Stages and Pages Visibility Conference

OCTOBER 15–16, 2026

SAN ANTONIO RIVER WALK

LIMITED TO 120 GUESTS

Book Room

Authors Need Stages. Speakers Need Pages.

The Visibility Conference for Speakers + Authors

Get seen, get booked, and build the visibility your business needs.

If you're a speaker without a book, you're leaving credibility — and income — on the table every time you take the stage.

If you're an author without stages, your book is doing a fraction of the work it could.

San Antonio River Walk

120 GUESTS

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Why stages and pages belong together.

A book without a stage is a business card nobody's handing out.

A stage without a book is authority that evaporates when the mic turns off.

Here's what nobody tells you when you're building a speaking career or a publishing career — they're not two different paths. They're the same path, and the people winning right now are walking both of them at once.

What a book does for a speaker:

Commands higher fees — you're no longer just a speaker, you're the expert
Gets you booked at higher-level events where they expect you to have published
Opens media doors: podcast invitations, press features, and speaking opportunities that go to authors first
Gives event hosts a reason to say yes — and a reason to pay more
Creates passive income that keeps paying you long after the talk is over

What stages do for an author:

Puts your book in front of rooms full of the exact people who need it
Builds the authority that turns readers into clients — not just book buyers
Generates media interest, podcast invitations, and press coverage
Creates the platform that makes your next book easier to sell before you write it
Turns one book into a speaking business — and a speaking business into a legacy

They feed each other.

Every book sold makes the next stage easier to book. Every stage booked makes the next book more visible. That's the flywheel. And once it's turning, it doesn't stop.

Most people know this. Almost nobody does anything about it — because there has never been one room, with the right people, built specifically to help you get both.

Until now.

Hosted by:

April Adams Pertuis (LIGHTbeamers · Storytelling & Visibility Expert) and Alexa Bigwarfe (Women in Publishing · Supporting authors worldwide since 2013) — two women who have spent a combined 20+ years getting authors and speakers seen, booked, and paid.

You already know the gap exists.

You feel it every time a speaking inquiry goes to someone with a book — and you don't have one yet. Every time your book royalties arrive and you think about how many more copies you'd sell if more people had seen you on a stage. Every time an event organizer asks for your media kit and you wish it said more. Every time someone in your field gets the podcast invitation, the press feature, the higher-level booking — and you know your expertise runs deeper than theirs.

This isn't about working harder. You're already working hard. And it's not a knowledge gap — you know your subject cold. It's an access gap. The right rooms. The right relationships. The visibility that comes from having both the book and the stage, working together, at the same time.

The speakers getting the bookings you want have books. The authors selling the books you want to sell are on stages. The difference between where you are and where you want to be is not talent. It's the combination you haven't built yet.

That's what October is for.

It started with a question we couldn’t stop asking.

Alexa has spent years helping authors write, publish, and launch their books. April has spent years helping speakers and entrepreneurs craft their stories and build their authority on stage. Their paths kept crossing — most recently when Alexa joined April’s program to develop her own keynote.

Sitting in that program, surrounded by coaches and thought leaders and business owners who all had powerful stories to tell, Alexa noticed something. They were all asking the same question she had heard for years as a publisher.

“Why do so many brilliant people stay invisible?”

The speakers in April's community kept saying: “I know I need a book — but I don’t know where to start.”

The authors in Alexa's community kept saying: “I wrote the book — now how do I actually get on stages?”

And both groups kept saying the same thing underneath it all:

“I’m doing the work, but I still feel invisible.”

April has spoken at three of Alexa's Women in Publishing events. Their communities had overlapped, collaborated, and cheered each other on for years. They have watched the same people struggle with the same gap — the space between having something worth saying and being widely known for saying it.

At some point, the conversation stopped being “someone should create this” and became “we should create this.”

So we did.

Stages & Pages is the event we wished existed — built specifically for authors who are ready for stages, speakers who are ready for a book, and everyone in between who is done being the best-kept secret in their industry.

We're not here to teach you how to become a speaker or author from scratch. We're here because you already have something worth sharing — and it's time more people knew about it.

April Adams Pertuis

Founder, LIGHTbeamers | Storytelling and Visibility Expert

April has helped hundreds of speakers, coaches, and entrepreneurs, including Alexa, develop their message, craft their keynote, and build authority that opens doors. Her community is full of thought leaders and business owners who have a story to tell — and are ready to tell it at scale.

Alexa Bigwarfe

Founder, Women in Publishing | Author Advocate

Alexa has spent over a decade supporting authors and turning their books into speaking careers and thriving businesses. She went through April’s program, which means she’s been in your seat. She built Women in Publishing into one of the most respected author communities in the world.

