For speakers, authors, coaches & entrepreneurs stepping into bigger inner circles
You are one conversation
A select room of speakers, authors, coaches and entrepreneurs — application only, in Clearwater Beach.
Apply to the Inner Circle5-question application · 3 minutes · Dave personally reads every one
- Stage talks delivered
- Inc. 500 business built
- Years training speakers
- On the Inc. 500
Prepare to meet
The people Dave has trained,
Because the names you’re about to see — they didn’t learn from a YouTube video. They learned from the man who wrote the playbook.
Les
World's #1 Motivational Speaker
Russell
ClickFunnels Co-Founder
Dan
Godfather of Direct Response
Daymond
FUBU · Shark Tank Investor
Kevin
Original Shark on Shark Tank
Robert
NYT Bestseller · Multiple Streams of Income
Jairek
Performance Coach · Author
Dave
A&E's Flipping Boston
Forbes
TV Host · QVC & HSN Personality
Dustin
Master Speaker Trainer
And thousands of speakers, coaches, and entrepreneurs across 15+ years.
You don’t have a strategy problem.
— Dave VanHoose
The real problem
You're not stuck because you don't know enough.
You've done the courses. You've read the books. You've built a platform that works.
But every time you look up, the people who are five years ahead of you — they didn't get there by learning more.
They got there because somebody opened a door.
- ◆You're speaking to small audiences when your message belongs on bigger stages
- ◆Your network is full of peers — not people who pull you up
- ◆You watch others get the podcast bookings, JV invites, and media features
- ◆Your offer is strong but the right inner circles have never seen it
- ◆You're a course away from another course — never an introduction away from a breakthrough
- ◆You've been the most accomplished person in your circle for too long
You don't have a strategy problem.
The difference
Networking events vs. the Inner Circle.
Most events put 200 strangers in a hotel ballroom and call it a network. The right mastermind puts 30 leaders in proximity — and changes the trajectory of every business there.
Generic networking
- ✗Bring-the-card hotel-ballroom mixers — no filter on who walks in
- ✗Speakers selling from stage to the audience — instead of speakers in the audience
- ✗Surface-level small talk and never-followed-up LinkedIns
- ✗Same conversations you've had at 10 other events this year
- ✗No real proximity — you leave with a list, not relationships
- ✓Application-only — every person at the table is qualified before they walk in
- ✓Celebrity speakers and high-level entrepreneurs — peers, not prospects
- ✓Real strategy sessions, JV speed-networking, poolside deal-making
- ✓Conversations that shift the next decade of your business
- ✓Proximity changes psychology — your standards rise automatically
What happens inside
Three things every
Visibility
Bigger stages, bigger platforms, bigger audiences.
- ◆Podcast introductions that move the needle
- ◆Media opportunities you can't buy your way into
- ◆Stage placement on platforms aligned with your message
- ◆Brand-expansion conversations with operators ahead of you
Authority
Credibility built through proximity — not self-promotion.
- ◆Real association with celebrity speakers & leaders
- ◆Photos, content, and proof from inside the mastermind
- ◆Pattern interrupts that reposition how the market sees you
- ◆Speak-to-Sell training from Dave directly
Partnerships
The JVs, intros, and collaborations that compound.
- ◆Poolside Day for JV speed-networking
- ◆VIP lunch table seating with strategic intent
- ◆Long-term relationships, not one-time transactions
- ◆A network of leaders who actually pick up your calls
What happens inside
Two days. Real relationships.
- Celebrity speaker panels
- Live business strategy sessions
- JV speed-networking
- Advanced NLP & influence training
- Speak-to-Sell drilling with Dave
- Poolside Partnerships Day (bonus)
- VIP networking lunch (add-on)
- Brand expansion conversations
- Stage & media opportunity introductions
- Real relationships with real leaders
Who belongs at this table
Established. Mission-driven. Ready for the next inner circle.
- Speakers
- Authors
- Coaches & Consultants
- Entrepreneurs
- Influencers
- Event Hosts
- Industry Leaders
- High-Level Connectors
Your host
Built it. Lost it. Rebuilt it.
