The Fun-Raiser
40% of every dollar goes to charity · You meet the people you buy from
People Party Palooza — The Future of Leadership
A 4-day interactive relationship festival for entrepreneurs, CEOs, leaders, creators, and changemakers ready to meet the right people through shared goals.
Free to attend.
When something's for sale, you meet the actual person behind it — not a faceless cart.
40% of every dollar goes to Dance Marathon at San Diego State University.
You're not donating. You're investing in your own growth.
Hosted by Stacey Lauren
Full lineup coming soon
It's not a gala. It's not a golf tournament. It's a Fun-Raiser.
You know how QVC, TikTok Shop, and Amazon Live turned shopping into something you watch live? This is that — for people who are building things. It's a live marketplace where you actually meet the people you're buying from and put real money toward yourself, your team, or your business. It's networking, not a faceless cart — and 40% of every dollar goes to Dance Marathon.
Dance Marathon at San Diego State University
Benefiting Rady Children's Hospital
Dance Marathon is a student-led philanthropic organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for children receiving care through Rady Children's Hospital. Through year-round fundraising, leadership development, and community engagement, SDSU students work together to make a meaningful difference in the lives of pediatric patients and their families.
40% of every auction · 100% of every VIP upgrade
Instead of asking you to give, we invite you to grow.
Most fundraisers ask you to write a check and feel good for a minute. This one hands you something back.
When you buy in the room, you're putting money toward the offer, the connection, or the next step you already needed — and the cause is built into the same dollar.
You walk away with what you came for. Dance Marathon walks away funded.
No.
You will not be passively watching presentations all week.
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You will not be tossed into awkward breakout rooms hoping the right person appears.
A relationship lab.
Interactive, experiential, practical, and fun. Themed rooms, people doing the thing, a better way to build real relationship momentum.
People Party Palooza is part festival, part relationship lab, part live learning experience.
People Parties move you off the sidelines.
Listen. Interact. Invest in what moves you forward.
Listen & learn
Hear from experts, authors, speakers, and leaders across all five festival stages — real teaching on the future of leadership.
Connect & interact
This is a People Party, not a webinar. Jump into the conversation, share your voice, and meet the right people live.
Invest in what moves you forward
Buy the exclusive products, services, and experiences the speakers offer — and 40% of the profits go to Dance Marathon.
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People Party Palooza grew out of Stacey Lauren's 5-year relationship experiment, hundreds of interviews, her TEDx talk, and the lessons she learned after building a staffing company to $35 million before exiting.
“The fastest way to meet the right people is to gather around shared goals.”
Pick the rooms that match your goals.
Like a music festival, People Party Palooza is organized into stages so you can follow the conversations that matter most to you.
Entrepreneur Stage
For founders, coaches, consultants, experts, and business owners who want more reach, revenue, referrals, collaborations, and momentum.
Topics: Offers, sales, AI, leverage, money, monetizing connections, follow-through.
CEO & Leadership Stage
For executives, team builders, trainers, and leaders who care about trust, communication, culture, and collective intelligence.
Topics: Competitive edge, advisory boards, safer online spaces, people-first leadership.
Visibility & Media Stage
For speakers, authors, creators, experts, and mission-driven leaders who want their message seen by the right people.
Topics: LinkedIn, personal brand, book launches, backstory, media, celebrity platforms.
Self-Development Stage
For people working on confidence, identity, courage, presence, priorities, and the inner work of becoming easier to find.
Topics: Dream lifting, procrastination, champion identity, being more present.
Community & Impact Stage
For movement-builders, nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, creators, and changemakers who want to use relationships and visibility for good.
Topics: Aligned partnerships, causes, community, storytelling, influence with purpose.
AI in Business Stage
For founders, operators, and teams ready to put AI to work — turning new tools into real leverage, faster execution, and an edge in how they build.
Topics: Practical AI tools, automation, agents, content, workflows, leverage for lean teams.
Real opportunities — not gift baskets.
Every one comes from a speaker or partner in the room — exclusive offers created for Palooza and the Show, many of them limited or once-in-a-lifetime. You won't find them anywhere else.
Headliner · Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show · Aug 20
Headliner coming soon.
We’re booking the celebrity headliner for the Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show. Save your spot and we’ll announce it as soon as it’s confirmed.
Celebration Auction Finale · Streaming on Zoom
Featured Speakers
Lineup coming soon.
We’re curating the experts, hosts, and collaborators for The Future of Leadership. Save your spot and we’ll send the lineup as it’s confirmed.
Stacey Lauren
Stacey Lauren is a high-energy fundraising auctioneer, movement creator, and the visionary founder of the Do The Thing platform, inspiring people to turn connection into collective action.
Known for blending humor, authenticity, and purpose, she helps leaders launch businesses, ideas, and communities by engaging people around action. She is currently building the Billion Dollar Impact Marketplace — an engine that fuels business growth while raising $1B for charities.