This room was built for you — specifically.

Not for someone thinking about writing a book someday. Not for someone testing the waters of speaking. For someone who is already doing the work and is ready for the next level.

You're an author if...

You've published a book and you feel the gap between what it could be doing for your business and what it's actually doing. The royalties are real, but modest. The speaking invitations are inconsistent. You know that getting in front of audiences is the thing that would change all of it — and you're ready to make that happen.

Your book deserves stages — and you're done waiting for them to come to you.
You're an entrepreneur, coach, or consultant who wrote a book to establish authority and now wants to make sure the right people know it exists
You want your book to open doors, not collect dust.

You’re a speaker if…

You've been on stages (podcasts, workshops, virtual events count!) but you know a book would change everything. You feel it every time someone asks “do you have a book?” and you say no. The fees you're not commanding. The media opportunities going to someone with less to say. The credibility gap a book would close in an instant.

You're earning fees and you know a book multiplies your authority — and your rate
You get booked but you want to be booked at higher-level events for higher fees
You're ready to be known as the expert, not just the speaker

You’re both if…

You’ve been doing this long enough to know that stages and books aren’t separate strategies. They’re the same strategy. And you want to be in a room with other women who already get that — and are ready to do something about it.

If you've been thinking...

“I’m a speaker and I’m ready to take it to the next level — more stages, better stages, bigger fees.”

“I’ve already written a book and I need to figure out how to turn it into speaking opportunities.”

“I know my content is good. I need more people in the right places to know I exist.”

“I want a book that actually builds my business, not just something I sell at the back of the room.”

“I’ve been to conferences that leave me inspired and stuck. I want something that actually moves things forward.”

This room was designed for exactly where you are.

Stages & Pages is not for you if...

You haven't published a book yet or haven't started speaking — this room moves fast and assumes you already have the baseline
You're looking for a 101 on writing, publishing, or how to get your first speaking gig
You want a passive conference where you sit and absorb — every session here is built around you doing something with what you came in with
You're not ready to invest in your visibility — the room is full of women who already are, and the conversations reflect that

This is not your typical conference.

You won’t leave with a notebook full of ideas you might implement someday. You’ll leave with content, connections, visibility, and real opportunities to grow your platform.

We’re not here to overwhelm you with information. We’re here to help you do the thing. Because visibility doesn’t come from learning more. It comes from being seen.

The format is built around teaching panels — not typical panels. Every expert comes prepared to teach something specific in 15 minutes, then stays in the room for guided discussion and real Q&A. Day Two breaks into hands-on tracks so you can go deeper on exactly what your business needs right now.

Inside this experience, you’ll:

Step into visibility in real-time — not as homework for after you get home, but in the room, on the day

Connect with podcast hosts who are actively booking guests, media & PR experts to coach on visibility and fellow authors and entrepreneurs who become collaborators and referral partners

Get face-to-face with the agency owners, brand partners, and decision-makers who are sponsoring this event specifically to meet people like you

Capture content you can use immediately — video footage, professional photos, a recorded interview, or a speaker reel — with a professional team already on-site

Build momentum that continues after the event — not just inspiration, but actual relationships, opportunities, and assets in hand

Three tracks.
One room.

Your next level.

Day Two splits into three dedicated tracks so you can go deep on exactly what your business needs right now.

The Author Track

You’ve written the book. Now let’s get you on stages.

We’ll give you the tools, the pitch, and the relationships to begin your speaker journey — or accelerate the one you’re already on. By the end of the day, you’ll know exactly how to position your book as a gateway to speaking opportunities.

The Speaker Track

You’re already on stages. Now let’s get you a book.

We’ll set you up to become a published author in a way that amplifies everything you’re already doing. By the end of the day, you’ll have a clear path to a book that builds your authority, your fees, and your reach.

The Visibility Track

You're looking for support in getting more visibility.

We'll connect you with podcast hosts, branding experts, PR reps, and social media pros who'll help you figure out exactly where and how to show up. By the end of the day, you'll walk away with a clear visibility plan built.

Here’s what two days in this room will do.

Every session, every track, every conversation is designed to move you through four stages — in order. By the time you leave San Antonio, you’re more visible than when you arrived. Not eventually. Not after you implement. Right now, with assets in hand and a plan already in motion.

Step 01 · Clarity

Know exactly what you’re selling, and to whom.

The message problem most authors and speakers don’t know they have.

You have expertise. You have a story. But do you have a crisp, compelling message that makes the right people stop and say ‘that’s exactly what I need’? Most people who have been building for years are surprised to discover their message is doing less work than it should.

By the end of Day One’s first session, you’ll have language for what you do that opens doors instead of closing them, and a clear picture of which stages and publications are the right fit for you right now.

