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 dollars 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

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 (not including the event channels, which will go live in September).

LinkedIn: 65,000 followers

Facebook: 15,000 followers

Instagram: 30,000 followers

Email: 10,000 subscribers, average 48% opens/6% clicks

The event will also be promoted at live events, on podcasts, and via social media.

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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 did so with the calling to equip my community’s microbusinesses 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 to the UK from the US on the strength of the UK network I’ve built via events all around the world!

I’m excited to get 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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PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS

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)!

    • 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

    Current Availability: 10

    £500

  • 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.

    Current Availability: 25

    £150 

  • 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!

    Current Availability: 5

    £1,950

    • 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.

    1 sponsorship available

    £10K

  • 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!)

    1 sponsorship available

    £5K

  • 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

    1 sponsorship available

    £1K

  • 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

    1 sponsorship available

    £2K

  • 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!

    1 sponsorship available

    £2K

Frequently asked questionS

  • I’ll be announcing that once the Early Bird period is over and the General Ticket Sales begin, week of 22 September. But trust me⏤they’re amazing, accomplished, “how did you get that one?”-level speakers! <3

  • Sorry, no. The day is a curated build; I thought of what would be really helpful to learn, and who would be really amazing to learn it from, and hand-crafted the day’s speaker bill from there (my first choices all said yes!). Due to this focus on a curated learning journey, I am not accepting speaker applications, nor allocating any stage time for sponsors.

  • Nothing! They’re lovely. Happy to work with them. And if they’d like to show up at Higher Voltage, they’re more than welcome! Just know that I’ve designed the day with the needs of solo business owners in mind.

  • 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! ⚡️

  • Awesomesauce! Fill out the form and let’s chat. I am very much open to bespoke solutions!

  • I do indeed! Please get in touch via the form.