UPCOMING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Become a Growth Pass Member for $365/year: 12 workshops plus your WHY.os Discovery and an annual one-on-one strategy session to turn insight into action.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Business Essentials: Start with Direction
Most business owners don’t have a work problem—they have a direction problem.
If you’re busy but not making meaningful progress, this session will help you step back, refocus, and identify what actually matters right now.
This is a working session designed for business owners who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what to prioritize next.
You’ll leave with clear direction, a focused next step, and a plan for the next 30 days.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Stop the Spinning: Root Cause Analysis for Real Problem-Solving
Stop the Spinning: Root Cause Analysis for Real Problem-Solving helps business owners identify and solve the real issues behind recurring challenges. Learn a practical, repeatable approach to diagnosing problems, making clearer decisions, and eliminating wasted time by addressing root causes instead of symptoms.
Connectionmark Edge - Strategic Growth 6-Week Accelerator
Connectionmark Edge - NextLevel | LeadingEdge | Accelerator
Getting from where you are today, to where you want to be tomorrow, next week/month/year is hard enough. We take the guesswork out of the process, and provide participants with a been there, done that approach to help them find Focus, Clarity, Direction, & Unwavering Confidence. Trust the process, and watch your business grow. This 6-week accelerator is the premier Strategic Business Planning & Communications Accelerator in the Pikes Peak region.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Turning Conversations Into Revenue (Without Feeling Salesy)
Strong relationships drive real growth. This workshop shows you how to communicate your value clearly and build connections that lead to opportunity.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
A Planning Rhythm That Actually Works (30-Day Operating System)
Strategic Planning That Actually Works: 30-Day Operating Rhythm helps business owners turn strategy into consistent execution. Instead of building a yearly plan that sits on a shelf, you’ll learn a practical 30-day planning system that creates focus, accountability, and measurable progress. Discover how to align priorities, eliminate distractions, and implement a weekly operating rhythm that drives real business growth. Perfect for leaders ready to move from planning to action.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Brand Clarity for the Modern Leader
Your message is your magnet. This workshop helps business owners clarify their value, communicate with confidence, and create consistent brand alignment across everything they do. Learn how to stand out by clearly articulating what makes your business different—so the right customers recognize your value and connect with your message.
Participants are introduced to practical ways AI can support brand clarity by refining messaging and content once your brand, audience, and value are clearly defined. You’ll leave with a refined brand message, a clear customer value statement, and tools to reinforce clarity in all communication.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Discover Your Desires
Make clearer decisions—without overthinking or forcing outcomes.
Join us for a guided, experiential workshop led by Robert Kittridge of Focus Point Solution, where you’ll learn how to move beyond past-based decision-making and access clarity from where your business is going next.
This session introduces a practical framework to reduce internal conflict, identify your next aligned step, and build confidence in your direction—so you can move forward with focus and less friction.
This is a no cost event and limited to 40 participants, so reserve your seat now!
Business Essentials: Start with Direction
Business Essentials: Start with Direction is a low-cost, foundational workshop designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners who want clarity and a clear path forward. This session helps you understand what truly matters in the early stages of starting a business—so you can move from idea to action with intention, not overwhelm. You’ll gain a high-level understanding of business structure, common gaps, available resources, and how to identify your next best step. This workshop is the on-ramp to Connectionmark, creating the shared foundation that supports confident decisions and smarter growth moving forward.
Act Like You Already Won: Elite Leadership Mindset
Step into your next-level leadership identity.
Identity drives behavior. Behavior drives results.
Leaders rise or fall to the level of their identity. This session helps you shift from reactive leadership to intentional leadership using principles from strategic execution, conflict management, behavioral influence, and presence. You’ll learn how to think, act, and communicate like the leader your business needs.
AI Component:
Learn how AI reflection prompts can help you think deeper, prepare for conversations, and stay aligned with who you want to become.
You’ll Leave With:
A clearly defined leadership identity
A 12-week leadership activation plan
A behavior-to-results framework
AI-supported leadership coaching prompts
Funding as a Strategy: Why It Hasn’t Worked Before
Position your business for the right capital.
Funding fails when strategy is missing. Fix that.
Funding fails when strategy is missing. This workshop explains how lenders evaluate businesses, why many owners are denied, and what financial, legal, and operational foundations must be in place before seeking capital. You’ll learn what banks, investors, and lenders actually look for.
AI Component:
Use AI to help you organize funding documents, conduct lender research, and prepare summaries—without replacing your strategic thinking.
You’ll Leave With:
A funding readiness checklist
A simple capital preparation packet
A 90-day funding improvement plan
AI templates for preparing loan materials
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Practical AI for Business Owners: Turning Strategy into Action
Practical AI for Business Owners
Learn how to use artificial intelligence as a practical support tool to improve efficiency, organization, and execution in your business. This hands-on workshop focuses on real-world applications that help business owners save time, strengthen workflows, and make more informed decisions—while keeping leadership, judgment, and strategy firmly in human hands. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how to apply AI responsibly and effectively to day-to-day business operations.
Stop the Spinning: Root Cause Analysis for Real Problem-Solving
Stop the Spinning: Root Cause Analysis for Real Problem-Solving helps business owners identify and solve the real issues behind recurring challenges. Learn a practical, repeatable approach to diagnosing problems, making clearer decisions, and eliminating wasted time by addressing root causes instead of symptoms.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Business Essentials: Start with Direction
Business Essentials: Start with Direction is a low-cost, foundational workshop designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners who want clarity and a clear path forward. This session helps you understand what truly matters in the early stages of starting a business—so you can move from idea to action with intention, not overwhelm. You’ll gain a high-level understanding of business structure, common gaps, available resources, and how to identify your next best step. This workshop is the on-ramp to Connectionmark, creating the shared foundation that supports confident decisions and smarter growth moving forward.
