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“Working with Robert is mind-blowing. Robert shows up as his full self and he expects, no - he demands, the same of you. Rooted in that expectation is the greatest opportunity for growth you will ever experience.“
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the industry’s leading visibility and storyselling accelerator
FINAL 2025 Session
MORE THAN just a class.
- 4 weeks of preparation (online) to get you completely ready for New York City.
- 2 transformational days in New York City.
- Expert PR materials—done for you. Our team of award-winning creatives produces a video, photos, bio, and a media kit for you.
Your lead coach is Robert Hartwell—Broadway performing artist, award-winning director, television host, and Inc 5000 List entrepreneur who has appeared on Good Morning America, pitched to Oprah, and collaborated with Jay-Z.
“Working with Robert is transformative (MAGICAL). He looked inside my story and saw an unseen light. He helped me bring that light to the surface, filtered it through a glass prism, showed me the rainbow that my story actually is, and said, "look, this was inside of you the whole time". I haven't been the same since.”
Erika Cherry
Founder and CEO / Awaken Wellness, PLLC
“The team at Strength on Stages is amazing. Everyone is supportive, encouraging, and perhaps most importantly great at their respective positions. Also, the right team members are there to create all the elements you need to succeed.”
Dr. Nicole Rankins
OB/GYN Physician + Women's Health Advocate
“Working with Robert is like collaborating with a professional translator. He heard my story in my language and helped me translate it into an impactful story. He is a rare force.”
Nadia Edwards
CEO + Dating Coach / Nadia C Edwards LLC
How We Get Results
Week 1
Where you want to be
What are your dream opportunities? Oprah, TedEx, Keynote speeches? This is the week we set your intention and write your most powerful bio to show the world who you truly are!
Week 2
Your 3 Sizzling Speaker Topics
What are 3 topics that you’re passionate about? What you’d love to speak about on podcasts, radio, TV, and onstage? We will ideate and execute together!
Week 3
Write Your Story
What is the best way to craft your story so that it has a clear message and call to action? We will use our framework to help you create noteworthy stories utilizing your 3 sizzling topics from week 2!
Week 4
Rehearse Your Story
Confidence is built in rehearsal! Let’s practice sharing your story aloud and build your confidence.
Week 5
NYC Week – Showtime!
FINAL 2025 Session
NOVEMBER 6 & 7
New York City
Prep Begins September 29th
IN THE ROOM
*Joining Bonus*
when you enroll by Friday 7/25 by 3pm ET you will receive:
Payment Plan
- An additional 2-minute “Personality Piece” Video Produced For You
Extremely beneficial in the pitch process when you hear a "no" or "maybe" to have another professionally produced asset to share with them. We've seen our clients who have this additional asset convert a higher rate of paid speaking and press bookings.
Invest in Full
- A Celebrity Wardrobe Stylist
...whose work was recently seen at this year's Met Gala will personally work with you virtually to curate 2 looks with you for your video and photoshoot for the NYC Production Day at Strength On Stages.
–PLUS–
- An additional 2-minute “Personality Piece” Video Produced For You
Extremely beneficial in the pitch process when you hear a "no" or "maybe" to have another professionally produced asset to share with them. We've seen our clients who have this additional asset convert a higher rate of paid speaking and press bookings.
“The team at Strength On Stages are committed, dedicated professionals. We were well taken care of throughout the entire program. My experience with every member of the team was excellent.”
Renee Benson
CEO and Owner / V2F Coaching & Development LLC
“Working with Robert is easy, comfortable and fun. Robert has a way of putting you at ease. Meaning he distracts you from your doubts and fears with his quick wit, infectious laugh and most of all his empathy and compassion to make you feel seen and heard.”
Sequieta Whitfield
CEO/Owner / Simply-Tantra
“The Team at Strength On Stages is super helpful, available, and encouraging. Every individual on the SOS team brings a certain essence that helps to create the best story and materials needed for you to reach your next level. Not to mention, you will for sure have some good laughs with everyone!“
Tamika Carlton
CEO + Founder / Couples Experience
THE ROI OF STORYTELLING
Once you uncover your Signature Story and share it with the world, you’ll unlock limitless opportunities.
STRENGTH ON STAGES focuses on Storytelling and Story Selling.
Join us in NYC and leave with everything you need to turn your Signature Story into a cash-generating machine.
There is no marketing strategy on the planet with better ROI than your Signature Story.
