If you missed Mic Drop LIVE, this is your way in.


If you missed Mic Drop LIVE, this is your way in.


Every keynote, every panel, Mic Drop Talks, and more.

The general sessions from both days that made 367 speaker sisters in Indianapolis change how they think about building their speaking career.

RECORDED LIVE · MAY 13–14, 2026 · INDIANA ROOF BALLROOM


If you missed Mic Drop LIVE, this is your way in.


Every keynote, every panel, Mic Drop Talks, and more.

The general sessions from both days that made 367 speaker sisters in Indianapolis change how they think about building their speaking career.

RECORDED LIVE · MAY 13–14, 2026 · INDIANA ROOF BALLROOM

⏰ Available through july 10, 2026. 🎤 96% of attendees said the ticket was worth it.

Virtual Ticket: $125

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

  • Every main-stage session from both days
    on demand, watch on your schedule

  • The Meeting Planner Panel
    the hour attendees called "worth the price of the entire conference 

  • Jess's keynote, Making It Without Losing It 

    plus her Day 1 opening session  

  • The Allyson Felix live podcast interview for Making It 

  • The Publishing Panel

    self, hybrid, or traditional, and how to choose 

  • All the speaker talks

    every 8-minute and 2-minute talk from the stage 

The room was $499.
The main stage is $125.
 
Don’t just watch it, make it whole MOMENT.
 

Add the merch bundle to your virtual ticket for just $50 more.

ONE TIME ONLY OFFER!
 

  •  Everything in the Virtual Ticket

  • $75 to spend in the Mic Drop Shop
    for only $49 more. Pick your favorites; we'll ship them. 

No thanks, just give me the virtual ticket only
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For $99 , this is the closest you can get to being in the room.

Woman after woman, idea after idea. You don't just get inspired — you watch how it's done and take it back to your own stage.

Why It’s Worth It:

You'll see what's possible when you focus on the work. Watch what happens when women commit to using their voice and building their thought leadership — on a real stage, in front of a real audience.

This is two days of women owning the microphone, and you get to watch all of it:

  • THE MIC DROP TALKS 

    chosen from 50+ Mic Drop Academy graduates who auditioned, eight minutes each to land one unforgettable idea 

  • THE VIP+ STAGE DEMOS 

    speakers stepping up for two minutes in front of the people who book, showing you how to make an impression fast 

  • JESS’S KEYNOTE 

    a Forbes top-rated speaker doing it at the highest level 

  • A LIVE PODCAST 

    with an Olympic legend — Allyson Felix 

  • AND MORE! 

DAY 1

OPENING REMARKS

MAY
13

Jess Ekstrom: The Mic Drop Origin Story

Why does this movement exist, and why now?

Jess opens with the line that started it all ("we just needed a woman"), the global data behind the speaking gap (70% of speakers across 60,000 events in 23 countries are men), and the case for why getting more women on stages isn't optional.

She names what every woman in the room has been told ("you're intimidating," "be nicer," speak for free for the "exposure") and reframes it: your story is not a consolation prize, your perspective is not a courtesy, your seat is not charity. By the time she's done, you understand the why, and you're ready to do the work.

PUBLISHING PANEL

MAY
13

Should You Write A Book?

If you do, which path: self, hybrid, or traditional?

Led by Jess Ekstrom (bestselling author) with three women who actually know the answer:

  • Mary Marantz, bestselling author

  • Amber Ybarra, Selfpublishing.com

  • Kirstin Richter, Page Two Publishing and Mic Drop Imprint

    This panel cuts through the noise. Why a book is still the credibility move, what each publishing path actually costs you (in time, money, and control), and how to choose the path that fits the book you're writing and the speaker you want to be.

MEETING PLANNER PANEL

MAY
13

1 in 3
attendees named planner access among the most valuable parts of the entire event.

Jess Ekstrom: The Mic Drop Origin Story

The hour attendees called "worth the price of the entire conference."

Honest talk from the people who actually book speakers.

