Book more and better speaking & Guesting Opportunities in 2026
Join the 7-day Premise Pitch Challenge
Only 25 seats available
Coaching + Accountability + Practice
“Jay’s a practitioner, not a consultant.” —Simone Stolzoff, bestselling author, TED speaker, globally touring keynote
❌ Stop posting incessantly to social media, hoping the right people find you.
✅ In 7 days, develop and deliver a clear, compelling pitch to event organizers, show hosts, and community leaders in your space, so you can show up in front of densities of your ideal audience more reliably.
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM:
Jay Acunzo works with business leaders on the journey from competent to resonant, helping them package and communicate their expertise as clear, captivating ideas, speeches, and IP.
This program is the pilot run of a new 7-day pitch challenge, during which registrants will work with Jay to develop more effective pitches of their ideas, so you can...
🎤 land more and better speaking engagements
▶️ secure more and better guest webinars to your ideal audience
🎙️ appear as a guest on more and better podcasts and video shows
🙌 and generally make your value quickly and readily apparent, relevant, and differentiated.
Through a combination of live lessons + Guided work, you will…
Discover what speakers who land more and better opportunities do differently
Learn how to market and sell yourself as a trusted leader (not yet-another option)
Master how to customize and send stronger pitches that get approved to speak/guest
Experience 7 days of accountability + group coaching with Jay
📅 Next session:
December 1-8
Expect to invest the equivalent of 1 business day of your time
⚙️ How it works:
WHAT: Each weekday, get a short burst of insight from Jay courtesy of a live lesson, with plenty of Q&A and discussion. You’ll also get frameworks and clear next steps to guide the work. Topics include premise development and message clarity, the elements of effective pitches, how to find opportunities and customize your pitches between them, and how to focus your marketing efforts on the highest-impact things to get yourself booked in more and better places.
WHEN: Mon-Tues-Wed, plus the last day of the challenge (also a Monday), sessions will be at 12pm ET. Thurs-Fri, sessions will be held at 11am ET. No live sessions Saturday and Sunday.
HOW: It’s all delivered virtually, hosted on Zoom, with VIP registrants also accessing a private chat forum for Q&A with Jay.
IS THIS RECORDED? YES THIS IS RECORDED.
🔒 Space is limited
This is a pilot program, so expect prices to increase for the next challenge.
STANDARD: $299 — 20 seats available
VIP seats: $799 — 5 available*
*VIP registrants receive a live audit of your pitch during the challenge week from Jay, as well as access a chat forum for ongoing Q&A with Jay all week long. Jay's usual 1:1 coaching costs $15k+ and his hour-long coaching calls are $1k, but you receive personalized notes and on-demand Q&A with Jay for just $500 more than the standard price.
Meet your host:
Jay Acunzo
Jay is an author, keynote speaker, and advisor who helps experts become stronger public voices. Each year, dozens of business leaders and entrepreneurs trust him on the journey from competent to resonant. He’s coached bestselling authors, TED and keynote speakers, startup founders, and coaches/consultants, and he’s partnered with brands like Salesforce, Wistia, and Intuit Mailchimp on some of their most visible storytelling projects. His own journey as a speaker has been featured in 3 different books.