Are you ready to
Finally take control of your business’s future?
Ascendra™ Experience
Author Your Legacy.
Execute On Your Terms.
With Ascendra Association – A Non Profit Organization
November 1, 2025
Ascendra™ Mastermind
Author Your Legacy. Execute On Your Terms.
With Ascendra Association – A Missouri Non Profit Organization
So you can..
- Break through the plateau and create a business that can be passed down from one generation to the next or can leave a lasting impact past your ownership.
- Get clear, actionable answers from experts who usually cost thousands per hour.
- Design a plan you want to follow — not one you feel pressured into.
- Understand how much your business is worth — and how to make it more valuable.
- Keep ownership of your legacy instead of handing the reins to someone else.
Then the Ascendra™ Masterclass
is exactly what you’ve been waiting for.
There’s no need to hand over your business — or your profits — to someone else.
Teach yourself to grow, scale, or exit on your terms – but with strategies and ideas direct from the professionals.
All without losing control of what you’ve built.
Feeling like your business is stuck at a ceiling?
Wondering if your next step is too risky, too expensive, or too overwhelming?
Maybe you’re :
- A highly skilled business owner who feels like you’ve hit your limit
- Wondering if selling, scaling, or stepping away is even possible
- Tired of advice from professionals who don’t understand your world
- Frustrated by cookie-cutter strategies that don’t apply to YOUR business
- Carrying all the responsibility and decision-making alone
it doesn’t have to be this way.
it doesn’t have to be this way.
Strategy? Scaling? Valuation? Legal?
it doesn’t have to feel like a mystery.
With the right guidance and resources — from the same professionals who buy and scale companies every day — you’ll walk away with clarity, confidence, and real options.
Ascendra™ will help you:
- Learn from consultants and advisors who normally work behind closed doors with multi-million-dollar companies
- Get proprietary frameworks for business valuation and succession
- Understand your legal rights and options from IP and M&A attorneys
- Build connections with experts and peers (and potential buyers) who care about your future
- Leave with clear next steps and a strategic direction that fits your goals
Strategy? Scaling? Valuation? Legal?
it doesn’t have to feel like a mystery.
With the right guidance and resources — from the same professionals who buy and scale companies every day — you’ll walk away with clarity, confidence, and real options.
Ascendra™ will help you:
- Learn from consultants and advisors who normally work behind closed doors with multi-million-dollar companies
- Get proprietary frameworks for business valuation and succession
- Understand your legal rights and options from IP and M&A attorneys
- Build connections with experts and peers (and potential buyers) who care about your future
- Leave with clear next steps and a strategic direction that fits your goals
This is why we created the Ascendra™ Mastermind.
We believe business owners should be empowered to build and exit on their own terms — without having to give up control to get there
Pathway Insights™ is here to help you: Author & Execute Your Legacy.
What’s Included in Your Ascendra Experience
We believe business owners should be empowered to build and exit on their own terms — without having to give up control to get there
- Ascendra Masterclass Experience
- Location: Bounds Law | Industrious KC
- 420 Nichols Rd, Kansas City, MO 64112
- Date: November 1, 2025, Saturday | ⏰ 9:00am – 5:00pm
What You’ll Receive:
Live Panels + Breakouts
M&A and IP attorneys, private equity professionals, investment bankers, strategy consultants — all in one room. Ask your questions in real-time and actually understand the answers
Real Talk with Real Experts
100+ years of combined experience helping businesses like yours grow, scale, or sell. No fluff. No pitch. Just real, valuable insight.
Private Connections + Networking
Meet other business owners just like you who are building real wealth and legacy — but are also unsure of what’s next or what’s possible, without selling out or giving up.
Tools to Take Home
Walk away with a curated curriculum, checklists, worksheets, and playbooks you can apply immediately. No guesswork. No second-guessing.
This Event is For You If…
This Event is For You If…
- You’re a business owner making $300K+ in profit and/or near $1M in annual revenue
- You know your business could do more, but you’re at capacity
- You’re wondering how to grow or exit — but don’t know what questions to ask
- You want to stay in control and get strategic — without wasting money
- You’re ready to stop putting out fires and start building the next chapter
Meet the Team
Carson Burke
Ascendra Board Member, CFP
Carson, a Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Exit Planning Advisor®, specializes in helping business owners build wealth through strategic property ownership and successful business exits. His mission is to provide personalized financial strategies that unlock value and support business owners in creating a meaningful life beyond their ventures. When he’s not helping clients navigate their financial futures, Carson enjoys supporting the arts, serving on the Board of Directors for the Music Arts Institute, and investing in residential real estate with his wife in Kansas City.
Matt Semegran
Matt Semegran
Ascendra Board Member, Entrepreneur
After years in finance, Carson saw that business owners often had no clear path to exit on their own terms. In 2020, he launched his practice to help entrepreneurs grow value and plan life beyond their businesses, guiding dozens to multimillion-dollar exits and new beginnings. Today, through Ascendra, he empowers owners to take control of their futures. Outside work, he’s a real estate investor, arts advocate, and jazz guitarist living in Kansas City with his wife.