On the panel:

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Brittanny Kreutzer

Partner, The Speaker Exchange Agency

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Lauren Doerner

PhD, PMP, Senior Training and Development Manager, Kappa Delta

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Shannon Frank

Vice President, Global Accounts, HPN Global

Zoey Crain

Zoey Crain

Director of Events and Expositions, Indiana Apartment Association

Lynsy Karrick

Lynsy Karrick

Director of Leadership Development, Kiwanis International

Lindsey Marie

Lindsey Marie

Founder, Powerhouse Women

Diana Tavares Mertz

Diana Tavares Mertz

CAE, Senior Director, Membership and Engagement, American Staffing Association

They answered the questions every speaker wants to ask but never gets to:

  • What's the scope of your role?

  • When has a speaker carried the load with you, and when have they made your life harder?

  • What do your repeat speakers all have in common?

  • If you could coach every speaker on one thing, what would it be?

BONUS!

MAY
13

2-Minute Talks from VIP+

Our VIP+ speakers each got 2 minutes on the main stage.

 

A live preview of their talk, delivered straight to the room and the planners in it. Watch them hook an audience, land a message, and make an impression fast.

 

Proof of how much you can say in two minutes when every word counts.

DAY 2

OPENING REMARKS

MAY
14

Jess Ekstrom: Making It Without Losing It

The founder keynote, based on Jess’s bestselling book Making It Without Losing It

Jess on how to stay motivated in a world where you're never done. The business doesn't pause. The inbox doesn't empty. The next thing is always next. So how do women who are building something keep going without losing themselves in the building?

This is the keynote you watch to see what a Mic Drop talk looks like at the highest level, and to feel less alone in the work.

MIC DROP TALKS

MAY
14

NEXT YEAR
This Could Be You

Hear From Mic Drop Graduates

Over 50 Mic Drop Academy graduates auditioned.

Eight were chosen to take the stage at Mic Drop LIVE, judged live by Cassandra Worthy and Lindsey Marie. Two minutes each. One shot to land their idea.

Watch how eight women, with two minutes each, deliver an idea that lands.

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Samantha Lane

Present Is Productive (rethinking time management)

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Karen Lynn Kaplan

The Right-Enough First Step (moving forward without a map)

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Leia Bae

The Power of Being Real (people connect with real, not perfect)

Zoey Crain

Heather Hall

The Power of Choosing Your Mindset

Lynsy Karrick

Dr. Rene Roberts

Unwritten (your struggles become someone else's permission slip)

Lindsey Marie

Dr. Sweta Chawla

Be Brave (leadership beyond the ladder)

Diana Tavares Mertz

Makeda Boehm

The difference between hoping and having is action

Diana Tavares Mertz

Dr. Valentina Leonett

When the world says no, you say watch me

LIVE PODCAST TAPING

MAY
14

Pair with Jess's keynote
and you get one powerful through-line: making it without losing yourself, and continuing to say yes to the next version of the work.

Jess Ekstrom Interviews Allyson Felix for “Making It”

The most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympic history,

In conversation with Jess, recorded live in front of the Mic Drop LIVE audience for Jess's podcast, Making It.

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After retiring with 11 Olympic medals, seven of them gold, Allyson did the thing women are told to do when they've already won. She stepped back.

Got married. Had her kids. And then, at 40, she announced she's coming out of retirement to compete at the 2028 LA Olympics, at 42, in her hometown, in front of a crowd she's never gotten to run for.

This conversation covers all of it. The decision to come back. Motherhood and what it costs and what it gives.

Her years of advocacy for women in sport, the fight with Nike over maternity protections, building Saysh, and what she wants the next generation of women athletes to inherit.

 Don’t Take Our Word For It 

96%

said the ticket was worth it

9 out of 10

are already planning to be back in 2027

1 in 3

named planner access among the most valuable parts of the event

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Kelly Ross Miller

"Hands down the most valuable conference I've ever attended."
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Kelly Meehan

"I lacked the evidence, not the confidence."
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Carrie Skowronski

"Do it. After sitting through four conferences this spring where every speaker and panel circled back to AI, Mic Drop LIVE brought it back to me, my business, and the human experience. 

The Virtual Ticket includes all general session content from Mic Drop LIVE:


Keynotes, panels, the Mic Drop Talks, and the Allyson Felix live podcast interview. Workshops were held in-person only and are not included.

 

> How long do I have access?

Lifetime — these sessions are yours to keep.

> I attended in person — can I buy this?

Yes — lots of attendees grab it as their replay.

> When does this offer end?

Available through July 10, 2026.
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