Inside the Business of Local News

Available exclusively to Main Street Summit All-In Pass holders.

What to Expect: 

Community Impact has grown from a bootstrapped startup into Texas's largest local news organization, now serving markets across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. In an era when local journalism is disappearing, they've built something that's thriving.

This Field Trip is a chance to learn directly from founder and CEO John Garrett and his leadership team about the strategic decisions that shaped their growth, and how they've sustained a media company in today's landscape.

Join us for a day with the Community Impact team in Austin, Texas if you're curious about:

• Bootstrapping a media company to scale

• Strategic decisions behind market expansion

• The economics of local news today

• Central Texas's only remaining printing facility

• Working effectively with the press

• Crafting your story and building relationships with news leaders

Plan for the day: