The lineup
Side Hustle Summit speakers: who is confirmed
Five names are confirmed on the official event page: the two hosts and three guest speakers. A sixth, Rick Ross, appeared unannounced in session 1. Here is who each one is, what they are known for, and which slots we have confirmed by watching.
The official lineup is Russell Brunson and Iman Gadzhi as hosts, joined by three guest speakers: Myron Golden, Eileen Wilder and Eric Thomas. A sixth name, Rick Ross, closed session 1 without ever appearing on that list, so expect unannounced guests. We have now watched sessions 1 and 2 and mapped the slots we can confirm below. All five sessions run at 1 PM Eastern, September 6–13.
The confirmed speakers
| Speaker | Role | Known for | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Brunson | Host | Co-founder of ClickFunnels; author of the Secrets trilogy; a decade of launch events behind him | Confirmed · official event page |
| Iman Gadzhi | Host | Founder of Monetise (formerly the agency-education businesses GrowYourAgency / Educate); the product at the centre of this launch is his | Confirmed · official event page |
| Rick Ross | Guest, session 1 | Recording artist; owns over 25 Wingstop franchises; author of a book on building an income portfolio. Interviewed by Gadzhi at the close of session 1 on building income you own | Confirmed · we watched session 1 |
| Myron Golden | Guest, session 2 after-hours | Two Comma Club X award winner; author of From the Trash Man to the Cash Man; high-ticket sales teacher | Confirmed · we watched session 2 |
| Eileen Wilder | Guest speaker | Sales coach; has done over $1M in sales in a single day on two occasions | Confirmed · official event page |
| Eric Thomas | Guest speaker | Motivational speaker to NBA and NFL teams and Fortune 500 companies | Confirmed · official event page |
What the first two sessions confirmed
The official page never mapped guests to days, so we watched the replays and mapped them ourselves. Two assignments are now settled, and one name was never on the published list at all.
- Rick Ross closed session 1 on September 6, and he was not on the published speaker list beforehand. Gadzhi introduced him for his business record rather than his music, citing the Wingstop franchises, and the interview ran after the formal presentation on the single topic of building income you own alongside a job.
- Myron Golden appeared in the session 2 after-hours on September 7, following Russell Brunson. Gadzhi named him on stage as the second after-hours guest.
- Russell Brunson takes session 4 outright on September 9. Not a guest slot, the whole session, on scaling a product past a part-time income.
- Eileen Wilder and Eric Thomas are still unassigned. Neither appeared in sessions 1 or 2. Sessions 3, 4 and 5 are the remaining slots.
One thing the guest list does not tell you: the guest segments are cut from the replays. Both after-hours sections we watched were announced as live-only, and Gadzhi said so before each. If a guest is your reason for attending, the replay will not carry them. There is more on that on the replay page.
A Guinness World Records adjudicator named Kenzie was in the room for the week. Gadzhi introduced her in session 1 and said the event was attempting a record, with live attendance counting toward it. We can confirm she was on camera and introduced in that role. We still cannot confirm which record was attempted or whether it was achieved, because neither has been published. Re-checked September 14, 2026, after the event ended.
Why the guest list matters for the verdict
Guest speakers at launch events usually do one of two jobs: teach something specific, or raise the energy before an offer. Golden and Wilder are both high-ticket sales specialists, which told you what to expect from the closing stretch, where the $1,995 Monetise offer was pushed hardest. That is not a red flag. It is how these events work. The finale ran September 13 and the cart closed the following midnight Eastern.
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