The Summit Host Hangout Podcast

Hundreds of episodes filled with real stories, real strategies, and real numbers to help you make your virtual summit (and the launch that follows) as streamlined and profitable as possible.
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3 Mistakes to Avoid When Launching a Course with a Virtual Summit

Let’s cover the 3 biggest mistakes I see when using a virtual summit to launch your course and how to avoid them to have a successful, feel-good launch.

Summits are an incredible way to funnel your ideal audience into an offer you have, but there's definitely a wrong way to do it.

The first time I launched my course after my summit I brought in $63,000 from 1500 attendees. Imagine what we could do with bigger summits, bigger numbers. We can dream big with this. However, since I’ve been paying more attention to post-summit course...

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Pivoting from In-Person to Virtual Events with Natasha Wright

Ready to make your in-person event virtual? There can be a learning curve. Learn the difference, how to engage attendees, how to reach your goals, and more!

If you've run in-person events and are ready to go virtual, there can be a bit of a learning curve.

You might have a lot of questions: What's different between the two? How do I keep attendees engaged? Can I still reach my goals?

Today, Natasha Wright is breaking down how to:

  • hit your in-person event goals with a virtual event.
  • understand the key steps in switching from in-person to virtual.
  • ...
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Leverage the Media to Grow Your Virtual Summit Organically with Liz Fleming

Learn to leverage the media to organically gain traction for your virtual summit whether you already have media connections or PR has been on your to-do list.

You know you can grow your virtual summit by running ads, promoting to your audience, and getting speakers to promote, but what other options are there?

Think outside the box when it comes to your summit promotion. Something I’d never considered is leveraging media connections for promoting a summit. So, when Liz Fleming told me about how she did it, my mind was blown.

Today, Liz is...

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How to Create Feel-Good Virtual Summit Sponsorships with Chelsea Clarke

Learn the secret behind creating feel-good brand sponsorships for your virtual summit and how Chelsea Clarke landed $15k with them in her very first summit.

Landing sponsors for your virtual summit doesn't have to be complicated or feel slimy. It can be an experience that feels great for you and your sponsors while presenting incredible resources to your attendees.

Chelsea Clark is here this week to share her experience and how, in her very first summit, she landed $15k in summit sponsorships without uncomfortable sales calls or slimy...

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Virtual Summit Community Q&A

A Facebook group for your summit is a great tool to increase engagement. Let’s cover the most frequently asked questions I see around having a summit community.

A community is a great way to build engagement for your virtual summit. The goal of a summit community is to get your attendees engaged, excited, and taking action together.

But if this is your first time, you might run into some questions. Things like:

  • When should I open my summit community?
  • When should I close it? Or does it stay open?
  • What questions do I ask new members?
  • Can it...
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How to Use a Facebook Group to Increase Virtual Summit Engagement

Let’s cover why you need a Facebook group for your summit, how to create a thriving community, getting attendees to join, and tips for managing it all.

Engagement is a major key to hosting a profitable and community-building virtual summit. One of the best ways to boost engagement is with a Facebook group (or other community) just for the summit.

A summit community means having a place to come together, learn, implement, ask questions, and have a good time.

It's totally worth the “extra” work to have a community for your...

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Your Speakers' Role in Promotion and Pressuring Them to Promote

It is hard to host a summit that skyrockets your email list without speaker promotion. But it's not your speakers' responsibility to make your summit successful.

It is hard to host a profitable summit that skyrockets your email list without speaker promotion. Like, really hard. Maybe even impossible if you don't have a ton of money to throw into paid ads.

But here's the thing...it's not your speakers' responsibility to make your summit successful.

It is yours.

A lot of speakers will promote your event at the last minute or even as it's going on. And...

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Manage Your Time to Launch a Virtual Summit as a Side Hustler with Kari Roberts

Learn how to host a virtual summit as a side-hustler without the stress. This 3-step process is about to make your summit prep go a whole lot more smoothly.

You know a virtual summit is a great way to grow your email list, boost revenue, and get your name out there, but how do you fit it in along with an already busy side-hustle?

It's all about how you manage your time.

Today, Kari Roberts is here to share how she hosted a summit without stressing herself out as a side-hustler and how you can do it too.

Her 3-step process...

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All-Access Pass Q&A

Selling an all-access pass is a little different than your typical digital product. Let’s clear up some confusion with a rapid-fire Q&A covering common questions.

Selling an all-access pass is a little different than selling your typical digital product. Along with those differences can come confusion, so let's clear it up today with a rapid-fire Q&A with the most common questions I hear about selling an all-access pass.

We’ll cover:

  • When to give buyer’s access to the all-access pass.
  • When to expect people to upgrade.
  • How to...
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All-Access Pass Tech + Logistics for your Virtual Summit

Here’s what the backend of your virtual summit’s all-access pass setup should look like, what tech goes into that, and I’ll share my recommended tech options.

Your all-access pass is an incredibly important part of hosting a profitable virtual summit. It's your first chance to make a solid offer to those who sign up for your event. However, it is a more technical part of the summit-hosting process.

All-access pass tech can feel like a lot but doesn’t have to be scary. As long as you understand the process, you'll have what you need to put the...

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