Stacey's work continues to prove that leadership begins the moment you decide to engage people around your message.
Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show
The finale: celebrity, business, generosity, and opportunity in one room.
Celebration Auction · Streaming on Zoom
Auctions run all week — from the very first session, every room brings its own offers and opportunities.
The Celebrity Show is the grand finale where it all comes together: celebrity, business, generosity, and opportunity in one room, raising money for Dance Marathon.
Behind the scenes
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A look behind the scenes at our first Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show, headlined by Kelsey Scott — a feel for the room, the production, and the energy of the finale.
Come ready to pay attention. One connection, one offer, or one yes in this room could become the exact unlock your next chapter needs.
The room you usually have to pay five figures to get into.
Getting in the room with people at this level normally runs $10K to $100K - that's the going rate for the masterminds and mentorships built around them. The finale auction is one of the few places that proximity comes in pieces small enough to say yes to. So if you came here to build something, this is the part of the week to pay attention to.
Pay for proximity
Time with people at this level is usually gated behind a five-figure mastermind. Here, the same proximity is something you can actually reach for.
Access, in pieces
It doesn't come as one big buy-in. The access shows up in smaller, specific pieces - so you can put real money toward one connection without betting the quarter on it.
Who else is in the room
When you buy in, you're not just getting the one name on the offer. You're in the room with the people around them - the celebrities and high-level folks already in their orbit.
Everything in one week.
Live interactive sessions across themed festival stages
Practical relationship-building strategies you can use right away
Conversations for entrepreneurs, CEOs, leaders, creators, and changemakers
An AI in Business stage — practical AI for founders and teams
The People Party Treasure Chest — free gifts from participating speakers
The Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show finale
You do not have to attend every room to get value. Choose your stages, show up live when you can, and follow the people, ideas, and opportunities that feel aligned.
Want the replays too?
Replays are a VIP perk. VIP adds ongoing access to every session recording, plus a private behind-the-scenes session with Stacey after the event. And your $97? 100% goes to Dance Marathon.
A virtual gift bag of resources, tools, and next steps.
At the kickoff, attendees receive access to the People Party Treasure Chest, featuring gifts and resources from participating speakers and contributors. Some gifts may include guides, trainings, templates, strategy calls, or other ways to keep the relationship going after the session ends.
Note: some gifts may require a separate opt-in with the contributor. When you claim those gifts, you may be added to that contributor's email list and can unsubscribe at any time.
4 weekdays of live virtual experiences.
9:30 AM Pacific · Aug 17 – 20, 2026
Opening Ceremony
Stacey Lauren kicks off the Future of Leadership Palooza
Day 2
Speakers and themes coming soon
Day 3
Speakers and themes coming soon
Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show
Celebration auction finale — headliner coming soon
VIP Bonus Session
Behind-the-scenes with Stacey — VIP only, 100% to Dance Marathon
Full speaker details coming soon.
You want a more human way to meet aligned people
You are building a business, brand, community, cause, or movement
You are tired of transactional networking
You want to learn by doing, not just listening
You want to be in rooms where business, impact, visibility, and personal growth can all connect
40% of profits goes to Dance Marathon.
Every offer sold in the room sends 40% of its profit straight to Dance Marathon at San Diego State University, benefiting Rady Children's Hospital.
Save your free spot.
Your free ticket includes the weekday virtual events, Treasure Chest, and the Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show.
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Come for the sessions. Leave with people.
Join us Aug 17 – 20, 2026 for the interactive relationship festival that turns meeting people into something you can actually do.
Is People Party Palooza virtual?
Yes. The Palooza is virtual, with live sessions hosted on Zoom. The Aug 20 Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show is the celebration auction finale.
Why does it run Aug 17–20 if it is a 4-day event?
The Future of Leadership Palooza includes 4 weekdays of programming.
Is People Party Palooza free?
Yes. Registration for People Party Palooza is free.
What is the VIP upgrade?
VIP is an optional $97 behind-the-scenes session with Stacey after the Palooza. 100% of the $97 goes directly to Dance Marathon at San Diego State University, benefiting Rady Children's Hospital — no affiliate commission is taken.
Will there be replays?
Replays are part of the VIP upgrade — VIP includes ongoing access to every session recording, and 100% of every VIP upgrade goes to Dance Marathon. Free registration includes the live weekday sessions.
Is this a summit?
No. It includes expert-led sessions, but the experience is designed to be interactive, experiential, and relationship-focused.
What is the Treasure Chest?
A virtual gift bag shared at the kickoff with gifts and resources from participating speakers and contributors.
What is the Billion Dollar Impact Celebrity Show?
The Aug 20 finale — our celebration auction that brings together celebrity visibility, entrepreneurs, special opportunities, and our cause partners. Headliner coming soon.