The CEOs met with Ben Forney, State Farm Agency Owner and CEO Program Investor, to hear he and his wife’s stories of how they used their entrepreneurial mindsets to start and thrive in their businesses.
Ben started his SF career with 1 office and 2 employees to growing into 3 offices and 15 employees.
Ben’s wife, Heather, owns “I Do Events” which she started in 2004, going from 20-30 events per year to now doing 1,000 events per year.
It was interesting to hear the differences between being a franchise owning entrepreneur and a self-employed entrepreneur.

Other key takeaways include:
Hire good people, train and trust, set goals, take the first step and don’t be afraid to fail. Thanks Ben, for being a Good Neighbor and being there for these CEOs!