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Chief Outsiders Paul Sparrow and Pete Hayes to Lead Upcoming C12 Event

Written by The Chief Outsider | 9.11.2019

Sparrow and Hayes presenting on "Why the Coming Economic Downturn is an Opportunity for Your Business"

FLAT ROCK, NC – September 11, 2019 – Chief Outsiders will send Pete Hayes and Paul Sparrow to lead a workshop and deliver the keynote address for an upcoming C12 retreat in Flat Rock, North Carolina. The C12 group, an organization for Christian business leaders and executives, has active franchises in 90 U.S. markets, operating more than 250 roundtable groups. The event will be held at the Bonclarken Conference Center in Flat Rock on Monday, September 23. 

The retreat will kick off with CMO and Area Managing Partner Paul Sparrow's workshop, Why the Coming Economic Downturn is an Opportunity for Your Business. The workshop will offer practical exercises and real-world applications, and Sparrow will share the most recent U.S. economic forecasts and trends and the impact on various industries. Sparrow's insights will offer business leaders strategic and tactical advantages versus their competition.

Following the workshop and a time of networking and fellowship, Chief Outsiders Principal Pete Hayes will deliver the dinner keynote session, Gearing Up for the Next Recession. Attendees can expect to review an approach to maximize growth opportunities during challenging economic times or changing competitive climates. Hayes will present findings from a major business school market study that resulted in the design of a new framework for growth: The Growth Gears™.

To learn more about the event and to register, visit the event registration website.

About Chief Outsiders

Chief Outsiders, LLC is a nationwide "Executives-as-a-Service" firm, with 70 part-time, or fractional, Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) engaged from coast-to-coast. Unlike other strategic marketing and management consulting firms, each CMO has held the position of VP Marketing or higher at one or more operating companies. Chief Outsiders have served on the executive team of over 800 client companies to drive growth strategy and execution plans for a fraction of the cost of a full-time executive.

Because of its market-based growth plans, quality of leadership, and experienced team, Chief Outsiders has been recognized for the past six years by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies in the US, and was recognized in 2019 as a Forbes Small Giant. Chief Outsiders’ CEO Art Saxby and Principal Pete Hayes are the co-authors of “The Growth Gears: Using a Market-Based Framework to Drive Business Success,” an Amazon #1 best-seller for business owners and CEOs. For additional information about the companies who trust Chief Outsiders as their premier source for business growth acceleration, click here