It’s official: Brand Builders Summit is back for 2026. 🏔️
Save the date for a free 4-day virtual event designed to help ambitious creatives build better brands, think more strategically, and climb higher in their creative careers.
📅 September 8–11, 2026
🌍 Online
🎟️ Free
Your ascent begins here.
It’s official. Brand Builders Summit (@brandbuilderssummit )is back for 2026.
This is the first time I’m sharing it publicly, and I’m excited to start shaping this year’s speaker lineup.
Across the past two summits, we’ve welcomed 25,000+ brand builders from around the world, with sessions spanning brand strategy, identity design, marketing, business, AI, pricing, positioning, and creative growth.
For 2026, we’re building an even more elevated experience!
Brand Builders Summit 2026 will be a free 4-day virtual event for ambitious designers, strategists, marketers, and creative entrepreneurs who want to become better brand builders and climb higher in their creative careers.
We’re looking for speakers with a strong point of view and practical expertise across branding, including:
Brand strategy
Design (including logos, identity, web, and print)
Marketing and business
If you have something valuable to teach the next generation of brand builders, I’d love to hear from you.
Fill in this application form. Comment ‘speaker’
The summit takes place September 8–11, 2026 and will feature 30+ global speakers.
Add it to your calendar now so you don’t miss the ascent.
Hope to see your name in the mix!
And yes, if you applied last year, please apply again so we have your most up to date topic and details.
Let’s help more brand builders ascend to mastery.
🚀 Brand X-pedition All-Stars ENCORE recap
Missed it live? Here is the recap.
Replays are now available with $1,000 in speaker bonuses and lifetime access.
👉 Get the replays + bonuses
BrandBuildersSummit.com/Encore
Or comment “encore”
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It kicks off today, and I’m delighted to join a group of the worlds best minds in brand and growth.
Brand Builders Summit ENCORE live event is yet another stand out event
Founded and hosted by the incredible Jacob Cass 🦩
Brand building is simple..
But it’s not easy
so come pick our brains and sift through our experience.
STRATEGY PANEL:
Simplify, sell, and scale your thinking with confidence and clarity
→ Alex M H Smith , Sarah Robb , Tobias Dahlberg , Matt Clutterham 🧩
DESIGN PANEL:
How to create visuals that actually work across logos, packaging, and digital
→ Ayelet Werner, Cj Cawley , Robin Son , David Cross
BUSINESS PANEL:
Pricing, positioning & growth. real talk on building a brand business that lasts
→ Bill Kenney 👋 , Shannon Mattern , Peter Wilken 🐬 , Stephen Houraghan
WORKSHOPPING PANEL:
Run workshops that drive buy-in, alignment, and momentum
→ Stef Hamerlinck , Wes Henstock, Yevgeniya Davarashvili, Richie Meldrum
If you’ve ever wanted to sit in a (virtual) room and ask:
“How do you actually do that?”
This is your moment.
Join us for the Brand Builders Summit ENCORE live event.
Oct 22–23 | Live access + lifetime replays
See you there!
(DM me for a ticket)
✨ Real talk. No decks. Just brilliant minds.
Oct 22–23 → We’re back with ENCORE — a 2-day live-only event featuring 4 unfiltered expert panels across strategy, design, business, and workshops.
🎙 16 branding legends
🧠 90-minute deep dives
👀 See and be seen (yes, we’re using Zoom this time!)
💬 Real-time Q&A
🎁 Bonus replays + surprise perks
This isn’t a webinar. It’s a conversation — and you’re invited.
📩 Comment “encore” and I’ll DM you the link + early bird code.
✨ Real talk. No decks. Just brilliant minds.
Oct 22–23 → We’re back with ENCORE — a 2-day live-only event featuring 4 unfiltered expert panels across strategy, design, business, and workshops.
🎙 16 branding legends
🧠 90-minute deep dives
👀 See and be seen (yes, we’re using Zoom this time!)
💬 Real-time Q&A
🎁 Bonus replays + surprise perks
This isn’t a webinar. It’s a conversation — and you’re invited.
📩 Comment “encore” and I’ll DM you the link + early bird code.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re going LIVE (again)
After the Brand Builders Summit, you asked for:
✔️ More panels
✔️ Longer convos
✔️ More face-to-face time
So, we’re bringing the 🔥 back.
