What TEDxAtlanta does

TEDxAtlanta is a 501c3 nonprofit organization (legally operated under Ideas into Action, Tax ID 27-2303339) running under license from TED as Georgia's largest TED affiliate. Founded in 2009 (originally as TEDxPeachtree before rebranding in 2017) and led by Licensee and Curator Jacqui Chew, the organization operates entirely through volunteer efforts and produces an annual flagship conference complemented by year-round programming: Salon single-topic discussions, Adventure hands-on community events, and speaker development initiatives. The 2026 cycle introduced TEDxAtlanta Youth, a new conference component for changemakers aged 16-23, alongside the mainstage event scheduled for October 2-3, 2026 at Atlanta International School. Other products include TEDxAtlantaWomen (launched 2022), The Xchange Blog, and curated content distributed via TED.com.

The business model is event-driven and community-led, with three revenue streams: ticket sales for in-person conferences and events, corporate partnerships and sponsorships, and 501c3-eligible charitable donations. Pricing tiers are published at tedxatlanta.com/pricing, and free livestream options broaden access. Distribution spans regional in-person venues (Atlanta International School, Center Stage Atlanta, Rialto Center for the Arts, Kendeda Building) and global digital channels (free livestreams, TED.com, Instagram, Facebook, email newsletter, Ticket Tailor). Marketing is multi-channel, including the website, The Xchange Blog, social media, and partner networks such as (ON CAM) Ready Media.

Over 15+ years, the organization has built a catalog of 260+ talks, accumulated 38.7M+ online views, and earned 31 TED-featured talk distinctions from a global TEDx catalog exceeding 200,000 talks. Audience engagement is strong, with a peak NPS of 88 and an average event NPS of 68. Customer segments span the general Atlanta community, young changemakers (16-23), corporate partners seeking brand alignment with innovation, and an active volunteer corps. Notable partnerships include the core TED license, venue hosts, and ecosystem collaborators such as Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, TiE Atlanta, and Atlanta-focused nonprofits (We Create Tech, Welcome Co-Op, Lifeline Animal Project).

Name

TEDxAtlanta

Legal name

Ideas into Action

Website

https://tedxatlanta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TEDxAtlanta is a Georgia-based 501c3 nonprofit operating under TED license to produce annual idea-sharing conferences, year-round Salons and Adventures, and a new Youth Conference for ages 16-23, serving Atlanta's community of changemakers, volunteers, and corporate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Event Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Internal Meeting & Workshop Management (THAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Public Speaking & Debate Programs (Live/Recorded) (EDAMAOAD), Speech & Debate Camps, Intensives & Bootcamps (EDAMAOAN)

Keywords

• TEDx conferences
• Community event services
• Speaker development programs
• Salon discussion events
• Nonprofit event organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from conference and event tickets for in-person attendance at mainstage conferences, Youth conferences, and specialized events.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Organizations align their brand with innovation and support changemakers shaping Atlanta's future through financial or in-kind partnerships with TEDxAtlanta.
3. Nonprofit Donations: As a 501c3 nonprofit (Tax ID: 27-2303339), the organization accepts charitable contributions to support its mission of spreading ideas worth spreading.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TEDxAtlanta organizes and produces TEDx-style conferences and year-round community programming in Atlanta under license from TED. Its core offerings are the annual flagship Mainstage Conference featuring the TEDx Talk format with Explore Sessions, the TEDxAtlanta Youth Conference for changemakers ages 16-23, year-round single-topic Salon discussions, and hands-on Adventure experiences that apply Talk concepts in real-world settings.

Product overview

TEDxAtlanta is a nonprofit event organization operating under license from TED as Georgia's largest TED affiliate. The organization offers an annual mainstage conference featuring the TEDx Talk format complemented by Explore Sessions, along with year-round programming including Salons (single-topic discussion events) and Adventures (hands-on experiential events). The 2026 conference introduced TEDxAtlanta Youth, a new component for changemakers aged 16 to 23. The organization also maintains The Xchange Blog, a content platform featuring curated playlists, event recaps, and speaker spotlights. All programming is volunteer-powered and designed to spread ideas worth spreading within the Atlanta community.

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Products and services

• TEDxAtlanta Mainstage Conference Annual flagship multi-day conference featuring the TEDx Talk format complemented by Explore Sessions, inspiring curiosity, rekindling wonder, and sparking discussion across topics from science to education to community innovation. Held at prominent Atlanta venues and targeted at the general Atlanta community interested in transformative ideas.
• TEDxAtlanta Youth Conference A separate conference featuring changemakers aged 16 to 23, held immediately following the mainstage conference. Expands TEDxAtlanta programming to engage younger voices, emerging changemakers, and youth seeking platforms to share ideas and gain visibility.
• TEDxAtlanta Salons Year-round single-topic Salon discussions diving deeper into Talk ideas, allowing attendees to explore specific themes with subject matter experts in small group settings across the Atlanta community.
• TEDxAtlanta Adventures Hands-on experiential events that apply Talk concepts in real-world settings, providing immersive learning opportunities aligned with speaker topics (e.g., Great Southeast Pollinator Census).

