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Some of the hardest business decisions are the ones you have to make when it feels like you’re on an island.
Scott Spiro has been there.
Over more than two decades as an entrepreneur, Scott built and merged companies, navigated major shifts in culture, faced a serious employee situation, and ultimately led SugarShot through its acquisition in 2024.
Through it all, one lesson kept showing up: who you surround yourself with matters.
“When you’re all by yourself on an island as an entrepreneur, it becomes really tough emotionally.”
For Scott, EO became a place to bring the decisions that were difficult to navigate alone. Trusted peers offered perspective when the stakes were high, whether he was thinking through a merger, protecting company culture, or dealing with an unexpected crisis.
His conversation on The Decision also gets practical, including the cybersecurity basics every business owner should be thinking about and why your employees can be one of your most important lines of defense.
Hear Scott Spiro’s full story on The Decision for a conversation about resilience, leadership, cybersecurity, and the value of having the right people in your corner.
If everything still runs through you, growth gets heavy fast.
There’s a point where doing it yourself stops being efficient and starts taking time away from the things only you can do.
Your calendar can tell you a lot about where you are in that transition.
Look at your week and find one responsibility someone else could own. Then give them the chance to own it.
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Ambition can open a lot of doors. Focus is knowing which ones not to walk through.
Phillip Simpson has spent his career learning what it means to pursue big goals without trying to pursue all of them.
On The Decision, Phillip talks with Robert Hartline about lessons from West Point, the Army, elite wrestling, and now leading SFM Services. They get into saying no, seeing potential in people, building strong teams, and protecting the priorities that matter outside the business, too.
For entrepreneurs who are wired to keep pushing, this conversation is worth your time.
Watch or listen to Phillip’s full episode of The Decision.
What a night celebrating Nashville’s entrepreneurial community at the Entrepreneur Center’s NEXT Awards!
It was inspiring to see so many founders and business leaders come together to recognize the people and ideas shaping Nashville’s future.
We were especially proud to see EO members involved throughout the evening, from nominating and presenting to mentoring and celebrating fellow entrepreneurs. That kind of support is what makes this community so special.
Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! A big thank you to the Entrepreneur Center team for bringing everyone together for such a memorable evening.
Here's to another year of building, growing, and supporting Nashville's entrepreneurs!
A good opportunity can still be the wrong opportunity right now.
As your business grows, so does the number of things competing for your attention. New partnerships. New clients. New ideas. New ways to grow.
The hard part isn’t finding opportunities. It’s knowing which ones are worth the tradeoff.
These five questions can help bring a little clarity to the decision.
Save this one for the next opportunity that feels too good to turn down.
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There’s growing a business, and then there’s learning what growth is actually costing you.
Tony Hatchell knows the difference.
After losing $2 million in annual revenue during the 2008 recession, struggling to make payroll, and facing intense stress, an accident forced Tony to look at his business and his life differently.
His perspective shifted from growth at all costs to something more sustainable: protecting his health, finding peace of mind, and surrounding himself with people he could be real with.
“Business is not as important to me as it was when I was younger. What’s important now is my health and peace of mind.”
Tony’s story is a reminder that some of the most important growth an entrepreneur experiences won’t show up on a P&L.
Hear Tony Hatchell’s full story on The Decision and learn how resilience, vulnerability, and the right community changed the way he approaches business and life.
