Yellow-Tie
We believe the entrepreneurial spirit is the key to economic growth throughout the St. Louis metro area, so we’re creating a community where business owners and salespeople can:
- Thrive during the early stages – show up, throw up, grow up – of entrepreneurship
- Improve – power up – during all stages
- Give back – lift up – in the success stage
“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.” – Vince Lombardi
“The people who are CRAZY enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Apple ad
Yellow-Tie’s mission is to lift up the business instigators in our community by bringing them together, so everyone can succeed during these phases of entrepreneurial growth:
Show Up – We understand that for those just starting out cash is usually tight, yet the need for new relationships is high, so we hold our free-to-everyone Handshakes events and the annual areawide Big Bash. Our hope is you’ll be faster and better at building the relationships and getting the assistance you need to survive showing up.
Throw Up – Within a year or two of showing up, most entrepreneurs exhaust their personal network and find themselves in the throw-up stage – realizing if they don't embrace a lead-generating system they'll be forced to give up. Our unique Lead-Sharing Group model is built to help you through this stage and beyond. Based on growing and graduating, on giving without keeping score, on positive accountability and on quality over quantity, our unique model provides not only the leads our members need, but the growth path for reaching the next level.
Grow Up – When they reach the point where leads are no longer their most pressing issue, most entrepreneurs switch focus to the hard choices of growing all aspects of their careers or companies. We know from experience this can be a lonely and confusing time, so we created our Business-Building Alliance program. Built for members who want an advisory board of peers to help them make the really hard decisions, this is where growth-oriented leaders assemble, share, solve problems and rejoice.
Power Up – Any member who wishes to power up in a specific skill area, perhaps speaking, writing, selling, leading, etc., and prefers company while learning is welcome to start or join a Skills-Enhancement Group. We’ll help you find others who want to learn with you, provide support finding facilities where you can meet, recruit professionals to speak at your meetings, manage the money if dues are required, and so forth.
Lift Up – If Yellow-Tie does its job and you do yours, every one of us will reach the stage when we can extend a hand back to those who are just showing up. It is our hope that when you reach this stage, you’ll continue to fund our initiatives, host our Handshakes events and help us pave the path of entrepreneurship in St. Louis, so those who follow you have a smoother ride and can grow much faster.
Do you have an entrepreneurial dream? Do you believe you can realize that dream if you can only gain that small percentage of help you need to overcome the challenges you’ve embraced?
Yellow-Tie has a dream. We believe we can change the world by helping St. Louis entrepreneurs like you succeed. So when you’re ready to join forces and leverage the power of the entrepreneurial spirit, contact us – we love helping.