Ops Ahoy gathers 100 operations leaders on Sept 15-17, 2027 in Philadelphia to learn what works for leading small teams (5-50 people).
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Workshops
100 small business operators
Book exchange
Masterminds
TYPICAL CONFERENCE
Talks in a sad hotel ballroom
Included
Small-group sessions
+ Extra Cost
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
+ Extra Cost
Connect with speakers
+ Extra Cost
Educational books
+ Extra Cost
Mastermind with peers
Not Available
…while you get lost in a crowd of thousands of attendees
INCLUDED AT OPS AHOY
Full conference access (2.5 days)
Mastermind groups
Coffee & breakfast (2 days)
Lunch (2 days)
Attendee-led meetups
Business book exchange (bring 1, take 2)
Hawaiian shirt-themed closing party
Intimate by design (only 100 people)
Open to anyone who leads operations for a team of 5–50 people. Whether you’re a chief of staff, ops leader, or business owner, no matter what your business card says, you’re welcome aboard!
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Meet your peers who think in systems and process. This is your crew, to push your thinking forward long after Ops Ahoy ends.
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Every breakout is built around proven systems from operators who run businesses like yours. No untested theory or guru hype.
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Bring your toughest operational challenges to a 2-hour peer mastermind each afternoon, leave with clear answers.
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Bring home ideas your team hasn’t heard yet. Be the one setting the operational standard, not catching up to it.
Ops Ahoy Captains are your peers who volunteer to share the behind-the-scenes practices inside their companies. 2027 sessions will be announced soon!
2027 Captains
Past Captains
Layla Pomper
Meet Your Host
Layla at ProcessDriven will be your host to ensure you sail smoothly through all Ops Ahoy events.
Captains will be announced soon.
Stay tuned!
Apply to speak →
Masterminds
Book exchange
Catered meals
Quiet space
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It's the first, best, and only conference where I've connected with like-minded folk who get operations challenges. If you're used to feeling like the smartest person in the room (when it comes to company operations), here's your chance to finally be around others who can expand your perspective and teach you some new tricks.
Theron Lalla · VENDO
Ellen Yoakum
Day 0
Wed · Sept 15
Arrive, register, and meet new friends at low-key meetups.
Registration
Meetups
Day 1
Thu · Sept 16
After opening remarks, you'll spend your morning learning proven strategies in breakout sessions. After a catered lunch, you'll be invited into an afternoon peer mastermind session to solve your greatest ops challenges.
Breakfast
Breakouts
Lunch
Masterminds
Meetups
Day 2
Fri · Sept 17
Just when you thought it couldn't get better, you'll be guided through additional learning sessions and peer connection opportunities. After the catered lunch, you'll have time to reflect before the day wraps with an unforgettable closing party.
Breakfast
Breakouts
Lunch
Hawaiian Closing Party
Meetups
Coming Soon
Full 2027 agenda coming soon.
Book exchange · 2026
Bring one gently used business book you’d like to pass forward, and leave with two (or more) to add to your reading list.
Some favorites from 2026:
The ONE Thing
The Goal
The Long Game
Clockwork
Buy Back Your Time
Traction
Ops Ahoy is hosted on the permanently docked ship, The Moshulu, in Philadelphia. Yes, it's the same ship from the Rocky movie!
We believe operators deserve a more inspiring venue than a windowless hotel conference room. Parks, hotels, and transit are all within walking distance.
I’m Layla Pomper, better known as Layla at ProcessDriven on YouTube. Online, 150,000+ ops leaders follow me to learn strategies to systemize their team. Most of my days are one-way conversations: I talk to a camera, you watch. Ops Ahoy is the opposite: a room where small business operators learn from each other, face to face.
There's no sales funnel behind this event. It’s funded by tickets and a few aligned sponsors. That's by design. This is a space for unbiased candid conversations that will shape the future of operations.
Pitch-free
Authentic
Not Recorded
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Arrival TBA
26 of 100 spots claimed74 left
Ops Ahoy is purposefully intimate and capped at 100 attendees.
Need some time? We can send you reminders.
