For speakers, authors, coaches & entrepreneurs stepping into bigger inner circles
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A select room of speakers, authors, coaches and entrepreneurs. Application only, in Clearwater Beach.
5-question application · 3 minutes · Dave personally reads every one
- Stage talks
- Inc. 500 business
- Inc. 500 rank
- Years coaching
Next up · November 4-6, 2026
Speak to Change
Three days of stage-tested training with Dave VanHoose at The Westin, Tampa. Application only, no payment is taken on the form.
- DatesNovember 4-6, 2026
- VenueThe Westin, Tampa
- Format3-day in-person boot camp
- AccessApplication only
Prepare to meet
The people Dave has trained,
The names you're about to see didn't learn from a YouTube video. They learned from the man who wrote the playbook.
Les
World's #1 Motivational Speaker
Russell
ClickFunnels Co-Founder
Dan
Godfather of Direct Response
Daymond
FUBU · Shark Tank Investor
Kevin
Original Shark on Shark Tank · As Seen On TV Pioneer
Robert
NYT Bestseller · Nothing Down · Multiple Streams of Income
Jairek
Performance Coach · Author
Dave
A&E's Flipping Boston · Real Estate TV Personality
Forbes
TV Host · QVC & HSN Personality · Bestselling Author
Dustin
Master Speaker Trainer · Best-Selling Co-Author
And thousands of speakers, coaches, and entrepreneurs across 15+ years.
You don't have a strategy problem.
Dave VanHoose
The real problem
You're not stuck because you don't know enough.
You've done the courses. You've read the books. You've built a platform that works.
But every time you look up, the people five years ahead of you didn't get there by learning more.
They got there because somebody opened a door.
- ◆You're speaking to small audiences when your message belongs on bigger stages
- ◆Your network is full of peers rather than people who pull you up
- ◆You watch others get the podcast bookings, JV invites, and media features
- ◆Your offer is strong but the right inner circles have never seen it
- ◆You're a course away from another course. Never an introduction away from a breakthrough
- ◆You've been the most accomplished person in your circle for too long
You don't have a strategy problem.
The difference
Networking events vs. the Inner Circle.
Most events put 200 strangers in a hotel ballroom and call it a network. The right mastermind puts 30 leaders in proximity and changes the trajectory of every business there.
Generic networking
- ✗Bring-the-card hotel-ballroom mixers. No filter on who walks in
- ✗Speakers selling from stage to the audience, rather than speakers in the audience
- ✗Surface-level small talk and never-followed-up LinkedIns
- ✗Same conversations you've had at 10 other events this year
- ✗No real proximity. You leave with a list, not relationships
- ✓Application-only. Every person at the table is qualified before they walk in
- ✓Celebrity speakers and high-level entrepreneurs. Peers, not prospects
- ✓Real strategy sessions, JV speed-networking, poolside deal-making
- ✓Conversations that shift the next decade of your business
- ✓Proximity changes psychology. Your standards rise automatically
What happens inside
Three things every
Visibility
Bigger stages, bigger platforms, bigger audiences.
- ◆Podcast introductions that move the needle
- ◆Media opportunities you can't buy your way into
- ◆Stage placement on platforms aligned with your message
- ◆Brand-expansion conversations with operators ahead of you
Authority
Credibility built through proximity rather than self-promotion.
- ◆Real association with celebrity speakers & leaders
- ◆Photos, content, and proof from inside the mastermind
- ◆Pattern interrupts that reposition how the market sees you
- ◆Speak-to-Sell training from Dave directly
Partnerships
The JVs, intros, and collaborations that compound.
- ◆Poolside Day for JV speed-networking
- ◆VIP lunch table seating with strategic intent
- ◆Long-term relationships, not one-time transactions
- ◆A network of leaders who actually pick up your calls
Who belongs at this table
Established. Mission-driven. Ready for the next inner circle.
- Speakers
- Authors
- Coaches & Consultants
- Entrepreneurs
- Influencers
- Event Hosts
- Industry Leaders
- High-Level Connectors
The timing
The timing is now.
The world is moving fast.
Attention is shifting.
Influence is evolving.
And the people who position themselves today will dominate tomorrow.
P.S. from Dave
Most people will read this page and do nothing. They'll keep telling themselves their business will grow when they read the next book, take the next course, or post more on social.
And maybe it will. A little.
But the people who actually break through, the ones whose names you eventually know, got into different inner circles.
That's how it worked for me. That's how it worked for the speakers I've trained who became the names you recognize. And that's how it'll work for you.
The next inner circle is forming. Your next breakthrough might be in it.
Dave