Have You Thought About Your STRATEGY Lately?
Is your business growing intentionally—or simply reacting to what comes next?
Do you have a clear vision for where your company is headed over the next 12 months?
Can your team articulate your priorities and goals?
Are you spending your time on the activities that will create the greatest impact?
Growth without strategy can lead to complexity, confusion, and missed opportunities. The most successful entrepreneurs create clarity around where they are going and build a roadmap to get there.
EO Accelerator Learning Day: STRATEGY
Join fellow EO Accelerator participants for a hands-on Learning Day focused on one of the four core pillars of the Accelerator program: STRATEGY.
Led by EO Accelerator trainer Ryan Shortill, this interactive workshop will help entrepreneurs create greater clarity, alignment, and focus as they work to scale their businesses.
Throughout the day, participants will explore:
The value and purpose of strategic planning
Creating a compelling vision for the future
Identifying priorities that drive growth
Developing a One-Page Strategic Plan
Aligning teams around key objectives
Turning strategy into actionable execution
Strategy Day is consistently one of the most impactful and value-driven Learning Days of the year. Participants will leave with practical tools and a framework they can immediately apply to their businesses.
This is not a lecture. Come prepared to work on your business, challenge your assumptions, and create a clearer path forward alongside fellow entrepreneurs.
Preparation
Participants are encouraged to bring any existing strategic plans, annual goals, organizational priorities, or planning documents they would like to reference during the workshop.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: TBD
RSVP By: October 17, 2026
Who Should Attend: Required for all EO Philadelphia Accelerator participants. EO Members, Strategic Alliance Partners, and Key Executives are welcome to attend complimentary. Qualified guests may attend for $149.
Attire: Business Casual
Schedule: Workshop from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
About Ryan Shortill
Ryan Shortill is the Founder & Executive Chairman of Onyx Offsites & Trainings and brings more than three decades of training, facilitation, and entrepreneurial experience to the classroom. A longtime EO member, former Chapter President, EO Accelerator graduate, and EO Accelerator trainer for more than 10 years, Ryan is passionate about helping entrepreneurs unlock growth through practical, experience-based learning.
EO Philadelphia Board Event Policy
Registration & Cancellation Deadline: Registration or cancellation of EO Members, EO Accelerators, or their guests within 72 hours of the start of an event will incur a per-person charge.
For this event, the deadline cutoff is October 17th
No-Shows and Party-Crashers: EO Members, EO Accelerators, and their guests who fail to attend an event, or attend without registering, will incur an event charge per person, plus any event-specific charges.
Charges: A $50 event charge applies to any EO Member, EO Accelerator, and/or their respective guests that fall in any of the above categories.
Charges will be automatically collected via eonetwork.org using the EO Member/EO Accelerators card on file or billed directly from the EO Philadelphia Finance Chair.
Please note, that all event-related charges collected due to late registration/cancelation/no-show/party-crashers will be allocated towards EO Philadelphia's annual GSEA competition prize package.