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X-WR-CALNAME:Build It. Scale It. Sell It. Do It Again.
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SUMMARY:Build It. Scale It. Sell It. Do It Again.
DESCRIPTION:This session is for founders and operators in the middle of a b
 uild. You will hear how a company gets made in Louisville and Southern Ind
 iana\, and you will get the decisions behind it. John Neace has done this 
 for decades. He co-founded Neace Lukens in 1991\, grew the insurance broke
 rage for two decades\, and sold it in 2011. Through Neace Ventures he has 
 bought and built local companies including Falls City Beer\, Old 502 Winer
 y\, Parlour Pizza\, and Talon Logistics. He also chairs Soccer Holdings\, 
 owner of Louisville City FC and Racing Louisville FC\, and invests in real
  estate in Louisville and Southern Indiana. He was recently inducted into 
 the 2026 Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. In this candid conversation\,
  John will talk through why he got into a company\, what changed when it h
 ad to scale\, and how he picks what to build next. You will leave with a c
 lose look at a long build in this region\, and with a plain test for your 
 own work: is this worth starting\, and what has to change before it can ru
 n past the founder.
LOCATION:The Root at Novaparke – The Commons at Whistlestop (Building 2)
URL:https://www.startupweeklouisville.org/sessions/build-it-scale-it-sell-i
 t-do-it-again
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