Inc. 500 — #35 in America. A 100-employee, 8-figure business by 30.
Then 2008 happened. The business was gone. Then full temporary paralysis at 29.
Then a rebuild that put him on 3,000–4,000+ stages — and inside the inner circles most people never get into.
Today: Dave trains the trainers. Speaks alongside the icons. Opens the doors to the inner circles most can't buy their way into.
- ★Speaker Trainer of the Year
- ★America's Trainer
- ★Platform Closer of the Year — NSA
- ★Inc. 500 Founder · #35
Signature IP
The methodology behind the mastery.
Most speaker coaches teach borrowed material. Dave built and named his own — and licensed it to thousands of speakers globally.
Speaker's Formula™
The 12-part signature-presentation framework used by thousands of speakers.
The Presentainer®
Patented hybrid system — entertainment meets education meets influence.
Speak-to-Sell
Education-based marketing → one-to-many sales. The methodology behind the rise.
Speak-to-Change™
Turning every message into measurable transformation, not just applause.
Non-Resistance Sales System
Sell without selling. The audience chooses to buy — without resistance.
The Story Matrix
Find the right story, structure it correctly, and use it to sell every time.
The full VanHoose Academy ecosystem
Where you plug in
Group · Inner Circle
Celebrity Speakers Mastermind
The flagship Inner Circle. Application-only. Clearwater Beach.
Apply →1-on-1 · Intensive
PowerDay
A full day inside Dave's brain. Your signature talk, offer, and slide deck — built.
Learn more →4 Months · Elite
Max Out Mentorship
4 PowerDays. Bi-weekly 1:1s. The closest you get to Dave.
Learn more →Comprehensive
7-Figures Business System
The complete VanHoose curriculum. Application only.
Learn more →The process
From application
Apply
5 questions · 3 minutes
Tell us who you are, your mission, what you want from the mastermind, and what you bring. Dave reads every one personally.
Conversation
If we're a fit · 20–30 minutes
A real conversation with Dave or the team — no high-pressure sales, no script. We talk about you, the inner circle, and whether the timing is right.
Locked in
Welcome to the Inner Circle
Final details, prep packet, and access to the pre-event group. You arrive in Clearwater Beach already connected to the people you're about to spend the weekend with.
Apply to the Inner Circle
Your next inner circle
5 questions · Reviewed personally · Limited seats. The next Inner Circle convenes in Clearwater Beach.
Application only · Limited seats · Inner Circle
Common questions
Before you apply.
Who is this actually for?+
Established speakers, authors, coaches, consultants and entrepreneurs who already have a platform that works and want proximity to people further ahead. It is not a beginner room.
How much is the mastermind?+
Investment is discussed on the qualifying conversation, after the application. The room is application-only, so fit comes before numbers.
What happens at the bonus poolside day?+
An informal Partnerships Day built for JV speed-networking — the unstructured time where most of the real deals actually get made.
I'm not a speaker — should I still apply?+
Yes, if you are an author, coach, consultant, entrepreneur, event host or connector with an established business. The common thread is a platform and a mission, not a stage credit.
Why application-only? Just take my money.+
Because the value of the room is the room. Every seat is qualified before it is offered, which is the only way proximity stays worth traveling for.
I'm looking for 1-on-1 work with Dave, not a group event.+
Then PowerDay or the Max Out Mentorship is the better fit. Both sit alongside the mastermind in the VanHoose Academy curriculum.
The timing
The timing is now.
The world is moving fast.
Attention is shifting.
Influence is evolving.
And the people who position themselves today will dominate tomorrow.
P.S. — from Dave
Most people will read this page and do nothing. They'll keep telling themselves their business will grow when they read the next book, take the next course, or post more on social.
And maybe it will. A little.
But the people who actually break through — the ones whose names you eventually know — they got into different inner circles.
That's how it worked for me. That's how it worked for the speakers I've trained who became the names you recognize. And that's how it'll work for you.
The next inner circle is forming. Your next breakthrough might be in it.
— Dave