Feb 8–11, 2027 · Sundance, Utah

Your next move
starts in this room.

Three days in Sundance for operators 3+ years in — figuring out structure, team, capital allocation, and what to build or buy next.

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Attendees
150 operators
Format
3 days, all-inclusive
Investment
$7,500
Who It's For

Built for operators already in the game.

Compound is intentionally curated. The $7,500 ticket is the filter — the room is full of people building at scale, not starting out.

01

The seasoned operator

3+ years in, running revenue-generating businesses. Done with beginner content — you want peer access and real answers on structure, team, and capital.

02

The 1-to-many builder

Own one business, actively moving toward multiple. Exploring ETA, bolt-on acquisitions, or incubating a second venture.

03

The platform operator

CEO, COO, or GM inside a family office, holdco, or PE-backed platform navigating scale — and looking for peers solving the same problems.

Why Attend

The kind of room that
actually moves the needle.

Forget fluorescent-lit ballrooms and stale networking. Three days in a setting built for real conversation.

Real frameworks from real operators

Structure, team building, capital allocation, M&A integration — from people actually doing it, not consultants theorizing about it.

Ideas you won't hear on a podcast

Unfiltered conversations on ETA structures, bolt-on acquisitions, AI arbitrage inside real businesses, and partnering with outside capital. The playbook behind the playbook.

Connect with people playing the same game

The caliber of the room is the product. Multi-business owners, holdco operators, serious builders — the ones you usually only follow on X.

Leave with specific moves

Specific hires to make, deals to source, structures to consider. Takeaways that matter for your business next week — not a pile of generic notes.

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Testimonials

The room speaks for itself.

Super valuable content, conversations and community. The energy was palpable the entire conference. Didn't want it to end.

Jarrett Vaucher
Past Attendee

Left me with a new standard for conferences. High signal, no-nonsense gathering of highly impressive people leaves you inspired, refreshed and wanting more.

Ricardo
Past Attendee

The caliber of attendees is exceptional. Every single person I met was deeply impressive. The level of both accomplishment and humility was truly remarkable.

Grant Hensel
Past Attendee

THE place to learn about running and successfully operating a HoldCo. A "who's who" of leaders doing ambitious stuff. Made friendships I'll cultivate for years.

Tighe Burke
Past Attendee

When you're in the right group with the right brainpower, your thoughts get clearer. Being in the room expands your vision and opportunities to make things more meaningful.

DJ Schmutz
Past Attendee

A fantastic place to get inspired by amazing owners and operators playing the game of business at the highest level. We will definitely be back.

Neil Cuggy
Past Attendee
A Look Inside 2026

Last year's room
set the bar.

Multi-business owners, holding company operators, and builders gathered in Sundance for three days of unfiltered sessions, dinners, and chairlift conversations. Skipped the fluff, went deep on structure, capital, and what comes next.

100+
Operators in the room
20+
Sessions & breakouts
3
Days all-inclusive
2026 Agenda preview · Tuesday, Feb 10
8:00–11:00 AM · Core Session
Hiring CEOs: Expensive Lessons Learned Core meeting session
8:00–11:00 AM · Core Session
Escaping the Growth Ceiling Breaking through the forces quietly capping your growth
2:00–4:00 PM · Breakout
Bootstrapping to $10M in EBITDA Core meeting session
2:00–4:00 PM · Breakout
The Programmatic M&A HoldCo Breakout session
2:00–4:00 PM · Breakout
Reflections Five Years In Building a self-funded holding company
2026 Official Recap
Speakers

2027 lineup being curated.

We're being selective. Past editions featured leaders from top multi-business platforms, bootstrapped holdco builders, and operators running programmatic M&A at scale. The 2027 lineup will match that bar.

Michael Girdley
Michael Girdley
Founder · Girdley Enterprises
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To be announced
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Want a sense of the caliber? Check out the 2026 lineup →

Sundance Mountain Resort

Sundance Mountain Resort

8841 N. Alpine Loop Road
Sundance, Utah 84604

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The Venue

Your home
in the mountains.

Sundance Mountain Resort — luxury lodging, award-winning restaurants, and every mountain activity imaginable. Skiing, snowboarding, fly fishing, hiking, spa.

The setting is the point: real conversations happen on chairlifts and over dinner, not in fluorescent-lit ballrooms.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Seasoned operators 3+ years in, entrepreneurs moving from one business to multiple, and executives inside multi-business structures (family offices, holdcos, PE-backed platforms). If you're figuring out structure, team, capital, and what to build or buy next — this is for you.
Sundance Mountain Resort, Utah — from the evening of Feb 8th through the morning of Feb 11th, 2027.
All sessions and breakouts, daily meals, 3 nights at Sundance Resort, ski pass + rentals, and evening activities. Spouse tickets available at checkout with full event access.
Compound is intentionally small (up to 150 attendees) and curated. The $7,500 ticket filters out tire-kickers and first-time searchers. Real talks from practitioners, not consultants. Alpine setting, not a hotel ballroom. And you'll actually remember the conversations you had.
Speakers will be announced in the coming months. For a sense of the caliber, check out the 2026 agenda and speaker lineup →
Tickets are limited. Once the early bird allotment is filled, prices increase.
Fly into Salt Lake City (SLC), then take an Uber (~1 hour) or Provo Airport (PVU, ~33 min drive). Address: 8841 N. Alpine Loop Road, Sundance, Utah 84604.
Due to our commitments with Sundance Resort, we can't offer refunds — but you can roll your ticket over to the following year.
Reach our team anytime at contact@compoundconference.com.

The room that could change
the next 5 years of your business.

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