Small Giants share six common qualities: purpose, leadership, culture, finance, relationships, and community. While qualities like company culture and effective leadership are hot topics in the business community, many wonder what role community relationships have in building a great company.

Can you believe it’s been 7 months since #SGCSummit2017? One of the highlights of this year’s Summit was our real-time Think Tank, where all Summit attendees participated in a moderated session to help leaders Zawadi Bryant and Drew Patrick find solutions to a business challenge they were facing. We checked in with Zawadi and Drew to hear the progress they’ve made since May!

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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.