Founder-Led to Scale-Ready, Part 2

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT

Earn 1 PDU: Business Acumen

Growth changes what a business needs from its founder.

The people, sales practices, and product decisions that helped launch the company may not be enough to support its next stage.

As the business grows, founders need to think differently about how they build the team, create a more repeatable approach to sales, and support the continued development of the product.

In Part 2, we will explore three important shifts founders face as they prepare the business for continued growth.

Who Should Attend:

Founders preparing their companies for the next stage of growth
Entrepreneurs moving from early traction toward a more established business
Leaders building teams that can take on more ownership
Companies working to make sales more repeatable
Founders thinking about how to support ongoing product development

Three Areas of Focus:

Making the talent shift
Creating a sales growth engine
Building a sustainable product environment

Part 2 of a Two-Part Founder Series:

Part 1: Structure project work, communication, ownership, prioritization, and accountability before growth creates chaos. Watch Part 1 now

Part 2: Explore the talent, sales, and product shifts that can support the company’s next stage of growth.

You do not need to have attended Part 1 to benefit from this session.

Speakers

Diane Buckley-Altwies, MBA, PMP

CEO

Core Concepts

Diane Buckley-Altwies is CEO of Core Concepts and brings deep expertise in project management, PMP® and CAPM® certification, leadership, business analysis, agile, and six sigma training.

Steve West

CEO

Project Insight

Steve West is the CEO of Project Insight. He co-founded Project Insight in 2001 alongside certified PMPs to align enterprise-grade project governance with practical, intuitive team workflows. For more than two decades, Steve has worked with project management professionals to centralize project, program, and portfolio data across teams and tools.

Mathew Sparkes

Director of Sales & Business Development

Project Insight

Mathew Sparkes is Director of Sales and Business Development at Project Insight, where he partners with growing companies to solve complex project management challenges. With over 20 years of experience across Fortune 100 enterprises and SaaS startups, he brings deep expertise in consultative sales, CRM integration, and project operations.