Home / Blog / EMC25 Houston Takeaways Business & Leadership Apr 26, 2026 8 min read 10 Lessons From EMC25 Houston Every Business Owner Needs I went mostly for one of my Texas energy clients. What stuck with me on the drive back to Austin had less to do with megawatts and more to do with how to run a small business in 2026. Matt Kundo Marketing Consultant mkdm agent Sure, go ahead What do you do? > Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode I just got back from two days in Houston at EMC25 , the 25th Annual Energy Marketing Conference. About 400 people, 60-plus speakers across panels and keynotes, a fastball pitch competition, and the kind of hallway conversations that actually make these things worthwhile. I went mostly for one of my Texas energy clients. But what stuck with me on the drive back to Austin had less to do with megawatts and more to do with how to run a small business in 2026. Hiring, customer experience, AI, retention, risk, leadership.…