GROWTH & IMPACT WEEK SPEAKER LINEUP
The speakers at Growth and Impact Week are award-winning advisors, operators, and thought leaders who don’t just understand growth and impact, they execute it. Each speaker has been selected for their ability to translate methodology into real-world implementation, sharing how they’ve built in-demand practices through intentional, ROI-driven relationships with business owners. Expect candid perspectives, practical frameworks, and honest discussion around what works in today’s market, from client selection and trust-building to accountability, culture, and value creation. This is not a stage of theorists; it’s a room of practitioners committed to helping you apply what you learn and accelerate results in your firm.
Chris Jones
Meet Chris Jones:
Entrepreneurship changed my life. One of my mentors took a company to a successful IPO, another launched a start-up that was acquired by a Fortune 200 private company. Watching these business owners take an idea, and turn it into...
ABOUT CHRIS
Meet Chris Jones:
Entrepreneurship changed my life. One of my mentors took a company to a successful IPO, another launched a start-up that was acquired by a Fortune 200 private company.
Watching these business owners take an idea, and turn it into a successful business, fundamentally changed what I wanted to do with my life; BUILD A BUSINESS. Over 20 years later I’ve built, sold and invested in companies and it’s as exciting as ever. I've been blessed in many ways and now my personal mission is to improve the world through business ownership.
Experience:
Co-owner and President of the largest U.S. office of Business Brokers and M&A Advisors; Sunbelt Business Advisors and True North M&A.
Experience in hundreds of transactions including: Consumer Products, Distribution, Manufacturers of Industrial Products, Contract Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Outdoor Products, Office Products Industry, Building Products, Digital Marketing, B2B Services, IT Services/Managed Services, BPO, Staffing, Software as a Service (SaaS) and many others.
Sell-side and Buy-side advisory expertise. Prior to Sunbelt worked in strategic acquisitions for a Fortune 200 private company.
Regularly invited to speak at the International Business Broker Association (IBBA) Annual Conference.