What Slay the USA does

Slay the USA is a privately held U.S. publishing and community platform founded in 2019 by Leigh M. Clark, a two-time TEDx speaker and six-time best-selling author. The company curates regional anthology book volumes featuring the stories of high-impact women, with each volume tied to a specific U.S. city — including Tampa Bay, Southwest Florida, Atlanta, Nashville, Sarasota, Las Vegas, and Naples. Contributors are hand-selected and become published authors in exchange for participation fees, with books sold through Amazon and direct channels. The company has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates across multiple markets.

The business has layered a recurring membership program on top of the episodic book offering. Memberships (purchased via Stripe) provide access to monthly masterclasses on topics selected by authors — covering PR strategy, branding, and AI tools — as well as VIP event invitations, private retreats, champagne book launches, and curated dinners. A separate Elite PR Services offering can be booked directly through Calendly, positioning the founder as a media and visibility consultant. Distribution runs through Amazon for books, a GoDaddy/Website Builder-hosted site for membership and PR, Typeform for contributor applications, and Calendly for PR consultations.

The customer base is primarily women entrepreneurs, business owners, and changemakers seeking visibility, personal brand amplification, and networking with like-minded professionals. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven: word-of-mouth testimonials, earned media features, and live experiences (brunches, retreats, book launches) drive contributor and member acquisition. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company provides no information on funding, headcount, or financial scale, indicating a bootstrapped, founder-led operating model.

Name

Slay the USA

Legal name

Slay The USA

Website

https://slaytheusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Slay the USA is a privately held U.S. publishing and community platform founded in 2019 by Leigh M. Clark that curates regional anthology books featuring the stories of women entrepreneurs across multiple U.S. cities, bundled with a membership program, monthly masterclasses, and PR services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Publishing and Community

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Market & Paperback Publishing (MPAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Anthology book publishing
• Membership community platform
• Public relations services
• Professional networking events
• Personal brand development

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Slay the USA publishes regional anthology books featuring stories by women contributors. Each volume covers a specific city (e.g., Slaying Tampa Bay, Slaying Nashville, Slaying Atlanta). Contributors purchase participation and receive published copies. Books are sold through Amazon and direct links.
2. Membership Program: The company offers a membership program providing access to digital products, expert-led masterclasses, VIP event invites, and exclusive community connections. The membership serves as a recurring revenue stream with ongoing benefits including private retreats, champagne book launches, and branding masterclasses.
3. PR Services: The company offers elite PR services that can be booked via Calendly, providing direct consulting or service-based revenue from women seeking professional publicity and media amplification.
4. Event Tickets and Experiences: Revenue generated from exclusive events including luxury retreats, pop-up dinners, bougie brunches, and lunch-and-learns. These are ticketed experiences that provide both revenue and community engagement.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Slay the USA publishes city-specific anthology book volumes featuring curated stories of high-impact women, including titles such as Slaying Tampa Bay, Slaying Southwest Florida, Slaying Nashville, Slaying Atlanta, Slaying Sarasota, and Slaying Vegas. The company also operates a membership-based community program providing access to monthly masterclasses, VIP events, luxury retreats, and curated networking experiences, alongside elite PR services bookable through Calendly for personal brand amplification.

Product overview

Slay the USA is a platform-plus-content offering built around a city-specific book series (Slaying Southwest Florida, Slaying Nashville, Slaying Atlanta, Slaying Tampa Bay, Slaying Sarasota, Slaying Vegas) that serves as the core product and entry point. The books are complemented by a membership program offering masterclasses, VIP events, retreats, and PR services. Together, the book series and membership create a comprehensive PR toolkit and community for high-impact women seeking visibility, legacy building, and networking opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Slay the USA Book Series A nationally recognized anthology book series featuring curated stories of high-impact women, published as city-specific volumes (Slaying Tampa Bay, Slaying Nashville, Slaying Atlanta, Slaying Southwest Florida, Slaying Sarasota, Slaying Vegas). Each volume features hand-selected women contributors who become published authors and has achieved #1 Best Seller status internationally. Books are sold through Amazon and direct links.
• Slay the USA Membership A subscription-based community membership offering access to digital products, expert-led monthly masterclasses (covering topics such as AI, PR strategies, and marketing), VIP event invitations, private luxury retreats, champagne book launches, branding masterclasses, curated dinner parties, and networking opportunities with high-impact women across the country. Membership enrollment is processed through Stripe checkout.
• PR Services Elite PR services offered by Slay the USA, including session booking with founder Leigh M. Clark to amplify personal brand visibility and media presence. Sessions are booked directly through Calendly and target women entrepreneurs seeking professional publicity and media amplification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Books have achieved #1 Best Seller status internationally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• She Is Unstoppable: She Is Unstoppable produces woman-focused anthology books and community content, representing one of the closest direct competitors in the women's anthology publishing category.
• Authority Magazine: Authority Magazine publishes curated interview-style content featuring high-impact entrepreneurs and changemakers, mirroring Slay the USA's model of curating and publishing stories of influential figures via a media platform.
• Women Who Win: Women Who Win is a community and publishing platform centered on women entrepreneurs, sharing Slay the USA's combination of curated content, community, and personal brand amplification.
• The Story Behind Her: The Story Behind Her produces curated storytelling content and features women entrepreneurs sharing their personal journeys, directly overlapping with Slay the USA's storytelling and visibility proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Ellevate Network: Ellevate Network is a larger, more established professional networking community for women, serving a similar audience of women professionals seeking connection, mentorship, and visibility — but at greater scale and broader scope.
• Forbes Women: Forbes Women is a major media platform covering high-impact women in business, overlapping with Slay the USA's media recognition and visibility offerings for women entrepreneurs, though at vastly larger scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• SheEO: SheEO is a community and funding platform for women entrepreneurs, comparable to Slay the USA's community and empowerment focus, though differentiated by its grant-based funding model and global cohort structure.
• Female Founders Fund: Female Founders Fund is a venture fund and community supporting women entrepreneurs, overlapping with Slay the USA's audience of women builders but with a different core product (capital versus publishing/community).
• The Female Lead: The Female Lead is a media platform celebrating women's stories and achievements, mirroring Slay the USA's mission of amplifying women's voices through curated content and storytelling.

Others

• BookBaby: BookBaby is a self-publishing services provider that sits upstream of Slay the USA's publishing workflow; comparable as an enabling/ecosystem player in the independent book publishing supply chain rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Slay-the-USA-100092856711937
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/slay-the-usa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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