All photos courtesy of Forbes Media and Victoria Engblom Photography

For the first time ever, Forbes and the Small Giants Community brought together the 2016 and 2017 Forbes Small Giants list makers, the original Small Giants highlighted in Bo Burlingham’s book, Small Giants: Companies That Choose to be Great Instead of Big, and their executive teams for a day of interactive discussions, networking, and a keynote by legendary restaurateur and Small Giant Danny Meyer. Check out the day of celebration below! The application for 2018 Forbes Small Giants is live until December 1st. 

If you know the Small Giants Community, you know that the Small Giants Journey is our flagship offering. The #SGCJourney is comprised of a dedicated group of purpose-driven founders, CEOs, and next-generation leaders invested in mastering the six qualities and becoming a certified Small Giant.

Our inaugural cohort of Journeyers — 11 leaders from 7 companies — traveled to Chicago September 25th - 27th, 2017 to kick-off their Leadership excursion, the second of six modules in the Journey curriculum. Together, they spent three action-packed days strengthening their identities as leaders, learning to lead with their values, and learning how to practice servant leadership.

Hop on board and follow along with Cohort 1 for a virtual recap of the #SGCJourney: Leadership experience, with highlights and lessons learned from their most recent excursion.

Earlier this year, we celebrated the launch of our inaugural Small Giants Journey, a 3-year, transformative experience for leaders of values-driven organizations. Journeyers (the name we coined for Journey participants) learn alongside an intimate cohort of like-minded leaders. The program works to strengthen a leader’s practice of the six qualities of a Small Giant, institutionalizing strategies for growing their organizations with purpose, and resulting in a Small Giant designation for their company.

 May 16th - 19th, 2017, more than 150 leaders took to Detroit for our annual gathering of values-driven leaders. #SGCSummit2017 immersed participants in two full days packed with interactive workshops, authentic, engaging panels, and honest storytelling from practitioners in our Long Story Short talks.

 Our annual Summit is a unique, relationship-based experience, defined by a shared spirit of meaningful networking, vulnerability, and connection. A picture’s worth a thousands words - check out our photo gallery of the Summit in action, courtesy of Rooney & Company.