EO Houston Momentum | Stop Grinding. Start Growing.

What is EO Momentum?

This is not a seminar. It's not fluff.

If you're still stuck doing everything yourself, putting out daily fires, and hitting a wall with growth, EO Houston Momentum is the game-changer you've been waiting for. Momentum, presented by EO Houston in collaboration with Rice University's Lilie Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is a unique program designed for small business owners ready to take their companies to the next level.

This transformative experience gives you access to exclusive classes, forums, coaching, and high-impact networking, all aimed at helping you grow your business past the $1 million revenue mark in less than two years. With in-person classes held in the heart of Houston's entrepreneurial community, Momentum plugs you into a powerful ecosystem of peers, mentors, and resources to accelerate your success.

Escape the chaos and finally build systems that scale
Trade hustle for structure, and create a business that runs without you
Build a team that's aligned, accountable, and actually gets stuff done
Master your numbers so you can lead with confidence and clarity
Evolve into the next-level leader your business demands

The Momentum journey

A powerful three-part path to scale

Momentum helps growth-minded entrepreneurs scale through world-class education, peer-to-peer learning in Forum, and deep community engagement at Events.

01

Education

A 10-month course for owners ready to break through growth barriers. You'll work on your own business, developing the tools, strategies, and systems that drive measurable results. Sessions are led by coaches and facilitators drawn from Rice University alumni and professors, alongside some of the most accomplished entrepreneurs from EO Houston.

Year 1 deliverable: a comprehensive, custom-built Operating Manual to run and scale your business. Year 2 shifts to hands-on, collaborative execution, turning plans into real outcomes.

02

Forum

After the classroom portion, you join an EO Forum group, often considered the most valuable benefit of EO membership. Small, peer-led groups of 6–8 entrepreneurs from non-competing businesses build deep, trusted relationships over the year.

Each group functions like a personal advisory board: a confidential space, guided by trained EO Houston member coaches, meeting monthly for four-hour sessions to tackle your most sensitive business and personal challenges.

03

Events

As a Momentum member, you take part in regular EO Houston chapter learning and social events that help you grow as a business, family, and community leader.

The peer interaction and educational opportunities expand your network and sharpen your business knowledge, helping you become a well-rounded entrepreneur.

This is for you, if you're…

Ready to lead, not just hustle

Momentum is built for founders who've proven they can sell, and are now ready to build the company, team, and life behind it.

Wearing every hat and feeling burned out
Struggling to delegate or trust your team
Growing, but unsure how to level up your leadership
Craving a tribe of smart, driven peers who get it

Qualifications & investment

Do you qualify?

Who can apply

You're an owner or co-founder of a business with yearly revenues of over $250,000, with the desire to create a sustainable business generating more than $1,000,000 in revenue in less than two years.

Program dues

Year 1$3,500
Year 2$3,000

In-person classes held in the heart of Houston's entrepreneurial community.

About EO Houston Momentum

Real Houston entrepreneurs, growing together

Momentum is led by EO Houston members who've built real companies, and made up of founders putting in the work right now.

Program Leadership

Brian Gendron

Founder & CEO, Riot Comedy Entertainment

Runs Riot Comedy's clubs in Houston, San Antonio, and Conroe, plus the annual Riot Comedy Festival & BBQ Cookoff. An award-winning community leader, comedian, and educator, and a proud member of EO Houston.

Sarah Seitz

Founder & CEO, The Enrichery

Focused on scaling with intention, building sustainable growth without sacrificing culture or client experience. She connects people, strategy, and systems to create lasting momentum, and is a member of EO Houston and past Momentum coach.

Robert De Los Santos

CEO, Sky High Party Rentals

Built a three-time Inc. 5000 company delivering safe, high-quality event experiences for families and businesses across Houston, Austin, and Dallas. A member of EO Houston focused on building durable, systems-driven operations that scale.

A Few of Our Members

Avneesh Oberoi

Founder, Oberoi Investments & The DoughCone

Investor and hospitality consultant laser-focused on growth and expansion in the food world, blending culinary passion with sharp business strategy.

Dr. Steffie Tomson

Founder & CEO, Steffie's

Neuroscientist turned entrepreneur and founder of Steffie's, a footwear brand built on the science of movement, designing shoes that help women move, think, and feel better. From lab to lifestyle.

Kyle Griffin

Owner, Creative Heights Agency

Leads a full-service marketing agency specializing in web design, branding, digital advertising, and photography and videography.

Just a few of the founders in Momentum, part of a growing community of Houston entrepreneurs scaling their businesses together.

More than a program, a global movement

Momentum is your gateway into the Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO is a global community by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, designed to help business owners taking their leadership and companies to the next level. Momentum is EO Houston's on-ramp: complete the program and step into EO Forum and the full EO network of peers, mentors, and resources around the world.

20,000+members worldwide

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62countries

“In EO, we belong, so we can become even more.”

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In collaboration with Rice University

World-class minds, real-world results

Momentum is powered by coaches and facilitators drawn from the network of Rice University alumni, esteemed Rice professors, and accomplished EO Houston entrepreneurs, presented by EO Houston in collaboration with Rice University's Lilie Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, home of the #1 graduate entrepreneurship program in the country.

Momentum is a program of EO Houston, presented in collaboration with Rice University's Lilie Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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