Jay Sachetti joined Jeff O’Brien, partner at Husch Blackwell and Dyanne Ross-Hanson, president of Exit Planning Strategies talked about the market for mergers and acquisitions, exit planning opportunities for companies that don’t end up for sale and how companies can maximize their eventual sale price during an early October panel at the first Upsize on Tap event at Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul.
When the state Legislature passed a law requiring employers to provide paid leave and safe time for employees, Justin Bieganek started hearing differing details from friends, colleagues and peers.
Entrepreneurs looking to network and grow their businesses might consider joining one of many coaching organizations available to them in the Twin Cities. A local husband and wife team are bringing another to town, the Global Leaders Organization (GLO), a nationwide community aimed at helping with growth, connection and the raising of capital.
The organization was founded by its CEO Michelle Poscente, who has grown it to about a dozen local markets across North America. The Minneapolis chapter initially kicked off in early 2020, when an inaugural event drew nearly 75 participants. The COVID-19 pandemic scuttled progress for a couple years. It’ll return in person with an event in late March.
Chris Christianson and Paulie Skaja will co-chair the Minneapolis chapter. Christianson, a residential realtor, and Skaja, an enterprise and leadership consultant, jointly responded in writing to some questions about what the organization is all about.
Tellijohn: What can you tell me about the organization?
Christianson & Skaja: GLO was created to help entrepreneurs build and grow their companies through our four pillars:
Tellijohn: Where are you at in setting it up and how will people engage with you?
Christianson & Skaja: GLO – Minneapolis launched right before COVID-19 hit. Throughout the pandemic, GLO continued to provide free content to support entrepreneurs. We are now ready to re-launch GLO – Minneapolis. Qualified prospects for GLO include business owners with $500,000 or more in revenues, business owners with at least three employees or C-suite executives with $1 million-plus in profit-and-loss responsibility.
If you are an entrepreneur interested in learning more and staying informed of upcoming events, please send a note to Chris and Paulie at GL***********@***il.com.
Tellijohn: What’s the organization’s mission?
Christianson & Skaja: The mission of GLO is to help 1 million entrepreneurs increase their revenues by 25 percent. Big goal for sure, but we feel equipped to do so. With our four pillars, we believe they are the backbone of all growing companies: community, to learn and grow with; commerce, to actually transact business with people you know and trust; capital, whether it is debt or equity, GLO can assist in finding the right capital; and content, help leaders continue to grow as leaders and business owners.
Tellijohn: Where can people go to get more information?
Christianson & Skaja: To learn more about GLO in general, visit withGLO.com.
To learn more about the Minneapolis chapter, consider attending a free informational session on March 24th starting at 4pm at Duke’s on 7 in Minnetonka, MN. Register here
Contact: Glo-Minneapolis co-chairs Chris Christianson and Paulie Skaja: 612.839.9193; GL***********@***il.com. www.withglo.com
The use of fractional executives — those hired by companies on contract to work a fraction of the hours at less cost than full-time hires — has been on the rise for years. That accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. John Arms, co-founder of Voyageur U, helped establish the organization to help educate free agents on what it takes to make it as a fractional executive. He’s now put that knowledge into print, recently releasing the book “Consult Your Way to a Full-Time Job.” Arms joined Upsize Minnesota Editor Andrew Tellijohn to talk about how the book can help potential fractional executives carve their new paths.
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