Live Thursdays · 12:00 PM ET · Virtual
Real work on real businesses, live. Then take it back to yours.
Let's Grow NEO is a free lunch-hour show and peer group for Northeast Ohio business owners. Every Thursday, the host opens a laptop and does real work on real local businesses — follow-up and pipelines in GoHighLevel, websites and getting found, marketing, the systems behind the business, and AI where it actually helps. Live, unscripted, with the room asking questions. You leave with a workflow you can use that afternoon and a room full of local owners worth knowing.
- Free, always
- By application
- Real work, not slides
- Northeast Ohio owners
- Text back in under a minute
- Intro email, then a reminder on day 2
- Call task for the owner on day 3
Why it's different
This isn't another networking group.
Most groups give you a 60-second pitch and a stack of business cards. We give you an hour of watching real work get done, and a room that helps you do the same.
Live demos on real businesses
No hypotheticals. Every demo is a real task on a real business (a CRM workflow, a website fix, a marketing push), done start to finish. Screen shared, mistakes included.
The hot seat
One member brings a real problem: a slow month, a messy follow-up process, a tool they can't figure out. The room works on it together. Everyone learns from it.
Relationships that turn into referrals
When you see the same owners every week, you learn who's good and who their ideal client is. Referrals happen because people trust each other, not because there's a quota.
The case study is us
The kind of work you'll watch get done
Each week centers on one real task from a real Northeast Ohio business. A few examples of what's on the table:
- CRM
Never lose a lead again with GoHighLevel
Build the pipeline, the instant text-back, and the follow-up that runs while you're on a job.
- Follow-up
A follow-up sequence that doesn't sound like a robot
Turn one good email into a month of texts and emails, then automate it in your CRM.
- Reviews
Get more Google reviews and answer them fast
Set up review requests after every job, and reply to a week of reviews in ten minutes.
- Get found
Show up on Google, Maps, and AI search
Fix your Google Business Profile and website so search engines, and ChatGPT, mention you.
- Booking
Let customers book themselves
Calendars, reminders, and no-show follow-up that fill your schedule without phone tag.
- Content
A month of social posts from one conversation
Talk through what you do for 15 minutes and turn it into posts you'd actually publish.
- Websites
A website that turns visitors into calls
Live teardown of a member's site: what to fix first, and the form that feeds the CRM.
- Ops
Automate the boring admin you do every week
Invoices, scheduling, spreadsheets, meeting notes. Find the repeat work and hand it off.
Every Thursday at noon
One lunch hour. All signal.
Bring your lunch and your questions. Skip the pitch practice. Here's how the hour runs:
- When
- Thursdays · 12:00 PM ET
- Where
- Virtual — link sent after acceptance
- Cost
- Free. No dues, no upsell.
- Who
- Northeast Ohio owners & producers
- Cold open
What's worth knowing this week
One or two things that matter to a small business (a tool update, a Google change, an AI headline) and what to ignore.
- Quick intros
New faces welcomed
Guests get a quick hello. No elevator-pitch marathon.
- The main event
The live demo
The host (or a member) does a real task start to finish on a real business: a CRM workflow, a website fix, a campaign, an AI shortcut. The room asks questions and pushes back.
- Hot seat
One member, one real challenge
The room works on it together. You leave with ideas, not homework.
- Open floor
Wins, asks & introductions
Shout-outs, warm introductions, and who's looking for what.
- Wrap
One takeaway
What to try this week, and a preview of next Thursday's demo.
Membership
Who belongs in this room
We keep the room small on purpose. It works because everyone in it is building something and willing to share how.
Great fit
- Owner-operators who make the decisions and do the work
- Top producers and commission-based pros: agents, lenders, advisors, contractors
- In business long enough to have real customers and real problems
- Know your systems and marketing could work harder, and want to see how
- Willing to participate, share what works, and help other members
- Based in, or serving, Northeast Ohio
Probably not
- Here to pitch, not to learn and contribute
- Looking for a lead-swap group with referral quotas
- Pre-launch or still deciding on a business
- Planning to sit on mute with the camera off
- Prefer to figure everything out alone
How to get in
Four steps to your first Thursday
Apply
A short form about you, your business, and what you're working on.
We review
We read every application personally. You'll hear back within two business days.
Get your invite
Accepted? You'll get a welcome email with the meeting link and what to expect.
Show up Thursday
Grab lunch, join at noon, and leave with at least one thing you can use that afternoon.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is it really free? What's the catch?
It's free. No dues, no credit card, no paid tier. The only "catch" is that we expect you to take part: show up, ask questions, share what's working, and help other members when you can.
Why is it by application?
The hour only works if everyone in the room is building something and willing to share. Applying lets us make sure the room stays useful for everyone in it, and that there's a fit before you spend your lunch hour with us.
When and where do you meet?
Every Thursday at 12:00 PM ET, online. Once you're accepted, you'll get the meeting link and a calendar invite. Nothing to install beyond a web browser.
I'm not technical. Will I be lost?
No. Most members aren't technical. Every demo is done in plain English, on screen, one step at a time, and you're encouraged to ask "wait, how did you do that?" You don't need to know GoHighLevel, AI, or anything else before your first meeting.
Is it all about AI?
No. AI is one tool on the table, not the whole show. A lot of demos are in GoHighLevel (CRM, pipelines, follow-up, booking, reviews), plus websites, Google Business Profile, email, social, spreadsheets, and the tools members already pay for. When AI saves real time, we show it. The focus is on the workflow, not the brand name.
Is this a referral group like BNI?
Not in the traditional sense. There are no referral quotas or protected-seat fees. Referrals do happen, and often, because members get to know each other's work week after week. But the hour is about learning and getting better, and referrals follow from that.
Do I have to attend every week?
Regular attendance is what makes the room work, and it's how people get to know you. Life happens and a missed week is fine. If you can't commit to most Thursdays, it's probably not the right fit yet.
Can I present a demo or bring a challenge?
Yes. Members regularly take the hot seat, and members who've built something useful are invited to demo it. Tell us what you'd like to share.
I'm looking to hire a local pro. Can you help?
Yes. Use the Find a Pro form and tell us what you need. We'll connect you with a member who fits, if there's one. You can also browse the member directory.
Your seat is open
See what's possible for your business this Thursday.
The application takes a few minutes. It costs nothing. We review every one personally.
Free · By application · Thursdays at 12:00 PM ET