The Impossible Wish 2026: Founder & CEO Summit
Schedule
Fri Feb 20 2026 at 08:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
The Hatchery Chicago | Chicago, IL
About this Event
The Impossible Wish is designed for owners of small and medium-sized businesses, or anyone who wishes they were, who feel stuck between their values and the demands of growth. It’s for leaders ready to rethink everything about how they lead, explore what truly matters, and evaluate where they want to go and how to get there. Using this revolutionary framework, participants learn to develop revenue ideas and partnerships once thought to be impossible and strategies to put their plan into action and do it.
What people are saying about The Impossible Wish/Strategic Intercept.
- "I walked in skeptical and left rethinking everything about how I lead. This wasn’t fluff, it was a strategic awakening.” - 2025 SUMMIT PARTICIPANT, CHICAGO
- “The most relevant and human CEO gathering I’ve ever attended. No filler. All fire.” STRATEGIC INTERCEPT MASTERMIND ALUM
- “We left with actual revenue ideas and partnerships. No other event has delivered like that.” - FOUNDER, FOOD SERVICES STARTUP
- "Our lives have completely transformed, everybody has really been focused and dedicated and really chasing down their impossible wish." - 2024 SUMMIT PARTICIPANT, CHICAGO
- "I absolutely loved the experience…it was really impactful, and I definitely learned a lot…it's an experience that's worth continuing on with throughout your life." - FOOD STARTUP CEO/MASTERMIND ALUM
- "Walking more boldly and not scared to live in anybody's constraints, literally anything is possible." - 2024 SUMMIT PARTICIPANT, CHICAGO
That’s the promise of The Impossible Wish.
Where imagination, intention and execution intersect. This summit equips founders to stretch their vision, align with power and purpose, and operationalize values that once seemed unrealistic and out of reach. By harnessing the collective intelligence of high-impact thought-leaders, we transform wishes into the achievable, intentions into impact, and impossible ideas into scalable realities.
Don't wait. Spots are limited. Reserve your seat at the table!
If you have questions, please reach out to us at [email protected] or call;
312-278-3550
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Arrival, Check in, & Orientation.
Info: Attendee registration, and networking breakfast. Get to know your fellow founders and get geared up for an incredible day!
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Opening Remarks and Introductions
Info: What if success isn’t about working harder, but asking the right impossible questions?
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Sponsor’s Opening Message
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
The Impossible Keynote + Your Purpose, Mission & Vision
Info: A founder shares the one thing they were told was impossible, and we explore your mission, vision and purpose & ask the hard questions.
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break / Networking
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Going beyond the Goals - What's impossible and why
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Breakout The Impossible:
Info: Small roundtables where each CEO/Founders confronts and reinvents their “impossible wish.”
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
The Impossible Lunch
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Funding the Impossible: Creative financing and partnerships.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Reframing - The power of understanding "free choice"
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Break/Networking
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
The Big Question Debate - Sponsor Spotlight
Info: Are we building companies to last, or just to exit?
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
The Impossible Hot Seats - Founder Roundtables
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Commitments & Declarations
🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing Remarks & Sponsor Acknowledgements
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Beyond Impossible Happy Hour
Info: A relaxed space to unwind, share stories, and connect with fellow participants as the insights settle in.
Where is it happening?
The Hatchery Chicago, 135 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 28.52 to USD 55.20
