WHAT IS
Higher Voltage is a full-day conference in London that fires up solopreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners to take ownership of their personal brand, their voice, their industry presence, their offerings, and their sales success through a series of talks that provide a sequential skill build.
Anchored by keynotes on “Taking Up Space” and “Growing, Launching, Selling,” there are sessions on brand storytelling, brand definition, building visibility, and defining and communicating your professional offerings.
Our presenters have spoken on major stages including Inbound, Social Media Marketing World, Ideas Fest, and Atomicon; appeared on podcasts including Pat Flynn’s Smart Passive Income, Amy Porterfield’s Online Business Made Easy, and The Agents of Change; have produced millions of pounds in launches and events; and have helped thousands of small business owners to amplify their business successes.
This event also provides opportunities for businesses who help small business owners to become visible to this audience, helping them turn the day’s inspiration into action.
WHERE AND WHEN
Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Cinema at Battersea Power Station
Wandsworth, London
London’s iconic Battersea Power Station will charge up attendee excitement for making 2026 their best year in business⏤while the intimate 200-seat theatre, single stage, and curated learning trajectory fosters a powerfully personal group experience.
HOW IT’S DIFFERENT
Higher Voltage isn’t just a conference.
It’s a step-by-step process, taught by masters of their specialisms, aimed at helping microbusiness owners to:
Amp up their confidence to take up space and get their message and brilliance out there in bigger, bolder ways;
Define elements of their brand and business in ways that will attract the right audience;
Clarify and sell their offers more effectively.
We believe that solopreneurs, freelancers, and small businesses owners are uniquely positioned to leverage their individual, very human appeal to attract the right clients for them.
We also believe that there is strength in community⏤which is why this event will kick off an ongoing community platform dedicated to continuing the education, brand-building, and support that begins with Higher Voltage in January.
audience and reach
Higher Voltage is built around self-employed small business owners, including but not limited to solopreneurs, sole traders, service providers, freelancers, creators, product-based business owners, and anyone else who identifies with the event and its mission. We expect between 150 and 200 delegates, mainly residing in the UK.
WHAT THEY DO Service-Based Business Owners, Coaches, Consultants, Freelancers, and Small Agency Owners, predominantly operating in the digital space..
WHAT THEY SELL Services, such as coaching, marketing, social media, content, branding. Online Products, courses, memberships, masterminds.
YEARS IN BUSINESS The majority of attendees will have been in business for 1–10 years.
Our speakers and organizers will be promoting the event on a variety of channels, as will the event itself.
LinkedIn: 70,000 followers
Facebook: 15,000 followers
Instagram: 30,000 followers
Email: 12,000 subscribers, average 48% opens/6% clicks
The event will also be promoted at live events, on podcasts, and via social media.
ORGANISED BY
I believe in the power of the individual, and of the small business owner whose business is an extension of themselves.
“Small” isn’t a disadvantage. It’s a superpower. It’s personal.
When I started my own business in 2006, I felt called to equip my community’s micro-businesses with the digital tools they needed to get ahead.
Christine Gritmon Inc. has evolved a lot over the past nine years⏤most recently and successfully in the realm of personal branding, which has brought me international professional recognition, opportunities on stages from San Diego to Milan, guest spots on industry-leading podcasts and livestreams, contributions to best-selling business books, awards as a speaker and a podcaster, and of course deeply gratifying client work for Fortune 500 companies and individuals alike.
But I knew I was destined to empower small businesses on a larger scale than I’d been able to do thus far.
One key support I’ve embraced ever since my own business was just a whisper in the back of my mind was the camaraderie I found through events and communities. I was even able to move from the US to the UK on the strength of the British network I’ve built via participation in events all around the world!
I’m excited to put my network, my knowledge, and my love of small businesses to greater use via Higher Voltage, the first of several new initiatives I’m building to bring the self-employed community together. ❤️
LinkedIn: 10,600 followers
Facebook: 5,000 followers
Instagram: 5,500 followers
Email: 1,500 subscribers
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PARTNERSHIPS
Do you work with solopreneurs? So do we!
Let’s get you in front of a few hundred of them.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
Whether you’re a large corporation or a sole trader, we’ve got ways to make this event a win-win for everyone (especially our attendees)!
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Logo or photo, promo copy, and links on event’s Resources page
Dedicated group email about all our Sponsors just before the event
Individual promo posts for each Sponsor on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook
Logo in rotating sponsor deck during all breaks
£500
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Your chance to get in front of our audience, who will be all hyped up to build their brands and put themselves out there–but could use some help enacting their plans!
Your services will be featured on the website’s Resources page and in the event program, as well as spotlighted in an email sent out after the event.
