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In this episode of Business Brain, we unpack what happens when a conference forgets who it’s for. Fresh off Podcast Movement’s first run in New York, Dave explains how splitting creators and business folks into separate events left everyone hunting for coffee shops to meet. Before you book the flight, figure out what value an event is built to deliver. Then show up with a plan, define success for yourself and your team, and stay loose enough to catch the moments you can’t schedule.

Shannon brings it home with a favorite Steve Jobs idea: you can’t plan on meeting the person who will change your life. He’s heading to New Orleans with ten friends he first met on X, and a deal walked right up to Dave at a cocktail party, so we make the case for skipping the early exit and working one more room. Opportunities dance with those already on the dance floor, and that’s how you keep living the Charmed Life. Grab this week’s Business Blueprint at businessbrain.show/blueprints to prep for your next event, work it, and follow up afterward.

• 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #790 for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
  • September 23rd: National Great American Pot Pie Day
• 00:02:29 Dave just got back from Podcast Movement and has thoughts
  • Have a Conference plan for you AND for your team
  • What does success look like? What’s your definition of success?
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• 00:15:17 “You Can’t Plan on Meeting The Person Who Will Change Your Life” – Steve Jobs
  • “Opportunities dance with those already on the dance floor.”
• 00:21:11 Business Brain 790 Outtro