
- Name
- EntrepreNERD Summit IX: The Rise of Summit
- Created 1 month 1 week ago
- Organizer Michael Whitehouse

- Business Areas
- Business
- Topics
- Entrepreneurship Geek
- Timezone
- Timezone: Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Event date(s): -
Registration ends: Tue, Jul 22, 2025 6:47 PM (3 weeks 5 days from now)

Do business situations remind you of challenges faced in science fiction?
Does mindset shifting make you think of using the Force?
Do you think of the Fellowship of the Ring as the ultimate Strategic Alliance?
Are you a geek entrepreneur?
Then this event is for you! EntrepreNERD Summit is a serious virtual business summit for serious geeks who are also serious coaches, speakers, and experts.
Approximation of Pi Day
7/22/2025

The Audience
This event is for geeks who happen to be entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who happen to be geeks, particularly those who are in the growth phase of their business. We're talking Luke during A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back, although Return of the Jedi Luke could also find some value here as well.
We delivering the valuable content that the audience needs to grow their business, and we're having a darned lot of fun doing it.
Your Speaker Experience
This event is produced by Michael Whitehouse, and Michael creates events that a fun, engaging, exciting, and valuable to the audience and the speakers. This is not a watch with your camera off while you do something else event. This is not a drop in, give your talk, and leave event. This is an interactive event!
We want to create an event that you will enjoy speaking at and get value from, so we're open to pretty much anything that will provide value to the audience as long as it has an action item for the audience to engage in immediately. More interaction is always better than less interaction. That keeps the energy up in the room, keeps the audience engaged, and makes it more fun for you.
You are welcome offer your gift (the one you put in the application) during your talk as long as it is low key and not pitchy. Offering good. Infomercial bad.
Speaker Meeting
There will be a speaker meeting to answer all your questions and give you the chance to network with other speakers
July 3rd, 2 PM Eastern.
Event Style
The event will be a live, Zoom-based event running 11 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time.
We're aiming for engagement. We want an event where people feel they are part of something, not where they feel like they are watching a YouTube video.
This means that we'll have interactive activities. It means we encourage interactive presentations.
It also means that we encourage speakers to be there for as much of the event as possible because you'll be making some connections while you're there. (Speakers are required to attend for at least 2 hours of the event)
Schedule Structure
Speaking slots will be 15 minutes, or, if your presentation is interactive we give you an extra 5 minute for a total of 20.
Each hour will be formatted as follows:
0-15 Speaker
15-30 Interaction
30-45 Speaker
45-60 Interaction
Interaction may be speed networking, hot seat coaching, Q&As, or anything else.
Do not assume that the interaction block after your talk is for your Q&A, but if you do get a good flow going with the audience and they are highly engaged, I may choose to just let that keep going if the vibe is good.
Recordings
All presentations will be recorded.
Any speakers who achieve the minimum number of opt-ins (which should be all of you, right?) will have their presentation shared out to the entire list of registrants in the days after the event.
Additionally, some videos may be shared out to attendees or others on my list for various reasons including promoting that speaker's affiliate link or program.
By applying to this summit, you are granting ConCardia, LLC and Michael Whitehouse full and irrevocable rights to all recordings made during the event. These recordings may be edited and deployed in anyway that we choose for the benefit of our audiences.
Speaker Expectations
- Promote the event and generate a minimum of 10 opt-ins
- Attend for at least 2 hours in addition to your speaking time
- Actively engage with other speakers and participants throughout the event
Promotion
Speakers are expected to generate a minimum of 10 opt-ins. Swipe copy will be provided, or you can write your own copy. If you write really good copy, I'll share it with the other speakers and credit you.
In addition to traditional swipe copy, Guest Letters will be provided which you can share verbatim as a letter from the organizers to your audience.
If you bring in at least 25 opt ins, Michael Whitehouse will promote your affiliate offer to his entire list.
The top three promoters (by total opt-ins) will be promoted to the entire list of attendees and Michael's own entire mailing list, whatever you would like to share (within reason), no affiliate necessary.

Legal Stuff
By applying this this event, you are agreeing to the following:
1. Speaker hereby grants to Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC the right to use his or her name, voice, appearance, likeness, image, words, participation, and title or professional designation, in whole or in part, in these Recordings and/or compilations and in any correspondence, publicity, advertising, promotional, or other derivative materials based on them. Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC has no obligation to make use of the rights granted herein.
2. Speaker hereby grants Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC the unconditional and irrevocable right to reproduce the Recording in any format, and to distribute, sell, prepare derivative works, advertise, and publicize the Recordings without compensation to Speaker, Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC may edit the Recordings at her discretion. Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC shall own the worldwide rights, title, and interest, including copyright in, and to, the Speaker’s Recording. However, the Speaker shall also retain the right to use his or her own Recording for any purpose.
3. Speaker, upon written request to Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC, shall be provided with a copy of his or her Recording in electronic format.
4. Speaker agrees to promote the event to their audience by email, social media, or any other method to generate a minimum of 10 opt-ins with a goal of over 25.
5. Speaker is permitted to make a FREE offer during his or her talk.
6. Speaker represents that he or she has the full right, power, and authority to grant this release and to perform all of the provisions thereof. Speaker acknowledges that in the event of a breach or alleged breach with respect to the terms and provisions hereof, that Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC shall not take any legal action, but will be very disappointed and will record such breach in the official records.
7. Speaker agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC from and against all claims, losses, expenses, and liabilities of every kind including reasonable attorney's fees arising out of the inaccuracy or breach of any provision of this Agreement. Speaker expressly releases Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC from any and all claims arising out of the use of the material.
8. This release shall be governed in accordance with the State of Connecticut law, constitute the entire agreement of the parties, and may be amended only in writing.
- Speakers
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How to Easily Create Irresistible Brand Visuals in a Flash with AILindsay Sullivan The Small Business Photographer
Ever feel like searching for the perfect stock image chips away at your soul a little? Yeah—kind of like creating Horcruxes (but with less dark magic and more coffee-fueled despair).
But here’s the good news: you don’t need a massive budget or a Tony Stark–level lab to create custom, scroll-stopping visuals. With the help of AI—and a few creative superpowers—you can generate stunning, on-brand images faster than The Flash after a triple espresso.
In this talk, we'll dig into the biggest mistakes people make with AI-generated visuals—and how to avoid them. You’ll learn how to guide the tech to reflect your unique brand, and what types of visuals actually attract your dream clients—like Gollum to the One Ring (but less creepy, promise).
Storytelling for SolopreneursMike McQuillan Speaking coachPublic speaking is nothing more than story time for grown-ups. Stories carry your brand messaging, give value to your audience, and build a connection that encourages them to build a connection beyond the presentation.
Your story doesn't have to be earth-shattering. It just needs to create a sense of urgency for your audience to act.
In keeping with the “Entreprenerd” theme, we'll dissect some of the dorkier stories from previous presentations, including my donkey story, and the love story of Joaquin and Rosita reenacting Titanic from a straw canoe on Lake Titicaca.
Take the elements that you learn in the stories here and apply them to your next presentation!
Jedi Mind Power - 3 Steps To The Omnipresent Silent PresenceSylvain Haché aka Sly Public Speaking Problem SolverWhy do some people seem to process information, states, and emotions at lightning speeds…
While others seem to take forever and stay stuck or do very little progress—even after months!
Join us LIVE for this fascinating experience…
And leave with crucial distinctions to increase your internal processing power and speed.
In other words: Learn to connect with ‘The Force’, at will, in 15 minutes.