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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A Simple Plan To Avoid An Avalanche of Unsubscribes Post-Summit with Kate Doster

Wondering how to stand out in a sea of speakers once your virtual summit is over? Here’s how to do it and how it will help you avoid unsubscribes post-summit.

Wondering how to stand out in a sea of speakers once your virtual summit is over? Kate Doster has the answers for you today.

She's going to cover the biggest mistakes summit hosts and speakers make with sending post-summit emails, how to treat your new subscribers like humans to boost sales, and the exact types of emails you should be sending.

We'll let Kate take it from here!

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Create Raving Fans & Dream Customers Through a Virtual Summit with Desola Davis

Virtual summits are powerful, but you can skyrocket their effectiveness by building in ways to create raving fans and dream customers throughout the process.

Virtual summits are powerful on their own, but you can skyrocket their effectiveness by building in ways to create raving fans and dream customers throughout the process.

Desola Davis breaks down exactly how to host a virtual summit that will bring people from not knowing who you are to being your dream customers and best brand ambassadors.

We'll let Desola take it from here!

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How to Use Learning Design to Increase the Impact of Your Virtual Summit with Emily Walker

Did you know that most virtual summit presentations are too long and don't give attendees what they need? Use learning design to host a more impactful event!

Did you know that most virtual summit presentations are way too long and don't actually give attendees what they need to see a transformation?

It's true! And incorporating learning design into your event can go along way to help.

Special guest, Emily Walker, is here to talk about what learning design is and how to incorporate it into your summit.

What is learning design?

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How to Work With a Virtual Summit Producer with Nicole Ware

Looking to host a profitable virtual summit without managing it all yourself? Let’s cover the details of working with a virtual summit producer.

Looking to host a profitable virtual summit without managing it all yourself? Working with a summit producer is a great option!

I brought in summit production expert, Nicole Ware, to give a behind the scenes look at outsourcing your virtual summit production.

We talked about what you need before you can hire a summit producer, what the process looks like, and what it will leave you to be respo...

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Increase Virtual Summit Profits with a Solid Funnel with Kate McKibbin

Adding a high-converting funnel to your virtual summit can bring it to a whole new level. Let’s cover how to increase virtual summit profits through a funnel.

Virtual summits are powerful on their own, but adding a high-converting funnel into the mix? You just brought it to a whole new level!

We're chatting with Kate McKibbin about how to increase your virtual summit profits through a well-positioned funnel. She'll cover how to do this both as a host and as a speaker to help you see maximum profits. 

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Comparison of Free vs Paid Virtual Summits with Cara Harvey

Some summits offer free registration, while some are paid. But which one is best? It depends on your goals! Let's break down free vs. paid virtual summits.

Some summits offer free registration, while some are paid. But which one is best?

I've only ever run free summits, so I brought in Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom to give us the inside scoop of the results she's seen running both free and paid summits.

We'll cover:

  • What Cara's various summit formats have looked like
  • The juicy details of the results she's seen
  • What her recommendatio
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How to Pitch to Speak at Virtual Summits with Michelle Lewis

Did you know there is a magic formula to craft an insanely effective summit pitch? Here’s how to pitch to speak (and get speakers) at virtual summits.Did you know there is a magic formula to craft an insanely effective virtual summit pitch? There is and Michelle Lewis is going to map it all out for us.

In addition to the magic formula to help you land more summit speaking gigs, Michelle also shares how to get around the time-sensitive nature of a virtual summit pitch and her best tip for pitching big-name speakers to be on *your* summit.

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Boosting Virtual Summit Results Using Facebook Ads with Destini Copp

The right Facebook ads strategy will skyrocket your virtual summit’s results. Let’s determine your budget, test your audiences, and use ads to boost engagement.You want to get the best possible results from your virtual summit and know that doing so means extending your reach outside of your current audience. But what are the most effective ways to use Facebook ads to boost summit results without banking the bank or overcomplicating things?

Today, I've brought in first-time summit host, Destini Copp, to talk about her virtual summit and powerful Face...

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Increase Attendee Engagement Through Email with Sarah Anderson

If your virtual summit emails aren’t engaging they’ll drive attendees away. Here’s how to increase attendee engagement through email throughout the process!There are a LOT of emails that go into a summit and it can get to be a lot for our attendees...unless we make them engaging!

In this episode, we're chatting with Sarah Anderson about how to increase attendee engagement through our emails, rather than driving them away.

We'll cover things like:

  • the part emails have to play in creating an engaged audience
  • how to write engaging emails
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Build Interest And Excitement For Your Virtual Summit with Abby Herman

Building interest and excitement around your summit doesn't need to wait until a couple of weeks before it starts.

In this episode with Abby Herman, we're breaking down:
  • when to start talking about your summit
  • what to talk about
  • how to encourage your speakers to join in on the fun

I’ll let Abby take it from here!

Build interest for your virtual summit

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