Quantifiable outcome

• Net Promoter Score of 88 indicating exceptional attendee satisfaction
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TEDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEDxAtlanta operates under license from TED, using the TEDx format to bring TED-like experiences to the Atlanta community. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, and TEDxAtlanta is part of a global network of independently organized TED events.
• Atlanta International SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue host for TEDxAtlanta 2026 mainstage conference and TEDxAtlanta Youth Conference. Located at 1701 Brandon Hall Dr, Sandy Springs, GA 30350.
• Center Stage AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric venue partner for TEDxAtlanta 2024 conference. Center Stage is an iconic performing arts, music, and live entertainment venue that has been a cornerstone of Atlanta's arts community since 1966. Located at 1374 West Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309.
• Ideas into ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEDxAtlanta is an initiative of Ideas into Action, a Georgia-registered nonprofit founded on the belief in the power of ideas to build stronger communities. DBA: TEDxAtlanta. Tax ID: 27-2303339.
• TiE AtlantaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative partnership for TiE Connect 2026 event cross-promotion. TEDxAtlanta featured as an upcoming event partner.
• Chamblee & VineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue host for TEDxAtlanta 2026 Social Kick-off event in June 2026.
• Partnership for Inclusive InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private organization focused on advancing technology and innovation equitably across Georgia. Provided venue for TEDxAtlanta May 2024 Salon at the Kendeda Building.
• (ON CAM) Ready MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJamie Maglietta's media company partners with TEDxAtlanta, providing video and photo content services for Instagram and Facebook, helping amplify big ideas and elevate thought leaders through story-driven digital strategy.
• We Create TechminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured nonprofit partner at TEDxAtlanta's Ideas Into Action: Atlanta Impact Night event, focused on closing the opportunity divide through culturally responsive STEAM experiences.
• The Welcome Co-OpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured nonprofit partner at TEDxAtlanta's Ideas Into Action: Atlanta Impact Night event, focused on building welcoming homes for refugees.
• Lifeline Animal ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured nonprofit partner at TEDxAtlanta's Ideas Into Action: Atlanta Impact Night event, focused on making Atlanta a no-kill community.
• Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeorgia Tech's Living Building Challenge certified venue hosting TEDxAtlanta's May 2024 Salon. First building in Georgia and one of only 28 in the world to receive this certification.
• University of Georgia - Great Southeast Pollinator CensusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCitizen science partnership for TEDxAtlanta's Great SE Pollinator Census Adventure event, contributing to pollinator conservation efforts.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aspen Ideas Festival: Aspen Ideas Festival is a multi-week ideas festival featuring hundreds of speakers across politics, science, arts, and business. It is a broad incumbent peer to TEDxAtlanta, offering a much larger and older idea-sharing conference format with institutional backing from the Aspen Institute.
• World Business Forum: World Business Forum (WOBI) is a major global business leadership conference featuring prominent CEO and thought-leader talks. It is a broad incumbent peer to TEDxAtlanta in the premium ideas/leadership conference category, though it operates in much larger venues with a corporate audience focus.
• INBOUND: INBOUND is HubSpot's annual marketing, sales, and customer experience conference featuring headline talks and educational sessions. It is a broad incumbent peer to TEDxAtlanta in its annual talk-driven conference format, though INBOUND is far larger, professionally produced, and tied to a single corporate sponsor.
• The Atlantic Festival: The Atlantic Festival is The Atlantic magazine's annual ideas and policy event featuring journalists, thinkers, and policymakers. It is a broad incumbent peer to TEDxAtlanta in its talk-based ideas programming and editorial curation, though it operates at much larger scale under a media brand.

Direct peers

• Creative Mornings: Creative Mornings is a free, monthly breakfast lecture series for creative communities in 90+ cities worldwide. It is a direct peer to TEDxAtlanta in format and community-driven approach: both curate short talks from local thinkers, run on volunteer energy, and aim to build local creative ecosystems.
• TEDxNewYork: TEDxNewYork is a separately licensed TEDx affiliate serving a major US city with annual conferences and year-round programming. It is a direct peer to TEDxAtlanta in that it operates the same TEDx format, license model, and community-driven event structure under the TED umbrella, differing primarily by geography.
• Summit Series: Summit Series (Summit at Sea, Summit LA) is a community-driven gathering of entrepreneurs, artists, and activists centered on talks and shared experiences. It is a direct peer to TEDxAtlanta in its emphasis on idea-sharing talks, community building, and impact-oriented programming.
• 99U Conference: 99U was Adobe/Behance's annual conference for creative professionals, built around short talks on ideas and creativity. It is a direct peer to TEDxAtlanta in targeting idea-driven speakers and audiences, sharing the short-talk conference format and emphasis on community for creative professionals.

Regional players

• StartUp Grind Atlanta: StartUp Grind is a global startup community with an active Atlanta chapter hosting monthly fireside chats and an annual conference. It is a regional peer to TEDxAtlanta in serving Atlanta's entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem through speaker-driven events, though its focus is narrower on startup founders and investors.
• SkillPop: SkillPop is an Atlanta-based experiential learning platform offering in-person classes and workshops on creative and lifestyle topics. It is a regional peer to TEDxAtlanta in operating community-facing workshops and events in the Atlanta market, though SkillPop focuses on hands-on classes rather than talks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tedxatlanta
• YouTubeyoutube.com/tedx
• Facebookfacebook.com/TEDxAtlanta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tedxatlanta
• Instagraminstagram.com/ted

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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