Colton Mulligan, Eric Jackson

How To Help During a Deep Dive in EO Forums – Colton Mulligan & Eric Jackson

Colton Mulligan is the CEO and Principal Strategist at FoxFuel Creative, a creative agency that produces effective outcomes for brands through design, content, and technology. In his role, he drives strategy for developing and marketing brands and deploys new technologies to design innovative marketing campaigns and platforms. He has been a member of EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization) for about six years. Before FoxFuel Creative, Colton was the Account Supervisor and Director of Strategy at MMA Creative and the Digital Account Manager at South Central Media.

Eric Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Element 47, a web design and marketing agency that helps businesses reach their marketing goals and connect to their next customer. Eric has been a member of EO for about 15 years. Before Element 47, he was the Founder and Managing Partner at Keystone Business Solutions and the President of the EO Nashville Chapter.

Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn

The qualities of a supportive EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization) forum partner
What does Gestalt/Forum Mindset mean?
How to optimize forum experience-sharing
Facilitating action on unresolved problems during deep dives
Colton Mulligan talks about utilizing 5% reflections to extract meaning from experiences
What is a clearing round, and why is it important?

In This Episode

Are you struggling to identify with your EO forum partners? Maybe you’re unable to resonate with shared experiences or reflection questions. So, how can you support your partners in their forum deep dives while benefiting from the experience yourself?

Forum sherpa Colton Mulligan’s suggestion: be selfish. Instead of dispensing general advice after a shared experience, it’s helpful to complement your partner’s concerns with a similar experience. This is known as the Gestalt Method, or more recently, Forum Mindset, which seeks to provide comprehensive value through unified experiences. Similarly, when facilitating questions during reflection periods, Colton emphasizes asking broad and universal questions about each story’s implication, rather than specific questions that only apply to the individual.

In today’s episode of The Decision, Robert Hartline is joined by Colton Mulligan of FoxFuel Creative and Eric Jackson of Element 47, to discuss how to be a supportive partner during EO forum deep dives. Together, they explain the Gestalt/Forum Mindset Method, how to optimize forum experience-sharing, and how to facilitate action on unresolved problems.