Michael Loban is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cincinnati and cofounder of InfoTrust, a digital analytics consulting and technology company helping marketers use data to make smarter decisions. Michael and his cofounder, Alex Yastrebenetsky, were recently invited to attend a CEO workshop with EO founder Verne Harnish. We asked Michael about his top takeaways. Here’s what he shared.

Happy World Entrepreneurs’ Day—21 August—to my fellow EO entrepreneurs who work hard and work smart 24/7 to make the changes they want to see in the world.

What better acknowledgement of World Entrepreneurs’ Day (WED)—a day devoted to celebrating the leadership and innovation that entrepreneurs bring—than by sharing lessons learned from the founder of EO, Verne Harnish? In addition to founding EO, Verne has coached thousands of entrepreneurs, launched Gazelles Growth Institute and authored bestselling books including Mastering the Rockefeller Habits and Scaling Up. (And that’s the short list.)