Forward Fest 2026
Day: Wed, Aug 19 Time: 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
This dual-track workshop helps solo founders and small business owners build a business that sustains them rather than breaks them. Facilitators bridge psychological resilience and heart-centered leadership approaches, teaching attendees to scale their impact without the soul fatigue of misaligned growth.
Co-facilitated with Hollie H. Hollister, Founder of H Cubed Group.
Schedule
- 4:30-5:00 PM: Playful Social Mixer
- 5:00 PM: Workshop begins
- 6:45 PM: Light Dinner & Refreshments
- 7:30 PM: Workshop concludes
Venue
100state, 17 S Fairchild St, Madison, WI 53703
Admission: Free (limited capacity)
First 40 registrants receive complimentary light dinner and refreshments, plus a chance to win a six-month 100state membership.
Links:
The Wellness Wheel
Mindfulness and Meditation
CBT and Therapy Exercises
Journaling
- The Half Year Reset Video. Journal available (pay what you want) in the struthless shop or the neocities page.
- VOMIT Journal Video. Zine version available in the struthless shop
- Brain Dump Guide which includes some quadrant templates.
Discussion
In what ways has your personal self-worth become intertwined with your monthly revenue or customer feedback, and what external anchors keep you grounded when the business struggles?
What is your personal ‘panic threshold’: the precise point where financial fear overrides your boundaries? How can we set clear operating rules before reaching that state?
How is your current business model designed to fail when your personal capacity drops? What would it take to decouple your revenue from your direct physical presence?
What boundary do you currently have on paper that you regularly break for clients or customers? How can you redesign your onboarding or communication protocols to enforce it automatically?
What is one low-risk, repetitive decision or administrative task you make every week that you could completely hand off to an automated system, asynchronous contractor, or predefined standard operating procedure?
Let’s come up with a list of 50 cool things to do in Madison.
