LENS OF INFLUENCE: A PRE-EMMYS CELEBRITY VISIBILITY EXPERIENCE WITH 7.5+ MILLION IN COMBINED SOCIAL MEDIA REACH

Celebrities • Featured Speakers • Panel Opportunities • Podcast Lounge • Book Lounge • Vendor Tables • Media • Celebrity Gifting • Networking

Something BIG is happening in Los Angeles on September 13, 2026 at the Indigo Hotel in LA.

Lens of Influence is bringing together celebrities, entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, podcasters, media personalities and industry leaders for a dynamic Pre-Emmys Celebrity Gifting Suite and Visibility Experience designed around connection, media, influence and opportunity.

And with the participating personalities representing more than 7.5 MILLION in combined social media reach, the visibility has the potential to extend far beyond the room.

I am incredibly excited to be working behind the scenes with Eric Zuley and Jay Kay, helping bring this experience together — and creating a dedicated Book Lounge where authors can sign their books, promote their work, meet influential people and become part of this incredible day.

This is not simply a gifting suite.

This is an ecosystem of visibility.

ONE EVENT. SO MANY WAYS TO BE SEEN.

Lens of Influence is creating multiple opportunities for entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, businesses, brands and industry professionals to step into the spotlight.

Throughout the experience there will be opportunities including:

✨ Celebrity Gifting Suite
🎤 Featured Speaking Spots
🎙️ Panel Opportunities
🎧 Podcast Lounge
📚 Book Lounge & Author Signings
🛍️ Vendor Tables
🎥 Media & Interview Opportunities
📸 Content Creation
⭐ Celebrity Visibility
🤝 Networking & Industry Connections

Whether you have a book, a brand, a business, a message or a mission, there are multiple ways to become part of the experience.

7.5+ MILLION IN COMBINED SOCIAL MEDIA REACH

Imagine what happens when people with significant audiences, influence and platforms all come together in one place.

Participating personalities collectively represent more than 7.5 million across social media.

That means the reach of Lens of Influence does not necessarily end when the doors close.

A photograph can become a social media post.

A conversation can become an introduction.

A podcast interview can become clips and content.

A speaking moment can introduce an expert to an entirely new audience.

A book signing can put an author’s work into the hands of someone who may never have otherwise discovered it.

One connection can lead to something completely unexpected.

That is the power of visibility.

CELEBRITIES, MEDIA & INFLUENCE

One of the most exciting aspects of Lens of Influence is the incredible collection of celebrities, recognized personalities and industry leaders coming into the room.

Entertainment.

Media.

Business.

Entrepreneurship.

Books.

Podcasting.

Speaking.

Technology.

Creativity.

Different worlds will be intersecting within one experience, creating opportunities for conversations and relationships that simply do not happen in an ordinary networking environment.

Celebrity visibility brings excitement to the experience — but the greater opportunity is the ability to connect with people from different industries, platforms and audiences.

TAKE THE STAGE: FEATURED SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES

Being in the room creates visibility.

Having the microphone creates authority.

Lens of Influence will include featured speaking spots, giving selected entrepreneurs, authors, coaches, experts and industry leaders the opportunity to share their message, expertise, story or mission from the stage.

Speaking allows an audience to experience something beyond your business card, social profile or book cover.

They get to experience you.

Your ideas.

Your knowledge.

Your story.

Your voice.

And for authors especially, stepping onto the stage can take a book beyond the page and position the person behind it as a speaker, expert and thought leader.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: PANEL OPPORTUNITIES

Lens of Influence will also include panel spots, bringing together leaders, experts and personalities for engaging conversations across a variety of industries and topics.

Panels offer a powerful form of visibility because people get to hear your perspective while watching you interact with other thought leaders.

It provides an opportunity to demonstrate expertise while naturally building connections with fellow panelists, attendees and media.

Sometimes your next collaboration is not sitting in the audience.

They’re sitting beside you on the panel.

