Business Author Mastermind: August Workshop — How to Prepare

We can't wait to see you at the Business Author Mastermind Workshop — a full day of working on your business with Chandler Bolt, the selfpublishing.com team, and a room full of business authors building right alongside you.

This isn't a sit-and-listen seminar. It's a working session built around a simple rhythm: we teach a concept, then you apply it to your author business on the spot. By the end of the day you'll have a one-page profit plan, a 3-year vision, your annual and quarterly goals, and a weekly execution system to hit them.

Here's how to make sure you arrive ready to get the most out of it.

How to Prepare

Step 1: Book your travel and hotel

Hotel: The workshop, the evening reception, and the full Summit all happen at Hotel Viata, so we recommend staying on-site. We've reserved an exclusive room block at a discounted rate — rooms are first come, first served, so book as soon as you can.

Book your room at Hotel Viata here.

Flights: Plan to arrive Tuesday evening, August 25 so you're rested and ready for the 8:00 AM start. If you're staying for the Author Business Summit (a separate event happening Aug. 27 - 29), most attendees fly home Sunday, August 30.

Step 2: Gather your numbers

The single best thing you can do to prepare: know your numbers. You'll be building a real profit plan for your real business, and the work goes much faster when you're not guessing. Before you fly in, pull together your revenue and profit for the last 12 months, your current offers and pricing, and a rough picture of where your time goes each week.

Don't have clean numbers? Come anyway — your best estimates are enough to work with. But 30 minutes of prep here will multiply what you get out of the day.

Step 3: Pack for a working session

Bring your laptop or a notebook (whichever you plan with), your numbers from Step 2, and your calendar — you'll be making real decisions and scheduling real commitments before you leave the room. And dress comfortably; you'll be in the room most of the day.

Step 4: Come with your biggest question

Part of the day is a rapid-fire Scaling Profit Q&A with Chandler. Decide ahead of time: what's the one question about your business you'd pay to have answered? Write it down and bring it.

What your day looks like

Rather than an hour-by-hour agenda, here's what the day is built around. Each teaching block is paired with dedicated execution time so you apply it before we move on.

Think Like a CEO: the One Page Profit Plan — Chandler Bolt Kick off the day by building the single page that runs your business — where the profit comes from, and what to do about it.

How I'm using AI to bring in 7 figures in revenue & profit — Chandler Bolt A behind-the-scenes look at exactly how Chandler is putting AI to work inside an 8-figure company — and how to apply it at your size.

Your 3-Year Vision — Brett Hilker Get clear on where your author business is going before you decide what to do next quarter.

Finding (and fixing) your key bottlenecks — Aaron Schafer Identify the one constraint holding your business back right now — and build the plan to break through it.

Functional org chart: Keep, Automate, Stop, or Hire — Aaron Schafer Map every function in your business and decide what you keep doing, what you automate, what you stop, and what you hire out.

Annual Rocks & Quarterly Rocks — Brett Hilker Turn your 3-year vision into this year's must-win goals, then break them down into a focused 90-day plan.

Scaling Profit Q&A — Chandler Bolt Bring your hardest business questions — rapid-fire, no-fluff answers on growing revenue and protecting profit.

Live interview: Scaling to 8 Figures with Cole Gordon — Special Guest Chandler sits down with Cole Gordon — founder of Closers.io, the sales training company he scaled past 8 figures — to unpack how he did it and what it means for your next stage of growth.

How to prioritize & execute weekly + Guarding Your Goals — Aaron Schafer Close the day by installing the weekly planning rhythm that makes the whole plan real — and learning how to protect your goals when life gets loud.

The evening Cocktail Reception

After the workshop wraps, we'll regroup from 7:00 – 8:30 PM for a cocktail reception at Hotel Viata — a relaxed chance to connect with the speakers, the selfpublishing.com team, and your fellow business authors before the Summit begins the next morning. Don't skip it; some of the best connections of the week happen here.

Good to know

Lunch is on us. Lunch is provided at the workshop, so plan meals around that.

Haven't RSVP'd yet? If you're reading this and haven't confirmed your seat, RSVP here — it's how we save your seat, order your materials, and plan for you at lunch and the reception. Seating is capped at 49 attendees with no waitlist.

Know someone who should be in the room? The workshop is included for Business Author Mastermind members and for Author Business Summit in-person ticket holders (arrive a day early — it's your bonus day). A limited number of workshop-only tickets are available for $1,000 — email support@selfpublishing.com with the subject line "BAM Workshop Ticket."

Questions? About your ticket, travel, or anything else — email support@selfpublishing.com and our team will take care of you.

See you in Austin!

One day. One room. One plan for your author business — because a book that changes lives deserves a business that can carry it.