Starting Small Summit 2027

Starting Small presents the Starting Small Summit 2027, presented by Gen-Y Hitch: the Midwest's premier entrepreneurship event. It's a live version of the Starting Small podcast. Host Cameron Nagle interviews Charlie Clifford (co-founder of ROAM and founder of TUMI), Hap Klopp (founder and 20-year CEO of The North Face), and Cymbiotika co-founders Shahab and Durana Elmi, plus a special session with Sweetwater founder Chuck Surack on life after acquisition. The full panel then takes questions from the audience. Attendees leave with more than $10,000 in free product from partners and past guests, and one attendee wins a Lovesac SuperSac, drawn live on stage. Doors open at 8:30 AM; the program runs 9:00 AM-12:30 PM ET. Tickets $50; groups of 10+ save 20%; students free with a valid student ID. Tickets and details: startingsmallmedia.org/startingsmallsummit