The Upside

REPLAY: 9/8 Upside Open House

THE COMMUNITY TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS GROW

THE COMMUNITY
TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS GROW

COLLABORATIVE

Peers

High-level

NETWORKS

MULTIPLE

Industries

Dedicated

POSITIONING

BUSINESS

Scaling

COLLABORATIVE

Peers

MULTIPLE

Industries

High-level

NETWORKS

Dedicated

POSITIONING

BUSINESS

Scaling

Our Members

HAIL FROM A WIDE RANGE OF COMPANIES

STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING

Topics are focused on business growth, such as diversifying revenue streams, landing a paid board seat, and optimizing LinkedIn for lead gen.

Your chance to ask for advice on a variety of topics such as difficult client situations, pricing challenges or negotiation tactics. Facilitated by Erin Halper, these productive sessions will provide you with smart solutions, fast.

In this power hour, come ready with one current challenge and get quick answers from the smartest people in the room. Tailored to different levels and interests to facilitate interactive peer advisory.

TARGETED NETWORKING

Connect with members in your field to follow trends and gain valuable insights in these moderated industry-centric discussions.

Find members who share your interests in these small groups that focus on one specific subject matter, such as sustainability, community building, B2B tech, or cryptocurrency.

Expand your client pipeline as you build authentic relationships with other members who can refer you to clients in their networks.

TACTICAL RESOURCES

Our content team helps to elevate your visibility and increase your exposure, especially on LinkedIn.

Learn how to fine-tune your bio, price to scale, write a proposal, and land paid speaking opportunities with these time-tested guides and videos.

Your on-demand online forum for asking questions, solving problems and sparking conversation, anytime. Members share ideas, opinions, feedback and advice to support and advance each otherʼs businesses.

Most independent consultants

tackle challenges alone—

not our members.

THE UPSIDE OFFERS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED—
RESOURCES, EXPERT ADVICE, AND A COMMUNITY OF PEERS.

THE UPSIDE OFFERS
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED—
RESOURCES, EXPERT ADVICE,
AND A COMMUNITY OF PEERS.

EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS

The Upside thrives on the diverse interests and business areas
of its members, which contribute to our community’s
valuable wealth of knowledge.

The Upside thrives on the diverse interests and business areas of its members—which contribute to our community’s valuable wealth of knowledge.

ADVERTISING
FASHION
TECH
BEAUTY
RETAIL
PHARMA
ECOMMERCE

DIGITAL MEDIA
CPG
FINANCE
LUXURY
REAL ESTATE
LAW
PUBLISHING

Members

GET RESULTS

0%

REPORT AT LEAST ONE SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT

· Higher quality client pipelines
· Better client boundaries and more flexible hours
· Improved operational efficiencies

SAW MAJOR REVENUE GROWTH

0%
0%

REPORT HAVING MORE HIGH-VALUE CLIENTS

...Conquer
the Funnel
...Conquer
the Funnel
Marissa Pick
B2B Digital Marketing Strategist
I have learned how to communicate better to drive leads and, as a
result, business has been steadily busier.
I have learned how to communicate better to drive leads and, as a result, business has been steadily busier.
For anyone looking to grow, joining The Upside
is the first and best step youʼll make.
...Conquer
Positioning
...Conquer
Positioning
Micki Boas
Strategist & Author
I chose to position myself as my own brand in order to maximize
my full potential and command my value.
I chose to position myself as my own brand in order to maximize my full potential and command my value.
I realized that freelancing under the low budget of an
agency was limiting me and all of my goals.
...Conquer
Pricing
...Conquer
Pricing
Alison Coward
Team Culture Expert
My fee structure is now based on the value I bring to clients, rather
than time spent with them. As a result, I have begun shifting from
one-off engagements to longer relationships with clients—
My fee structure is now based on the value I bring to clients, rather than time spent with them. As a result, I have begun shifting from one-off engagements to longer relationships with clients—
so I can achieve more for them
and build a sustainable business.
...Conquer
Scaling
...Conquer
Scaling
Stacey Lee
CEO of an Accounting Advisory Firm
I honed in on providing accounting services to creative agencies
and invested in the type of talent that let me focus
on scaling my business.
I honed in on providing accounting services to creative agencies and invested in the type of talent that let me focus on scaling my business.
As a result, I saw 50 percent growth in one year.

JOINING

The Upside

APPLICATION PROCESS

We accept members on a quarterly basis (until we reach capacity—we then add accepted applicants to the waitlist).

Upon submitting your application and payment information, you will receive an email outlining our review process, next steps and important dates.

Once accepted, our team will send you everything you need to dive into membership.