THE PODCAST LOUNGE: WHERE CONVERSATIONS BECOME CONTENT

There will also be a dedicated Podcast Lounge, adding another layer to the media experience.

Authors, celebrities, speakers, entrepreneurs and industry leaders will have an environment where meaningful conversations can happen behind the microphone.

Podcasting creates something incredibly valuable at a live event:

Content that can continue working long after the event is over.

One conversation can become an episode.

One episode can become multiple clips.

Those clips can become social content.

And that content can continue introducing new audiences to the person, story, business, book or mission behind the microphone.

THE BOOK LOUNGE: AUTHORS, THIS SPACE IS FOR YOU

This is the piece I am especially excited about.

I am creating a dedicated Lens of Influence Book Lounge for authors.

As an author myself and the Executive Producer and Host of The Book Crawl, one of the things I care deeply about is giving authors opportunities to move beyond simply putting a book on a table.

I want authors to have the opportunity to:

📚 Showcase their books
✍️ Hold book signings
🎥 Connect with media
⭐ Meet celebrities and industry professionals
🤝 Build meaningful relationships
🎙️ Share the story behind their work
💡 Step forward as experts and thought leaders

A book can be the beginning of a conversation.

That conversation can create a relationship.

And sometimes that relationship can create an opportunity you never saw coming.

The Book Lounge is about taking authors beyond the page and directly into the room.

CELEBRATING BEST OF THE BEST 2.0

The Book Lounge will also help shine a spotlight on the exciting new edition of Best of the Best 2.0.

This new edition represents another powerful collection of voices, stories and leaders — and Lens of Influence creates an incredible environment to introduce and celebrate the book.

Instead of a book simply being released, it becomes part of a larger media and visibility experience.

The authors.

The stories.

The message.

And the people behind those pages all have an opportunity to become part of the conversation.

VENDOR TABLES: PUT YOUR BRAND IN THE ROOM

Authors are not the only ones who can create a physical presence within Lens of Influence.

Vendor tables are also available for brands, businesses, entrepreneurs and service providers who want to showcase what they do.

A vendor table gives you the opportunity to put your business directly in front of the people attending the event.

Showcase your products.

Introduce your services.

Display your brand.

Create content.

Start conversations.

Meet potential collaborators.

And become part of the overall Lens of Influence experience.

With celebrities, speakers, authors, podcasters, media personalities, entrepreneurs and industry professionals moving throughout the event, your table becomes more than a display.

It becomes a conversation starter.

FROM VISIBILITY TO OPPORTUNITY

What I love most about this experience is that there is no single definition of visibility.

For one person, visibility may come from taking the stage.

For another, it happens during a podcast interview.

For an author, it may happen while signing a book.

For a business owner, it may begin at their vendor table.

For someone else, it could simply be the conversation they have with the person standing beside them.

That is why Lens of Influence is so exciting.

There are so many different entry points.

A gifting experience can introduce your brand.

A speaking spot can amplify your message.

A panel can showcase your expertise.

A podcast can tell your story.

A book signing can introduce your work.

A vendor table can put your business directly into the room.

Media can extend your reach.

Celebrity interaction can create unforgettable moments.

And relationships can lead somewhere none of us could have predicted.

I am incredibly excited to be helping Eric Zuley and Jay Kay behind the scenes as we bring this experience together — and especially proud to be creating a Book Lounge where authors can step out from behind their books and into a room filled with media, influence and possibility.

LENS OF INFLUENCE

A Pre-Emmys Celebrity Gifting Suite & Visibility Experience

OVER 7.5 MILLION IN COMBINED SOCIAL MEDIA REACH

Celebrities • Featured Speakers • Panels • Podcast Lounge • Book Lounge • Vendor Tables • Media • Gifting • Networking • Visibility

It isn’t simply about getting into the room.

It’s about how many opportunities you have to be seen once you’re there.

www.lensofinfluence.com