September 12, 2026 · Waco, Texas

YOU × AI

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Unstoppable

Where Human Genius Meets Machine Intelligence

📅 September 12, 2026
📍 PACC · Waco, TX
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Join the Waitlist — Free Meet the Speakers
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets ($59) go on sale June 15 — Only 50 slots available.
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200+Attendees
5+Expert Speakers
2Concurrent Tracks
1 DayHigh-Density Format
100%Practitioner-Led

The Core Equation

YOU × AI = UNSTOPPABLE

Your zone of genius is the multiplier. AI is the accelerant. The founders, creators, and marketers who win the next decade aren't the ones with the most tools — they're the ones who bring something irreplaceable to every room they enter.

YOU Your Genius

Your distinct voice, proven methodology, and the category you own — the part that cannot be automated.

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AI The Accelerant

The tools, systems, and workflows that multiply your output — without replacing what makes you irreplaceable.

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Unstoppable

A business that scales beyond your hours. An audience that knows who you are. A category you own.

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Main Stage Keynotes

Two main-stage sessions that open and close the day — framing the YOU × AI equation and tying both tracks together.

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AI Track

Hands-on sessions on AI tools, workflows, agents, and systems built for founders and marketers in the real world.

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Creator Track

Deep dives into content strategy, category design, audience building, and monetization for bootstrapped businesses.

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Fully Filmed

Rogue Media Network films every session. Miss nothing. Take the content cascade home with you.

Our Declaration

The most powerful thing you can bring to the age of artificial intelligence is the full force of being human.

"The most valuable skill in the world is no longer technical. It's personal."

AI arrived and in a single stroke made the technical advantage nearly free. Anyone can build software now. The barrier that was supposed to separate the builders from the bystanders has collapsed — and in the rubble, something unexpected happened.

"Here is what AI cannot do: it cannot be you."

It cannot replicate your upbringing, your failures, your obsessions, your way of seeing a problem. It cannot carry the relationships you've built, the credibility you've earned, the trust that was given to you. AI can amplify all of that — but it has to start with you.

"The new builders are already here."

They're in Waco. They're in Asheville. They're in Saint Louis and Santa Fe and a hundred other places the old innovation maps never marked. The absence of a legacy tech ecosystem has become a kind of freedom. There is only the question: what do I actually want to make?

Read the Full Manifesto → Join the Waitlist — Free

Who's Speaking

Practitioners. Not Thought Leaders.

Every speaker at YOU × AI is doing the work — not just talking about it. No panels of pundits. No generic keynotes. Just proven founders and creators sharing what's actually working.

Bryan Eisenberg Main Stage
Bryan Eisenberg
Co-Founder · Buyer Legends · Round Rock, TX
Fernando Labastida Main Stage
Fernando Labastida
Founder & CEO · Strike Marketing Institute · Austin, TX
Mike Hamilton Main Stage
Mike Hamilton
Founder · Rogue Media Network · Waco, TX
Russ Henneberry Main Stage
Russ Henneberry
Founder · theCLICK.ai · St. Louis, MO
Kennisha Thornton Creator Track
Kennisha Thornton
Speaker · TBD
Andrew Lane AI Track
Andrew Lane
Speaker · TBD
Nicholi Martinez AI Track
Nicholi Martinez
Director of Operations and Engagement · Startup Waco · Waco, TX
Tommy Landry AI Track
Tommy Landry
CEO · Return On Now · Austin, TX
Jermaine Malcolm Creator Track
Jermaine Malcolm
Founder · Skills Gap Advocate Inc. · Waco, TX
Larry Roberts Main Stage
Larry Roberts
Founder · Red Hat Media · Dallas, TX
Sara Lohse Creator Track
Sara Lohse
CEO · Favorite Daughter Media · Philadelphia, PA
Dariia Isyk AI Track
Dariia Isyk
Founder · AdmitAI · Waco, TX
Sam Harper Creator Track
Sam Harper
Publisher · Waco Buzz · Waco, TX
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More Speakers Soon
Applications open through August 2026

The Venue

Waco Is Ready for This Moment.

Anchored by Baylor, the Magnolia brand, and Rogue Media Network's creator infrastructure, Waco is quietly becoming one of Texas's most interesting hubs. YOU × AI is a deliberate move to own this market before the rest of the country notices.

PACC — Performing Arts & Community Center, Waco, Texas
Venue PACC — Waco, Texas A purpose-built event space in the heart of Waco's growing creator economy corridor.
Production Partner Rogue Media Network Full-service studio production. Every session is filmed, edited, and repurposed into a content cascade for speakers and attendees alike.
Format Single Day · Two Tracks · ~200 Attendees Intimate enough for real conversations. Large enough to matter. Produced by Strike Marketing Institute + Rogue Media Network.

Tickets

Tickets Go On Sale June 15

Seats are limited to keep the room intimate. Join the waitlist now — waitlist members get Early Bird access the moment tickets open.

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Speakers + early supporters are already in. You should be too.

Questions? Email hello@strikemarketinginstitute.com

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