The View at 55th Place, Mesa, AZ
Presented by Networked Live
June 12th, 2026
The View at 55th Place, Mesa, AZ
Presented by Networked Live
June 12th, 2026
Business Leadership Summit for Men
For founders and executives responsible for companies, people, and decisions. A one-day leadership environment built for operators who want better decisions, trusted peer relationships, and clarity on the leader their company needs.
MESA, Arizona • June 12, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
This is not for everyone
This room is built for founders, owners, and senior executives leading real companies. You are responsible for people, revenue, and decisions. You’ve been in business long enough to know leadership isn’t theoretical. And you’re looking for a room where conversations are real.
People who value perspective over noise
Typically $1M+ in revenue
Companies with 10+ employees
The evening before the summit, we host a more relaxed, conversational environment. It’s an opportunity to meet other founders, executives, and their guests in a setting designed for real conversation. No agenda. No pressure. Just a room of people who understand the responsibility of leadership.
The Value
Many of the most valuable conversations start here.
Atmosphere
Intentionally limited in size
Companionship
Guests are welcome
Access
Open to summit attendees
What you leave with matters
Better Decisions
Learn from founders and operators who have navigated real leadership crossroads.
A Brotherhood of Operators
Build relationships with people who carry similar responsibility.
Clarity as a Leader
Leave with a clearer understanding of the leader your company needs you to be.
This is a different kind of room
The day is designed intentionally to create perspective, collaboration, and reflection.
The Differentiator
Founder Decision Lab
A founder presents a real decision they are navigating right now. The room works through it together. Not theory. Not hypotheticals. Real operators solving real leadership problems.
Step 01
10 minutes — Decision presentation
Step 02
25 minutes — Table discussion
Step 03
5 minutes — Insights from the room
The Table Experience
You won’t sit in the back and listen. Every attendee is part of a curated table of operators. Conversations are structured. The goal is participation—not passive attendance.
Meet the Operators
The room is led by founders and leaders who have navigated real decisions. You’ll hear from people who have led under pressure, built, performed, and carried real responsibility.
Ruben Alvarez is a branding strategist, entrepreneur, and author based in El Paso, Texas. As founder of The Marketing Hunters, he helps small businesses and nonprofits increase visibility, revenue, and long-term sustainability. A three-time published author, including The Black Book of Branding, Ruben is a TEDx speaker featured in Forbes and Univision, advocating entrepreneurship to strengthen local economies.
Chris Carlisle has spent over 35 years inspiring individuals across sports, business, and life to reach their full potential through his work in both the classroom and the coaching profession. Known for his charismatic presence and uplifting message, he has become one of the most sought-after speakers, focusing on personal and professional development as well as building strong, successful cultures within teams and organizations. His leadership principles are grounded in real-world experience, shaped by working alongside top leaders in both the sports and business worlds, and are centered around developing a “Champions Mindset” that not only helps individuals and organizations reach the top, but stay there. His bestselling book, Move or Die: Creating a Game Plan from Stuck to Significance, reflects this philosophy, guiding readers through overcoming obstacles and progressing toward a more impactful life, with each chapter representing a stage in that journey. As the only coach to win championships at every level—high school, junior college, college, and the NFL—Chris brings a rare and proven perspective, with methods that translate seamlessly from the field to the boardroom, offering practical insight for anyone looking to elevate both their own performance and the performance of those around them.
Alan Annis is the Business Development Officer and Co-Founder of Quadrant Performance Materials, one of the fastest-growing companies in the spray foam industry. In just two and a half years, he helped take the company from a startup to over $100 million in annual revenue by pairing big vision with disciplined execution and a strong focus on sales. Alan brings a high-energy, no-nonsense approach to business and strategy. He’s known for challenging conventional thinking and operates with a simple belief: it’s often easier to build something big than to play small.
Patrick King, widely known as “The Soil King,” brings more than 40 years of hands-on experience in soil, cultivation, and agriculture. Raised in a fifth-generation farming family, he built his reputation by solving problems the hard way, figuring things out when there was no clear path forward. His work spans hemp, cannabis, and food production, all rooted in a deep focus on soil health, biologics, and beyond-organic fertilizer systems designed for real performance and clean inputs. As the founder of Soil King and the Soil King Approved Products program, Patrick took a hard look at the traditional distribution model and reworked it. By removing unnecessary layers and going directly from manufacturing to farms, he created a system that delivers better products at better prices for growers. At the core of his message is a simple idea: you don’t need a lot of money to build something meaningful. You need to think differently, move smarter, and keep going where others stop. Today, Patrick works directly with commercial farms, helping design soil and input systems, while also speaking on agriculture, business, and the mindset it takes to outwork and outthink the competition. Built from legacy. Proven in the field. Still figuring it out every day.
Tab Pierce is a founder, advisor, and community builder focused on helping leaders navigate risk, resilience, and long-term growth. After facing significant business challenges that tested both his company and his identity, he rebuilt with intention, emerging stronger and gaining a deeper perspective on leadership, discipline, and endurance. Today, he uses those experiences to help entrepreneurs and executives stay steady in adversity, make better decisions under pressure, and build businesses that last. He is the founder and CEO of Caliber Security Partners, a cybersecurity firm trusted by many of the world’s most recognized brands, and the co-founder of Lunir, an AI-driven security automation platform. Alongside his wife, Catherine, he leads Networked Live, a business community focused on connection, growth, and real conversations among experienced leaders. Tab is also the creator of the Business Leadership Summit for Men and the Opportunity Pipeline, a framework designed to help individuals turn vision into measurable progress and sustained momentum. He serves on the boards of Drug-Free Business and Traitware, and is the author of Upsurge: Wreckage to Triumph, Rebuilding Your Personal and Business Life, Outlast Everything, and Decoding the Master Key System, challenging leaders to finish what they start, lead with discipline, and build lives and businesses that endure.
CEO, Innovita Medical
CEO, Word of Mouth Television
CEO, Lunir and Mission InfoSec
Former NBA Player & Entrepreneur
CEO & Founder, OPTICS and The Grandview Group
SVP Payments Strategy, CARET Legal
Founder and CEO, Heimdall Analytics
Founder & CEO at C-Suite Advisors
Founder and CEO of Narrowgate Ventures
CFO, Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing
Executive, EV & Battery Manufacturing
President, Sales Strategy & Team Performance
Implementer, EOS & Leadership Team Performance
Co-Founder and CEO at ELYT
VP, Head of Information Security at 8am
Former UFC Fighter and Starks Transformational Coaching
Partners in Leadership
We partner with a small group of organizations aligned with the level of leadership and conversation in the room. These are not traditional event sponsors. They are operators, advisors, and companies that bring value to founders and executives. Our partners are carefully selected to ensure they contribute to the experience, not distract from it.
The Day
Mesa, Arizona | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | June 12th, 2026
A focused, one-day experience with keynotes, panels, collaboration, and reflection.
The Starting Point
"This is the starting point. The summit is the beginning of a network of leaders who continue learning and growing together."
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Limited to 200 Curated Founders, Executives, and Operators
