FOR B2SMB LEADERS EXCEEDING THE CHALLENGES OF 2021
2 DAYS
OF LIVE CONTENT
Our expanded our 2021 Leaders’ Forum will hold live & on-demand keynotes, panels, workshops & more at convenient times May 5-6, all virtually accessible on our virtual platform.
100+ HRS LIVE & ON-DEMAND SESSIONS
We’ll take full advantage of our virtual format to hold both live & on-demand Leaders’ Forum content from May 5-6. Our B2SMB Leadership sessions are easy to access & hard to forget.
TOP2TOP LEADERSHIP NETWORKING
From strategic workshops, partnership breakouts & virtual receptions, you’ll have chances to meet your peers via multiple connection points, Slack, Clubhouse & LinkedIn B2SMBI Group.
OUR FUTURES:
Keynotes & Panels on Leadership & Strategy
Above & Beyond Recovery:
What B2SMB Success Will Look Like in the Next 10 Years
Wednesday, May 5 @ 9:30AM CST
Evan Goldberg
Founder & EVP
Tapestry:
Understanding the Diversity of
Black Small Business
Wednesday, May 5 @ 10:00AM CST
Connie Evans
President & CEO
Gone Country:
Unlocking a Rural Revival
in B2SMB
Wednesday, May 5 @ 10:30AM CST
Raju Vegesna
Chief Evangelist
Jen Earle
Executive Director
Cristina Heaney
National Board Chair
Kelly Scanlon
Former National Board Chair
PANEL-
The State of Need & Opportunity:
Women-owned
Small Business in 2021
Wednesday, May 5 @ 11:00AM CST
But Does It Have Legs?
Understanding Small Business Digital Transformation
Wednesday, May 5 @ 11:30AM CST
James Kyd
EVP Global Strategy
Demand-driven:
How People will Define the
Future of Work for (Sm)All Business
Wednesday, May 5 @ 12:30PM CST
Kevin Marasco
CMO
Kate Winkler
CEO
Josh May
CEO
Ranga Bodla
VP Marketing
Stephanie Gorski
Managing Director
PANEL-
Saving A Marriage:
What SMBs Are
Telling Us About Trust
Wednesday, May 5 @ 1:00PM CST LIVE
NeverEnding Story:
Our Journey to Help
Small Business in 2020
Wednesday, May 5 @ 1:30PM CST
Tolithia Kornweibel
CMO
Reading the Waves:
How to Manage New (& Old) Data
for Better Decisions
Wednesday, May 5 @ 2:00PM CST
Brandon Starkoff
CEO
Who Are You Again?
Recognizing the New Profiles
of Small Business
Wednesday, May 5 @ 2:30PM CST
Maria Pergolino
CMO
Restoring the Soul of Business:
How to Stay Human
in the Age of Data
Wednesday, May 5 @ 4:00PM CST
Harnessing Nervous Energy:
A Guide for
High Functioning Leaders
Wednesday, May 5 @ 4:30PM CST
Inspiration vs. Compliance:
How to Create a Culture of Excellence Through Inspiring Leadership
Wednesday, May 5 @ 5:00PM CST
Rishad Tobaccawala Author & Advisor
Former CGO,
Publicis Groupe
Dr. Chloe Carmichael
Leading Clinical Psychologist & Author
Jennifer Maynard
Leadership Coach
Todd Wilkens
CPO
Chris Vasquez
CPO
Bill Furlong
Founder
PANEL
Fog Alert:
Is the Digital Transformation
of Small Business for Real?
Wednesday, May 5 @ 6:00PM CST LIVE
Anita Campbell
Ramon Ray
Melinda Emerson
Ivana Taylor
Pamela Slim
Steve Strauss
Brian Moran
John Lawson
Rieva Lesonsky
Barry Moltz
PANEL
An Update:
What Influencers Are Hearing from Small Business – and What They Are Saying in Return
Wednesday, May 5
@ 7:00 PM CST LIVE
ON CLUBHOUSE:
Leaders’ League Reception
Ramon Ray
Moderator
Can Big Business
Help Save
Small Business?
OUR CUSTOMERS:
Keynotes & Panels on the State of Small Business
An Update:
The Small Business
Road to Recovery Report
Thursday, May 6 @ 8:30AM CST
Eric Groves
Co-Founder & CEO
Through My Eyes:
What Big Brands
Need to Know About Us
Thursday, May 6 @ 9:00AM CST
Melinda Emerson
CEO
Going Worldwide:
the Globalization of
Small Business
Thursday, May 6 @ 9:30AM CST
John Caplan
President/NA & Europe
John Arensmeyer
Derek Peebles
Eric Groves
Elliot Richardson
Jeanette Quick
Rebecca Melançon
PANEL
An Update:
The State of
Small Business Advocacy
at Federal, State &
Local Levels
Wednesday, May 5 @ 10:00AM CST
More Than Ever:
the 2020 Yelp Trust & Safety Report on Small Business
Thursday, May 6 @ 10:30AM CST
Peter Curzon
VP Business Development
Show Them the Money:
Getting Small Business Lending Back on Track
Thursday, May 6 @ 11:00AM CST
Brock Blake
CEO
Too Small to Fail:
the State of US
Micro Businesses
Thursday, May 6 @ 9:30AM CST
Dan Visnick
CMO
Tolithia Kornweibel
CMO
Maria Pergolino
CMO
Rebecca Grimes
CRO
Carissa Reiniger
CEO
PANEL-
The Now is Long Overdue:
How We’ll Need to
Serve Small Business
Post-Pandemic
Thursday, May 6 @ 12:00PM CST LIVE
ON CLUBHOUSE:
Council on Diversity
Reception
Melinda Emerson
Moderator
Xiomara Peña
Moderator
A Little Help Here:
Serving the
Under-Served
in Small Business
OUR GO-TO-MARKET:
Keynotes & Panels on Marketing & Sales
Be Real Now:
The Role of Authenticity
in Social Selling
Thursday, May 6 @ 12:00PM CST
Jon Ferrara
Founder & CEO
The Reset Button:
Why Your Sales Plans &
Talent Won’t Work in the
New Digital Order
Thursday, May 6 @ 12:30PM CST
Janet Schijnen
CEO
All Together Now:
Nurturing Small Business Communities
Thursday, May 6 @ 1:00PM CST
Sean Cohen
COO
Serving Over Selling:
How the Impulses of 2020
Have Become the Future of
How We Do Business
Thursday, May 6 @ 1:30PM CST
Mark Emond
President
The New ABC:
Always Be Caring
Is the New Sales Mantra
Thursday, May 6 @ 2:00PM CST
Brian Bar
CEO
Life in the Fast Lane:
How I Approach My Job as a
Chief Revenue Officer
Thursday, May 6 @ 2:30PM CST
Rebecca Grimes
CRO
OUR TOOLS:
Keynotes on Tech, Data, & Resources
As One Door Closes:
How Transactions
Will Replace Cookies
Thursday, May 6 @ 3:00PM CST
Toby Scammell
Founder
An Abundance of Choice:
Optimizing Tech & Data
for the Future
Thursday, May 6 @ 3:30PM CST
Stacy Greiner
CMO
Call Me By My Name:
How Open Banking Leads
to Personalization 2.0
Thursday, May 6 @ 4:00PM CST
Mitch Jacobs
Founder
Crashing Together:
What Inevitable SaaS Convergence Will Mean for B2SMB
Thursday, May 6 @ 4:30PM CST
Kush Shrivastava
Managing Director
