guest-experts-and-fireside-chats

name	guest-experts-and-fireside-chats
description	Use when adding industry voices to cohort. Guest experts = thought leaders, industry insiders.

Guest Experts and Fireside Chats

Guest experts add credibility + diverse perspectives. Schedule for cohort. Build relationships for long-term content.

Guest types

1. Industry expert — established practitioner
2. Alumni — former student now successful
3. Founder — adjacent business
4. Author — published expert
5. Researcher — data-driven perspective
6. Practitioner — real-world application
7. Customer — case study

Booking guests

1. Identify aspirational guests for cohort audience
2. Reach out 4-8 weeks before cohort
3. Offer: payment, cross-promotion, content production
4. Provide clear ask (topic, format, time)
5. Send prep materials (cohort context, common questions)
6. Schedule + confirm
7. Promote heavily pre-event

Guest formats

1. Fireside chat — informal conversation
2. Interview — formal Q&A
3. Panel — multiple guests, themed
4. Workshop — guest teaches specific skill
5. Case study — guest shares own example
6. Q&A — cohort asks questions
7. Roundtable — discussion with cohort

Vary format. Each guest experience unique.

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Guest expert strategy for CardPrepAI Academy cohorts.