Owner Mode Summit Recordings
25 operators shared what they know. Now it's yours.
Over five days, the Owner Mode Summit brought together the most accomplished operators, investors, and board directors to share real ownership journeys across five pathways. Every session recorded. Every insight preserved.
One-time payment. Proceeds support nonprofits expanding economic opportunity.
Robin Washington
President, Salesforce
Advise | Board: Alphabet, Honeywell
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Tarrus Richardson
CEO, IMB Partners
Acquire | Built a $1B+ revenue holding company
Chequan Lewis
President, Crunch Fitness
Acquire | Former COO, Pizza Hut US
Samir Goel
Co-CEO, Esusu
Launch | $1.2B valuation, $200M raised
25
Speakers
5
Pathways
20+
Hours
9.0/10
Rating
84%
Changed Thinking
75%
Taking Action
Full Access Includes
Every speaker's complete session, start to finish
Private live Q&A with the top-voted Summit speaker
$395 credit toward the Ownership Sprint accelerator
Proceeds support nonprofits expanding economic opportunity
May be eligible for corporate learning reimbursement
Lifetime access. Revisit any session on your timeline
25 Sessions Across 5 Pathways
Acquire
Buy a business or franchise that's already working.
60m
The Overlooked Asset Class: Backing Business Buyers
Tarrus Richardson, CEO, IMB Partners
How the first Black independent sponsor built a $1B+ revenue holding company, and why backing buyers is the next frontier.
60m
The Franchise Player: How to Pick the Right Brand and Win
Chequan Lewis, President, Crunch Fitness
The "Three Cs" framework (Capability, Capital, Commitment) that separates franchisees who thrive from those who get churned out.
Panel
The Other Side: 3 Deals. 3 CEOs. No Filter.
Mitch Harris, Rock Irvin, Mario Antwine
Three paths to acquisition: a $6M niche marketing business, a building services company from PE, and a $50M+ self-funded search.
Build
Grow a real estate portfolio that pays you forever.
60m
Assets Over Hours: Build a Portfolio to Replace Your Paycheck
Arthur Johnson, 53-unit portfolio, former Pure Storage / Twilio
How a tech exec stack-ranked 300 MSAs to build a 53-unit portfolio, and the buy box framework he used to get there.
30m
The Return: Building Wealth Through African Real Estate
Dawn Dickson, $10M+ in facilitated property sales, Ghana & Rwanda
The emerging opportunity in African real estate and how diaspora investors are building wealth across borders.
60m
From Houses to Hotels: Breaking Into Branded Hospitality
Evens Charles, Nine-figure Hilton & Marriott portfolio
The progression from 25% down on a first deal to a nine-figure branded hospitality portfolio, and the capital stack at each stage.
30m
The Second Passport: Real Estate as a Path to Global Citizenship
Basil Mohr-Elzeki, Head of Americas, Henley & Partners
How real estate investment unlocks residency and citizenship. Optionality that compounds across generations.
Create
Productize your knowledge into digital assets you own.
60m
Turn What You Know Into What You Own
Arlan Hamilton, Backstage Capital, author, podcaster, community builder
How to turn domain expertise into a portfolio of owned digital assets: books, courses, communities, and beyond.
60m
Your Access Is an Asset
Kahlana Barfield Brown, Former editor turned brand owner
The playbook for converting professional access and networks into a business you own.
60m
Profit from the Podium
Lexi B, $17K keynotes while at Meta, Twitter, Microsoft
How to build a speaking business generating 70% of your Big Tech salary, and why your keynote is priced for the career behind it, not the hour on stage.
Advise
Turn your expertise into equity, income, and influence.
30m
What Makes Operators Board-Ready
Robin Washington, President, Salesforce. Board: Alphabet, Honeywell
What Fortune 500 boards actually look for, from someone who sits on two of them.
60m
Building Your Board Portfolio
Stacy Brown-Philpot, Former CEO, TaskRabbit. Board: HP, Nordstrom, StockX
Why you should never join a board you wouldn't stay on for ten years, and how to build a portfolio that compounds.
Panel
The Multiplier: What Makes an Advisor Worth the Equity
Nait Jones (a16z / TxO) & Tony Brown (Breakr, $9M funded)
Both sides of the advisory table: what makes a founder give up equity, and what makes an advisor worth it.
30m
The Fractional Path: Turning Expertise Into Flexible Income
Sherika Ekpo, Former CHRO, Anaplan. Fractional exec & franchise owner
How to structure fractional roles with equity when companies can't pay full retainers, and why board experience compounds your leverage.
30m
Playing with House Money: Running a PE-Backed Company
Kenny Gardner, CEO, Veritas Veterinary Partners. Former CPO, DaVita
What it's actually like to run a PE-backed company: the upside, the pressure, and how to negotiate your way in.
Launch
Start and scale a new business on your terms.
60m
The Long Game: How Squire Went from Side Project to $750M
Dave Salvant & Songe LaRon, Co-founders, Squire
The co-founders broke down every stage of the journey: side project to traction, traction to funding, funding to $750M. Plus the moves they made early to protect their downside.
60m
The Scout Path: Breaking Into Venture Without a Fund
Nasir Qadree, Founder, Zeal Capital Partners
How to break into venture capital as a scout. No fund, no track record, just deal flow and judgment.
30m
Founder to Funder: A Journey Through Both Sides of the Table
Jewel Burks Solomon, Sold to Amazon, ran Google for Startups, $125M+ fund
From winning $250K in pitch competitions to running a $125M+ fund. The strategy behind getting in front of the right investors.
30m
First Check: What Early-Stage Investors Actually Look For
Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures (The Athletic, Superhuman)
What seed-stage investors actually evaluate, from someone who wrote first checks into The Athletic and Superhuman.
30m
The Hidden Playbook: How to Launch Without Burning Cash
Will Drewery, Founder, Diagon. Raised $5M
Why 30% of fundraising comes from your resume, 70% from your network, 0% from your product, and the $40 tax filing that can save millions.
30m
The Billion-Dollar Business Model
Samir Goel, Co-CEO, Esusu ($1.2B valuation, $200M raised)
How he built Esusu nights and weekends while at LinkedIn, and why an intentional cap table was worth more than speed.
$395. One time. Yours forever.
25 speakers. 5 pathways. 20+ hours of premium ownership conversations.
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