Mic Drop Live | Conference 2026

> You were built for this.

Research shows women outperform men in public speaking evaluations by an average of 12%.

(Source: Public speaking performance evaluation research)

> Audiences are asking for you.

76% of attendees say they're more likely to show up to a conference when a woman is the keynote.

(Source: Ensono, "Speak Up: Bringing More Women's Voices to Tech Conferences" — survey of 500 conference attendees across the US and UK)

> Decision makers are on your side.

77% of event planners — the ones holding the budget and filling the stages — are women who want female voices in their lineups.

(Source: Zippia Event Planner Demographics Report — database of 30 million US professional profiles, verified against BLS and Census data)

> The opportunity is yours to take.

Nearly 70% of professional speakers worldwide are still male — which means the demand for women far outpaces the supply.

(Source: Bizzabo, Gender Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report — analysis of 60,000+ speakers across 23 countries)

You're the woman your friends call first. For advice, for perspective, for the truth nobody else will say out loud. And you've heard some version of "more people need to hear your story" more times than you can count.

Maybe it's something you've built or spent a career becoming the expert in. Maybe it's something you learned the hard way that took years to figure out — and you watch other people struggle with it every single day while you're still reaching them one at a time.

You've seen others on stages doing incredible things and felt something stir. Not jealousy. Recognition. That quiet voice that says —

"I have something worth saying that people need to hear."

Jess Ekstrom is a Forbes top-rated speaker, a HarperCollins author, and one of the most sought-after voices on stages across the country.

She'll tell you that's not the point.

The point is what she kept noticing from those stages. All-male lineups with one token woman. Event planners — mostly women themselves — who couldn't find enough female speakers to fill their rosters. Women in the audience who had the story and had no idea they could get paid to tell it. And men on the same stage — charging twice what she was when she was more qualified.

Jess built a paid public speaking training company because the speaking industry wasn't going to fix its women problem on its own.

Maybe it's been months. Maybe it's been years. You've watched other women step onto stages with stories no more powerful than yours and wondered — why not me?

Here's what we know. Women who come through this training leave with clarity on their story, a real picture of what the market pays, and the conviction that they belong on a stage.

Some go on to book their first gig within weeks. Others build full speaking careers that replace their income entirely. Jasmine made $11K from speeches in a single month. Yvonne made $20K in her first year. The woman who was charging $500 is now closing $10K keynotes.

It starts here. With 60 minutes and a story you haven't stopped thinking about.

WORKSHOP

Become The Woman Who Gets Paid To Speak

Event planners are actively looking for fresh female voices.

Become The Woman Who Gets Paid To Speak

WORKSHOP

Event planners are actively looking for fresh female voices.

Why Women Speakers like you Are In Demand.

Give Yourself 60 Minutes. Walk Away With These Three Things

You'll know your story.

You'll know the business is real.

You'll know you're ready.

Here's who this is really for

These aren't outliers. They're what happens when a woman with something worth saying finally gets shown the door.

Meet The Founder Behind This Training

She'll tell you that's not the point.

You've been thinking about this for a while.

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