LTYB 2024 GROW ANNUAL CONFERENCE WRAP
Wow, we what an incredible event.. When planning and preparing for a conference over 9 months, we are confident it will go well but there are so many dimensions to these events such as the venue, how good the speakers will be, will the expo get traction, will the attendees engage, will everyone connect with each other, etc. Therefore, there are always some nerves about the execution.
Well, I can honestly say this event was the best yet and it couldn’t have executed any better.
See full wrap.
Venue- Peppers Resort and Villas, Noosa- For those who are aware, the venue doesn’t get much better. I highly recommend this venue for conference of many sizes. The vibe, ambience or whatever we want to call is incredible.
Agenda- This was huge.
Our list of speakers, workshops, presentations, and workout were all elite. The mix of speakers, topics and content was on point.
Sponsors- We are so grateful for the support from our sponsors. A massive thank you to Hapana (Major sponsor) Myzone, Life Fitness, Gallagher Insurance, Ezypay, Evolt 360, Synergy Fitness, Smart Traffic, Matrix Fitness and SAOR Consultancy.
We asked 11 companies to support our event and 10 said yes. We only allow sponsors to be either existing suppliers and at a stretch a potential supplier.
Expo- We love our concept for the expo component. Sponsors have up to 15 mins to present to the group, then we run a Speed Networking concept (3 years in now)
The formula is we divide the amount of attendees by the amount of sponsors and set up a circuit style expo.
Eg, Say there is 20 people, 10 sponsors, that means 2 people are on each stand for 10 mins, then there is a 1 min changeover, then rotate.
This means the speed networking goes for close to 2 hours, then there is free time at the end for extra networking.
It means everyone has to speak to everyone. GOLD!
Functions- We had 2 cracking functions- Welcome drinks on night 1 onsite where it is just owners and managers.
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Then we have our big one and that is the Awards evening which includes all speakers/sponsors and attendees.
This was a cracking night, the vibe in the room was electric. Every year, we receive communication from suppliers that are culture is SO awesome between owners.
Awards- This was very hard again. The winners were elite, and many non-winners are elite as well.
Here are the award winners-
Fair to say LTYB Marden, SA had a great year. They have achieved things that we have never seen in 23 years. The incredible thing is there were some other LTYB businesses not far off Marden.
Wrap- The one negative from our 2024 Grow Annual Conference is we have to do better next year. Haha.
We now have 2 days of reviews, debriefs, surveys etc and then we crack the 2025 plan open in 90 days.
At this stage, Gold Coast is the front runner for the event in late July again.
Lastly, I can’t say it enough but thank you to our event management team, sponsors, speakers, Peppers and of course our Franchise Owners and Managers who dedicate the time, money and effort to attend.
Thank you.
Ben Fletcher
Founder and CEO, Listen To Your Body