The 8 Pillars of Preparedness: CBPI Assessment + Roadmap
Discover your Business Preparedness score.
Know where you stand so you can decide where to go.
Every business succeeds or struggles because of its people and its pillars: Finance, Technology, Legal, HR, Operations, Branding, Marketing, and Sales. In this assessment-based workshop, you’ll discover exactly where your business is strong, where it’s vulnerable, and what steps you must take to stabilize and scale.
AI Component:
Learn how to use AI to analyze pillar gaps, track progress, and support systems—without replacing judgment.
You’ll Leave With:
Your Business Preparedness Score
A personalized pillar improvement plan
A prioritization matrix
AI dashboards that support your progress
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Business Essentials: Start with Direction
Business Essentials: Start with Direction is a low-cost, foundational workshop designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners who want clarity and a clear path forward. This session helps you understand what truly matters in the early stages of starting a business—so you can move from idea to action with intention, not overwhelm. You’ll gain a high-level understanding of business structure, common gaps, available resources, and how to identify your next best step. This workshop is the on-ramp to Connectionmark, creating the shared foundation that supports confident decisions and smarter growth moving forward.
Strategic Planning That Actually Works: 30-Day Operating Rhythm
Strategic Planning That Actually Works: 30-Day Operating Rhythm helps business owners turn strategy into consistent execution. Instead of building a yearly plan that sits on a shelf, you’ll learn a practical 30-day planning system that creates focus, accountability, and measurable progress. Discover how to align priorities, eliminate distractions, and implement a weekly operating rhythm that drives real business growth. Perfect for leaders ready to move from planning to action.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
What Breaks First When Your Business Grows?
What Breaks First When Your Business Grows is a practical workshop for business owners navigating growth challenges. Learn how to build discipline, focus, and execution systems that prevent burnout, stabilize operations, and create sustainable momentum. Includes tools and AI-supported accountability frameworks to turn effort into measurable progress.
Practical AI for Business Owners: Turning Strategy into Action
Practical AI for Business Owners
Learn how to use artificial intelligence as a practical support tool to improve efficiency, organization, and execution in your business. This hands-on workshop focuses on real-world applications that help business owners save time, strengthen workflows, and make more informed decisions—while keeping leadership, judgment, and strategy firmly in human hands. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how to apply AI responsibly and effectively to day-to-day business operations.
From Business Owner to Visionary CEO
Business owners, this one’s for you.
Join us for a complimentary workshop featuring Mark Bittle and Suzanne Tulien in a candid conversation about what it really takes to step into the role of a Visionary CEO.
This isn’t motivation or tactics.
It’s clarity.
If you’re feeling stuck in the day to day, questioning your direction, or ready for a mindset shift that actually changes how you lead, you’ll want to be in the room.
Details coming soon. Bring a fellow business owner who could use some clarity too.
We’d love to see you there.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Business Essentials: Start with Direction
Business Essentials: Start with Direction is a low-cost, foundational workshop designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners who want clarity and a clear path forward. This session helps you understand what truly matters in the early stages of starting a business—so you can move from idea to action with intention, not overwhelm. You’ll gain a high-level understanding of business structure, common gaps, available resources, and how to identify your next best step. This workshop is the on-ramp to Connectionmark, creating the shared foundation that supports confident decisions and smarter growth moving forward.
Turning Conversations Into Revenue (Without Feeling Salesy)
Strong relationships drive real growth. This workshop shows you how to communicate your value clearly and build connections that lead to opportunity.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
The Numbers That Make Growth Possible (Virtual)
The Numbers That Matter: Your Most Important Metrics helps small business owners understand the key financial numbers that drive stability and growth. Learn how to interpret revenue, expenses, cash flow, and forecasting with confidence, and use practical tools to turn your numbers into clearer, smarter business decisions.
Tuesdays with Mark
Tuesdays with Mark is a complimentary, open, interactive discussion session held every Tuesday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, designed for small business owners to talk through the real challenges and opportunities impacting their businesses right now. Each session is guided by the questions, topics, and experiences of those who attend—creating a practical, timely space for discussion, insight, and problem-solving. Come with questions, connect with peers, and leave with clearer direction.
Brand Clarity for the Modern Leader
Your message is your magnet. This workshop helps business owners clarify their value, communicate with confidence, and create consistent brand alignment across everything they do. Learn how to stand out by clearly articulating what makes your business different—so the right customers recognize your value and connect with your message.
Participants are introduced to practical ways AI can support brand clarity by refining messaging and content once your brand, audience, and value are clearly defined. You’ll leave with a refined brand message, a clear customer value statement, and tools to reinforce clarity in all communication.
Business Essentials: Start with Direction
Business Essentials: Start with Direction is a low-cost, foundational workshop designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners who want clarity and a clear path forward. This session helps you understand what truly matters in the early stages of starting a business—so you can move from idea to action with intention, not overwhelm. You’ll gain a high-level understanding of business structure, common gaps, available resources, and how to identify your next best step. This workshop is the on-ramp to Connectionmark, creating the shared foundation that supports confident decisions and smarter growth moving forward.
Systems That Run the Business So You Don’t Have To
Systems That Run the Business So You Don’t Have To
Build a business that works with or without you. This practical workshop helps small business owners eliminate overwhelm by creating clear systems, documented processes, and effective delegation strategies. You’ll learn how to remove yourself as the bottleneck, improve consistency, and build structure that supports sustainable growth.
Participants are introduced to practical ways AI can support system-building by organizing information, drafting workflows, and accelerating process documentation—while keeping leadership and decision-making firmly in human hands. You’ll leave with a documented process completed in class, a simple framework for building repeatable systems, and tools you can use immediately to stabilize and scale your business.