I Spent 2 Days With 2,400 Small Business Owners. Here’s what I learned.

Written By Lauren Tilden

If you've ever felt like you're working harder than everyone else but still not seeing the results you want, this episode is going to hit different.

Last week, I spent two days at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington DC—possibly the largest gathering of small business owners in the world. Picture this: 2,400 entrepreneurs in one room, plus speakers you'd recognize from Olympic podiums, Shark Tank, and magazine covers.

I walked away with pages and pages of notes, and let’s just say it gave me A LOT to think about.

You're about to hear the five themes that came up over and over again—from the training secret that Olympic athletes swear by, to why the best-performing Shark Tank deal was so successful, to the AI prediction that's either going to excite you or terrify you (but either way, you need to know it).

What’s included in this episode:

  • Why there's no shortcut or hack around hard work (and what Olympic training teaches us about business success)

  • The one question Martha Stewart asks herself that's kept her relevant for four decades (and launching new businesses in her 80s)

  • How to use your own experience as your best tool for making change

  • The secret sauce to marketing success

  • Real examples of how small business owners are using AI

  • The magic that happens when you put 2,400 small business owners in one room

  • The golden rule of building community (and a simple challenge to start this week)

  • And much more

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