AYPROS All Access 2026

What would you ask someone who is exactly as successful right now as you hope to be someday?

How did you start? What was your biggest failure? What do you wish you knew at 25 or 30? What decision changed everything? And what would you tell someone sitting where you are right now?
AYPROS All Access is built around those conversations.

On Tuesday, October 6, a small group of Asheville’s young professionals will sit at the table with eight accomplished founders, executives and community leaders for an evening unlike anything we have done before.
This is not a panel. There is no keynote. You will not spend the night sitting in rows listening to someone speak from a stage.

Instead, attendees will take part in four 20-minute small-group conversations, rotating from table to table throughout the evening. Each table will be hosted by one of our featured leaders, giving you the chance to ask questions, hear the stories behind their successes and failures, and have the kind of conversation most people rarely get access to.

### Your All Access Table Leaders

Barry E.A. Johnson
Former Obama Administration official, founding Executive Director of SelectUSA, and longtime business and economic development leader.

Chris Heivly
Co-founder of MapQuest, entrepreneur, investor and former Managing Director of Techstars.

Amy Daniels
Executive Director of the Carolina Hurricanes Foundation and longtime nonprofit and philanthropic leader.

Dr. Richard Furman
Surgeon, entrepreneur and co-founder of World Medical Mission.

Michael Ciochetti
Entrepreneur and developer behind one of the country’s most celebrated private fly-in communities.

Rachel Sossoman
Healthcare executive and leader in Western North Carolina.

Vic Isley
President & CEO of Explore Asheville and a nationally recognized tourism and destination leader.

Kwame Anku
Founder, investor and entrepreneur working with companies and founders across the country.

After the four conversations, the evening opens up for drinks, food and time to continue the conversations that started around the tables.
All Access is intentionally limited. The point is not to fill a ballroom. It is to create a room where you can actually sit across from people you admire, ask the questions you have always wanted to ask, and leave knowing people you probably would not have known otherwise.

One evening.
Eight leaders.
Four conversations.
A seat at the table.

Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Asheville, NC
Attendance is limited.

### Purchase Tickets

Tickets are available through Zeffy:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/aypros-all-access--2026