Become a Club Host The Founding 50
50 local communication gyms. One in your community?
Every city has places to strengthen the body. The Founding 50 are building local markets where people strengthen how they speak, listen, connect and lead—through social/connection clubs and business/speaking clubs, with room to add new programs over time.
The larger invitation
Build the place people have needed without knowing how to name it.
Communication shapes relationships, leadership, opportunity and belonging. Yet most people are expected to perform every day without anywhere to train. SpeakNess Hosts change that locally.
Communication is the sport of life
Every conversation is a repetition. Every relationship requires teamwork. Every meaningful moment asks us to perform.
Human capability matters more in an AI-shaped world
Technology can suggest the words. People still have to read the room, earn trust and embody the message.
The person who creates the room becomes a leader
Hosts build community impact, recurring local revenue and a trusted position at the center of relationships.
A market grows through local leadership
SpeakNess provides the system. Founding Hosts create the culture and partnerships, begin with one strong room and expand across their community.
You bring local leadership
SpeakNess brings the complete system.
No host should need to become a curriculum designer, copywriter, advertiser and event producer before leading a meaningful room.
Launch
90-day roadmap, founding-member campaign, preview event and outreach scripts.
Facilitate
Training, class anatomy, coaching language, practice and live support.
Program
12-week season, complete class plans, Host Kits, slides and member tools.
Grow
Retention, referrals, partnerships, workshops, teams and Catalyst pathways.
Choose the first room for your community
One communication gym.
Two ways to lead it.
As a local SpeakNess host, you choose the club format that fits the people you can bring together. Both are recurring, facilitated groups with actual communication practice, peer connection and a path to visible progress. You can begin with one and add the other as your market grows.
Social fitness.
Real connection. A place to belong.
A social wellness club for adults who want stronger human connection, more ease in conversations and a regular place to be seen, heard and involved. Train the communication skills that help relationships grow.
- The setup
- Start with a welcoming local group. Run two guided 60–90 minute gatherings each month, with partner reps, conversation prompts, story exchanges, feedback and optional social nights.
- What a meeting looks like
- Welcome and connection → one practical communication skill → paired or small-group reps → useful feedback and a second try → a real-life connection challenge.
- What members gain
- New local relationships; stronger listening, social confidence and storytelling; more comfort joining and contributing to a room.
- What you build
- A recurring community people want to return to, a trusted local identity and natural pathways to events, workshops and deeper coaching.
Public speaking. Business.
Train the moments that move people.
For owners, experts and professionals who need to explain their value, lead meetings, pitch ideas, speak publicly and build trusted business relationships.
- The setup
- Bring together a focused peer group of roughly 6–12 local professionals, ideally from complementary businesses. Meet twice monthly for 60–90 minutes, with a business communication challenge and commitments between meetings.
- What a meeting looks like
- Business win and current challenge → one skill or scenario → practice a pitch, story, meeting or difficult conversation → peer input and host coaching → second rep and a real-world action.
- What members gain
- Clearer positioning and presentations; better conversations with prospects, partners and teams; a network that sees and understands their work.
- What you build
- A recurring professional room, strong local relationships, visibility as its facilitator and pathways into company gyms, workshops and stages.
A repeatable operating rhythm
From the first invitation to a club people return to.
Choose your people
Select the social/connection or business/speaking format, your city and the first members you want in the room.
Secure the room
Use a coworking space, gym, studio, community venue or partner location. Set two gathering dates a month.
Run a preview
Invite local people with SpeakNess campaigns and scripts. Let them experience real reps and the club culture.
Enroll and lead
Welcome founding members, establish communication goals, facilitate the ready-to-run sessions and follow up.
Grow the local gym
Add another group, Rep Room, social events, workshops, a stage or a workplace program when your market is ready.
The Host Hub · Your local Market Hub
A system to run the market.
Support to lead the room.
You bring the venue, relationships, invitations, facilitation and member care. SpeakNess brings the brand, training, programming, launch infrastructure and ongoing HQ support.
Launch Center
Your 60-day preview and 90-day season roadmap, venue plan, founding-member campaign and readiness gates.
Run Club
Connect, Pro, Rep Room and Open Gym plans, class scripts, coaching cues and monthly Host Kits.
Members
Welcome sequence, Communication Fitness Profiles, attendance, real-life wins, retention and referrals.
Growth
Local club site templates, branded marketing assets, local partners, preview events, invitations, campaigns and follow-up scripts.
@ Work
HR and L&D outreach, company discovery, team packages and recurring workplace workouts.
Stage & Events
Catalyst Nights, community stages, workshops and the path into Catalyst Stage and WellSpoken.
Money & Metrics
Membership mix, revenue, local costs, attendance, retention and next growth decisions.
Coach Development
Facilitator practice, feedback, continued development and future local coaching capacity.
HQ Support
Implementation calls, the host community, an annual host retreat, new programming and help with local decisions.
Opening cohort of eight
A protected founding opportunity.
Small enough for direct founder involvement. Structured to move from agreement into action immediately.
I could lead this
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