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Story at Scale: 10 Week Incubator

echo Community Hub
April 3, 2026 9:00 AM

10 weeks. Expert-led. AI-powered. Build the marketing system your business actually needs.

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Build Your Marketing Machine in 10 Weeks, For Less Than $30/Week.

You're not bad at marketing. You just don't have a system yet.

Story at Scale is a 10-week in-person incubator for small business owners and solopreneurs ready to stop winging their marketing and build a complete system that actually works. Led by two expert facilitators, you'll spend 2 hours a week building real, usable assets and leave with a fully operational marketing engine you can run solo.

This isn't a class. This is a build.

WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH

10 tangible deliverables, built week by week, that would cost $2,950+ if outsourced individually:

Week 1: Brand Origin Story + 60-Second Pitch

Week 2: Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)

Week 3: Messaging Playbook (one-liner, value prop, key messages)

Week 4: Content Strategy Blueprint + 30-Day Calendar

Week 5: Content Creation Kit (5 ready-to-publish pieces)

Week 6: Visibility Toolkit (media kit + 5 pitches + hit list)

Week 7: Customer Acquisition Funnel + 3-Email Welcome Sequence

Week 8: Personal AI Toolkit + Custom Prompts

Week 9: Marketing Dashboard + 90-Day Goal Plan

Week 10: echo Growth Playbook (Master Compilation)

Plus: Templates, AI Prompt Packs, and swipe files every week.

YOUR FACILITATORS

Kim Blocker, Storytelling & Strategy Lead Former Marketing Director at iHeartRadio. Founder of TDS Radio/Media. Kim brings high-level brand strategy from major media and makes it actionable for small business owners.

Keenan Smith, AI & Systems Lead Founder of The Nerks. AI strategist and systems specialist. Keenan demystifies AI and helps every participant build a custom toolkit tailored to their specific business.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Format: In-Person | 10 Weeks | 2 Hours/Week Start Date: April 3, 2026 End Date: June 5, 2026

Cohort Size: 15–25 Participants (limited seats)

PRICING

Early Bird — $300 (ends March 27, 2026)

Regular — $395 (after March 27), Team of 2 — $420

Refer a friend — 25% off your registration

BONUS PROGRAM ELEMENTS

✔ Peer accountability pods (small groups, curated by business type)

✔ Live Q&A roundtables with Kim and Keenan

✔ Session recordings in your private Resource Vault

✔ Exclusive AI tool deals and discounts

✔ Certificate of Completion

Seats are limited. Early Bird pricing ends March 27 - after that, the price goes up to $395. If you're ready to stop guessing and start building, this is your moment.

Reserve your spot today.

Facilitator

Keenan Smith
Product Manager & AI Educator

Keenan is an AI strategist and co-founder of MetaClick connecting technology, design, and media. He also co-hosts Future Conversations with Nerks - a podcast of identical twins talking about the future and how it could impact humanity.

Kimberlee Blocker
Marketing Director at Total Patient Service Institute & Co-founder of TDS Radio

Former Marketing Director at iHeartRadio. Founder of TDS Radio/Media. Kim brings high-level brand strategy from major media and makes it actionable for small business owners.

Event quick facts

Friday, April 3, 2026
9:00 am
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11:00 am
echo Community Hub

112 Broadway St.
Durham, NC 27701

$300
Adults
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