The Growing Influence through Podcast Guesting Summit

Recorded Audio Summit, with content available November 1–30, 2026

Speaker Application Deadline: October 25, 2026
Content Submission Deadline: October 29, 2026
Promotional Requirement: 10 registrations, with incentives at 20 and 40
Theme: Getting Booked, Showing Up Powerfully, and Building Influence Through Podcast Guesting
Topics: Pitching podcasts, crafting your message, building your guest profile, owning the interview, converting listeners to leads, building long-term momentum as a guest, and related topics

Summit Structure

The Growing Influence through Podcast Guesting Summit is a recorded audio summit, with content being actively pushed to participants throughout November 1–30, 2026. Speakers will record a 15-minute audio talk (minimum 10 minutes) on their topic. The talk will be available to participants during the entire period and actively highlighted on a particular day, after promotional requirements are met. The event will be gamified, giving participants rewards for engaging with more of the content. Among the gamification rewards as well as VIP bonuses will be live events with the speakers, and these are a great opportunity for you to connect with participants directly.

Concept

Podcasts are one of the most powerful and underused authority-building tools available to entrepreneurs today. A great interview puts you in front of a warm, engaged audience that already trusts the host. But most people never get booked. And those who do often walk away without a single lead. The Growing Influence through Podcast Guesting Summit is about changing that. Getting on the right shows. Saying the right things. And turning every appearance into real, lasting influence.

Content

The theme of the summit is podcast guesting as an influence and lead generation strategy. The content can cover any aspect of that journey, including finding and pitching shows, crafting a compelling message, performing well on the mic, building your guest profile, and converting listeners into clients or followers. Your talk should be high value, teaching one to three actionable, immediately useful tips. A talk that clearly holds back the good material to push people into a paid offer will be rejected. No direct offers can be made inside your talk, but you may spend up to 30 seconds discussing your free offer (and VIP offer if applicable) to invite listeners to take the next step. We lead with generosity. That is what earns the listener’s trust and their interest in going further with you.

Delivery

The summit is delivered in audio format, accessible to participants through the dashboard throughout the entire summit period. Every day, participants receive an email spotlighting between one and three talks, with direct links to listen.

Speaker Meetings

Meeting 1: [Date TBD], October 2026 at [Time] Eastern
Meeting 2: [Date TBD], October 2026 at [Time] Eastern

Speaker Acceptance and Requirements

If your application is submitted and complete before October 25, 2026, you may consider yourself accepted without waiting for confirmation. That said, acceptance is only the beginning. Please block off the speaker meetings and participant meetups as soon as you apply. You are also welcome to begin recording your content immediately.

To be included in the content lineup:

You must submit a high-quality MP3 recording that delivers genuine value to the audience, not just a pitch. If your recording does not meet our standards, you will be notified so you may re-record.

To be highlighted in the daily email reminders:

10 opt-ins: Your talk will be spotlighted in a daily email
20 opt-ins: You will be included as a contributing author in the collaborative book produced from this summit
40 opt-ins: You will receive a second highlight in a dedicated solo email sent to the entire summit list

If you do not promote, your talk will remain available in the general summit content but will not be directly highlighted.

Questions

Questions can be directed to Michael Whitehouse at michael@guywhoknowsaguy.com

Legal Stuff

By applying to this event, you are agreeing to the following:

1. Speaker grants Tyler Foley, Michael Whitehouse, and Concardia, LLC the right to use the speaker’s name, voice, appearance, likeness, image, words, participation, and professional designation in connection with the summit, its promotion, and related materials.
2. Speaker retains ownership of the speaker’s content and intellectual property, but grants Tyler Foley, Michael Whitehouse, and Concardia, LLC a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to record, reproduce, edit, transcribe, format, distribute, sell, advertise, publicize, and create derivative works from the speaker’s summit presentation. This includes the right to adapt the presentation into a chapter or other contribution to a collaborative book, anthology, workbook, compilation, audiobook, or similar summit-related publication. Any editing will preserve the speaker’s intended meaning, and substantial use of the speaker’s content will be attributed to the speaker. The speaker retains the right to use the original presentation and underlying content for any purpose.
3. Upon written request, the speaker shall be provided with a copy of their recording in electronic format.
4. Speaker agrees to promote the event to generate a minimum of 10 opt-ins, with a goal of exceeding 25.
5. Speaker is permitted to make a free offer during the recording.
6. Speaker represents that they have the full right, power, and authority to grant this release and to perform all provisions herein. Speaker acknowledges that in the event of a breach, no legal action will be taken, but such breach may be recorded in official records and future participation may be affected.
7. Speaker agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Tyler Foley, Michael Whitehouse, and Concardia, LLC from any claims arising from the use of the material.
8. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut and constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.