Step 02 · Assets

Leave with content you can actually use, before you even get home.

Your media page, your pitch, your photos. Done.

Most conferences send you home with ideas. We send you home with materials. A social media professional is on-site to help guide your content both days, with roving video and photo opportunities throughout. VIPs also receive a professional brand photo shoot.

By the end of Friday, you’ll have professional content, images, video clips, or a recorded interview, ready to put to work. Not ‘sometime this year.’ This week.

Step 03 · Connections

Get in front of the people who can actually book you.

Not networking. Access.

The expert partners at Stages & Pages aren’t here to hand out pens. They’re publishers, PR firms, podcast agencies, and event organizers who are here specifically because they’re looking for authors and speakers to work with. They came to find you.

By the end of Day Two, you’ll have had real conversations with people who can book you, hire you, or collaborate with you. Not business cards. Relationships with a next step already agreed on.

Step 04 · Momentum

Walk out with a plan that doesn’t lose steam on Monday morning.

The gap between inspired and in-motion. Closed.

The most expensive outcome of any conference is coming home fired up, then watching that energy fade. We’ve designed the back half of Day Two specifically to prevent that. You’ll map your next 90 days before you leave the room.

By the time you board your flight home, you’ll have a speaker pitch you’ve practiced, content you’ve captured, relationships you’ve made, and a written plan for what happens next. That’s not a conference high. That’s traction.

What’s waiting for you in San Antonio:

Live Podcast Interviews

Limited spots to be featured as a guest on a live recording during the event. Apply early — these go fast.

Decision-Maker Access

Get face-to-face with event organizers, agency sponsors, and people who hire speakers — in the room, by design.

Key Partnerships

Opportunities to connect and build collaborations and partnerships with sponsors as well as your fellow attendees (Speakers, Authors, Podcasters, Experts).

Author Showcase Wall

Your book displayed and visible to every attendee, speaker, and sponsor in the room all weekend.

Real-Time Content Creation

A social media professional will be on site to help guide you and give photo and video content advice, with roving opportunities to record onsite.

River Walk Setting

Morning coffee by the water. Evenings that turn into impromptu dinners. This magical city is part of the experience.

Two days. Real structure. Zero filler.

Thursday, October 15 — Expert Panels

Our Experts will speak & lead panels — then stay for real Q&A
Author showcase wall open all day
Door prize drawings + evening on the River Walk

Friday, October 16 — Hands-On Tracks

Choose your tracks: Author Platform, Speaker Journey or Increased Visibility
Speaker reels recording (add-on)
Office hours with speakers + sponsor meetings
Hot seat coaching + attendee breakthroughs
Closing keynote + celebration

Saturday, October 17 — VIP Day

An intimate, invite-only experience for the 20 VIP ticket holders. VIP brunch with April, Alexa + Speakers. Private deep-dive 1/2 day workshop. One-on-one sponsor meetings. Upgrade your ticket to join us

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Turn this 2-day event into months (or years) of opportunity.

General Admission

$497

Two days. One room. The strategies, the connections, the momentum.

Two full days of programming (Thurs, Oct 15 + Fri, Oct 16) on the San Antonio Riverwalk

Opening keynote & four teaching panels from women who are actually doing it — published authors, booked speakers, working coaches

Choice of hands-on Fri tracks: Speaking, Author Platform, or Visibility

Author showcase wall — your book featured all day Thurs

Sponsor expo access — meet publishers, PR firms, podcast agencies, and book launch partners actively booking new clients

Hot-seat coaching opportunities on Friday

Signed copies of the co-hosts' books

Conference workbook + take-home resources

Curated networking with 120 women already in motion — not beginners

Capped at 100 General Admission seats. Curated for established authors, speakers, coaches, and consultants ready for what's next.

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VIP TICKET

$1,497

Everything in GA — plus the room where the actual work gets done.

Saturday Implementation Day (October 17) — VIPs only. Enjoy brunch with your hosts, featured guests, and sponsors, followed by four hours of small-group and 1:1 implementation work.

VIP Dinner on the Riverwalk — Join your co-hosts, speakers, and sponsors on Friday evening for a VIP dinner. The conversations that turn into book deals, podcast bookings, stage invitations, and more.

Priority VIP meetings — You will get first pick of scheduling with the publishers, PR teams, and agencies in the room

Front-row reserved seating both days of the main event

VIP lounge access with refreshments, charging stations, etc.

Professional stage photos for your speaker reel, website, and media kit

VIP welcome gift exclusively curated by your hosts, Alexa Bigwarfe and April Pertuis

Only 20 VIP seats available. When they're gone, they're gone. The Saturday Implementation Day is exclusively for this group.

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