An entrepreneur who’s famous for tapping into the power of the Internet to share knowledge, inspiration and some of the best business minds with her audience is at it again, as next week she commits to a ‘Marathon live stream, setting the agenda for entrepreneurs in 2026’. Dani Wallace, 42, a speaker coach and event producer from Preston, who raised over £16K for Women’s Aid and Gallop in 2020 with a lockdown celebrity live stream, is this time creating a rallying call of a different kind.

Whilst her 2020 event, which featured the likes of Dame Kelly Holmes, Jenny Powell, Dr Raj, Alice Liveing, and Tessa Sanderson, to name just a few, focused on mental wellbeing for entrepreneurs during the uncertainty of lockdown, this time her event is to hone in on growth, as entrepreneurs facing economic challenges battle struggles of a new kind.

This time she has gathered together celebrities, business legends, 7-figure entrepreneurs and social activists for a full day of conversations, learning and connection, and to share knowledge, insights, and gems of what’s worked for them -for FREE – to help fuel small businesses across the country. Strategy, AI predictions, and growth are all topics on the table, along with looking at how to tap into creativity and joy and Neurospicy brains, to create business advantage. These are all topics Dani covers in her live in-person annual event, The Big Festoon -which this March she is debuting at the AO Arena.

Guests on the bill for the online marathon on 19th Jan include:- Business Power Couple Byron and Bianca Cole; Pop sensation and record label owner Natasha Hamilton; US Marketing Genius Chris Kenna; Trans singer songwriter, X Factor contestant & BBC Project Icon Winner, Dylon Holloway; Founder of The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Fran James; LGBTQIA+ Activist, Media Personality and Best Selling Author Jaxon Feeley; Global Business Strategists and 7 Figure Earners Lisa Johnson, Shaa Wasmund MBE and Dan Meredith; along with brand founders from Dr Paw Paw, Go Henry; Killing Kittens…and many more.

Dani has created this event as a fringe event for The Big Festoon – the fastest-growing, most fiercely inclusive business event in the UK and on 19th, she will also reveal £150,000 in prizes up for grabs for entrepreneurs who support her in a new initiative – The Festoon 500. More will be revealed on the day, but this is a call to arms for other leaders to become a part of her mission, to build more inclusive, diverse business events, inviting those in who often find themselves excluded from business-focused self-development spaces.

She said: ”I originally built my community from doing Facebook lives in my car, putting my makeup on, so when I have a desire to get a message out to the world, going back to my ‘online home’ feels the perfect place to be. This event enables me to deliver thousands of pounds worth of knowledge sharing and access to top business brains, for free, to thousands of business leaders who might need a boost right now, and they will also be the first to know how they can be a part of a legacy to support underrepresented voices in business, too. This is something I feel we all have a responsibility towards, and with The Big Festoon I’m building in a structure that makes this an easy no-brainer”.

As Dani prepares to host thousands of people, in person, in March, from the very stage that has featured the likes of Lizo, Taylor Swift and Peter Kay, she is working to build a space where ALL are welcome, without barriers. All backgrounds, all communities, all people, to bring lived experiences together and join arms in learning from each other on how to build success in life and business. Passionate about ensuring more people get into the room at the AO Arena in March, she has created a legacy offer for business leaders to be involved – and will be revealed on 19th.

“On January 19, I’m bringing you people at the top of their game who have achieved great things -because they are doers, as well as thinkers, and they have led with heart and connection as well as tenacity and business strategy. Every single person has overcome personal challenges -each to varying degrees but most know what it’s like to have been the outsider at some point – and their legacy is that they don’t want to leave others there – they are here, with me, to help invite those who feel excluded in, to a space they belong in, deserve to be in. Because rooms change outcomes, and having the support of a community is a strategy.”

To join Dani on the 19th, simply follow her on her social channels – thequeenbeedani across Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.