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Creator's MBA

The Event Edition

The events worth your time, every Saturday.


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The Brief

Welcome. Here's the Deal.

This is issue #1 of The Event Edition. A new Saturday newsletter where I round up the events in the digital product world that are worth your time.

Some events are mine. Some are affiliate events where I'm speaking or competing. Some I have no financial relationship with at all.

Each week you'll get one event I think is the headliner, four to six more worth knowing about, a speaker worth following, and a Now Booking section with active speaker and collaboration openings I'm tracking.

If you're hosting an event, looking for speakers, or have a collab idea, hit reply and let me know. I'll feature one or two each week.

Let's get into this week.


Don't Miss This

Collab Fest 2026 Kicks Off Monday at 1pm EDT

The fastest way to grow a newsletter in 2026 isn't writing more. It's getting in front of other people's audiences with a system you can run on repeat.

Collab Fest is five days to build that system. Each day covers one focused move: the collab types worth doing (including a few most creators haven't considered), the menu you offer to potential partners, a pipeline that keeps the right partners flowing in, a pitch framework that gets yes answers, and a 90-day calendar so you stop starting from scratch every quarter.

Live kickoff Monday at 1pm EDT, replayed in the portal the same day. Daily lessons run 20 to 30 minutes with AI prompts built into every step. Direct support from me inside the Creator's MBA Boardroom for paying members. You walk away with a working tracker template you keep and reuse for every collab going forward.

It's $47 standalone, or free if you're a Newsletter Profit Club member ($29/month or $397 lifetime, which also includes every other sprint we run all year, the Mini-Magazine Method curriculum, and direct access to me during each event).

If "figure out how to grow my newsletter through partnerships" has been on your list for six months, this is the week to actually do it.

See Both Options →

The Lineup

This Week's Picks

Curated for digital product entrepreneurs. Mix of paid, free, all worth-your-time.

May 12-15 · Free virtual event

Retention Games 2026

20+ entrepreneurs go behind the scenes of their real retention strategies. I'm one of the contestants, presenting the Retain Engine framework. Registering through this link helps me compete for the Growth Champion title.

View event →

May 12-14 · Free 3-day virtual conference

AI Unlocked 2026

45+ speakers showing real AI business systems they've actually built. I'm presenting "The Newsletter Funnel: How to Use AI to Turn Subscribers into Buyers" on May 13.

View event →

May 20-29 · Inside Creator's MBA Mastermind

The Evergreen Engine: Build Your Automated Webinar Funnel

Five days to take your best training and turn it into a system that sells while you sleep. Topic selection, AI-assisted script, registration page, follow-up sequence. Member event. Join the Mastermind to get in.

Join the Mastermind to participate →

June 10-13 · In-person, Boise Idaho

Craft + Commerce 2026

Kit's annual creator conference. Three days of keynotes, workshops, and the kind of in-person creator networking that's hard to find elsewhere. $799 ticket, no live stream. You have to be in the room.

View event →


Now Booking

Events Looking for Speakers

The fastest way to grow your list is on someone else's stage. Real openings, real deadlines.

Rolling · Apply anytime

Creator's MBA Show — Podcast Guests Wanted

Are you a Newsletter Profit Club or Creator's MBA Mastermind member with a real win to share? I'd love to have you on the show. Wins, lessons, the messy middle, all welcome.

Reply to this email to apply →

Apps close July 10 · Event Aug 10-14, 2026

Closed Door Talks — Panelists Wanted

Five themed panels, candid creator conversations, no fluff. Looking for panelists with real receipts: wins, flops, and the messy middle of running a real digital business.

Apply by July 10 →

Apps close June 19 · Drops July 13, 2026

Beyond the PDF — Contributor Guide

Collaborative guide for course creators growing their lists with AI-powered tools, quizzes, and interactive resources (not static downloads). Featuring contributors with one signature interactive resource plus the strategy behind it.

Apply by June 19 →

Apps close June 21 · Event July 21-23, 2026

Creative Tech Summer Retreat (HobbyScool) — Workshop Instructors

"Play With Tools for Modern Makers." Looking for instructors who can teach Cricut projects, Canva for creatives, AI art tools, or other tech-forward maker workshops.

Apply by June 21 →


Talk soon,
Destini

P.S. Hosting an event for digital product entrepreneurs, or looking for speakers? Hit reply and tell me about it. I curate The Lineup and Now Booking from what readers send me, what I'm watching, and what I'm speaking at. Paid Featured slots coming soon. Reply if you want to be on the list.

Dr. Destini Copp

Helping creators build predictable revenue with AI-powered business systems.

🎓 University Professor & Creator of The Creator’s MBA Lab & Newsletter Profit Club
📈 20k+ students supported
⚡ Growth Flywheels, AI Systems, Rinse-and-Repeat Revenue

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