Be a moHost

Everyone involved in momondays is amazed at how quickly the event continues to attract bigger and bigger audiences. By blending education and entertainment, and by providing a format with real people, real stories and real inspiration, momondays is giving people a much needed break from canned presentations, business networking and everything digital. momondays really seems to be filling a void not just for new and veteran speakers, but also for all kinds of people interested in real life lessons, motivation and inspiration.

For veteran speakers, momondays is a great opportunity to experiment in a way that no paid gig permits. For non-professional speakers who have a powerful story, momondays offers a unique platform and voice. For the audience and community who attend month after month, momondays is a special place of personal growth, positivity, entertainment and laughter.

In talking with other people who want to host momondays events in their areas, we have learned that the biggest reasons for getting involved as a licensed host are:

1. Securing a key leadership role in the many communities who would be involved in momondays, either as audience members or as speakers. These include professional speakers, the positive psychology movement, life coaches, trainers, consultants and other business professionals who see speaking as a key element in their marketing (even though we are strict about not allowing anyone to 'sell' from the stage).

2. Improving their own emceeing, performing and stage skills.

3. Being part of a fun, innovative, fun event that actually has the potential to spread joy, hope and optimism all over the world!!

We created a licensing structure for momondays because it’s affordable for both momondays Inc. and for you, the licensee; and, it provides some protection for the brand while giving you a greater degree of flexibility.

For example, you may choose to run momondays licensed events as a complete and exclusive business or as part of a separate business. This is just one of the many decisions you may make as you evaluate how a momondays license fits within your life, career and livelihood – and community.

But what I hope is obvious to you is that momondays is more than just a business opportunity; it’s an opportunity to support the growth and transformation of the individuals in the room, and it’s an opportunity to effect change in the world; to be a model of greater authenticity, tolerance and love; and in so doing, to shift the consciousness of our civilization and be an instrument of peace.

Because of our emphasis on doing good while doing well, some people call momondays a social enterprise. Others call momondays a movement. And still others call it a community. Whatever you call it, I hope you will see it as your favourite day of each month – because momondays truly is all that plus one thing more; it’s an opportunity to have fun.

From a standing start in February 2012 with one location and 18 people in the audience, to a network of locations in Canada and the U.S. – some of which attract over 200 people each month – we have seen what it takes to build a strong momondays community and licensed operation.

We believe that you need 6 key attributes to succeed at this:

The stagecraft, audience energy management and performance talent you need for emceeing — this is not the same as keynote speaking or training.

momondays is 'transformation disguised as entertainment’.

Many people say they are not in this for the money, but you have to be business-minded enough and serious to be successful.

We use a lot of technology in order to be efficient — you have to be comfortable with that.

You already have a good network (especially Facebook) of people in the community where you want to host momondays, a great personality, communication skills and the ability to create rapport with people, plus you know how to use social and traditional media to raise awareness.

momondays may have started as a grassroots movement, but it is anything BUT an amateur event. From your own performance as an emcee to the staging of the venue to the video product that comes out of momondays, your success depends on a high degree of professionalism.