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


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


367 speaker sisters left this room thinking differently about their speaking careers. Now every keynote, every panel, and every Mic Drop Talk is yours to watch — on demand.

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

⏰ Available through July 17, 2026 🎤  8 IN 10 SURVEYED WOULD RECOMMEND TO A WOMAN SPEAKER 

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

Virtual Ticket: $125

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

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

  • The Meeting Planner Panel— the people who actually book speakers tell you how to get booked (the hour attendees called 'worth the price of the entire conference')

  • Jess's brand-new keynote, Making It Without Losing It— plus her Day 1 opening session, the talk that sets up the whole conference 

  • The Allyson Felix interview— the most decorated American Track & Field Olympian, live with Jess

  • The Publishing Panel— want to write a book? Self, hybrid, or traditional, how the money flows, and how to choose your path

  • All the #speakersister talks—
    29 in total — eight Academy graduates at eight minutes each, plus 21 rapid-fire two-minute talks from VIP+ speakers

Being in the room was $499.
Every main-stage session, on demand, is $125.
 
Don’t just watch it, make it a whole MOMENT.
 

Add the Mic Drop 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. 

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For $125 , 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 

    Eight speaker sisters, eight minutes each, one unforgettable idea apiece — chosen from 50+ Mic Drop Academy graduates who auditioned

  • THE VIP+ STAGE DEMOS 

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

  • JESS’S KEYNOTE 

    Making It Without Losing It — a Forbes top-rated speaker doing it at the highest level.

  • ALLYSON FELIX, LIVE 

    Jess interviews Olympic legend Allyson Felix on the main stage

  • 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 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 event planner access among the most valuable parts of the entire event.

What do event planners really want?

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. 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

JESS'S
KEYNOTE

MAY
14

Jess Ekstrom: Making It Without Losing It

Jess's brand-new keynote, built on her 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

8 Inspiring Mic Drop Talks

Over 50 Mic Drop Academy graduates auditioned.

Eight were chosen to take the stage at Mic Drop LIVE. Watch how eight women 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)

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Heather Hall

The Power of Choosing Your Mindset

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Dr. Rene Roberts

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

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Dr. Sweta Chawla

Be Brave (leadership beyond the ladder)

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Makeda Boehm

The difference between hoping and having is action

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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”

Allyson Felix — the most decorated American track & field Olympian — live.

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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

8 out of 10 

would recommend this event to a woman speaker

Mayume Carelli

Mayume Carelli 

"Jess Ekstrom, is genuine, authentic, and all the women who run this company are super focused on supporting women -- no comparison, no competition (which I love and support 1000%). Everything about this experience and being a part of it is authentic, raw and real."
Traci McCausland

Traci McCausland

"If you’re looking to share a message on stage, you need to be in this room. You’ll leave with action steps, resources, new ideas and valuable connections."
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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 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 17, 2026.
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