Elevate

your business

WITH THE UPSIDE

$195
/month
Apply

Your questions,

ANSWERED

100% of Upside members say that the value of membership met or exceeded their expectations. Additionally, the longer members stay in The Upside, the more value, results and ROI they gain.

Real-life examples of Upside membership results include:

  • Within 3 months of joining The Upside, one of our members landed a 6-figure client from a relationship they made in The Upside.
  • Instead of paying a lawyer hundreds of dollars an hour for their time, one of our members accessed contracts and templates provided by fellow members, saving them thousands of dollars in lawyer fees.
  • One of our members received time-sensitive feedback that saved them upwards of $10,000 by avoiding a potential mistake.
  • One of our members received advisory from Erin Halper and their fellow Upsiders that led to closing one of their largest clients to date, and doubling what they earned in their previous full-time role.
  • One of our members took advantage of an Upside-exclusive podcast feature which positioned them as an expert and led to a 5-figure/month retainer client.
  • Members have become friends beyond The Upside, partnering on clients and holding one another accountable through regular meetings and goal-specific Upside pods.

Upside members agree: the cost of an Upside membership more than pays for itself quarter after quarter.

You won’t find a community quite like The Upside anywhere else, and here’s why:

  • Niche Programming: Upside programming is designed to help our members double or triple their revenue. Our high-caliber tools and niche programming are not widely-found on Google or in any general business community.
  • Curated Membership: We have the luxury of growing our community based on quality members who are here for the right reasons.
  • High ROI for Time Invested: We respect your busy schedule. Which is why we’ve developed high-impact programming that facilitates connections, sharpens your skills and advances your business, fast.
  • Members Who Play Big: This is not a client matching platform. Being able to generate your own quality, consistent clients is what separates Upside consultants from hand-to-mouth freelancers. We provide the essential tools to make this happen.
  • Powerful Network: Our secret sauce lies in bringing the right people together. The power of The Upside’s network is truly unmatched. You won’t find any other group of consultants as diverse, high-caliber and generous as those in The Upside.

An Upside membership requires a minimum commitment of 3 months. From there, membership renews every quarter. 

We strive to maintain the perfect balance between being a highly-curated network and an inclusive, diverse community.

We screen all applications carefully and accept members based on:

✔ Diversity in backgrounds
✔ Diversity in skills
✔ Diversity in industry
✔ Desire to contribute and support others
✔ Drive to achieve

We look for:

  • Professionals who are operating or scaling an independent consultancy or service-based business that works with companies as the end-client.
  • Independent consultants, advisors, speakers, workshop facilitators, executive coaches and CEOs of agencies/firms. 
  • Members who view themselves as business owners.

In the case where we have more applicants than open spots, we will prioritize those who have been referred in by our current members.

Know an Upside member? Make sure to include their name in the application where we ask how you heard about The Upside.

  • Because all of our members work with businesses or executives as end clients, our membership is not the right format for real estate agents, side hustlers, network marketers or health/life coaches working with individual or group coaching formats.
  • If your target audience is our members, The Upside is not the right fit. Upside members do not solicit other members and do not use The Upside as their personal client funnel or to market their services.
  • If you are not fully supportive of closing the gender pay gap and you are not passionate about diversity and equal opportunities for all, then we are not the right fit for you.
 
The Upside’s community platform is based on Circle. 
 
Why Circle?
 
  • Circle respects your time and doesn’t let an algorithm determine which posts and discussions make it into your feed. 
  • Circle makes it simple to create searchable tags and topics for finding answers quickly and easily.
  • Circle is 100% private and will not serve you ads of any kind.
  • Because many of our community peers, like 10th House and Dreamers & Doers, are on Circle. This makes it easy for members to toggle across multiple memberships in one app.

Our members span 7 time zones. Therefore, all of our programming takes place Monday – Friday between noon and 3pm EST.

If you can invest only 1 hour per week, you can benefit from ALL of our high-impact programming like masterminds, industry cohorts, and expert learning sessions.
 
If you can invest an extra 30 minutes each week, you can benefit from a 1:1 member connection call to expand and deepen your network.
 
If you can invest a little more time, you can use our private forum to receive answers to your most pressing questions, attend live office hours, access our library of high-impact learning sessions and much, much more!
 
No doubt, the more you engage, the quicker you will advance. But even members who can only commit to an hour per week will tell you that the value they receive from that tiny time commitment has exceeded their wildest expectations.
Membership is a community that gives you access to our powerful network and provides essential tools for business advancement.  Membership opens up 4x per year and renews quarterly.
 
The Accelerator is an online course with all of the lessons, tools, scripts, templates, guides and blueprints you need to build a successful consultancy business. The Accelerator is available for purchase year-round.
Someone has nominated to fast-track your membership to The Upside.
Accept your invitation and apply here before applications close on December 25.
Erin Halper of The Upside

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