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Why Host

Why Bring Ugly Talk to Your Community

As an Ugly Talk host, you bring honest founder conversations to your community. You create a reason for builders, operators, and entrepreneurs to show up, speak openly, and leave with something real.

New Faces for Your Community

New Faces for Your Community

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Tap into the Ugly Talk network and bring new founders, operators, and builders into your world. Grow the community you already have with people who actually want to show up.

National Recognition

National Recognition

02

Get listed on the official Ugly Talk website and promoted through the broader network. Build your name in your community and beyond.

Lasting Connections

Lasting Connections

03

This is not just about meeting people once. It is about building real relationships with founders, operators, investors, and builders you stay connected with after the event.

Financial Upside

Financial Upside

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Earn from both ticket sales and sponsorships. Qualified hosts keep a share of the revenue, with no licensing fee and no upfront cost.

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    ARE YOU

  • ARE YOU

    READY

  • READY

    TO STEP

  • TO STEP

    UP AND

  • UP AND

    HOST AN

  • HOST AN

    UGLY TALK?

  • UGLY TALK?

     

A Real Network

Maybe it is big. Maybe it is still growing. What matters is that you know good people and can bring them together.

A Feel for Founder Stories

You care about the real side of building. The setbacks, pivots, and lessons people usually leave out.

A Community Mindset

You want to build something bigger than a single event. You care about creating a place where people learn from each other.

Connector Energy

You like opening doors, making introductions, and getting the right people into the same space.

If this feels like you, you're already halfway there.

How We've Got Your Back

Once you are qualified, you get the license, the playbook, and the support to run a strong Ugly Talk.

Free Ugly Talk License

Once approved, you receive a free Ugly Talk license, brand assets, and the event framework to run your first talk.

Audience Amplification

We push the event through the Ugly Talk network so more founders, builders, and operators in your community see it.

Your Marketing Team, Built In

We create the graphics, banners, and branded materials. We also support promotion, recaps, and content after the event.

Sponsor Support

We give you the deck, structure, and language to help you land brand partners and grow event revenue.

Media Coverage

Strong events may get added reach through Grey Journal, Ugly Talk, and the broader media ecosystem around the brand.

Venue Support

If needed, we can support venue outreach and help you secure the right setting for the event.

What You Bring to the Table

We bring the Ugly Talk format, playbook, and brand. You bring the community knowledge, the people, and the instinct for what your audience needs most.

Pick the Topic That Hurts

Choose the conversation your community has in private but rarely in public. The best Ugly Talks start with something real.

Find Speakers With Scars

Bring in people who have lived it. Founders and operators who made the hard call and can talk about what it cost.

Invite Your Crowd. We’ll Bring Ours.

You activate your community. We activate the Ugly Talk network. Both sides help fill the room with the right people.

Run the Show

Lead the night from start to finish. Welcome people in, guide the conversation, and keep the energy sharp, honest, and grounded.

Ready to Host?

Bring Ugly Talk to your community. Fill out the form and let's see if it's a fit.

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