Make No Small Plans - by Elliott Bisnow & Brett Leve & Jeff Rosenthal & Jeremy Schwartz (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The consummate motivational playbook on how to think big and dream bigger, by the founders of the renowned Summit leadership series. Elliott Bisnow, Brett Leve, Jeff Rosenthal and Jeremy Schwarz founded the acclaimed Summit leadership conference with just a vision and a prayer. In 2009, with no money in the bank, and no special connections, they found themselves cold calling frantically as they struggled to make the hard transition from hosting free leadership events, to a ticketed event in Aspen. From those spare beginnings, they have built nothing less than a leadership empire. In Make No Small Plans, they reveal the lessons and insights that can encourage every one of us to dream bigger and do something great with our lives"--

Book Synopsis

From the founders of the acclaimed Summit event series and community comes the story of their unconventional journey to business success and the hard lessons they learned along the way.

"[Make No Small Plans] neatly crystallizes the teachings and takeaways--basic truths--from the past fifteen years of Summiteering."--Forbes

In 2008, with no event production experience and two college degrees between the four of them, Elliott Bisnow, Brett Leve, Jeff Rosenthal, and Jeremy Schwartz became business partners and set out to build a global events company. With passion and tenacity, they began cold calling as many inspiring company founders as they could and tried to convince them to attend their first event. In the beginning, only nineteen people said yes.

Since then, they have grown Summit into a global community with events all over the world, hosting luminaries including Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Shonda Rhimes, Brené Brown, Kendrick Lamar, and Al Gore. In 2013, the Summit founders--with help from their behind-the-scenes co-founder and partner Ryan Begelman--acquired Powder Mountain, the largest ski resort in the United States, with a dream of building a mountaintop town of the future.

In Make No Small Plans, they reveal the triumphs, mistakes, and cornerstone lessons from their journey, which began during the Great Recession and continues today. Alongside teachings from some of the most inspiring entrepreneurs of our time, the authors offer takeaways such as:

- No idea should go unspoken.
- Reputations are earned by the drop and lost by the bucket.
- The road to success is always under construction.
- Become a favor economy millionaire.

Entertaining and empowering, Make No Small Plans shows that anyone can think big and--with a thirst for knowledge, a talented team, and a little humility--accomplish the impossible.

Review Quotes

Praise for Make No Small Plans and Summit

"[Make No Small Plans] neatly crystallizes the teachings and takeaways--basic truths--from the past 15 years of Summiteering: 'authenticity trumps perfection, ' 'no idea should go unspoken, ' 'opportunities can come from anywhere, ' and 'when you know how to listen, everybody is a guru.'"--Forbes

"Making big dreams come true starts with learning the principles of those who did it before you. If you want to succeed as an entrepreneur, Make No Small Plans shows how the Summit team did it."--Ray Dalio

"Elliott, Jeff, Brett, and Jeremy have a singular capacity to bring together leaders and inspire them to do more. I'm grateful that they have paused long enough to put their story, and their lessons, in writing."--Christina Sass

"Summit provides a unique opportunity for thought leaders from all sectors to come together and exchange ideas to innovate and solve pressing global challenges."--Al Gore

"I had a great time at Summit. The people and conversation that took place there were inspiring."--Kendrick Lamar

"Summit changed my life, expanded my thinking, and made me believe in what's possible. Reading Make No Small Plans will do the same for you. If you're ready to go after your biggest dreams with all you've got, you owe it to yourself to read this book."--Alex Banayan

About the Author

Elliott Bisnow, Brett Leve, Jeff Rosenthal, and Jeremy Schwartz are the founders of Summit, a global company that has produced more than 250 events over the last decade, and the co-owners of Powder Mountain, the largest ski resort in the United States. They were early investors in startups including Uber and Warby Parker, and they are actively involved with Conservation International, Beyond Conflict, and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition. All four are sought-after speakers and have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, Time, and Fast Company.