£150
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One full theatre row of 14 tickets at the EARLY BIRD price (plus yours is free!)
Give everyone else FOMO wishing they were part of your crew!Digital advert on screen to welcome your community (worth £350)
Option to decorate and/or leave goodies for your row
First come, first served—buy now and choose your favourite row!
£1,950
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Pre-Event Online Masterclass: Build trust, visibility and directly sell before the event with your own online session as part of our launch
Reciprocation: I will also do a masterclass for your organization (either internal or public)
Asset for Attendees: Share your book, app, journal, or lead magnet with every guest
Prominent Logo Placement on:
All Higher Voltage promotional emails
Banner on main stage
Higher Voltage website & printed materials
Sponsored row of 14 seats (worth £2800)
Dedicated emails before and after event (1 each) specifically promoting an offer of your choice to all registered attendees
Custom promotional content for your brand to be created in partnership with Christine. This piece of content will be shared on all of Christine’s social media channels as well as all Higher Voltage channels, and shown on screen at the event following afternoon break.
£10K
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Logo featured alongside Higher Voltage, Headline Sponsor, and Christine Gritmon Inc. logos on repeating photo backdrop that all attendees will pass on their way into and out of event and all breaks–they can’t miss (or resist) this photo op!
Your business won’t just be visible on the day–these photos will be shared in attendee photos across social media and beyond.
5 tickets for your team included, a £1,000 value (make sure they take some photos!)
£5K
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The best conversations happen over tea/coffee/pastries, don’t they?
Acknowledgment on event schedule (“Nibbles presented by…”)
Signage at the point of service (coffee/tea station, pastries table)
Thanks as break sponsor when morning and afternoon breaks are being announced
£1K
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Feeding our delegates’ minds and bellies–because nobody learns well on an empty stomach!
Acknowledgment on event schedule (“Lunch presented by…”)
Signage at the point of service (lunch distribution table)
Branded sticker on all individual lunch bags
Thanks as lunch sponsor when lunch is being announced and at beginning of post-lunch keynote
Dedicated onscreen logo advert in rotating sponsor carousel during all breaks
£2K
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The party’s on you!
Promotion as the after-party sponsor via event website and a minimum of two dedicated social media posts (per platform: IG, FB, LI) and emails to event list
Your logo on the free drink ticket each after-party attendee receives
Signature Cocktail (& mocktail) named after your business!
£2K
Frequently asked questionS
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Because this event is solely dedicated to helping person-based businesses (not “people-based”⏤”PERSON-based,” as in “YOU”) survive and thrive.
You won’t hear how an 8-figure CEO smashed their Super Bowl ad. You’ll hear about owning your value and personal brand, getting your business more visible, and selling more of your services or products.
That’s it. No multi-million-pound hype. Just relevant, uplifting content you can put into practice right away in your own business.
Also, how many other events are on a random Thursday in January? (You know⏤that month when you decide this year is going to be different? This event will corral that “new year” energy into action!)
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The Cinema at the Power Station, Battersea, London; Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 9 to 5 (with an on-site after party from 5-7).
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People who work for themselves⏤and, in many cases, also work with people who work for themselves.
Which means that if you get inspired to do something that isn’t in your skill set, there will likely be someone else there who does that very thing, and would love to work with you.
It also means that if someone else is similarly inspired, but can’t do what you do, they’ll be inclined to work with you as well.
We want everyone there to benefit not solely from the content, but also from the connections. (But in order to do that, we need you!)
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Before the event we’ll be creating a community group of attendees so you can mix and mingle. There will be breakfast, morning and afternoon “tea breaks,” lunch, and an on-site afterparty. And we’ll be prompting you from the stage in between sessions, so you’ve got your conversation starters ready!
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You mean besides all the connection opportunities I already mentioned? Well, I’m also offering the super-affordable Featured Provider sponsorship level! Your services will be featured on the website’s Resources page and in the event program, as well as spotlighted in an email sent out after the event. It’s your chance to get in front of our audience, who will be all hyped up to build their brands and put themselves out there⏤but could use some help enacting their plans!
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Nope, sorry. There may be a virtual event in the future, but this one’s about gathering human energy live in the room. It’s electrifying! ⚡️
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I actually began my planning with my dream lineup (all of whom said YES!)⏤so, this year’s speaker list is wrapped. (Sorry, I’m sure you’re amazing!)
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You can see all our incredible speakers here (speaker page) and here (agenda page).
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Not sure yet. But one way to increase the chances of that happening is to support this one!
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Check out our Sponsorship page.
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Awesomesauce! The Sponsorship page is a starting point, but I’d love to do more custom collaborations to build this thing to our mutual benefit.