Creator's MBA The List Growth Challenge · May 10–14, 2027
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The List Growth Challenge · May 10–14, 2027

Five days. Five growth plays.
Done live.

A 5-day live challenge where attendees leave the week with subscribers, not notes. Contribute a valuable AI skill and grow your email list.

No teaching slot, no session to prep. You build one AI skill, add one paid offer, and take 50% on the pass and bumps, 30% on memberships.

$0Cost to contribute
50%Commission on the pass
100%Of the subscribers you earn
5Days, one topic each

Not a teach-it event. A do-it-live one.

Most list-building content ends with a full notebook and an unchanged list. This event is built so that doesn't happen.

Five days, one growth play per day, with a live 30-minute session at 12pm ET. Attendees don't take notes and go execute later, they execute during the session while it's still open.

Contributors don't teach. What you give is an AI skill built for that day's topic, so attendees load it and run it while the session is still open, plus one paid offer that lives inside the all-access pass.

If you haven't built one before, a skill is a packaged set of instructions someone drops into Claude or ChatGPT so it does one specific job the same way every time. Yours should do the job that day's session is about. We send build instructions to everyone we accept.

The AI skill

The thing they load and run in the session

One skill, built for your day's topic, that does the work while the session is live. It has to do a job, so a PDF with prompts in it doesn't count. Attendees claim it from your own landing page and opt in on your form.

The paid offer

The thing that picks up where 30 minutes ends

A skill library, a course, a workshop, an audit, or a tool. It goes inside the paid all-access pass, so every buyer sees your name and your offer. You choose whether that's the full product, a scaled-down version, or a heavy discount.

Five topics. Pick the one your work fits.

Tell us which day on the application, and build your skill for that one job. More than one contributor can serve the same day, so the strongest fit wins the placement rather than the fastest application.

MondayMay 10 · Live 12pm ET

Build the lead magnet

Attendees build a real lead magnet with AI during the session and finish holding an actual asset.

Skills that fit: a lead magnet builder, an outline-to-asset generator, a title and hook writer, a workbook or checklist generator.
TuesdayMay 11 · Live 12pm ET

The opt-in page and the first traffic

The page, the copy, and the first traffic pointed at it, built on whatever platform they already use.

Skills that fit: an opt-in page copywriter, a headline tester, a thank-you page writer, a conversion auditor.
WednesdayMay 12 · Live 12pm ET

Search, both Google and AI

Pick the one question a buyer is typing into Google or ChatGPT, write the page that answers it, and point that page at the opt-in built on Tuesday.

Skills that fit: a keyword and AI-prompt researcher, an answer-page writer, a schema generator, an AEO or GEO readiness auditor.
ThursdayMay 13 · Live 12pm ET

Borrowed audiences

Collabs, swaps, and guest spots, including the fit test and the outreach that actually gets a yes.

Skills that fit: a partner fit scorer, a pitch writer, a follow-up cadence builder, a swap or guest-spot planner.
FridayMay 14 · Live 12pm ET

The welcome sequence

What a new subscriber gets in week one, written live with AI inside the session.

Skills that fit: a welcome sequence writer, a subject line generator, a segmentation planner, a re-engagement builder.

Four steps, and we handle three of them.

I

Pick your day

Choose the topic your skill and your paid offer both fit. If you fit two days, say so and we'll place you where the lineup needs you.

II

Send your AI skill

You host it on the landing page you already own. Attendees go there to claim it, opt in on your form, and land on your list. We never gate your leads and there's nothing to export.

III

Send your paid offer

It goes inside the all-access pass alongside the rest of the week. Every person who upgrades gets it, and your offer is in front of the buyers instead of the browsers.

IV

Promote with your link

You get plug-and-play email copy, social graphics, and your affiliate link. Every buyer you send is tracked to you for the life of the customer, not just the first sale.

Four things on your side of the trade.

I

Your list grows, and you keep every name

Attendees claim your skill from your own landing page and opt in on your form. No exports, no gated leads, no waiting on a spreadsheet after the event.

II

Commission on everything you refer

50% on the all-access pass and order bumps, 30% on membership products. Every buyer you send is tracked to you, not just the first sale.

III

Your paid offer in front of buyers

Your paid offer sits inside the pass, so the people seeing it have already pulled out a card. That's a warmer room than a free download list.

IV

We run the event, you show up

No session to prep, no slides, no live slot to hold on your calendar. You send two links and the promo copy is written for you.

We're selective, and we'd rather say so up front.

You're a strong fit if…

  • You've built an AI skill, or you're willing to build one
  • Your skill does one job that maps to one specific day
  • You have a paid offer that fits that same day
  • Your skill lives on a landing page you own
  • You'll email your list about the event

We're probably not a fit if…

  • You'd rather send a PDF, a checklist, or a prompt list
  • Your skill covers list building broadly instead of one day's job
  • Your skill sits behind someone else's opt-in
  • You have nothing paid that fits the topic
  • Your paid offer is the same thing you're donating to ten other bundles this year
  • You'd rather not email your list about it

Three deadlines. That's the whole calendar.