After working with our team, you will:
- Connect more deeply and emotionally with your target audience.
- Inspire people to say “YES!” to whatever you are saying (or selling).
- Impact people to think differently and take bold action.
- Feel confident making big ASKS—asking a client to hire you, asking an investor to believe in your vision, or speaking onstage and asking your audience to take action.
- Unlock big opportunities like media coverage & paid speaking engagements that create massive visibility for your business.
What clients say about working with robert
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Meet Your Coach, Robert Hartwell
Robert Hartwell is an award-winning Broadway performer, choreographer, director, producer, and CEO of Strength On Stages in NYC. He is the host and executive producer of Taking Back the House, a television show presented by OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, HGTV, and Scott Brothers Entertainment premiering in 2024.
From stage to screen, Robert creates jaw-dropping moments that leave audiences awestruck and inspired. You’ve seen Hartwell in Tony Award-winning Broadway musicals and featured in Pharrell and Jay-Z’s hit music video, “Entrepreneur.”
You might know Robert from his viral social media post. After purchasing a 200-year-old colonial mansion (which was built back when slavery was still legal Federally in the US), Robert inspired millions with his message of reinvention, liberation, and hope. As a Black gay man, he vowed to fill this home with love, honor his ancestors, tell their stories, and say their names.
Robert founded The Broadway Collective which made the Inc 5000 List for its rapid growth: 440% revenue increase in 3 years. He’s an intuitive entrepreneur who understands how to bring out the greatness inside each client.
As a director and choreographer his work has been seen at Lincoln Center in NYC, the Kennedy Center in DC, and numerous theaters across the country.
Robert’s work has been featured in countless media outlets including Good Morning America, House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, People, and more.
Robert divides his time between New York City, Los Angeles, and his new home in Massachusetts.
Meet the Team
Andrew Norlen
Associate Director
Elizabeth McNeil
Event Director
Melissa Cassera
Story Coach
Liza Harper
Story Coach
Andrew Norlen
Associate Director
• Author, executive director/founder of the non-profit Braving the Business, writer—normalizing queer storytelling with a focus on intergenerational trauma, healing from sexual abuse and radical self-love.
• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theatre, with an emphasis in Dance & Directing.
• As seen in Variety, USA Today, iHeart Radio and When The Lights Are Bright Again (the publication that first brought Robert and him together!)
Elizabeth McNeil
Event Director
• Certified BOLD Coach who helps girls build more confidence and self-esteem.
• More than 20 years of experience as a leader and nurturer.
• Also happens to be Robert Hartwell’s mom…and was instrumental in helping him create a successful Broadway career and his first multi-seven figure company.
Melissa Cassera
Story Coach
• Award-winning publicity expert, content creator, and screenwriter.
• Wrote several of Lifetime’s most-watched movies of all time.
• As seen in Variety, LA Times, Success Magazine, and Fast Company.
Liza Harper
Story Coach
• Sales, operations and leadership expert.
• Spent 15 years working for top brands including Vera Wang and Design Within Reach.
• Consults with corporations to help them exceed their sales goals—and built her own seven figure company, too.
“Working with Robert is a gift. To experience the magic of someone who is as connected to their mission as Robert is made it possible for me to trust the process and to connect more fully to my own mission. I am honored to have had the opportunity to be coached by him.”
Portia James
Founder + CEO / Behavior Genius + Genius Operations
“The Team at Strength On Stages is a powerhouse of co-creative talent who makes each step of the process fun and engaging.”
Ann Ramsdell
Life Coach, Scientist, Spiritualist / North Node Coaching & Consulting
“Working with Robert is fun (because we succeed when we have fun!). He is a blessing and inspiring - you will see firsthand how his gift as a storyteller brings your story to life.”
Helena Cho
Director of Marketing Data Science / Expedia Group
Questions
We have three things to say to you:
1 / As an entrepreneur, success means taking action before you feel completely ready because you will never feel 100% ready.
2 / You can create the time that you need. Two days in NYC? This is doable.
3 / You can’t afford NOT to make time for this. If you want more clients, more sales, more visibility, more press coverage, then you need strong storytelling and speaking skills to make it happen. Do this Masterclass now to set yourself up for greater success in the years ahead.
If you want to improve your speaking skills…you want more clients and customers…you want more visibility for your work…then you belong in this room.
This is an opportunity to step it up and GET FANCY.
Let us coach you and package you like the VIP you are, even if you can’t see it yet.
