Summit Host Hangout®

I see a LOT of people totally obsess over numbers when they open summit registration and get stressed about the wrong things.

In this week's short-and-sweet Summit Conversation ,I'm sharing our three-phase summit announcement process, what I look at in each stage, and why it's not worth getting bent out of shape about numbers right out of the gate.

Listen to the quick episode and then, join the conversation in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group to share your thoughts and ask any questions you have.

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This is my first time hosting a summit on part-time hours and, the truth is, I miiiiight not have done a great job of accounting for working half the hours that I used to 😅

In this episode I'm sharing a behind-the-scenes look at what I'm feeling right now, how I might be "failing" when it comes to managing my overwhelm, the steps I'm taking to help, and what I'll do if we aren't fully ready in time to open registration for our summit.

Listen to the quick episode and then, join the conversation in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group to share your best tip for managing overwhelm.

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You might think of gamification as a strategy that can make your life or business more "fun". But as this week's guest, Kimba, shared the truth is, "fun" isn't a business objective and gamification is so much more than that! In fact, in the world of summits you can use gamification in your marketing, sessions, live show-up rates, community engagement, all-access pass sales, affiliate promotion, speaker motivation, and so much more. For show notes, head to https://summithosthangout.com/289

If you don't love the thought of pitching sponsors for your summit, you're not alone.

After getting turned down time after time when reaching out to sponsors for a summit that ultimately led to $121k in all-access pass sales, I got creative with my strategy. And I'm giving you a behind-the-scenes look today!

In this episode, you'll hear why I dislike the traditional sponsorship approach, where my current approach originated, how I filled my sponsorship spots with our upcoming summit, how I created my sponsorship packages, and what to consider if you've never offered sponsorships before.

Listen to the quick episode and then, join the conversation in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group to share any thoughts or questions you have about sponsorships!

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I've always been a little envious of summit and bundle hosts who can put out an application for their event and get hundreds of responses.

But after my experience with getting 60 applications for our upcoming summit...I'm not quite as sure 😅

In this week's video, I shared... - What it was like for a highly sensitive, Enneagram 2, ISFJ to sort through 60 amazing people. - How I sorted the applications into buckets. - What my criteria ended up being. - A big question on the application that I'm not sure that I'll use again. - And more!

Listen to the quick episode and then, join the conversation in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group to share any thoughts or questions you have about utilizing speaker applications!

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To keep a classic strategy like virtual summits working, it's important to experiment and innovate. However, we don't want that innovation to destroy the results you get from your event! In this episode, I'll break down why getting creative in summits is so important, the rewards and risks of doing so, and examples of what to have fun with vs. what you're better off to leave alone. For show notes, head to https://summithosthangout.com/288

I used to be firmly against using speaker applications to create a summit speaker lineup.

I saw people using applications to be lazy and creating lineups that didn't benefit ANYONE.

But I decided to give it a try in our upcoming summit for B2C business owners and leaned into speaker applications.

It was an interesting process so I decided to give you a behind-the-scenes look!

In this week's bonus episode, I shared… - more about why I've been against applications - what made me decided to give them a try, and - what my thoughts are now that I'm through the process.

Listen to the quick 4-minute episode and then, join the conversation in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group to share any thoughts or questions you have about utilizing speaker applications!

Join the community here >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/summithosthangout/

I used to be firmly against using speaker applications to create a summit speaker lineup.

I saw people using applications to be lazy and creating lineups that didn't benefit ANYONE.

But I decided to give it a try in our upcoming summit for B2C business owners and leaned into speaker applications.

It was an interesting process so I decided to give you a behind-the-scenes look!

In this week's bonus episode, I shared… - more about why I've been against applications - what made me decided to give them a try, and - what my thoughts are now that I'm through the process.

Listen to the quick 4-minute episode and then, join the conversation in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group to share any thoughts or questions you have about utilizing speaker applications!

Join the community here >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/summithosthangout/

I've been hearing a lot of doom and gloom about the online business space lately, but from my standpoint after being at it for nearly 10 years, it's all a part of the normal cycle. Tune into this week's episode to hear changes I've noticed over the past year in the world of summits, on online business as a whole, and what I think it means for us in 2025. For show notes, head to https://summithosthangout.com/287 B2C Summit Waitlist: https://www.summitinabox.co/sws-waitlist Make the Time: https://www.summitinabox.co/make-the-time

The other day I was thinking about what I wish people knew about summits.

I'm a practical thinker, so I was surprised when what came up didn't have to do with a strategy people get wrong.

But what did come up was this:

I wish people knew that summits don't have to be done a certain way.

If you see something in other summits that makes you think, "I could NEVER do that"...you probably don't have to.

Listen to the quick 5-minute episode for examples of what you could change and why you'd want to. Then, join the conversation in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group to share the top things you'd want to change in your summit or what you've seen others do!

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