Connect & Compound.
The connections compound.
A small, exclusive room of business leaders who actually help each other grow.
Business owners helping each other compound.
Most networking is noise: name tags, elevator pitches, cards you never call. We do the opposite. Connect & Compound is a curated, in-person group of owners and operators who meet for two focused hours, every 60 days. Real conversation, a practical panel, open Q&A, and zero sales pitches, so the right relationships compound over time.
Curated.
Hand-picked owners and operators, kept intentionally small. Quality of the room over size of the crowd.
Practical.
A room of people who are truly doing the work. Real playbooks, honest numbers, zero pitches.
Recurring.
The same faces every 60 days. Familiarity becomes trust, and trust is what compounds.
AI for Business.
How real businesses are actually using AI today. What’s saving them hours, making them money, and affecting their customers’ perception and experience. No vendor demos, just operators discussing their setups.
Josh Streets
Founder & CEO of QX Now, an AI advisory firm. Two decades in customer-experience strategy and emerging technology, advising Fortune 500 teams, and creator of the Quantum Experiences (QX) framework that pairs AI with human-centered design.
Eric Yerke
Designer and co-founder of Agency OS, where he builds AI-driven design and brand systems for growing businesses. BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Iowa, with two decades turning ideas into brands, websites, and visual identities.
Justin Sloan
Host of Connect & Compound and CEO of Sloan Capital, bringing together the room of owners and operators who make this group what it is.
Ellis House.
A flexible creative event space in Cedar Rapids, relaxed, production-ready, and built for exactly the kind of conversation this room is for.
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1200 Ellis Blvd NW · Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
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Limited spots, and every one is curated. Tell us a bit about you and your business, and if it’s a fit we’ll follow up to confirm your seat, the date, and the venue.
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