Apply to be a FIRE expert.

Experts are the people Joelle sends members to. You present to the room, judge pitch competitions, take introductions, and carry the Expert badge in the directory. Flame membership is included.

Before you start

Experts pay an annual fee, invoiced directly by Joelle, and Flame membership is included in it. She discusses the figure with you if your application is accepted. Office hours you sell through FIRE carry a commission set by contract. Applying is free and commits you to nothing.

Who you are

Your name

Company or practice

Your role

Where you are

The work itself.

Write it the way you would explain it to a founder, not the way you would write it on a website.

One line a member would recognise

What you actually do for a client

Who you are not right for

This is the one Joelle reads most carefully. Saying yes to everyone is the same as saying nothing.

Proof

Two people who would vouch.

We may call them. Give a name, how you worked together, and an email.

Reference one

Reference two

A piece of work you would show a member

Years doing this specifically

What you would bring

Presentations and judging.

Experts present monthly or bimonthly and judge pitch competitions. Tell us what you would actually give.

A session you could give in your first 90 days

A second one

What you would want to judge at a pitch competition

The perk you would offer FIRE members

The commercial part

What this costs, and what it asks.

Experts pay an annual fee, invoiced directly by Joelle. Flame membership is included, so you are a full member of the room as well as a listing in it. Joelle discusses the figure with you if your application is accepted.

In return you present monthly or bimonthly, judge pitch competitions when your category comes up, and take member introductions.

Office hours you sell through FIRE carry a commission, set by contract. Bookings come through a FIRE-specific link you provide, discounted for members, so both sides can see what came from here.

Your FIRE booking link

You can set this up after you are approved.

What questions do you have?

Joelle reads these and answers them herself.

I understand there is an annual fee, a presentation commitment, and a commission on office hours booked through FIRE.