Destiny Bounds
Ascendra Partner, Bounds Enterprises LLC & Bounds Law LLC
Destiny Bounds, founder of Legalfluence, Bound for Destiny Consulting and Bounds Law LLC, specializes in business law, contract solutions, and IP. She’s on a mission to help small businesses and freelancers protect their ventures by being proactive. Her mission is to make high-quality legal support accessible and approachable for all, whether through her firm, her DIY LLC courses or Legalfluence Academy. When she’s not advocating for her clients, Destiny enjoys mentoring fellow businesswomen and giving back to the entrepreneurial community.
This is why we created the Ascendra™ Masterclass.
We believe business owners should be empowered to build and exit on their own terms — without having to give up control to get there
Ascendra Association™ is here to help you: Author & Execute Your Legacy.
Want to become a part of the Ascendra Masterclass?
Here ya go!
What’s included:
- Full-Day Masterclass Experience!
- Live event from 9am–5pm in Kansas City, MO with high-level education
- All-Day Networking with Industry Experts – attorneys, investment bankers, private equity groups, M&A advisors, business consultants, and other experienced entrepreneurs
- On-going Community of other like-minded entrepreneurs with the same goals and challenges as you
- Breakout Sessions for Personalized Q&A – Get your questions answered in real-time by professionals you’d normally pay thousands to access.
- Exclusive Printed Curriculum + Take-Home Tools – Valuation guides, business growth checklists, and strategic frameworks you can implement immediately.
- Exclusive Bonus Content Drop – Attendees get access to extra tools, including strategic worksheets, video replays, or bonus business guides..
Your Investment: Just $97
Full-Day Access (and beyond)
Resources. Community. Network
- Spots are limited for intimacy & impact.
- This is not a pitch-fest.
This is your opportunity to step into clarity, community, and control — at a fraction of what this access normally costs.
Meet The Speakers
Coming Soon…
Still wondering if it’s worth it?
Ask yourself:
What would it cost you to make the wrong move?
What would it be worth to feel confident about your next step?
How long have you been waiting for something like this?
Let this be the turning point… Let this be the moment you take the lead in your own story!
Still wondering if it’s worth it?
Ask yourself:
With the right guidance and resources — from the same professionals who buy and scale companies every day — you’ll walk away with clarity, confidence, and real options.
- What would it cost you to make the wrong move?
- What would it be worth to feel confident about your next step?
- How long have you been waiting for something like this?
Let this be the turning point.
Let this be the moment you take the lead in your own story.
Empowering Business Owners to Author & Execute Their Legacy.
FAQ
Experienced only. We would love to help you if you’re just starting out — but you’ll get the most out of this if you’ve already been in business and are making $300K+ in profit and/or nearing $1M in revenue. That being said, if you’re just starting out and are looking for some excellent books, videos and courses to cut your learning curve and be ready to join us at a future event, please reach out. We want to help as much as we can, but this event is only for those who are ready for what’s next, not how to get started.
Nope. This is not a sales trap. It’s a mastermind-style day of learning, guidance, and expert access. Be prepared with your questions, not your sales.
Yes — we’ll equip you with the tools and frameworks you need to value your business, explore your options, and choose what’s next.
Just your curiosity, questions, and business owner brain. We’ll provide the rest (food, drinks, and materials included).
Absolutely. You’re gaining direct access to experts who usually charge hundreds or thousands just for ONE call. This is your chance to get their time, their wisdom, and your next steps — all in one day.
Ascendra Association is a Missouri non-profit organization aimed at educating and providing resources to businesses to help them mitigate risk and plan for success.
Meet The Sponsors
Coming Soon…
This isn’t about handing over the keys.
It’s about learning how to drive your business into its next season — with strategy, peace, and power.
You built this. Now let’s build what’s next — together.
Let’s Ascend.
Join the Ascendra™ Mastermind
$97 | One Day | Lifetime of Clarity
This isn’t about handing over the keys.
It’s about learning how to drive your business into its next season — with strategy, peace, and power.
You built this. Now let’s build what’s next — together.
Let’s Ascend.
Join the Ascendra™ Mastermind
$97 | One Day | Lifetime of Clarity
This isn’t about handing over the keys.
It’s about learning how to drive your business into its next season — with strategy, peace, and power.
You built this. Now let’s build what’s next — together.
Let’s Ascend.
Join the Ascendra™ Masterclass
$97 | One Day | Lifetime of Clarity
*Legal Disclaimer: The Ascendra™️ Masterclass and Mastermind and its related events and materials are presented for educational and informational purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, tax, investment, or business advice. Participation in the Ascendra™️ Masterclass and Mastermind does not create an attorney-client relationship, financial advisory relationship, or any other professional relationship with any speaker, panelist, or sponsor. Although certain presenters, including attorneys and Certified Financial Planners™️, may discuss general principles of law, finance, tax, or business strategy, no personalized legal, financial, or tax advice will be provided at this event. Each participant should consult with their own professional advisors regarding their individual circumstances before making any business, legal, financial, or investment decisions.
Ascendra Association™️ is a Missouri nonprofit organization dedicated to educational and community-building initiatives for business owners. Speakers and contributors to the Ascendra™️ Masterclass & Mastermind participate in their individual capacities and are not acting as representatives of any particular law firm, financial institution, or consulting firm unless expressly stated otherwise. Participation in the Ascendra™️ Mastermind is voluntary. By participating, you acknowledge and agree that all decisions you make based on information provided are your sole responsibility.