May 30 – June 1, 2018 | Marriott New Orleans | #GrowCo18
GrowCo 2018
Speakers
This year’s lineup features industry disrupters, seasoned entrepreneurs, and the best and brightest business talent. New speakers are added weekly!
Daymond
John
“Don’t ignore all those naysayers in your path. Put that negativity to work for you. Let it drive you, even if it’s just to prove everyone else wrong.“
Shark Tank
Daymond John
Jeff
Raider
“Starting a business is an emotional roller coaster. There are incredibly high highs and incredibly low lows when they happen. And I think starting a business is really about enjoying that roller coaster.“
Harry’s
Jeff Raider
Alli
Webb
“We are family. Drybar was started by family. You are part of our family.“
Drybar
Alli Webb
Chieh
Huang
“Money is there to put food on the table and make sure your family is cared for. “Anything beyond that can be argued as extraneous. We’re all in this together. It doesn’t matter who you are at the company, we try to take care of you.“
Boxed
Chieh Huang
Jessica
Iclisoy
“I wanted to have complete control of the process and sometimes, by taking money from others, you lose control. It was a slower growth but, for me, slow and steady wins the race,“
California Baby®
Jessica Iclisoy
Payal
Kadakia Pujji
“It’s really lonely trying to build something by yourself. It’s good to have thought partners to bounce ideas off of.“
ClassPass
Payal Kadakia Pujji
Cal
Henderson
Slack
Cal Henderson
Andrew
Paradise
Skillz
Andrew Paradise
Emily
Heyward
“It’s hard to know when you are done figuring out your brand because brands are a living, breathing thing. Over time brands are going to evolve.“
Red Antler
Emily Heyward
Shama
Hyder
The Marketing Zen Group
Shama Hyder
Les
McKeown
“Let’s start with the real secret of leadership: it happens all the time, almost anywhere you look, and it’s frankly not that difficult.“
Predictable Success
Les McKeown
Nina
Vaca
Pinnacle Group
Nina Vaca
Steve
Baker
“When you demystify the financial statements, it’s no longer numbers on the board; it’s a story of what happens every day.”
The Great Game of Business
Steve Baker
Lisa
Bradley
R. Riveter
Lisa Bradley
Benjamin
Spall
My Morning Routine
Benjamin Spall
Cameron
Cruse
R. Riveter
Cameron Cruse
Bill
Tancer
Everyone’s A Critic
Bill Tancer
Scott
Wolfe
Melba’s Old School Poboys
Scott Wolfe
Norm
Brodsky
“Sales are nice. Profits are nicer. But you live or die on cash flow.“
CITISTORAGE
Norm Brodsky
Andrea
Chen
Propeller
Andrea Chen
Ami
Kassar
“It’s tougher to get a bank loan today than it was a year-ago. If you like it or not, bankers are going to look at business plans more carefully, challenge assumptions, and worry about risk.“
MultiFunding
Ami Kassar
Tom
Gimbel
LaSalle Network
Tom Gimbel
Marne
Levine
Instagram
Marne Levine
Darnell
Holloway
Yelp
Darnell Holloway
Lauren
Haydel
Fleurty Girl
Lauren Haydel
Isadora
Ferraz Coelho
Facebook
Isadora Ferraz Coelho
Rachel
Blumenthal
Rockets of Awesome
Rachel Blumenthal
Daniella
Yacobovsky
Bauble Bar
Daniella Yacobovsky
Spectacular
Blue Smith
Adwizar
Spectacular Blue Smith
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