Talon Hicken

About Talon Hicken

I\'m a trailblazer: follow me to the frontier where personalized business magnifies human potential without limits: I’m changing the world, one by one. I magnify potential through restoring practical eternal truths to people and organizations.My mission is to infuse your world with “small town” service, trust, and connection. That means starting companies that start companies, teaching people that teach people, and facilitating communities that engender a sense of community.I\'m building a $100M personal holding company that provides growth to employees & a ladder to 7 and 8+ figure pay without compromising healthy home and family life.Here’s how it’s going:Opened restaurant, but partner took equity & left me with debt (2022) Formed HoldCo, acquired/built Cosmic-Rentals.com (\'24) 10x-ed local community event to build community (\'25) Launching CosmicGellyBall.com (\'26) Profitable operations flywheel with employee development Hire full-time GM and retire myself from \"operations\"__ Cofound new business with a “developed” employee__ 10x HoldCo revenue by 2027 (break $1M in revenue)I love to talk to people about.• Personal holding companies• Applying eternal truths to business• Making small towns or underprivileged areas more family friendly• Turning employees into entrepreneurs• Freedom through entrepreneurshipI would appreciate your help finding people who share my mission. Do you know anyone who…• Owns a business that pays for them to do amazing things• Is fostering community through business or nonprofit work• Invests heavily in employee development, mentorship, and coachingI\'m a teacher: I teach at every moment and at every opportunity, whether it\'s an on-the-job skill or a life lesson, an old principle or an adage I read this morning. I teach because I love to learn, and I love to share.I\'m an autodidact currently studying how to magnify potential and eliminate waste. I\'m excited by wicked problems, particularly waste (eg. time, resources, money, opportunities) & availability (eg. of information, assets, capital).I have backgrounds in small business, neuroscience, social entrepreneurship, multidisciplinary teamwork, nonprofit, community development, leadership/management, & I\'m constantly exploring more.Currently developing a business operating system for small businesses with roots in EOS, The Great Game of Business, & Traction, among others. Read more about it below under THICKEN LLC.If you want to change the world & would if you could, but you\'re not sure how, connect with me (for now or later).

Experience

1. Founder

   Thicken

   Dec 2023 — Present · Kingman, AZ, US

   On the edge of the culminating ownership revolution in business.Today\'s business sector is nothing like doing business years ago, but comparatively little has changed since the industrial revolution 200 years ago. However, history repeats itself and we are ripe for another revolution: the ownership revolution.Already evident in the rise of independent contractors and small business owners, as well as the popularity of concepts including the 4-hour workweek and anti-time management (not to mention Web3), people are hungry to own our own lives, our careers, our time. We envision a world where business magnifies human potential, rather than exploits it.Our success lies in flipping the hierarchal pyramid into an ever-growing funnel where ownership is shouldered and shared rather than wielded. Nobody is outside our reach, from the millionaire entrepreneur to the destitute single parent-we magnify potential. Our proprietary business operating system-MagnifyOS-is the framework for magnifying potential in your organization. It condenses eternal truths into business practices, distilling complex problems into small and simple solutions. MagnifyOS principles are present in many coaching programs and systems, including EOS, Stephen Covey, Six Sigma, Anti-Time Management, The Arbinger Institute, Predictable Success, Dave Ramsay, and more. What sets MagnifyOS apart is the capacity to discern truth in any context (ie. any coach/program) and adopt it into your organization.By employing MagnifyOS you focus the potential of yourself, your business or organization, your workers, your clientele, and even your community. It is a wholistic operating system to magnify the potentials of an organization, its components, and its stakeholders.Learn more about MagnifyOS and the ownership revolution by following Talon Hicken on LinkedIn and X: https://x.com/THICKEN_PHCAgricultural RevolutionIndustrial RevolutionTechnological Rev.Digital Rev.Ownership Revolution

Education

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience

  2012

• Arapahoe High School

  High School Diploma

  2008 — 2012

• Alliance Management Institute

  Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Writing
• Microsoft Word
• Board of Directors
• Youth Entrepreneurship
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofit Management
• Leadership
• Excel
• Management
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Graphic Design
• Microsoft Office
• Iphone
• English
• Event Planning
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Web Design
• Social Media
• Windows
• Design Thinking
• Budgets
• Customer Service
• Research
• Spanish
• Social Media Advertising
• Problem Solving
• Fundraising
• Word
• Supply Chain Management
• Adobe Photoshop
• Customer Relations
• Mac Os
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Photoshop