Because each Masterclass is very intimate 20 clients (a 2:1 client-to-staff ratio) we provide a great deal of individual attention to each person.
We meet you where you are on your journey—and help you get to the next level.
You started your own business (and want more clients)? You’re curious about doing paid speaking engagements (but haven’t booked any yet)? You’re ready to deliver that TEDx Talk (but nervous to do it)? You’re already a seasoned media veteran who’s been on national TV? Wherever you’re at, there is always more to learn and room to grow.
You can create the funding that you need. This is what entrepreneurs do. We create solutions out of thin air.
There are plenty of ways to get the money you need for this Masterclass including: ask colleagues, friends, and family to invest in your business, do a fundraiser, sell services to raise capital, make a big ASK and get a sponsor to cover the cost, ask your employer to reimburse you, and more.
Don’t decide it’s impossible before you even try.
The value of your work has absolutely nothing to do with what you weigh.
You deserve to be seen and heard, right now, at your current size—and in every season of your life.
We live in a Patriarchal society which means you’ve been lied to—and you’ve been taught that your worthiness is connected to your size. It is not. Reject the Patriarchal bullsh*t and get yourself to this Masterclass in NYC!
This Masterclass in NYC is a 2 day experience (face to face) plus 4 weeks of exciting prep work before you arrive and post-production support too.
Before and after NYC, the time commitment each week is minimal. Think: 2-3 hours per week in the prep work and 1-2 hours per week in the post-production support. Short time frame.
You will not get bored or lose momentum. You will not get lost in the shuffle, because we only admit 20 clients per session and each client gets 1:1 attention.
Every human being has a story to tell. (Not just one, but hundreds of stories.)
You need someone to prompt you with the right questions and pull these stories out of you.
Not every story is bold and flashy. Some are quiet stories. Stories about ordinary everyday moments. These stories are very powerful, too.
There are thousands of places where you can go tell your story: meetings, interviews, podcasts, stages, to your clients, to your team.
When you get professional training on public speaking and storytelling, this means you:
- Get people to pay attention, listen, and remember what you’ve said—because you told them an unforgettable story.
- Feel confident when selling your services to a client.
- Impress a VC investor and get funding for your project.
- Shine during interviews (podcasts, radio, tv) and viewers immediately go to your website to learn more and purchase your work.
- Deliver powerful presentations on Zoom (and other places).
- Get booked for paid speaking engagements ($5k to $100k for a one-hour keynote depending on your brand visibility and experience level).
All of this translates into millions in revenue for your company. Speaking is a skill that leads to money.
*When You Secure Your Spot By 3PM ET Friday July 25th*
Invest In Full at $15,000 (saves you $10,000)
BONUSES:
+ 2 Curated Looks with a Celebrity Wardrobe Sylists
Plus an additional
+ 2 minute “Personality Piece” Video Produced For You
Pay Over Time at 6 monthly payments of $3,000 (saves you $7,000)
BONUS:
+ An additional 2 minute “Personality Piece” Video Produced For You
Please note program prices increase to 20K Invest In Full and 25K Pay Over Time after Friday.
A note from Robert
Every day of your life, you’re going to step onstage.
Your personal ‘stage’ might be meeting with a client and asking them to hire you, coffee with a potential investor, a keynote presentation, giving a pep talk to your employees, or something else.
I want to help you step onto that stage feeling completely prepared—knowing what you’re going to say and how you’re going to say it.
I want you to feel poised, powerful, and strong. Looking and feeling your absolute best. So that you can seize that moment and absolutely nail it—and get whatever result you want.
I want you to know, ‘I did everything possible to prepare for this moment and I gave my all’.
Join me in New York City for Strength On Stages.
This is a masterclass where you learn skills that you’ll use every single day of your life.
–Robert Hartwell
We use our voices for change. for change. for change. for change. for change. for change.
A portion of the proceeds from the Strength On Stages will go to these 3 foundations.
Marsha P. Johnson Institute protects and defends the human rights of Black transgender people by organizing, advocating, developing transformative leadership, and creating an intentional community to heal.
Hello 7 Foundation provides vouchers for life-changing and life-saving services—namely, doulas, night nurses, midwives, and childcare—to Black birthing people in need.
Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls.
FINAL 2025 Session
NOVEMBER 6 & 7
New York City
Prep Begins September 29th
Here’s the big question: whose life will be changed because you found the courage to tell your story?
Act now! Bonus offer ends + Program prices increase after Friday
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