For Founders & Executives

You've earned the credibility.
The market just hasn't heard it.

The panels, the stages, the press are going to people no better than you — just more visible. We change that.

197
Placements in one campaign
United Nations speaker
50 yrs
Combined experience
Now booking · Q1
Adele Gambardella
If you're serious about being heard.
The Convincing Company has been featured in
The Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg
CNN
NBC
CBS
Fox News
Entrepreneur
Fast Company
Inc.
The Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg
CNN
NBC
CBS
Fox News
Entrepreneur
Fast Company
Inc.
The Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg
CNN
NBC
CBS
Fox News
Entrepreneur
Fast Company
Inc.
The Rooms

You don't get there by blasting outreach into a void.

We know how these ecosystems work, who controls the lineups, and how to position you so the answer is yes — then put you in the rooms where your buyers already sit.

Aspen Ideas Festival
ACCEPTED
Aspen Ideas Festival
Jun 2026 · 3,400 attendees
Fit score9/10
Milken Global
ACCEPTED
Milken Global
May 2026 · 5,000 attendees
Fit score9/10
World Economic Forum · Davos
SUBMITTED
World Economic Forum · Davos
Jan 2027 · 2,800 attendees
Fit score8/10
TED Next
SUBMITTED
TED Next
Oct 2026 · 1,800 attendees
Fit score8/10
South by Southwest
SUBMITTED
South by Southwest
Mar 2027 · 12,000 attendees
Fit score7/10
Web Summit · Lisbon
RESEARCHING
Web Summit · Lisbon
Nov 2026 · 70,000 attendees
Fit score7/10
Fortune Most Powerful Women
RESEARCHING
Fortune Most Powerful Women
Oct 2026 · 500 attendees
Fit score8/10
Cannes Lions
RESEARCHING
Cannes Lions
Jun 2027 · 15,000 attendees
Fit score8/10
The Panel Advantage

You don't have to go it alone.

Some of the best founders we work with aren't the type to cold-pitch podcasts or declare themselves a thought leader every day. A panel fixes that. It's the lowest-pressure, highest-return way to start building a public presence.

01
You're not alone on stage

It's a conversation — someone asking you questions you already know the answers to. No keynote to memorize.

02
No spotlight to carry

You just show up as the expert you already are, and the audience draws its own conclusions.

03
The doors compound

Once you've done a few, the relationships, credibility and inbound start to stack on their own.

The Method

Four moves. You just show up.

From identification to your first panel, we handle every step.

01
Identify

We find the right opportunities — the panels and stages where your ideal clients are already in the audience.

02
Position

We frame your point of view so it lands: a recognized expert with something worth hearing.

03
Place

We handle the outreach and negotiation. You don't send a single cold email.

04
Compound

First placements land in 30–90 days. Then it compounds — relationships, credibility, inbound.

Proof It Works

Real rooms. Real outcomes.

Adele understands CEOs and how to get the right messages out there for companies big and small.
Fortune 500 · Defense & Aerospace
Lockheed Martin

Placed their leadership on the panels where defense and aerospace decision-makers sit — the credibility that drives partnerships, not press releases.

One relationship, hundreds of stages. Working with Adele and her team is priceless.
Association of Association Executives
ASAE

Got in front of the CEOs who control professional and industry conference lineups across thousands of associations.

Booked at the events that led to a $100M+ exit.
Enterprise Technology · YourMembership
Tech Founder — $100M Exit

Booked CEO JP Guilbault at top industry events — driving brand recognition that contributed directly to a $100M+ acquisition.

Who You're Working With

50 years making sure the right people hear you.

01
Adele Gambardella
Co-Founder
Adele
Co-Founder
Co-Founder · Communications

Adele Gambardella

Co-Founder of The Convincing Company and accomplished author, Adele is a seasoned PR expert who has worked with three billionaires, POTUS, and the highest-paid female executive in corporate America. A regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and Inc Magazine, she has spoken twice at the United Nations on crisis communications and compelling narratives — helping leaders master the art of persuasion across all platforms.

3
billionaires advised
United Nations speaker
POTUS
prior client
Wall Street JournalInc MagazineUnited Nations
02
Chip Massey
Co-Founder
Chip
Co-Founder
Co-Founder · Persuasion

Chip Massey

Co-Founder of The Convincing Company and former FBI Special Agent, Chip spent years as a hostage negotiator mastering high-stakes communication, and was awarded the FBI Director's Award for his exceptional service. Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and Investor Business Daily, he now applies elite negotiation and influence techniques to help clients achieve breakthrough results in business and beyond.

FBI
Special Agent, ret.
Director's Award
WSJ
Featured author
Bloomberg BusinessweekFast CompanyEntrepreneurInvestor's Business DailyCBS
197
Media placements secured in a single campaign
United Nations speaker
Convince Me
High-Stakes Negotiation Tactics — Chip Massey's WSJ-featured book
Chip in the Room

Watch him make the case.

Anderson Cooper 360
CNN
Anderson Cooper 360
NBC
National broadcast
NBC
CNN OutFront
Erin Burnett
CNN OutFront
Honest Answers

The questions we get most.

No. We know how these ecosystems work, who controls the lineups, and how to position a client so the answer is yes — someone who knows the landscape puts you in front of the right person, framed the right way.

First placements typically happen within 30 to 90 days. The real outcome is what compounds after — six months in, clients tell us it changed how they walk into every room.

Traditional PR measures volume. We measure impact — whether the right people saw you in the right context and shifted how they think about you.

Not at all. What matters isn't the size of the organization — it's the quality of what you have to say and the seriousness of where you want to take it.

Get started

The panels are going to someone. Make it you.

First placements typically happen in 30–90 days.

No cold outreach on you Positioning done for you Rooms your buyers sit in