Schedule of Events

*2024 UPP Schedule will be released in Fall 2023, but check out this year’s schedule to give you an idea of what goes down!

tuesday, may 16, 2023

pre-networking event + early registration

5-7 pm kick off meet a friend Happy Hour at Pins Mechanical Co. hosted by Amy Johnston!

Pins Mechanical Co. : 1102 Grundy Street • Nashville, TN 37203

wednesday, may 17, 2023

upp day 1 • clementine hall

4710 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209

subject to change

8:00 AM: Registration, Check In, Coffee, Mingle

8:30 AM: Kick Off! – Welcome with emcee, Hilary Krueger

Setting the Intention with Azia Whitted

KEYNOTE: Ciara Bennet – You Vs You & the Power of NOW

BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS:

groups will rotate to all 3 sessions

Kaelynn Priest: The Outsource Resource: How to make your business work for YOU

Amanda Dare: Business Funding: Marry, F*ck, Kill

Stephanie Llewellyn: Take the Risk, Tell the Story

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: LUNCH!

( HEADSHOTS ROUND 1 during LUNCH )

ROUNDTABLES:

• 18 Topics to choose from, plan to pick 8 topics to visit between 2 days

• Each Round table session is approximately 20 minutes long each

• Attendees will be able to freely go to attend anything that interests them.

Kaelynn Priest: Build An Automated Money Making Machine on Etsy

Abigail Peugh: How to increase your conversions with User Generated Content (UGC)

Sarah Jansel: 5 Ways To Scale Your Business With Shopify

Kaila Piepkow: Packaging Design For Your Product Biz

Dale Honeycutt: Embedding Your Personality Into Your Brand to Slay at In Person Markets

Lucy Kelly: Clear Cut Canva – Utilizing Canva for your Product Business

Kristin Fisher: 3 P’s for Profit: Pricing (pricing your product), Product Offer (determining ideal choice count), Productivity (outsourcing & systems)

Jeni Becht: Selling on Amazon- the quick and dirty details

Isabella MG: Scaling with Selling Wholesale

Kelley Kempel: Confessions of a Big Box Packaging Designer (Billion dollar brand secrets any product biz can use)

Kimberley Evans: Sourcing on Ali Baba, Baby!

Nicole Swartz: How to Start Your Company Legally & How to register in 3 simple Steps

Taina Nixon: Selling With Confidence

Kerrie Fitzgerald: Create A Cult-Like Following For Your Brand

Robin Langford: How to Easily Work With the Moon to Uplevel Your Business

Shelley Easter: Shopify Website Review Intensive

Monica Little: How to show up and SELL on your Instagram stories using a 4 part S-E-L-L framework

Q&A PANEL: Managing the High Highs & Low Lows

Hosted by Aleks Lopez

Panel: Taina Nixon, Monica Little, Dale Honeycutt, & Hilary Krueger

BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS:

groups will rotate to all 3 sessions

Julie Ball: Two Ways To Grow Your Business with a Subscription Box

Allison Carter: Let’s Get Visible, Visible!

Janet LeBlanc: Stress-Free Taxes

KEYNOTE: Krissi Thomas – The “Oh shit! I Soooo Know My WHY” moment!

5:00 PM Goodnight & see you tomorrow, friends!

thursday, may 18, 2023

upp day 2 • clementine hall

4710 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209

subject to change

8:00 AM: Registration, Check In, Coffee, Mingle

8:30 AM: Kick Off! – Welcome back with emcee, Hilary Krueger

Setting the Intention with Azia Whitted

Hey Hey Hey: from your hosts Allison Carter & Cat Hildner

BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS:

groups will rotate to both sessions

Cristy Cross: How to Photograph One Product in 3 Ways & Use Them In Multiple Ways

Erin Alexander: Create Deeper, More Meaningful Connections with your Customers with a Perpetual Nurture Sequence

ROUNDTABLES – another 60 minutes:

• 17 Topics to choose from, plan to pick 8 topics to visit between 2 days

• Each Round table session is approximately 20 minutes long each

• Attendees will be able to freely go to attend anything that interests them.

Kaelynn Priest: Build An Automated Money Making Machine on Etsy

Abigail Peugh: How to increase your conversions with User Generated Content (UGC)

Sarah Jansel: 5 Ways To Scale Your Business With Shopify

Kaila Piepkow: Packaging Design For Your Product Biz

Dale Honeycutt: Embedding Your Personality Into Your Brand to Slay at In Person Markets

Lucy Kelly: Clear Cut Canva – Utilizing Canva for your Product Business

Kristin Fisher: 3 P’s for Profit: Pricing (pricing your product), Product Offer (determining ideal choice count), Productivity (outsourcing & systems)

Jeni Becht: Selling on Amazon- the quick and dirty details

Isabella MG: Scaling with Selling Wholesale

Kelley Kempel: Confessions of a Big Box Packaging Designer (Billion dollar brand secrets any product biz can use)

Kimberley Evans: Sourcing on Ali Baba, Baby!

Nicole Swartz: How to Start Your Company Legally & How to register in 3 simple Steps

Taina Nixon: Selling With Confidence

Kerrie Fitzgerald: Create A Cult-Like Following For Your Brand

Robin Langford: How to Easily Work With the Moon to Uplevel Your Business

Shelley Easter: Shopify Website Review Intensive

Monica Little: How to show up and SELL on your Instagram stories using a 4 part S-E-L-L framework

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: LUNCH!

( HEADSHOTS ROUND 2 during LUNCH )

ROUNDTABLES – another 40 minutes:

• 17 Topics to choose from, plan to pick 8 topics to visit between 2 days

• Each Round table session is approximately 20 minutes long each

• Attendees will be able to freely go to attend anything that interests them.

ANNON PANEL: Allison Carter & Cat Hildner

Ask us ANYTHING & we’re going to give up the tea

BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS:

groups will rotate to both sessions

Aleks Lopez: Wellness for Long Term Success

Erin Sarpa: Women on Top: Boost Your Story and Your Bottom Line

CLOSING KEYNOTE: Cat Hildner – Focus Your Inputs to Maximize your OUTPUTS!

4:20 PM Closing Champagne Toast!

THE AFTERPARTY!!

Go back to your hotel or Airbnb • Get freshened up • Grab some dinner

Then head back to Clementine Hall because we’re turning the space into our own UPP Nashville Honkey Tonk!

7:30 PM – 10:30 PM The Official UPP Afterparty

Clementine Hall: 4710 Charlotte Avenue • Nashville, TN 37209

*Join us for a live band, dancing, cocktails, vendor marketplace, snacks, and a killer good time!

*Afterparty is open to all UPP Attendees, Speakers, Marketplace Vendors, & Sponsors