The BIG Setup
Understand the economic, technological, demographic, and competitive forces reshaping independent business.
Founding Series No. 1
Gurnee Builders Summit
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
Four hours of practical intelligence, business clarity, focused action planning, and Builder development for independent business owners.
The Founding Series Begins Here
The 10 Hotel · Gurnee, Illinois
The Gurnee Summit brings independent business owners together to understand the environment around them, examine the business itself, build a practical 90-day plan, and strengthen the Owner behind the business.
Reserve Your Seat — $49.95Four Hours. Four Acts.
The Are You a Builder Experience
Every city follows the same practical four-act Summit format, built to move a Builder from understanding to clarity, from clarity to action, and from action to leadership.
The BIG X-Ray
See the strengths, weaknesses, risks, constraints, and opportunities inside your business.
The BIG Playbook
Turn insight into priorities, practical systems, and a focused 90-day operating plan.
The BIG Owner
Strengthen the financial, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual capacity of the Builder.
Watch the Invitation
Why the Builders Summit Exists
Builders create businesses, jobs, opportunity, stronger families, and stronger communities. Yet too many independent business owners are expected to build alone.
Gurnee Partners
Organizations Standing With Builders
The inaugural Summit is strengthened by organizations committed to independent business and stronger communities.
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase
Founding Builder Partner
SCORE
SCORE
Preferred Partner