{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Good, the Hard, and the Lessons From Our Biggest Event Yet","description":"Called to Lead 2026 is a wrap, and in today's episode, Kelly takes you FULLY behind the scenes: she shares the honest debrief of what it actually takes to leap from a 200-person event to 500 (a leap she admits she underestimated), what worked, and what she'd do differently moving forward.  She gets into the philosophy behind the event, and reminds us that no matter how much we show up online, nothing collapses the speed of trust like being in the room. What's inside: The real jump from a 200-person to a 500-person event Why Called to Lead is a non-selling, non-tactical event on purpose The wins, the misses, and next year's plan to level up even more Why in-person connection is the one thing you can't replace Timestamps  01:30 \u2014 A 10x improvement over last year (and 20 things to improve) 02:30 \u2014 Next year's dates: October 28\u201329, 2027, South Florida 03:30 \u2014 The goal: helping top women in business find each other 05:30 \u2014 From lone wolf to community: the story behind Called to Lead 07:30 \u2014 From The Advance to Called to Lead 09:00 \u2014 Two ways to plug in: the Implementation Challenge and 2027 tickets 10:30 \u2014 Creating a room that heals 12:30 \u2014 Hosting a non-selling event in a sell-everything industry 14:00 \u2014 The speaker lineup and the strategic advisory debrief 16:00 \u2014 The Implementation Challenge details 17:30 \u2014 The honest truth about leaping from 200 to 500 people 21:00 \u2014 Giving back through Kiva microloans 22:30 \u2014 The cons, the misses, and the production lessons 29:00 \u2014 Kelly's faith-centered talk on the calling of leadership 30:30 \u2014 You can't replace being in the room Resources & Mentions Called to Lead 2027 is happening on October 28\u201329, 2027, in South Florida; grab your ticket now: https:\/\/www.calledtoleadmovement.com\/event  The 30-Day Called to Lead Implementation Challenge kicks off October 19th; Kelly and Sandi will break down every talk and session with playbooks, all session recordings, a private WhatsApp group, live call support, and community building. Get access for just $497 for a few more days before the price increases: https:\/\/www.calledtoleadmovement.com\/implementation-challenge  Follow the Called to Lead movement on Instagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/calledtoleadmovement  ","author_name":"The Kelly Roach Show: Entrepreneurial Strategy for Faster Business Growth, Effective Leadership, & High Performance Mindset","author_url":"http:\/\/www.kellyroachinternational.com","html":"