You Don’t Have to Build This Alone


There’s a reason we live by this:
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

And right now, we’re putting that belief into action.
From now until May 1st, when you buy any ticket to The Thing Nashville 2025, you’ll get a second Main Thing ticket absolutely free.

Bring your co-founder. Your creative partner. Your spouse. The friend who just gets your dream.
Whoever helps you go farther. Heck, we’ve had attendees bring their Mom! If you don’t have anyone you want to bring with you, we will find a leader in need who might not be able to afford it.

Because The Thing is more than a conference.
It’s a gathering for entrepreneurs, leaders, creatives, and dreamers who are building something that matters.

It’s where big-hearted, big-visioned people find their people, clarify their path, and start building momentum that doesn’t stop when the weekend ends.

Inside this radically generous community:

🟠 You’ll stop feeling like you’re “too much” and start realizing you’re exactly right—for this room, this season, and this work.
🟠 The questions that have kept you up at night? Bring them in. You’ll walk out with answers, clarity, and actionable strategy.
🟠 You won’t be networking—you’ll be connecting with people who see the world the way you do and are serious about doing work that matters.

“The Thing is where entrepreneurs, creatives, and business owners find clarity and inspiration that leads to real action. All within a community of people who are actually living it.”
Ryan Holck

“A community for people who’ve been wandering on their own and can’t find their Thing. A place for healing, clarity, and soaring.”
Jason Raitz

“It’s the only place I’ve found where big personalities with big dreams feel normal.”
Kabrina Ashley

And this year, we’re bringing it all back to one of the most creative cities in the country:

📍The Thing Nashville 2025
📅June 29 – July 1
🏨Drury Plaza Inn, Franklin, Tennessee

This is where creativity, innovation, and bold ideas collide. Just minutes from downtown Nashville and surrounded by the history and charm of Franklin, you’ll be immersed in a city that thrives on originality and ambition.

Come connect, create, and make history with us in a place that proves marching to your own beat isn’t just encouraged—it’s the way forward.

“Depending on what you need and what you put into it, The Thing can be a community to encourage your passion or a family that speaks the truth you need to hear.”
Joey Hill

“From one conversation with a speaker following their talk… I went home and made a TON!”
Liz Wilcox

"The best educational event I have ever attended hands down and a great investment into yourself and your business.”
— Fred Kitchen

If you’re building something that matters, this is where you belong.
And this time, you don’t have to come alone.

See you in Nashville.

🎟️ BOGO ends May 1st
→ Grab your ticket + bring your person

Let’s go far.
Together.

—Terry

If you have questions or need help registering just reply to this email, I’m a real humam that answers these emails.

Terry Weaver

I’m Terry Weaver — business coach and idea strategist who specializes in helping remarkable leaders navigate the galaxy of entrepreneurship. My biggest goal is to help YOU discover what you really want and help discover the map to head in the direction and arrive at the destination. You desire. It’s the age old Spice Girls question I ask all my clients:“ Tell me what you want, what you really really want.” Almost immediately after high school I became a full time speaker speaking to students in middle school, high school, and colleges. During that time I accidentally found myself in the music business helping artists navigate moving their dreams from their garage to selling out shows and topping the charts. Standing on stage in a packed arena things began to shift for me.

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