Chasing Greatness 2024

68 Ventures and Warrior 360 joined forces to host more than 400 local leaders in the community to its CHASING GREATNESS conference at The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa on January 11, 2024.

CHASING GREATNESS was created with the goal of bringing together a wide array of leaders across a multitude of industries to learn from the various speakers, foster new relationships, and come away with transformative leadership tools to go out and attack the future.

“I was pumped to have hosted you in partnership with my lifelong friend Brad Israel, founder of Warrior 360, for this CHASING GREATNESS event. We both consider ourselves passionate, lifelong students in the fields of leadership and human performance, while accepting that we still have an infinite amount to learn,” says Nathan Cox, chairman, 68 Ventures.

Speakers were featured in a “Ted-Talk-style” fast paced day of leadership training and stories of greatness to inspire and motivate attendees and Cox urged all to “lean in, engage, and get out of your comfort zone.”

Speakers for the event included:

• Mark Fernandes – Capitalism 2.0
  Chasing Greatness: The Mindset of a Winner (click here to view Mark’s slides)
  
• Scott Reed – Oakworth Capital Bank
  Building an Iconic Brand (click here to view Scott’s slides)
  
• Arick Auyang – Columbia Sportswear
  Importance of “Knowing what you Know and Knowing What You Don’t Know” (click here to view Arick’s slides)
  
• Nader Samii – nimble solutions
  The Science, and Art, of Scaling a Great Business (click here to view Nader’s slides)
  
• Alison Patt – Thomas Cuisine
  Use Your Platform (click here to view Alison’s slides)
  
• Chad Henderson – Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate
  Entrepreneurial Journey Through Uncertainty (click here to view Chad’s slides)
  
• JD Gardner – Aptus Capital Advisors
  The Ups and Downs of Being an Entrepreneur
  
• Abe Harper – Harper Technologies
  The Conduit Mentality (click here to view Abe’s slides)
  
• David Morris – QB Country
  It’s Difficult to Follow Your Dream. It’s a Tragedy Not To.
  
• Brad Israel – Warrior 360
  How to Make the Very Best of the Limited Time We Have (click here to view Brad’s slides)

“It is truly a privilege to get to not only bring presenters together that have earned the title of experts in their respective fields, but to also surround our guests with their peers in the audience to have so much to offer across multiple fronts,” said Cox.

Cox, who served as the day’s moderator, challenged each guest to Bet on Themselves by saying:
“The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing at all. The best investment we can make will always be in ourselves. When you choose to Bet on You, God will take care of the rest provided you are willing to do whatever it takes to carry the water. It will not be easy, but it will be worth it.”

Photos for the event were taken by Stephen Savage Photography.

Warrior 360 works with company leaders to help them build their dream team by cultivating environments employees don’t want to leave. Through speaking engagements, workshops and coaching, Warrior 360 can help transform company culture; develop stronger leadership; and better engage employees. For more information, visit www.warrior360.co.