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Learn from experts.
Explore the decisions behind stronger operations, revenue growth, leadership, finance, and market positioning.
February 5–6, 2027 · Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
Your business grew. Can it grow beyond you?
The Apex Founders Gathering is a two-day conference for founders ready to strengthen their operations, make sharper growth decisions, and connect with other people building businesses of their own.
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The challenge
The problem every growing founder eventually faces
Revenue may be rising, yet too many decisions still land on your desk. Opportunities appear, but it is difficult to tell which ones deserve your resources. You need stronger systems and people around you, while the daily demands of the business leave little room to build either.
At some point, working harder stops being a complete growth strategy.
Apex creates space to step out of the day-to-day, examine the business you have built, and decide what its next stage requires.
What happens in the room
Two days to change the conversation
This Dallas–Fort Worth founder conference brings together expert insights, practical business growth sessions, and intentional connections.
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Work through a real challenge.
In facilitated Apex Founder Rooms, eligible attendees can bring a current business question into a focused discussion with peers.
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Meet founders who understand the stakes.
Make connections through structured networking and conversations that have room to go beyond introductions.
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Leave with direction.
Use what you learn to identify priorities and develop a focused 90-day plan for your business.
Clarity for what comes next
What would change if you could see your next move clearly?
Imagine leaving with a better understanding of what is slowing your business down, which growth opportunity deserves attention now, and where your team or operations need to become stronger.
No conference can make those decisions for you. Apex is designed to give you the perspectives, working time, and founder connections to make them with greater clarity.
The conference experience
Two days to change the conversation.
A focused founder experience designed to help you examine what is holding growth back and leave with a clearer direction for what comes next.
Day 1 · Friday, February 5, 2027
Examine what is holding growth back.
Hear from founders and experts, join practical breakout sessions, and begin conversations around the operational and leadership challenges shaping your business.
Day 2 · Saturday, February 6, 2027
Build what comes next.
Explore growth decisions, take part in founder discussions, and turn your insights into clear priorities for the next 90 days.
The detailed agenda and speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.
Who it is for
Is Apex for you?
The Apex Founders Gathering is for founders, business owners, and enterprise leaders who are actively building and ready to think more deliberately about growth.
You may be asking:
Apex helps you examine the systems, people, and decisions that keep growth dependent on you, then identify what needs to change next.
You will work through the priorities competing for your attention and leave with a clearer view of the opportunities that deserve resources now.
The conference creates room to compare your current approach with practical ideas from experts and founders facing similar growth challenges.
Apex combines structured networking with focused founder discussions designed to create more meaningful conversations than a typical event.
If those questions are familiar, this room was designed with you in mind.
Meet your host
Jeffrey Cole
Jeffrey Cole is an entrepreneur, business strategist, and author who has built businesses across multiple industries. He created The Apex Founders Gathering to bring founders into a room where they can exchange experience, address real business challenges, and prepare for their next stage of growth.
Be among the first to know
Your next stage is worth making room for.
Ticket details, the Dallas–Fort Worth venue, and the expert lineup are being finalized. Join the priority list to receive the announcements and early access when registration opens.
February 5–6, 2027. Two days. One room focused on what you build next.
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Get first access to ticket announcements and event updates.
Sponsorship
Interested in sponsoring Apex?
We welcome conversations with organizations that help founders build and grow stronger businesses. Request information about opportunities to support the conference and create value for its attendees.
Frequently asked questions
A clearer next move.
A two-day founder conference centered on business growth, stronger operations, leadership, and meaningful connections.
February 5–6, 2027, in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The specific venue will be announced once confirmed.
Founders, business owners, and enterprise leaders who are actively building or growing a business.
Yes. Apex is being designed with facilitated founder discussion rooms. Access and capacity will be specified with the ticket options.
Not yet. The lineup will be shared as speakers are confirmed.
Registration details are being finalized. Join the priority list for the ticket announcement.
Yes. Team registration details will be provided when tickets are released.
The next stage will require a new decision
Make time to see your business clearly.
Meet founders who understand the journey, and decide what you will build next.
Join the Priority ListThe Apex Founders Gathering · February 5–6, 2027 · Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas