The Talent to Money Summit,

About the event

Talent to Money is a 2-day virtual summit for aspiring creators and founders in the throes of identifying their unique talent and getting to revenue, on 7+8th June. 

Talent to Money is hosted by The Ask, a coaching service for new and aspiring founders, freelancers and entrepreneurs. 

​We will be offering actionable advice and first hand stories from successful entrepreneurs. Combined with practical action-based support, this Summit will demystify the process of earning money from your talent. Taking the audience from rom idea, to income in 2022.

​The Talent To Money Summit will take the audience through the four fundamental stages we know every founder must journey through to achieve their goals:

• ​Stage 1 - Find your Purpose - Learn how to select the right idea for you

• ​Stage 2 - Find your Power - Learn how to talk about your offer with confidence.

• ​Stage 3 - Find your People - Understand how to identify and engage your ideal customers

• ​Stage 4 - Find your Platform - Learn how to select the right platforms to support your growth

​Our remarkable speakers & panelists include:

• ​Stefanie Sword-Williams - Founder and Author of F*ck Being Humble

• ​Khe Hy- Founder of RadReads

• ​Sharmadean Reid - Founder of The Stack World

• ​Lisa Carmen Wang - Founder The Bad Bitch Empire

• ​Shaun Gold - Founder of YouTopian Journey

• ​Matthew Trinetti Founder of London Writers Salon

• ​More to be announced soon!

We expect 3k sign ups across the event, which takes place on a Zoom Webinar, on Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th of June.

• ​2:45 - 6:30 pm Wednesday 7th of June (Purpose & Power keynote + panel)

• ​2:45 - 6:30 pm on Thursday 8th of June (People & Platform keynote + panel)

• ​With a Happy Hour meet and mingle session at the end of each day to give you the chance to network with others and enjoy a well-earned tipple!

Why should you sponsor?

The Ask®, est. in 2020, supports high-achievers to ensure their new business is a success.

Working with us can help you to access and understand the key pain points and passions of entrepreneurial people both in the UK and globally when it comes starting and building online businesses. During and post event, The Ask team can support you to track consumer sentiment of your product.

Why T2M - Why Now? 

We believe it has never been easier to make an income from your talent.

We also believe that turning your Talent to Money is no longer a nice-to-have. In a post-pandemic world of decreasing job stability, economic shifts and the rise of remote work and the creator economy, workers seek more control over their careers than ever.

To address this, we’ll be lifting the lid on the unique and effective strategies The Ask has been using to support new entrepreneurs, and sharing them on a wider stage.

The Ask attracts curious, smart, well-educated individuals.

Our core customer persona is:

• Is a 28-35 year old female, living in a major city (London, New York, Berlin)
• Has recently launched their own new business, or aspires to do so soon
• Is Bachelor-degree educated
• Is clued up on current affairs
• Appreciate practical, no-nonsense career, life and business advice
• Content consumption: entrepreneurship, personal development, financial advice, current affairs, psychology, entertainment

Their primary concerns and goals revolved around generating self-directed income, so that they can:

• Travel the world
• Quit their jobs
• Stop trading their time for money
• Achieve financial freedom

Our current event outreach includes the following platforms, insights and tools:

• LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
• Lu.ma event page and community management
• Email marketing
• Lead magnets and quizzes
• Speakers and panelists support in sharing event

Ellen Donnelly

We are a small but mighty team of female founders and freelancers in our late 20s/early 30s, with experience in coaching, content creation and event management.

We all live a life on our own terms and work remotely — currently globally distributed across four countries.

Our Founder, Ellen Donnelly was her own first case study of the T2M process, having identified her own talent in identifying and unlocking other peoples’ talent, she struck out on her own entrepreneurial venture to launch The Ask, and billed six-figures GBP in 18 months. Juggling a mortgage without financial support Ellen survived through a strong money mindset, hustle and lots of Google spreadsheets.

Over the last 2 years we have coached hundreds of early stage founders, granting us an unrivalled understanding of the pain points and aspirations that entrepreneurial people have when it comes to monetising what they know,.

Here’s what we’ve also been up to:

• PRESS Shared in media outlets including: The Guardian, Courier Media, Josh Spector’s newsletter, Anna Freidman’s newsletter, Volv Media, Ship for 30 newsletter, YC Hackernews, Femstreet, Galdem, Abundant Thinking, AirTree Ventures newsletter

• NEWSLETTER 49k+ views of our newsletter, averaging 43% open rates, on topics such as entrepreneurial careers, vision, money, confidence, personal branding. 80% audience growth in 2021.

• WORKSHOPS + TALKS We’ve hosted workshops and panels for startup accelerators and communities including: On Deck, Year Here, Le Wagon, YSYS, General Assembly, Bethnal Green Ventures, BCG Digital Ventures, Found + Flourish

• CONSULTING

  Ellen has consulted on talent and team building for VC backed startups including Sales Impact Academy, Oyster HR, Espy Health.

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