When a sponsor walks into an Owners in Honor™ event, the most important moment is rarely on the stage. It is in the quiet corners. It is when a veteran who looks steady on the outside finally says, “I do not know what comes next.” It is when a small
There’s a paradox at the heart of entrepreneurship: you build your business as a testament to your vision and effort, yet many founders never plan for its life beyond them. If you walk away by retirement, illness, or accident, what will remain? Without a deliberate bridge to the next generation
Entrepreneurship is a paradox. At the beginning, you succeed by leaping before you feel ready. At the end, you succeed by resisting the temptation to leap at the highest offer. Courage drives the start. Judgment determines the finish. The Myth of Knowing Enough Many would-be founders never start because they
There is a moment every business owner faces. It may not come with fireworks or a single catalytic event. More often, it arrives as a quiet knowing. A shift in energy. A sense that the business you built, the one you carried through seasons of sacrifice and success, is ready
San Diego, CA
San Diego State University
November 10, 2026
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Webinar Series Owners In Honor® Buyers Basecamp November 19, 2026 Click Learn More to register today
Patrick Flood reflects on Special Forces selection, the brother he lost before they could finish an argument, and the quiet question so many veterans carry after the uniform comes off: did it matter?
As credit tightens on otherwise healthy Main Street businesses, Patrick Flood and veteran business broker Michael Shea explain why seller financing — one of the oldest tools in business acquisition — is becoming essential again, and how to structure it right.
Alpine, CA
Covert Canyon Ranch
March 7, 2027
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Alpine, CA
Covert Canyon Ranch
March 7, 2027
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