I

Applications close — April 9, 2027

We review on a rolling basis and reach out as the lineup fills.

II

Skill and links due — April 12, 2027

Four weeks before we open, and it's a hard date. Everything gets built into the pass, the day pages, and the emails in that window, so anything that lands after it misses the event.

III

Event runs — May 10–14, 2027

Five days, live at 12pm ET, one growth play per day.

Want more than a placement? Take a seat on the panel.

Standard contribution is free and always will be. Six people get a seat on the live panel that closes the week, and sponsoring is the only way onto it.

Standard

Contributor

$0

Free, and open on every day

  • Your AI skill listed on your day
  • Your paid offer inside the all-access pass
  • Every subscriber who claims your skill
  • 50% on the pass and bumps, 30% on memberships
  • Promo kit, graphics, and your affiliate link

Right if you want the list growth and the commission without the extra spend.

Apply free →
6 seats total
Sponsor

Sponsor Contributor

$397

One time · six seats for the whole event

  • A seat on the live panel, Friday May 14
  • A dedicated solo email about your offer to the full attendee list
  • Your skill featured at the top of your day, above the rest
  • Your paid offer named during your day's live session
  • Everything in the standard contribution, commission included

Right if you want time in front of the room while it's live and the whole list hearing your name.

Tell me more →

Say yes, no, or "tell me more" on the application. It doesn't affect whether you're accepted.

The questions contributors actually ask.

Do I have to teach a session?+

No. There's no teaching slot on this event and nothing to prep or show up for. You give one AI skill and one paid offer for your day, and the sessions are run for you.

What exactly is an AI skill?+

A packaged set of instructions someone drops into Claude or ChatGPT so it does one specific job the same way every time. Ours are built for Claude and most work in ChatGPT too. If you've never built one, say so on the application, because we send build instructions and a starter file to everyone we accept.

Can't I just send a template or a checklist?+

Not for this one. The whole week runs on attendees loading something and watching it do the work inside a 30-minute session, and a document can't do that. If you already have a template you love, the fastest path is turning it into the skill that produces it.

What counts as the paid offer?+

Anything you'd normally sell that fits the day's topic, so a skill library, a course, a workshop, an audit, or a tool subscription. You decide whether it's the full product, a scaled-down version, or a heavy discount, and there's a question on the application where you tell us which. We're selective about what goes in, though. We're looking for something you're not also donating to ten other bundles this year, so if it's the workbook that shows up in every bundle in the space, either pick something else or build something for this one.

What's the sponsor panel?+

One 45-minute live panel on Friday, May 14 at 1pm ET, with the five or six sponsors on it. It runs right after Friday's session, it's open to everyone rather than pass holders only, and the replay goes into the all-access pass. You get the questions ahead of time, and the one rule is that panelists talk about how they run the play instead of pitching from the seat.

Can more than one person contribute to the same day?+

Yes. We take as many skills per day as genuinely fit the topic, so a strong fit on a full day beats a stretch on an empty one. Sponsor seats are the only capped thing, at six for the whole event.

Do I have to pay to contribute?+

No, it's the opposite. You earn commission on everything your audience buys through your link, so 50% on the all-access pass and order bumps and 30% on membership products.

Do I keep the subscribers?+

Yes, and directly. Attendees go to your landing page to claim your skill, so they opt in on your form and land on your list. We never gate your leads.

Why do you need everything four weeks out?+

Because your skill and your paid offer get built into the all-access pass, the day pages, and the promo emails, and that work happens in the four weeks before we open. April 12 is the hard date, and anything that arrives after it misses the event.

What if my skill only fits one day?+

That's normal and it's what we want. Say which day on the application and we'll place you there.

What if I don't hear back right away?+

It usually means your skill didn't fit the lineup we were building at that moment. Your application stays on file and we search it every time we plan a new event.

Can I pitch a skill you haven't listed?+

Please do. The five topics are set, but the skills that serve them aren't a fixed menu, and the strongest applications usually bring something we hadn't thought of.

Five minutes. That's the whole thing.

Applications close April 9, 2027. We review on a rolling basis and reach out within five business days.

Free to apply · No fee to contribute · Reviewed year-round

Dr. Destini Copp Your host

Dr. Destini Copp

Founder, Creator's MBA & HobbyScool

I'm a digital product strategist, MBA professor, and the founder of Creator's MBA, a brand built around helping digital entrepreneurs build predictable, recurring revenue without chasing algorithms or grinding through launches.

I've been running virtual events for years, close to fifty of them across Creator's MBA and HobbyScool, and twelve more are on the 2027 calendar. I've been on the other side of the application, so these run the way I'd want one run, with clear deadlines, real promotion, and you keep what you earn.

Build one skill. Take one day.

The application takes about five minutes and applications close April 9, 2027.

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