Education & Training

2026 Small School Leaders Virtual Conference

A virtual conference designed specifically for administrators and leaders of small independent and private schools. The event features over 26 actionable sessions across admissions, marketing, development, and leadership, focused on the real-world challenges faced by small school teams. Attendees will have opportunities for live sessions, panels with experts…

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18Speakers
18Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
31Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.
Allison Davis
Associate Director of Membership and Business Development · Enrollment Management Association
Andrea Gribble
Founder · #SocialSchool4EDU
Barbara Barron
Consultant · Barbara Barron Consulting
Brendan Schneider
Founder · SchneiderB Media
Brooke Hopkins
Head of School · Riverbend School
Cindy van den Beemt
Fundraising Consultant · Capital Fundraising Group
David O'Connell
Head of School · The Saklan School
Dr David Willows
Co-founder and Strategic Director · YELLOW CAR
Heather Burchfield
Director of Partner Success · Truth Tree
Jayme Johnson
Head of School · St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School
Jill Goodman
Consultant · Jill Goodman Consulting
Jim Pierce
Head of School · The Meadowbrook School
Mark Copestake
Senior Director of Professional Development · Enrollment Management Association
Miriam Stein
Co-founder · Thrive Hive
Rebecca Malotke-Meslin
Founder · Pleasantly Aggressive
Scott Butterworth
Principal · Fine Point Communications
Susanne Carpenter
Principal and Founder · Carpenter Leadership Consulting
Suzette Parlevliet
Co-founder and Experience Director · YELLOW CAR
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Acies StrategiesPremier
Capital Fundraising GroupSupporting
Christian School WebsitesSupporting
Creative Chameleon StudioSupporting
Design TLCSupporting
Easy School MarketingPremier
Educational DirectionsPremier
Enroll Media GroupTitle
Independent School ManagementSupporting
Insite Education ServicesSupporting
LeadHERship Educational SolutionsPremier
Mindful School Marketing PodcastSupporting
Schoolcraft DigitalPremier
Spiral MarketingSupporting
Truth TreeTitle
Venture EdPremier
VentureEdPremier
VeracrossTitle
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 31 companies show up, and 2 bet on three roles at once?

31 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
2All threespeak · spons · exh
15Sponsoringsponsor only
14Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Capital Fundraising Group·Truth Tree

Speakers by seniority

78% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner844%
  • Director / Head of633%
  • Manager / Lead16%
  • Engineer · IC317%

Of 18 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Capital Fundraising GroupSp·S1V
  2. 02Truth TreeSp·T1V
  3. 03Acies StrategiesSp·P
  4. 04Christian School WebsitesSp·S
  5. 05Creative Chameleon StudioSp·S
  6. 06Design TLCSp·S
  7. 07Easy School MarketingSp·P
  8. 08Educational DirectionsSp·P
  9. 09Enroll Media GroupSp·T
  10. 10Independent School ManagementSp·S
  11. 11Insite Education ServicesSp·S
  12. 12LeadHERship Educational SolutionsSp·P
  13. 13Mindful School Marketing PodcastSp·S
  14. 14Schoolcraft DigitalSp·P
Sponsors by tier
premier7
39% of 18
supporting8
44% of 18
title3
17% of 18