Application Process Closes
Now Casting
Turn Your Story Into a Major Streaming Episode, Built to Win Stages, Clients, and Partnerships in 1 Weekend
Twelve founders spend one weekend with a world-class speaking coach and a full production crew. You rebuild your story into a signature keynote, deliver it in a professional studio, and leave with your own documentary style personalized episode.
To The Island
APPLICATION
APPLY FOR SPEAKER ISLAND
Complete the official intake below to be considered for one of the twelve seats.
The Experience
-
Day One: Craft your story and work the room.
A master speaker coach pulls your story apart and rebuilds it into a keynote. You cut everything that doesn't land and keep the one line people repeat.
Then a cocktail hour with twelve founders, cameras rolling. The people at this table have built something real.
-
Day Two: Deliver it on camera.
You step onto a professional multi-camera set with broadcast audio. A director runs every take until you own it.
What You Leave With
-
World-class training with a professional speaking coach for on-camera and stage performance
-
Your signature keynote, written and rehearsed
-
Your own featured episode
-
30 short-form clips cut from your session
-
A sizzle reel built for event organizers
-
The Speaker Playbook, with a plan to monetize your keynote
What That Means For You
-
Walk into sales calls pre-sold.
Send your episode before the call. The prospects who watch it show up having seen you teach for twenty minutes, and you skip the part where you prove yourself.
-
Justify a higher price.
Buyers pay more for the person they see as the authority. A filmed keynote puts you in that seat before you name a number.
-
Give event organizers a reason to say yes.
Organizers book speakers they've watched speak. Your sizzle reel answers that before they ask.
-
Fill 90 days of content in two days.
Thirty clips covers one post every three days for three months. You stop staring at a blank screen.
-
Say what you do in one sentence.
You test your line in a room of twelve and leave with the version people repeat back to you.
-
Leave with eleven referral sources.
Every founder in that room watched you deliver. They know who to send your way.
Who Speaker Island Is For
Founders and experts with a proven business and a story worth telling.
Speakers Stuck on Referrals
You get booked, but only through people who know you. You want stages that come to you.
Founders With Fresh Momentum
You just raised, won, or hit a milestone. You want to capture it before it fades.
Experts With a Message
You carry a story, method, or cause that matters. You want it in rooms that can act on it.
Founders Making a Move
You're launching something new or entering a new market. You need credibility fast.
The Problem in the Market
Why We Created Speaker Island
Most experts have already tried one of the three paths below. Each one promises authority and delivers a fraction of it. Speaker Island was built to close that gap in a single weekend.
-
High Theory, Zero Execution
Lots of networking and abstract advice, but you leave with no tangible assets, just notes.
-
No Built-in Authority
Networking only within the room, no broadcast distribution or earned national media coverage.
-
Transactional Placements
One-off press articles or podcast spots without a core signature talk or long-term narrative.
-
Disconnected Monetization
Gets reach without engineering direct backend revenue streams or high-ticket leads.
-
Extravagant Costs & Time
Massive budgets and multi-month shoots that don't focus on founder strategy.
-
No Keynote Training
They film content, but won't excavate your story or train your stage delivery.
The complete solution
Build the story, deliver it, and leave with the assets.
-
Complete Asset Built in 2 Days
A world-class keynote trained and a high-end documentary filmed in a single weekend intensive.
-
Distribution to Major Streaming Platforms & International Press
A polished featured episode and press-ready assets designed to expand your authority beyond the room.
-
Engineered Revenue Streams
We give you the backend systems to convert authority into high-value clients and revenue.
Your Episode
Twelve founders. Twelve episodes.
Every founder gets an individual episode about their own story, filmed across both days and edited by our team.
Part 1: What’s in your episode
The Arrival
You walk up to the villa and meet the host on camera. After your sit-down, the host records an honest first read on you. Viewers get a sense of who you are before your story begins.
The Story
You sit down one-on-one with the host, who draws out the stakes behind your business. Viewers see the person behind the pitch and why your work matters.
The Room
Your hot seat in the intensive shows you doing the work while the other founders pressure-test your talk. Moments from the cocktail hour show you among peers, where your new relationships begin.
The Chair
You deliver your full keynote on a multi-camera set with broadcast lighting and audio. It runs 8 to 10 minutes, the longest part of your episode. The first three parts give viewers the context to feel it land.
Part 2: How it rolls out
Before the weekend
- A press release announces you to 300+ major media outlets
- You record a podcast episode with Project ICON
- Social posts announce your seat
The weekend
- Day one: the intensive and the evening at the villa
- Day two: filming in the studio
After the weekend
- Your episode releases as a numbered episode, submitted to major streaming platforms
- You receive 30 clips and a sizzle reel
- The Opportunity Engine runs for twelve months
The Itinerary
One weekend. Twelve founders.
Day 1 · Luxury Villa Event
- 1:00 PM
Arrival and check-in
- 2:00 PM
1½ Speaker Intensive · 5 hours
- 7:00 PM
Break
- 7:30 PM
The Cocktail Hour & Private Chef
- 9:00 PM
Free evening
Day 2 · Filming Sessions
- 9:00 AM
Studio opens · slots begin
- 9:00–12:00
Thirty-minute sessions
- 12:00 PM
Lunch on set
- 12:45–3:45
Six thirty-minute sessions
- 5 PM
Next steps training & award ceremony
Day one you build the talk and meet the room. Day two you deliver it on camera.
** Times are subject to change.
The Studio Experience
Full Production Team & Support
Guiding you through every single step of your journey on camera.
From state-of-the-art multi-camera setups to broadcast-quality audio.
Our team ensures your story is captured with absolute precision. You focus on your talk; we handle the rest.
The Room
Twelve high-level founders
in one room for a weekend.
Every founder in the room runs a six-figure business and cleared the same application. You work through the intensive together, face each other in the hot seat, and share a private chef's dinner. Collaborations and referrals start here.
Six-figure founders, selected by application
A hot seat where the room pressure-tests your talk
A private dinner built for introductions
Where To Watch*
Coming Summer 2027
To Major Streaming Platforms
Bringing your keynote to thousands of screens, not just the room it was filmed in.
*Distribution targets for Season One. Not yet available on any platform.
Limited Spots Available
Speaker Island takes
twelve.
Applications are reviewed individually. If your story is ready for the room, the villa, and the title, start here.
Speaker Island