LEVEL5X — Discover. Develop. Produce. Lead. Multiply.

LEVEL5X — a business, leadership and human-development ecosystem

September 19 · Houston · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

To get more, you must first be more.

September 19 · Houston

Experience LEVEL5X in person.

One room.

Four industries.

Real operators.

One mission: move to the next level.

Date
September 19, 2026
Time
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Place
Houston, Texas
Exact location announced to attendees.

Ownership of self

I am the product.

Before I build the company, the career, the team or the legacy — I have to build myself.

Information alone does not change people. Real growth starts with an honest look in the mirror.

To get more, you must first be more.

  • Who am I?
  • What do I want?
  • What am I avoiding?
  • What excuses have I accepted?
  • Do my actions match who I say I am?

Is your desire stronger than your excuses?

Who do I say I am?

The five levels

Every level is a step. Every step is a person you become.

Discover. Develop. Produce. Lead. Multiply.

Level 1 · Discover

I am ready.

  • Know who you are.
  • Know what you want.
  • See what is holding you back.
  • Find the path forward.

I know where I am. I know where I want to go.

Level 2 · Develop

I am skilled.

  • Learn the skills you need.
  • Build better habits.
  • Learn from people who have done it.
  • Become more capable.

I am building myself.

Level 3 · Produce

I am producing.

  • Stop only learning. Start doing.
  • Solve real problems.
  • Create real value.
  • Build results you can see.

I create value.

Level 4 · Lead

I am a leader.

  • Take ownership.
  • Build the right team.
  • Help people grow.
  • Lead by what you do.

I make the people around me better.

Level 5 · Multiply

I am multiplying.

  • Build leaders who build leaders.
  • Share what took you years to learn.
  • Create opportunities for others.
  • Build something bigger than yourself.

My success creates more success.

September 19 · Houston

The day, hour by hour.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Houston, Texas

  1. 10:00 – 10:20 AM

    Welcome to LEVEL5X

    Craig Traylor

    • The LEVEL5X philosophy
    • The five levels
    • Ownership of self
    • “Who do I say I am?”
    • Why the room matters
  2. 10:20 – 11:05 AM

    Financial Services & Insurance

    Igor Rocha · Georgina Rocha

    • Financial thinking
    • Building from the ground up
    • Protection
    • Opportunity
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership
  3. 11:05 – 11:15 AM

    Connect / Break

  4. 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

    Sports Business & Leadership

    Juan Fuenmayor · Victoria Kauam

    • High performance
    • Discipline
    • Leadership
    • Sports business
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Life beyond competition
  5. 12:00 – 12:40 PM

    The Room

    Lunch and intentional networking. Meet people outside your own industry.

  6. 12:40 – 1:20 PM

    Oil, Gas & Energy

    Pedro E. Lezama

    • Global energy
    • International business
    • Business development
    • Negotiation
    • Relationships
    • Executing in complex environments
  7. 1:20 – 1:35 PM

    Connect / Reset

  8. 1:35 – 2:20 PM

    Commercial Real Estate & Development

    Dawn Brewer · Craig Traylor

    • Commercial real estate
    • Development
    • Leadership
    • Building teams
    • Real-world projects
    • Lessons learned through execution
  9. 2:20 – 3:05 PM

    Capital, Lending & Deal Making

    Charles Patawaran

    • Commercial lending
    • SBA
    • Capital
    • Commercial real estate
    • Transactions
    • Deal making
    • Turning opportunity into execution
  10. 3:05 – 3:40 PM

    The LEVEL5X Table

    All operators

    A conversation, not another presentation.

    • What took you 20 years to learn that you wish you knew earlier?
    • What separates people who know from people who produce?
    • What does real leadership look like?
    • What mistakes taught you the most?
    • Who needs to be in your room?
  11. 3:40 – 4:00 PM

    Multiply

    Craig Traylor + LEVEL5X

    • What level are you operating at?
    • Who do you say you are?
    • What are you going to do next?

Seats are limited. The room only works if the right people are in it.

Reserve my seat
01

Financial Services & Insurance

How money works, how families stay protected, how people build.

Financial literacy · Wealth building · Protection · Entrepreneurship · Leadership

Igor Rocha · Georgina Rocha

02

CRE, Capital & Deal Making

Real estate, lending and the relationships that close deals.

Commercial real estate · Development · SBA lending · Capital · Negotiation · Deal making

Charles Patawaran · Dawn Brewer · Craig Traylor

03

Sports Business & Leadership

Elite habits turned into business, leadership and life after the game.

High performance · Discipline · Sports business · Mentorship · Life beyond competition

Juan Fuenmayor · Victoria Kauam

04

Oil, Gas & Energy

Doing business in hard places, with real money on the line.

Global energy · International business · Business development · Negotiation · Relationships

Pedro E. Lezama

The operators.

Real practitioners in their fields — not instructors. Each leader brings earned experience and a mandate to develop the next generation.

Igor & Georgina Rocha
Financial Services & Leadership

Igor & Georgina Rocha

CRE, Lending & Capital Markets
Commercial Real Estate, Capital & Entrepreneurship

CRE, Lending & Capital Markets

Juan Fuenmayor & Victoria Kauam
Sports Business & Leadership

Juan Fuenmayor & Victoria Kauam

Together, Juan Fuenmayor and Victoria Kauam bring a combination of elite athletics, entrepreneurship, mentorship, leadership, and community building to LEVEL5X. Their vertical focuses on how the principles behind elite performance — discipline, resilience, teamwork, preparation, consistency, accountability, and leadership — translate into business, financial decision-making, personal development, and life beyond competition.

Pedro E. Lezama
Oil, Gas & Energy

Pedro E. Lezama

Collective growth

The room is the asset.

Life is a team sport.

LEVEL5X puts capable people in the same room and gives them a reason to build together.

  • You can only get so far alone.
  • The right person can save you years.
  • The right conversation can change a business.
  • The right team can solve problems one person cannot.

Personal ownership

I am the product.

Collective growth

The room is the asset.

Great idea.
Now let’s do it together.

I am ready