Chow | Venture
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Zach Gordon | Franchise
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Brian Beers | Franchise
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Rina White
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Adam Wasch | Franchise
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Kevin Murray | Manufacturing
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Tammy Winter
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David Boyd | Construction
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JT Singh | Franchise
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Ben Little | Franchise
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Alex Smereczniak | Franchise
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Romeen Sheth
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Jeff Sands
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Dr. Ellen Frank-Miller Manufacturing
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John Coleman
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Tom McAndrew | Manufacturing
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Rob LaBonne
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Will Hendricks - Manufacturing
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Eric Pacifici
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Eric Siu
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Clint Fiore
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John Garrett
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Kristina Chapple | Venture
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Joe Knittig | Non-Profit
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Mitchell Baldridge
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Hollis Carter
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Debbie Beal | Non-Profit
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Mark Phillips | Venture
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Keith Burns
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Kyle Tucker
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Dylan Gans
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Preston Holland
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Troy Duble | Non-Profit
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David Wieland | Venture
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Missy Wallace | Faith + Work
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Mark Vroegop | Faith
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Brandon Stewart | Franchise
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Kinza ‘Kay’ Azmat
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Nick Di Loreto
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Randy San Nicolas | Venture
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Brian Whorley | Health
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Dan Doriani | Faith
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Marc Eshaghpour | Manufacturing
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Patrick Miller | Faith
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Jeff Sheldon | Manufacturing
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Aaasiyah Abudlsalam | Venture
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Jonathan Hill | Franchise
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Stephen Varner | Construction
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Kory Lantz | Non-Profit
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Kevin Henderson
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Brian Bennett | Faith + Work
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Keaton Dorman | Manufacturing
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Elan Adler | Venture
The Atrium: Experience
Flagship pass holders receive access to The Atrium, a luxury experience open throughout the event.
You’ll have all-day access to a full espresso and coffee bar and a wide variety of craft snack options. Endless freshly-made food items prepared to grab and enjoy in the lounge or while on the move. An incredible refreshment station including a fun array of sparkling waters, craft sodas, kombuchas, and teas to keep your energy high.
Live music throughout the days will accompany small-group tastings, workshops, and in The Trenches Q&As with select speakers before or after they present.
The Atrium will offer versatile spaces built for conversation and connecting with fellow attendees and speakers. It’s an immersive space to converse, relax, meet, work, eat, play, and reconvene.
Get Access
Connect with Speakers
Speaker Q&A in The Trenches
exclusive tastings & activites
food & Drinks
space to converse
build relationships
Gather with the brightest minds in business to solve common problems and forge new connections.
For operators
Get in the weeds with others about the challenges you face operating your business:
People Management, Scaling & Growth, Marketing, eCommerce, Healthcare, Distribution, Logistics, Remote Leadership, Manufacturing, and more
For owners
Share notes with others from the front lines of running a business:
Growth & Scaling, Replacing Yourself as CEO, Leadership, Succession, Legacy, & Family Business, When to Sell, Navigating Due Diligence, Not Burning Out, and more
For investors
Whether you’re just getting started or are adding to the portfolio:
Starting a Holdco, Raising Capital, Navigating Due Diligence, How to Source Deals, Pitfalls to Avoid, and more
For teams
Build relationships with others at every level and learn how to develop skills personally and as a team:
Setting Up Better Systems, Team Workshops, AI Tools, Branding, Marketing, Navigating a Career Path, and more.
