Partner With Us

We're not looking for sponsors in the traditional definition. We're looking for strategic alliance business partners who want to grow and scale right along side us as this new program gets rolled out to the world.

Grow with Us as a Strategic Partner

The Proving Stage is more than a one-day event seeking sponsors. It's the in-person expansion of a speaker community that has been growing online for more than five years through Speakers Speak LIVE.

We're looking for Strategic Business Partners who share our vision of connecting Thought Leaders, Topic Experts and Proven Practitioners with people looking for great speakers, fresh ideas and new business relationships. We're especially interested in companies serving:

  • Professional speakers, coaches and consultants

  • Meeting planners, associations and event professionals

  • Business owners and corporate leaders

Just a Few Specialty Partners We'd Love to Talk to:

  • Collaborators to conduct The Proving Stage in other cities

  • Speaker technology, video and presentation service providers

  • Publishing, book and author service providers

  • Marketing, PR and branding service providers

  • CRM, course and business technology platforms

  • HR, payroll and workforce solutions

  • Speaker bureaus, speaker coaches, and professional organizations

Next Step

Becoming a Strategic Business Partner with The Proving Stage and the umbrella company, Here Next Year, LLC, can take many forms, depending on your company, the audience you want to reach and how you'd like to participate. The best place to start is a conversation so we can explore the possibilities and determine what makes sense for both of us. To schedule that conversation, contact [email protected]

Marty Dickinson almost always replies to email inquiries within the hour during business owners, but certainly within 24 hours. All replies will be made by him directly...no AI agents involved!