🎉 Brand X-Pedition: All-Stars ENCORE
📅 Oct 22–23
🎤 4 Expert Panels (90min sessions!)
🧠 16 Branding Legends
💬 No slides. Just real talk + your questions answered live.
Here’s what’s coming:
🎨 DESIGN: Design That Stands the Flock Out
💼 BUSINESS: Build a Brand Business That Lasts
🧠 STRATEGY: Brand Strategy, No BS
🛠 ACTIVATION: From Whiteboard to Real-World
All killer, no filler — and yes, you get full replays + juicy bonuses too (worth the ticket alone)
🎟 $39 w/ code EARLYBIRD (ends Oct 17)
👉 Comment ‘encore’ below for your early bird ticket
Let’s go deeper. Let’s get real.
You in?
“You should hire a designer. 2/10.
Too bold. Too busy.”
That was the feedback I got this morning in our summit feedback form.
Yes, I went bold.
Yes, I added a pink starry cursor.
No, I’m not sorry.
Was it too much? Maybe for some.
But guess what?
🌟 Our website just got nominated for an awwwards. award.
(We also picked up a Typography Honors last year.)
So… let the jurors decide.
PS. A Brand Builders Summit ENCORE is coming.
Live panels. Deeper discussions.
Exactly what you asked for.
👀 Stay tuned.
I can’t believe the Brand Builders Summit is done.
(Well… kind of.)
💥 4 days
🎤 60+ sessions
🌎 Thousands of creatives
🙌 Endless inspiration
Thank you for making the summit out of this world!!
I took a few days to refuel, then kicked off the week running a 2‑hour Get Clients Now workshop.
Now I’m catching up on DMs, emails, comments — thanks for your patience!
✅ 9.3/10 for overall experience
✅ 9.3/10 for speaker quality
✅ 100% would recommend to a friend
If you’re looking for replays, tonight’s the last chance to grab the Star Pass before prices go up.
👉 /starpass/
PS: There might be an encore coming 👀
PPS: How good were the live panels with Debbie Millman, David Aaker, Marty Neumeier & Andy Starr. 🔥
Thanks for joining the ce
Final Orbit Complete 🛰️
The Brand Builders Summit wrapped with an unforgettable finale of insights and breakthroughs.
🌠 Mat Voyce breathing life into typography…
🌠 Nicole Weber sharing her journey from solo freelancer to leading a thriving studio...
🌠 Max Ottignon showing why “average” is the enemy…
🌠 Jamie Brindle’s blueprint for self-sustaining communities…
🌠 Kenzi & Marisa proving 5-figure clients are closer than you think…
🌠 Lucy Eden guiding us through logo mastery…
You’ve got 72 hours to catch the replays with your FREE ticket - after that, lock in the Star Pass to keep them forever. 🌌
Comment or DM “SUMMIT for access.
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🌌 Your galaxy of assets!
Big thanks to Envato for joining our crew as a Major Sponsor of the Brand Builders Summit.
With Envato’s creative subscription, you get:
✨ Unlimited downloads of 22M+ stock assets (video, music, fonts, photos, graphics, templates + more).
✨ A full stack of AI tools to generate visuals, video, and music - included at no extra cost.
✨ Lifetime commercial licensing on every download.
Summit attendees get 15% off your first month.
Envato is the one-stop creative toolbox powering brands across the galaxy.
Comment or DM "SUMMIT" to secure this deal.
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🛰️ Ever wished you could step into the captain’s cockpit and ask Jacob Cass your toughest branding questions?
Now’s your chance.
In his LIVE COACHING Session at the Brand Builders Summit, your Captain Jacob Cass will take you behind the controls:
- offering direct, practical advice to help you steer your business, elevate your brand, and chart your course with confidence.
This isn’t theory.
It’s live, real-time navigation from someone who’s flown every route before.
Direct access to the Captain’s cockpit: Jacob Cass live, guiding your brand beyond the stratosphere.
🗓️ Sep 19, 11:00 AM CT
🎟 LIVE COACHING
Comment or DM "SUMMIT" to secure your seat on deck.
@justcreative
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