Speaking Consulting Network

What Speaking Consulting Network does

Speaking Consulting Network (SCN) is a private, membership-based professional community founded in 1996 by Linda Miles for speakers, consultants, coaches, and thought leaders in the dental industry. The company operates a curated ecosystem of approximately 100+ active members, 900+ meeting planners in its directory, and brand partners, organized around a flagship Annual Summit (30th anniversary edition in Santa Barbara, June 2026), regional SCN Elevate Continuing Education events, intimate SCN Unplugged member gatherings, and monthly Virtual Masterminds. Core offerings also include a Meeting Planner Directory, Podcast Host Directory, Mastery Courses (Business of Speaking and Business of Podcasting), a Resource Vault valued at $10,000+, and Creative Suite discounts of up to 75% on member services.

SCN makes money through three revenue streams: (1) a $2,500 one-time membership initiation fee plus recurring monthly or annual dues for unlimited membership, (2) non-member event registration ($2,200 per person for the Annual Summit), and (3) multi-tier year-long brand partnerships that grant sponsors access to the member network's combined reach of more than 15,000 dental practices annually. Distribution is community- and event-led, leveraging rotating summit host cities, regional CE events, a podcast and newsletter ecosystem (members' podcasts average 2,500 listeners per episode; combined newsletters reach 55,000 subscribers), and direct digital channels.

The company is founder-owned and operated with no disclosed external funding, parent entity, or public listing. It is headquartered in its operational hub of Santa Barbara, California (host city for the 2026 summit), with rotating event geography across Scottsdale, Nashville, San Diego, and Santa Barbara. SCN does not position itself as a technology product company; its platform layer is a standard website plus RegFox registration, with directories functioning as the primary utility rather than AI-powered matchmaking or proprietary software.

Name

Speaking Consulting Network

Legal name

Speaking Consulting Network

Website

https://speakingconsultingnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Professional Membership Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Customer/User Conferences & Client Advisory Boards (THAHAMAD)

Keywords

• Dental speaker network
• Professional membership community
• Speaker bureau directory
• Continuing education events
• Influencer partnership program

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership with initiation fee ($2,500 one-time) plus recurring dues (monthly or yearly options). Membership unlocks access to directories, events, masterminds, resource vault, and creative suite discounts.
2. Event Registration: Non-member attendees pay $2,200 for the Annual Summit. SCN Elevate CE events are open to the public with registration fees.
3. Brand Partnerships and Sponsorships: Year-long partnership engagements with brands seeking access to SCN's network of influencers. Multiple partnership investment levels available for brands of various sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Speaking Consulting Network (SCN) operates a curated, application-based membership community for dental speakers, consultants, coaches, podcasters, and published authors. The core offering is an annual membership that bundles access to signature events (Annual Summit, SCN Unplugged, SCN Elevate CE events), monthly virtual Masterminds, curated directories (Meeting Planner Directory of 900+ professionals, Podcast Host Directory, Speaker Directory), on-demand Mastery Courses (Business of Speaking, Business of Podcasting), a Resource Vault, and discounted Creative Suite services. SCN also monetizes event attendance from non-members and runs a Brand Partnership Program giving companies year-long access to its 100+ influencer network that collectively reaches 15,000+ dental practices annually.

Product overview

Speaking Consulting Network (SCN) is a premier membership ecosystem for dental speakers, consultants, and thought leaders. The platform operates as a unified membership-based offering that combines an annual flagship event (SCN Annual Summit), regional CE events (SCN Elevate), intimate member gatherings (SCN Unplugged), monthly virtual sessions (SCN Masterminds), and directories connecting speakers with meeting planners and podcast hosts. Members gain access to Mastery Courses covering Business of Speaking and Business of Podcasting, a Resource Vault with expert video content, and Creative Suite discounts on professional services. SCN also offers partnership programs for brands seeking to reach the dental industry through its influencer network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCN Membership (Unlimited Membership)
• SCN Annual Summit
• SCN Elevate (Regional CE Events)

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000+ practices reached annually by SCN members
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Brands and Sponsors (unnamed)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026SCN partners with innovative, progressive companies seeking to reach dental professionals through SCN's network of 100+ influencers. Partners gain year-long engagement with access to members' rooms, stages, and channels. Partnership unlocks exposure to 15,000+ practices annually through podcast sponsorships, newsletter features, speaking opportunities, digital campaigns, and event sponsorships. Multiple partnership investment levels available for various budget sizes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Washington Speakers Bureau: Established full-service speakers bureau representing political, business, and motivational speakers. Comparable to SCN in providing curated speakers and serving meeting planners, but at a much broader scale and across multiple industries.
• American Dental Association (ADA): The largest professional association for U.S. dentists, operating CE events, publications, and member services. Comparable to SCN as a dental-industry membership and conference organizer serving overlapping audiences (dental professionals, CE providers, exhibitor brands).
• Harry Walker Agency: Long-standing premier speakers bureau representing high-profile thought leaders and celebrities. Comparable to SCN's curated-speaker value proposition, but serves a far broader cross-industry market at a much larger scale.
• Academy of General Dentistry (AGD): Professional association for general dentists offering CE programming, events, and member benefits. Directly comparable to SCN in serving dental professionals seeking CE and in hosting dental conferences where SCN members speak.

Emerging players

• Circle: Community platform for creators and brands offering memberships, courses, and events. Comparable to SCN as an enabling community-and-events software stack that an organization like SCN could be built on top of.
• Mighty Networks: Software platform powering paid, branded community memberships for creators and professional networks. Comparable to SCN as an enabling technology layer for monetized professional communities with events, courses, and member directories.
• Cellerant Consulting Group: Dental-specific consulting and advisory firm working with dental practices, DSOs, and dental brands. Comparable to SCN as a dental-industry consultancy and speaker network, though focused on consulting engagements rather than membership and events.

Direct peers

• BigSpeak Speakers Bureau: One of the largest professional speaker bureaus in the U.S., connecting meeting planners with vetted keynote and business speakers. Directly comparable to SCN's speaker-directory and meeting-planner matchmaking model, but operating across industries rather than a single dental vertical.

Others

• Dental Trade Alliance (DTA): Trade association representing dental product manufacturers and distributors. Comparable to SCN as a dental-industry association, but representing the supply side (manufacturers/distributors) that overlaps with SCN's brand-partner customer segment.
• National Speakers Association (NSA): Professional association for the speaking industry, offering member education, events, and credentials (CSP, CPAE). Comparable to SCN as a membership organization serving professional speakers, though broader than dental and structured as a credentialing body.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scnmembers
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpeakingConsultingNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/speakingconsultingnetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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