Holmes County
October 15, 2026
Holmes Center for the Arts
5200 OH-39, Millersburg, Ohio
8:00 AM–2:30 PM · Lunch included
GAP Con 2026
Build on what you’ve earned.
A one-day practical summit for Ohio owners and leaders. Clear ideas, useful tools, and relationships that move the needle.
Choose your GAP ConTwo places. One purpose.
Holmes County
Holmes Center for the Arts
5200 OH-39, Millersburg, Ohio
8:00 AM–2:30 PM · Lunch included
Guernsey County
Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center
7033 Glenn Highway, Cambridge, Ohio
8:00 AM–2:00 PM · Lunch included
What you’ll take home
Clarity, strategy, and capability building.
Processes, tools, and tempo that compound.
Culture, leadership, and community impact.
The GAP Con experience
For more than 13 years, GAP Con has gathered builders, operators, and community leaders for one focused day of practical insight and honest connection.
Momentum is not about moving faster for the sake of it. It is about protecting the skills, trust, and systems you have paid to build—and steering them toward what comes next.
GAP Con Insights
Four practical conversations on leadership, strategy, execution, and compliance—the work that helps a business move forward on purpose.
Holmes County · Confirmed speakers
Six sessions to help you grow, accelerate, and propel. Meet the Holmes County speakers joining us on October 15.

GROW · Session 01
President, CIC | Hummel Group
Grow Keynote
Vaughn Troyer, CIC, is President of Hummel Group. His leadership writing explores clear communication, curiosity, developing future leaders, and planning for a business’s long-term success. He has also served as an ambassador for Branches Worldwide, supporting entrepreneurs and stronger communities. Through his work, Vaughn emphasizes learning, building relationships, and helping people grow while preserving the values and local roots that sustain an organization.

GROW · Session 02
Operations Manager | OakBridge Timber Framing
Growth Through Adversity
Walter Green is an entrepreneur, business leader, consultant, and speaker with more than 30 years of experience in business ownership and leadership. He has built businesses, developed teams, and consulted with organizations around the world. For the past 20 years, he has spoken on leadership, team development, business growth, and navigating adversity. His passion is helping people overcome what holds them back and grow into who God created them to be.

ACCELERATE · Session 03
Founding CEO | Branches
ACCELERATE MOMENTUM Panel
Panel participants: Vaughn Troyer, Kevin West, Chris White
Dr. Dan Owolabi is the founding CEO of Branches, a global leadership consulting firm that has equipped executives, entrepreneurs, and owners across 35 countries. He has more than 20 years of experience and is a keynote speaker, teaching pastor, and member of the Global Leadership Summit faculty. He is the author of Authentic Leadership and holds a Doctor of Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary.

ACCELERATE · Session 04
Founder & CEO | Invisible Insights, Inc.
Pivot Ready: The Momentum Gap
Three Forces That Close the Distance Between Where You Are and Who You’re Becoming
Kevin West is the founder and CEO of Invisible Insights, Inc., a Certified High Performance Coach, speaker, and author of the forthcoming book Pivot Ready. Drawing on decades of experience in business, leadership, and personal development, Kevin challenges audiences to look beyond conventional measures of success and examine the internal shifts that create lasting momentum.
Through his Pivot Ready framework, Kevin explores the intersection of self-awareness, leadership, performance, and purpose. Kevin inspires leaders to build lives as meaningful as their businesses.

PROPEL · Session 05
CCXE, CIC, AFIS
Experience Strategist & Architect | Hummel Group
Your Business Is Forgettable
Chad Heller is an experience strategist, consultant, speaker, and creator of the Signature Experience framework. He helps organizations answer one of the most important questions people ask every day: “Do I matter?” Through consulting, speaking, and leadership development, Chad teaches organizations how to create confidence, connection, and enrichment in every interaction, transforming buyers into ambassadors and teammates into culture builders. His mission is simple: help organizations create experiences people love and cultures where people thrive.

PROPEL · Session 06
Executive Partner | EQUES
"Moment"um - the power of a moment.
Christopher M. White leads EQUES Law Group as Executive Partner and owner. An attorney focused on business, real estate, and oil and gas, he helps clients solve problems and recognize new opportunities. Chris is also a speaker, author, and teacher, and owns The Cider Press and RISE Spaces, a coworking and business incubation hub. His work brings together entrepreneurship, community leadership, and a commitment to delivering practical solutions with clarity and integrity.
Guernsey County speakers and sessions will be posted as they are finalized.
Community in motion
GAP Con is proud to spotlight Branches Worldwide, connecting the day’s ideas to work that strengthens people and communities beyond the conference room.
Put your name behind momentum
Sponsorship puts your business in front of owners and leaders from Holmes, Guernsey, and the surrounding counties—while supporting a conference built around useful ideas and stronger communities.