When we started planning for our 2019 event, we had completely outgrown our previous venues, so we knew that we needed to look for a new place that could manage an event of over 4,300 attendees!
The Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center was like stepping into a mini city of it’s own!
It was equipped with everything we needed for an event...
(Plus, if Funnel Hackers wanted to pair it with a family vacation, there was plenty for the family to do during the day, like shopping, restaurants, an indoor river-boat ride, and a full-sized waterpark right on the property!)
So over 4,500 Funnel Hackers came together from around the world for 3 ½ days at the Opryland Resort to listen to (and learn from) the world's TOP funnel builders…
In addition to my six (yes, six!) presentations that I gave at the event, our FHL attendees got to hear from 19 other highly-successful ClickFunnels speakers…
The whole event was carefully choreographed, because I wanted each day to focus on it’s own important theme:
I wanted everyone to understand that with the right foundation, all of our "funnel hacks" will amplify what you do... without it, it won't matter what you attempt, because your impact will not last long.
Our panel of funnel hackers shared EXACTLY what funnels were working to quickly scale their companies.
Some of them shared their fresh takes on classic funnels (like a 5-min Perfect Webinar)...
And, some speakers spoke about new funnels that worked so well, we’ve adopted them at ClickFunnels (like the now-famous Challenge Funnel)!
I knew that I didn’t want to just talk about the types of funnels without talking ALSO about how to fill those funnels with traffic! So I dedicated an entire day to having speakers share their secrets behind what they were doing to get continuous leads, and ascend them through the sales process to become customers.
I wanted to shift the focus in the room for a bit from helping everyone to make MONEY...
...to focusing on a much more important goal, which is creating an IMPACT in other people's lives... and leaving a legacy!
(I mean, that’s why we started our businesses in the first place, right?)
My goal was for everyone to leave with the understanding that you don’t have to go chasing the money in your business. When you learn how to shift your focus to impact and legacy, the money will naturally follow.
And, in addition to myself and 19 incredible ClickFunnels speakers...
Brendon Burchard - is an American author, motivational speaker, and high-performance coach. He is best known for his books like ‘The Millionaire Messenger’ and ‘Life’s Golden Ticket’. Furthermore, his book ‘The Motivation Manifesto’ spent 32 weeks in the New York Times bestseller list.
Dean Graziosi - a well-known American entrepreneur, marketer, success coach, business owner, real estate investor and leading trainer throughout the world. He has appeared daily on American TV for nearly 15 years and is highly respected as a top businessman, entrepreneur, multiple New York Times bestselling author and Inspirational speaker. He has reached viewers in America and around the world who number in the millions. He has written five books which have dominated the success, business & real estate book sales space since 2006,
One of the most inspiring parts of this FHL event was our Awards Ceremony (it has become a tradition!)
This was a record-breaking year! There were more people than ever who walked across the stage to be recognized for hitting huge milestones in their business… In fact, at FHL 2019 we presented:
But the coolest part is, many of the award recipients from this year were everyday people who attended FHL in 2017 or 2018, and saw others who crossed the stage to accept their awards, and thought “wow, if they can do it, then I can totally do that in my business, too!”
This became one of the prevalent themes of FHL 2019, especially when talking about the two charities that we supported at the event:
The main social mission of ClickFunnels is to help liberate children from slavery, and then educate them so they can change their own world.
One day, I realized that everything I was trying to do to help create change in the world came down to (at its absolute core) just 2 powerful words…
We invited Stu and Amy McLaren back to the stage again for the fifth year in a row for an update on what’s happening with their efforts in the Kenyan villages.
They shared their heartfelt (and funny) story of how Village Impact all began, and the journey they’ve been on.
Then we watched an emotional video that documented the 2018 trip I went on with a group of Funnel Hackers to Kenya where we got to see and meet the villagers we were giving to. We spent time with them, played games with the children, and even helped build a schoolhouse while we were there...
But my favorite part, we totaled up all of the funnels that our ClickFunnels community had built throughout the year, and presented Stu and Amy with a donation check for $133,353, so they can continue their mission! (That’s $1 for each funnel built inside ClickFunnels that year!)
We invited all attendees to a special screening of the organization’s 2nd documentary called “Operation Triple Take”. In this emotional documentary, we got to know the heroic team members behind the rescue operations, and the film gave an in-the-trenches look as they brought us along one of their missions to free a group of children from a trafficking ring in Columbia.
Over the next 3 days, FHL attendees came to the back of the room where our ClickFunnels team collected donations to help the O.U.R. misson...
And by the end of the FHL event, we presented a check to O.U.R. for $1 Million, which is enough funding to rescue the lives of 400 children, and free them from modern day slavery!
Lindsey is a Violinist, Composer, Songwriter, and Performance Artist…
I was sooooo excited to watch Lindsey Stirling in concert! My whole family loves listening to her music! At the past FHL events, we’ve always closed with a keynote speaker…
But I wanted to change things up, and have a concert this year!
In 2010, she auditioned for America’s Got Talent, and made it through several rounds before the judges cut her...
That’s when she used the power of the internet to catapult her success! Her YouTube music video “Crystallize” was the 8th most watched video in 2012. She went from “zero” to over 10 Million YouTube subscribers, and over 1.9 BILLION views! She has two Billboard Music Awards, chart-topping hits, and SOLD OUT tours worldwide!
Lindsey brought her team with her to FHL and gave an exclusive concert just for our Funnel Hackers! Then, she and I sat down and talked about her fast-growing success on the internet, and what she did to create such a following!