In a world where small talk rules and safe bets get applauded, Jeff Rosenthal is living proof that going big isn’t a slogan—it’s a lifestyle. Jeff didn’t follow a playbook. He didn’t wait for permission. He started where many visionaries do: with a big idea, a few close friends, and absolutely no blueprint. At just 23, he and three co-founders launched what would become Summit , a global community and event series that brought together the future leaders of industries bef

Twenty-five years ago, if you had said France would one day have a thriving network of conservative institutions—training young leaders, shaping national media, forming think tanks, launching journalism schools—most people would have laughed. Or worse, dismissed you as delusional. Back then, the conservative movement in France was virtually nonexistent. There were no leadership institutes, no serious media platforms for free thinkers, no organized civil society operating out

What does it mean to lead boldly at a place where the walls are older than the country itself? At William & Mary, one of the most storied academic institutions in the United States, *going big* isn’t about abandoning tradition—it’s about building on it with clarity, courage, and vision. And under the leadership of President Katherine Rowe, that’s exactly what’s happening. As the 28th president—and the first woman to hold the role in the university’s 330-year history—Katheri

What does it really mean to Go Big? For Brendan McCord, it started far beneath the surface—literally. Long before he was helping shape the future of artificial intelligence or leading conversations on human flourishing, he was submerged in a nuclear submarine, deep under the ocean, far from the spotlight. Over 600 days of his life were spent below the waterline, navigating darkness, silence, and the unseen edge of national defense. While others were watching the world from a

What does it really mean to go big? For some, it means climbing the corporate ladder or building a billion-dollar company. For Daniel Houghton, going big has meant something different—trusting creative instincts, pursuing purpose over prestige, and building a life driven by curiosity, courage, and conviction. Daniel’s journey started not in a boardroom, but behind a camera. He fell in love with storytelling through photojournalism—capturing the world not just as it was, but

Not all who Go Big begin on center stage. Some start in small towns, in families without college degrees, surrounded by honest work and simple living. Don Boudreaux is one of those people. His story doesn’t begin with a silver spoon or Ivy League resume. It begins in a shipyard in Louisiana, where his father worked as a pipe fitter and where Don assumed he’d follow. No one in his family had gone to college. But Don was curious. He had questions, especially about the world aro