CRI Simple Numbers Summit

Data. Decisions. Discipline.

November 9–11, 2026 | Austin, TX

Welcome to the Simple Numbers Summit — a premier event for entrepreneurs ready to elevate their thinking, hone their strategy, and climb toward true profitability. Join us in Austin, TX, November 9–11, 2026, for an experience that will strengthen your footing and fuel your ascent. Save your spot and start your climb today.

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Speakers

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Greg Crabtree | CRI Simple Numbers

Greg Crabtree is a public speaker, author, and entrepreneur. Serving as the Partner-In-Charge of Simple Numbers, he works with privately held businesses on cash flow planning, business consultations, strategic planning facilitation, success planning, and transaction advisory services. Greg’s clients enjoy working with him as he cuts through the accounting industry jargon and helps them understand their data in an entrepreneur-friendly format.

He is a frequent speaker to groups such as Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Scaling Up (Gazelles), Metronomics, Bloom Growth, Vistage, ACETECH, and numerous mastermind groups, speaking in over 15 countries. Greg has also chaired the EO@Wharton Executive Education program for the last seven years and has served as an EO Accelerator trainer since the inception of the Accelerator program.

Greg is the author of “Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits” and “Simple Numbers 2.0: Rules for Smart Scaling.” He has also contributed to Verne Harnish’s book, “Scaling Up.” Both books are available on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible.

Brandon Gray | CRI Simple Numbers

Brandon Gray is a profitability strategist with over 20 years of experience helping entrepreneurs transform complex financial data into clear, actionable growth strategies. He specializes in cash-flow modeling, profitability analysis, and capital planning. Brandon partners with entrepreneurial teams and franchise leaders to increase profits, improve labor efficiency, and build business value, empowering confident, data-driven decisions that fuel success.

Brandon serves as co-host of Profitability Playbook: The Simple Numbers Podcast, as well as a frequent contributor to Simple Numbers and Simple Numbers 2.0 publications, and has had speaking engagements with the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Division I college football programs, Construction Suppliers Association Roundtable Series, BrightStar Care Branch Leadership Conference, Association Management Conference, and the Vistage Forum Speaker Program.

Brandon brings an energetic and practical speaking style grounded in real-world success stories. He has presented to industry associations, mastermind groups, and national franchise systems, delivering insights on profit management, labor efficiency, and business valuation.

His presentations resonate with a wide range of groups, including entrepreneurial organizations, franchise leadership and franchisee groups, industry associations (both national and regional), and professional peer groups, workshops, and roundtables.

Mike Maxson | CRI Simple Numbers

Mike Maxson is a business consultant with expertise focused on financial modeling, forecasting, labor efficiency (LER), and business consulting. He combines these and his knowledge gleaned from being active in the Project Management Institute with his passion for sales, marketing, and operations to serve as the central point of contact for the CRI Simple Numbers Consulting brand in the CRI Huntsville practice unit, as well as for all the unit’s contracts, pricing, and service packages. Mike holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Mike is a 2004 graduate of Gannon University in Erie, PA, where he played baseball and obtained an accounting degree that would serve him well in his future career at CRI. Immediately upon graduating, he enlisted in the United States Army and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Operator. Upon return, he served as a lead instructor for the EOD Non-Commissioned Officer Advanced Course at Redstone Arsenal, while simultaneously completing his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from American Military University.

After being honorably discharged in 2011, Mike worked as a business analyst before joining Crabtree, Rowe & Berger, P.C. (Now CRI Simple Numbers) as Firm Administrator, where he sought out opportunities to participate in the day-to-day business and financial opportunities for the firm, making himself an integral member of the executive management team. After merging with Carr, Riggs & Ingram in 2020, Mike remains involved in strategic management, including involvement in sales, client services and onboarding, human resources, workflow management, and process improvement, while simultaneously operating as a business consultant for 40+ clients.

Keynote Speaker

Greg Crabtree

He is a frequent speaker to groups such as Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Scaling Up (Gazelles), Metronomics, Bloom Growth, Vistage, ACETECH, and numerous mastermind groups, speaking in over 15 countries. Greg has also chaired the EO@Wharton Executive Education program for the last seven years and has served as an EO Accelerator trainer since the inception of the Accelerator program.

Greg is the author of “Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits” and “Simple Numbers 2.0: Rules for Smart Scaling.” He has also contributed to Verne Harnish’s book, “Scaling Up.” Both books are available on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible.

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