The Room Where Niche Media Leaders Talk Real Numbers
Two days of expert keynotes, closed-door roundtables, and straight talk on revenue with publishers who run companies like yours. Only media leaders may attend, and nothing gets filtered.
Registration: $998 · Teams save 30% with code TEAM
You Will Not Sit in the Dark Watching Slides
Most conferences hand you a lanyard and a seat. The Summit hands you a table.
The heart of the Summit is a full day of moderated roundtable sessions, broken into groups that actually match your business. You sit with publishers who face your exact problems, guided by pro moderators who keep the conversation specific and actionable.
And because the room is leaders-only, people say the quiet parts out loud. Real revenue numbers. Real comp plans. Real mistakes. The stuff nobody puts in a webinar.
Your Roundtable Group
Pro moderators guide topic selection so every discussion stays detailed and actionable.
Why Publishers Keep Coming Back
Every time we go, we come back with at least one really good idea that produces revenue.
The Leadership Summit is fine-tuned for people at my level, publishers I respect who are dealing with the same things I am. It re-energizes you. You need that kind of reinforcement that you don't get in the day-to-day.
The roundtables are such a unique part of the way the Leadership Summit comes together. You get to spend a good chunk of time with your peers talking about real challenges, and the ideas formed in those sessions have always been really valuable to me.
Meet Your Speakers and Experts
No motivational keynotes. Every session is run by an operator with a media P&L and the scars to prove it.
Scott Jamieson
Dr. David Walker
Nancy O'Brien
Jon & Erin Westman
Sonja Babich
Barb Krause
Brandon Foreman
Ernesto Burden
Eric Shanfelt
Ryan Dohrn
Kevin Uhlenhaker
Who Belongs in This Room
This event is built for the people who sign the front of the check:
- Niche media publishers, owners, and C-suite executives
- VPs of Sales, sales directors, and top-level sales managers
- VPs and directors of audience, events, and editorial
The Gate Stays Up
The Summit is leaders-only, and we hold the line. Every seat at the roundtable is a publisher, owner, or senior leader. That is exactly why attendees share what they share.
What Your Two Days Look Like
From Speed Publishing on Wednesday night to the final Power Session on Friday, every block is built for connections and takeaways you can run with immediately.
Welcome Reception + Speed Publishing
The Summit starts with a drink in your hand. Speed Publishing gets you quick peer intros with every leader in the room, then it is group dinners and live music with local brews at the on-site lounge.
Keynotes, Power Panel + Roundtables
Scott Jamieson on what AI is really doing inside a media company. Ernesto Burden's 30 years of lessons over lunch. A Publisher Power Panel with 200+ years of experience on stage. And two deep roundtable blocks in your niche group: B2B, Consumer, or Sales Management.
The Leadership Referee + Power Sessions
Dr. David Walker, the NCAA referee with a leadership comeback story like no other, then rapid tactical sessions on digital trends, smart pivots, and sales comp. Wrapped by noon, so catch a flight or stay for the weekend.
Lock In Your Seat
Summit Registration
- All keynotes, panels, and moderated roundtables
- Entrance to all networking events
- Two days with the sharpest operators in niche media
Questions before you register? Contact us and a human will answer.
Stay Where the Conversations Keep Going
The Summit runs at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, and the best conversations happen after the sessions end. Book inside the room block and you are one elevator ride from every late-night strategy session.
Summit room rate: $199/night
That is the Ritz-Carlton for less than most airport hotels. Rooms at the Summit rate are limited, and September in New Orleans books fast. Grab yours early.
Hotel Details & BookingThe Fine Print, Minus the Fine Print
Yes, if they meet the leaders-only bar. Register your team together and save 30% with code TEAM at checkout.
Everything on the agenda. All keynotes, the Publisher Power Panel, the interactive Power Sessions, and both moderated roundtable blocks in your niche group. Plus entrance to every networking event, from the Welcome Reception and Speed Publishing on Wednesday through the evening gatherings at the on-site lounge.
Business casual. It is New Orleans in September, so pack accordingly.
Yes. Roundtables are broken into niche groups so you spend your time with publishers who run businesses like yours.
Two Days in September. A Better Company All Year.
The publishers who grow fastest are the ones who compare notes. Get in the room.
Save My SeatSeptember 2-4, 2026 · Ritz-Carlton · New Orleans · Registration $998
