This October, I’m flying in Atlanta to attend Catalyst Labs 2016. There’s a slew of great speakers and it’s definitely a more intimate setting than listening to a talk with 12,000 other people in Gwinnett Arena (I know it’s now called Infinity Energy, but everyone calls it Gwinnett — even the hotels in the area are named that way!).
The point of Catalyst Labs is to have more proximity and chances for engagement with each Catalyst Leader they hear from the day before the Big Event begins. Well, if you’re planning on joining me on Oct 5 in Duluth, GA, you might as well connect with the speakers directly. . . right now.
How? Well, I’ve looked up all the social media accounts for each Catalyst Labs speaker and listed them all below so you can simply click to Tweet each one of them.
Time and time again I’ve encouraged friends to tweet speakers, authors, leaders, etc. and they are shocked whenever they get a reply, enter into conversation or start a relationship that way.
Twitter is the relations stater democratizer.
I’ve said it plenty of times before – if you have something of value to offer that’s of interest to the other party, then Twitter is the magical medium which lets both of you discover the power of connection. I’ve heard Seth Godin mention that the Internet is most efficient for bringing people with common interested together. That’s so true.
Go ahead, try it and click on the Tweet Now icons below each speaker to start the conversation before you even leave for the event. You’ll be surprised at what might just happen even before you get to the Infinity Energy Center.
FYI, it looks like they are using the #CatalystATL hashtag this year:
Catalyst Labs Speaker List – Social Media Contact Details
Reggie Joiner
Founder and CEO, Orange
Author, A New Kind of Leader
Brad Lomenick
Author, The Catalyst Leader and H3 Leadership
Scot McKnight
Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary
Author, A Fellowship of Differents
John Mark Comer
Lead Pastor, Bridgetown: A Jesus Church
Author, Garden City: Work, Rest, and The Art of Being Human
Mike Breen
Founder, 3d Ministries
Author, Oiconomics & Family On Mission
Scott Sauls
Senior Pastor, Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashville
Author, Jesus Outside the Lines and Befriend
Derwin Gray
Lead Pastor, Transformation Church
Author, The High-Definition Leader
Mike Foster
Founder & Chief Chance Officer, People of the Second Chance
Author, Freeway & Wonderlife
Esther Fleece
Author, No More Faking Fine
Mary Frances Bowley
President and Founder,
Wellspring Living
Author, Make It Zero: The Movement to Safeguard Every Child
Tyler Reagin
Executive Director, Catalyst
Soong-Chan Rah
Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism
Author, Many Colors
Vivian Mabuni
Author, Warrior In Pink: A Story of Cancer, Community and the God Who Comforts
Jenny Yang
Vice President of Advocacy and Policy, World Relief
Author, Welcoming the Stranger
Latasha Morrison
Bridge-Builder & Reconciler
Director of Operations, Gateway Church
Lindsey Nobles
COO & Strategist, IF: Gathering
Jennie Allen
Founder, IF: Gathering
Author, Restless: Because You Were Made for More
Kara Powell
Executive Director, Fuller Youth Institute
Author, Sticky Faith
Gideon Tsang
Pastor of Vision and Teaching, Vox Veniae
Liz Curtis Higgs
Bible Teacher
Author, Bad Girls of the Bible
Rebekah Lyons
Co-founder, Q Ideas
Author, Freefall to Fly
Jo Saxton
Chair of the Board, 3D movements
Author, More than Enchanting
Brandon Hatmaker
Author, Church Planter, Justice Advocate, TV Personality,
Chicken Herder
Jen Hatmaker
Author, Church Planter, Justice Advocate, TV Personality,
Chicken Herder
Charlotte Gambill
Lead Pastor, LIFE Church UK
Author, The Miracle in the Middle
I’ll be going to the official Catalyst Blogger Meet-Up Event hosted by my friend Paul Sohn on Wednesday October 5 in the evening. Here’s what you’ll take away from the blogger meet-up:
- Nation’s top bloggers will be joining us. Connect, mingle and build relationships!
- Publishers will be joining us. If you aspire to write a book, build key connections with publishers at the bloggers meet-up.
- Catalyst LAB sepakers will be joining us.
- Free books and exclusive resources for bloggers who attend the blogger meet-up.
- Want to grow your blog readership. We’ll be sharing ways to monetize and grow your blog.
If you’re able to make it, be sure to drop a comment below and let me know — and look out for me at Catalyst and say hello!
And don’t forget to connect with me too!
Kenny Jahng
Content Marketing Strategist
