Applications for Jobber Summit 2026 have now closed.
Jobber Summit brings valuable, actionable sessions to an audience of home service business owners and their teams. We’re looking for speakers with experience in home service, business, or entrepreneurship to share practical advice that helps others grow and sharpen their skills. Take a look at sessions from the 2025 event here.
This year, we’re switching things up. We’ve picked out a shortlist of topics we want to feature, and now, we’re looking for the right voices to bring them to life.
If you’ve got the know-how, insight, and real-world perspective that fits one of our preferred topics, we want to hear your pitch.
Guidelines for applying
Who should apply?
- Home service business owners with practical insights to share
- Coaches, consultants, and experts in marketing, sales, operations, finance, or other areas of business who work with service pros
- Entrepreneurs or business professionals outside of home service with advice that applies to the industry
- Professional business speakers who can tailor a session for service pros.
Not sure if you’re a fit? Apply anyway—or email us at [email protected] to ask.
Tips for a strong application
- Keep it actionable and specific—no fluff. Show us exactly what attendees will take away.
- Fit the content to the audience. Our attendees are small business owners and their crews— plumbers, HVAC techs, contractors, landscapers, cleaners, and more. This is a diverse audience, so your session should apply across home service professions.
- Skip the sales pitch. Jobber Summit is about education and inspiration, not self-promotion.
- Provide a complete outline with key takeaways, main points, and structure. Every session is 25 minutes.
- Don’t just send a few sentences. We need enough detail to get a clear picture of your talk, even without the full script.
- Use AI tools like ChatGPT with care. They can help you clean up or organize your outline, but don’t just plug the topic in and copy-paste. We’ll know, and it won’t fly.
- Applying for a panel? Focus on your perspective and the unique experience you’ll bring to the conversation.
- Applying for more than one topic? Go for it—just use the form to submit up to 3 outlines.
More info about Jobber Summit
Types of sessions
Presentations (25 minutes)
One or more speakers educating the audience, usually with slides.
Panels (25 minutes)
A group of speakers answering questions, led by a moderator.
Session tracks
Sessions will fall into one of three tracks.
Get Noticed
Marketing, branding, and outreach strategies that help pros stand out and attract customers.
Win Jobs
Sales and customer relationship strategies to close more deals and keep clients coming back.
Work Smarter + Boost Profits
Efficiency, processes, and financial strategies to maximize productivity and profitability.
Session topics
Below is the list of topics we’re exploring for the 2026 event.
These are meant to guide your outline, not be the title of the session. Your talk outline can be more specific or take a unique angle on the topic. For example: “5 Free Marketing Channels to Reach New Customers” would be a session, and would fit within the “Low-and No-Cost Marketing Strategies” topic.
Get Noticed
- Presentation: Low- and No-Cost Marketing Strategies
- Presentation: Getting and Leveraging Online Reviews
- Presentation: Building a Brand That Stands Out Locally
- Presentation: SEO and Lead Gen That Actually Works
Win Jobs
- Presentation: Sales Scripts That Close More Deals
- Panel: Overcoming Price Objections with Confidence
- Presentation: Managing High Volumes Without Dropping the Ball
- Presentation: Winning Jobs Against New Competition
Work Smarter + Boost Profits
- Presentation: Cash Flow and Profitability Basics
- Panel: Time Management Strategies That Actually Work
- Presentation: Systems and Processes for Scaling
- Presentation: Automation That Actually Saves Time and Money
The event won’t include every topic on this list. You can also pitch your own idea—just make sure it fits one of the tracks and would be useful for a home service audience!
“Most informative PD day I’ve been at in years.”
Application Details
Timeline
Wednesday, August 27, 2025: Speaker application form opens
Tuesday, September 30, 2025: Speaker application form closes
October 2025: Select applicants will be invited to interviews. These screenings are to confirm fit and don’t guarantee a slot (unsuccessful submissions will not be notified).
Terms
- Applying doesn’t guarantee a speaking slot. Confirmed speakers must meet with our event team and sign an engagement contract.
- Speakers will be notified of the Jobber Summit 2026 date once confirmed. Attendance is required.
- Speakers will receive a fee for their contribution.
- Selected speakers agree to promote their involvement on social media with support from our team.
- By speaking at Jobber Summit, you agree to allow us to promote your participation across our channels.
- Jobber has final editorial discretion over the format and content of sessions, including editing of the session video.
- Session recordings belong to Jobber Summit and may be used in the future. Speakers may also share their video after the event, with approval from the event team.
- Once confirmed, session topics can only be changed with our permission.
FAQ
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A clear, detailed, and organized breakdown of your session. Include your main points, supporting details, and the key takeaways attendees will walk away with. See the “Tips for a strong application” section above for more.
Note: AI tools like ChatGPT can help refine or organize your outline, but don’t rely on them to create it for you. -
Yes—you can submit up to 3 outlines in the form. They can be for different topics, the same topic, or a mix!
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No problem. The form has an option to suggest your own, as long as it fits one of the tracks and the home service pro audience.
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Plan for a 2-hour filming session, one tech check/rehearsal, and a bit of light social media promotion (we’ll provide guidance).
We may choose to film your session in person, but this will be finalized during the selection process. -
Yes, confirmed speakers receive a fee.