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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How to Be a Good Virtual Summit Speaker

Adding speaking to your visibility plan? Here’s what to avoid as a summit speaker, what summit hosts really want, and how to make the process easy on yourself.

So you want to get out there and be visible?  If speaking at virtual summits is part of your visibility plan, it's time to make yourself into a good virtual summit speaker.

Being a good summit speaker will ensure that hosts ask you to come back to their events, refer you to other hosts, and it will make the process easier and more beneficial for you too!

To help, let's talk about...

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Should I Share the Full Attendee List with Virtual Summit Speakers?

We all want our speakers to benefit, but how? Today, we'll break down whether or not you should share the full attendee list with virtual summit speakers.

It used to be standard for virtual summit hosts to share the full attendee list with all of the speakers. But with GDPR, all the privacy rules, and modern marketing tactics, what’s the right answer?

A Quick History of Virtual Summits

Back when summits first started it was standard to share the full attendee list with all your speakers. In fact, back then, it was the biggest reason that...

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4 Mistakes to Avoid When Pitching Virtual Summit Speakers

We all know a bad pitch when we see it, but do you feel confident in your pitches? Let’s cover 4 mistakes to avoid when pitching virtual summit speakers.

Bad speaker pitches are giving virtual summits a gross vibe. As long as bad speaker pitches keep going out, we'll have more and more people thinking poorly about virtual summits. 

We all know how amazing a summit can be!

I really want to help turn this mindset around, so let's cover the 4 mistakes to avoid when pitching virtual summit speakers and turn a "gross, heck no" into a...

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Can I Host a Virtual Summit in Less Than 90 Days?

Can I host a virtual summit in less than 90 days? Let’s cover why a 90-day timeline is recommended and what you can do if you really need to do it faster.

I know what it's like to get a big idea and want to do it, like, yesterday. For a lot of business owners, a virtual summit is one of those big ideas.

With that initial excitement comes disappointment when they hear that I recommend a 90-day timeline for planning and launching a summit.

From there, I tend to hear, "Well...can I host a virtual summit in less than 90 days?"

Let's break that...

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Behind The Scenes of a 6-Figure Live, Paid Virtual Event with Jordan Gill

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how to use a live and paid virtual event to love on your people well and bring new members into a higher-ticket program.

Thinking about hosting a live or paid virtual event?

Jordan Gill, host of the Done in a Day Interview Series is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at how she uses a live, paid virtual event to love on her people and bring new members into her group coaching program.

We'll cover:

  • What makes Jordan's events different
  • Why she runs live, paid events instead of pre-recorded or free
  • A...
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How to Create the Ultimate Virtual Summit Funnel

A virtual summit funnel has a lot of moving pieces, but if you’re already running a business I know it’s nothing you can’t handle. The thing is, a lot of summit hosts don’t even think about their overall funnel. So how do you create a profitable virtual summit funnel that converts? We'll chat through the entire process in this episode.

A virtual summit is the one strategy that can skyrocket your email list, income, visibility, expert status, AND connections - all at once.

It’s an insanely powerful method that can also get complex. 

It’s true, a virtual summit funnel has a lot of moving pieces, but if you’re already running a business I know it’s nothing you can’t handle.

The...

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Sell Better After Your Summit with Truly-Targeted Offers with Allea Grummert

Hosting a virtual summit is an incredible way to build interest in your offers. Learn how to sell better after your summit with truly-targeted offers.

Hosting a virtual summit is an incredible way to build interest in the products and services you offer. But, what if I told you there was a way to use truly-targeted offers to sell better after your summit?

There is! Today, we have Allea Grummert to teach us all about:

  1. How to use your summit to gather data from your attendees.
  2. How to use that data to send subscribers targeted...
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What You Need to Know About Speaker Agreements with Casey Handy-Smith

In this episode, we're chatting with Casey Handy-Smith to talk about whether you need a speaker agreement, what it should and shouldn't include, and more.

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No one likes sending out legal documents. Especially when you've invited someone on to speak at your event, you want it to be fun and casual, and you already feel like you're asking a lot of them.

But, if you're thinking about skipping the speaker agreement for your virtual summit? Think again!

No matter how well you know your speakers or how...

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Calling Dibs on Your Virtual Summit Name with Joey Vitale

Naming your virtual summit shouldn't get checked off your list the moment you think of that *perfect* name. Here’s how to call dibs on the name of your summit!

Naming your virtual summit shouldn't get checked off your list the moment you think of that *perfect* name.

If you don't follow this 3-step process from Joey Vitale to call dibs, you might not even be in a position to call that perfect name yours.

Today, you'll learn all about:

  1. Joey's RAD method
  2. Whether you want your name to be descriptive or general
  3. How to call dibs on your virtual summit...
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Do You *Have* to Pay Virtual Summit Speakers Affiliate Commissions?

Do I have to pay my virtual summit speakers affiliate commissions? Let’s cover whether it’s a requirement, why, and how to overcome any hurdles with it.

There are a lot of decisions to be made when it comes to your virtual summit speakers. How many should I have? Who should I pitch? What should I give them for participating?

Recently, in the Summit Host Hangout Facebook group, I was asked, "Do I have to pay my virtual summit speakers affiliate commissions?"

Today, we're going to break down the answer to that question and cover whether or not...

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