Where Iconic Talks Begin

Discover The Red Dot Stage Offer Suite

Where bold ideas become legacy-defining talks.

Founded and led by Elena Herdieckerhoff, a TEDx speaker whose talk ranks in the top 1% globally with over 6 million views, Red Dot Stage is a boutique studio for visionary founders, authors, and experts ready to transform a powerful idea into a signature talk with meaningful cultural and commercial impact.

At its highest level, a defining talk becomes far more than a speaking moment. It becomes a lasting asset: one that clarifies what you stand for, strengthens your credibility, expands your visibility, and creates lasting leverage for your platform, brand, and body of work.

For clients with especially bespoke goals or more complex requirements, customized support is also available upon request.

“Elena is the only consultant I’ve ever hired who was worth the money.
The best money you’ll ever spend.”

— Dr. Diane Gehart, TEDx Speaker with 1 Million+ Views

Legacy Talk Atelier

Price upon request
11 Private Sessions with Elena over 4 to 6 months

The Legacy Talk Atelier is our most elevated experience: a white-glove, deeply collaborative process for visionary leaders who want to shape a defining talk with exceptional refinement, strategic intelligence, and enduring value.

From thought leadership research and message excavation to collaborative writing, deep refinement, advanced event application preparation, performance coaching, viral marketing strategy, and long-term business growth, the Atelier is built to create far more than a polished talk. It is built to help you develop a high-caliber authority asset that can represent your thinking at the highest level.

  • 11 Sessions with Elena

    Thought Leadership Research
    A strategic review of your body of work, ideas, content, media, and intellectual themes to identify the strongest foundations and most compelling opportunities within your thought leadership.

    Signature Idea Coaching
    A deep process to unearth and refine the idea with the greatest potential to define your platform and endure beyond the stage.

    Narrative Direction
    A high-touch shaping of the talk’s structure, positioning, and flow.

    Collaborative Co-Writing
    A true editorial partnership in which Elena works closely with you to shape the architecture, language, and flow of the talk.

    Editorial Support: Deep Editing + 2 Rounds of Rewrites
    An advanced editorial process, including deep refinement and rewritten sections where needed to elevate the script to the highest level of polish.

    Strategic Application Guidance
    Tailored support around event fit, submission positioning, and application strategy.

    Advanced Application Assets
    A co-written application answer database, pitching video creation guidance, and a mock curator interview.

    Speaker Preparation and Delivery
    A deep level of support around memorization, stage presence, pacing, embodiment, and on-stage authority.

    Viral Marketing Strategy
    A tailored strategy to amplify your talk’s reach on YouTube and social media through high-visibility channels.

    Business Growth Strategy
    Strategic support to help you transform the talk into a long-term asset for visibility, authority, partnerships, keynote opportunities, and brand growth.

    • Bonus: Lifetime Access to the Speech of a Lifetime
      Online Course. Elena’s personal storytelling blueprint—detailing how she crafted her viral TEDx talk and how you can apply the same principles.

    • Especially suited to visionary founders, authors, and experts who want the highest level of support, the deepest refinement, and the most elevated path to a talk worthy of their ideas and their platform.

Signature Stage Accelerator

$7,500 USD or 3 payments of $2,750 USD (excl. VAT)
5 Private Sessions with Elena over 3 to 4 months

The Signature Stage Accelerator is a guided talk-development experience for founders, authors, and experts who are ready to shape a serious, high-quality talk with Elena’s direct strategic support.

This experience is designed for those who want more than message clarity. They want to create a talk that is fully formed, strategically positioned, and strong enough to represent their thinking in public with real authority. Over the course of five private sessions, Elena guides you through the essential stages of development: sharpening the core idea, structuring the talk, refining the script, strengthening delivery, and thinking strategically about visibility.

The result is a clear, compelling, stage-worthy talk, one that not only sounds strong, but positions your ideas with greater precision, confidence, and authority.

  • 5 Sessions with Elena

    Signature Idea Coaching
    A focused process to sharpen and confirm the central idea that will anchor the talk.

    Narrative Direction
    Strategic support in shaping the talk’s structure, flow, and script development.

    Editorial Support: Light Editing
    A light editorial pass designed to strengthen clarity, coherence, and impact.

    Application Support via Online Course
    Strategic application training included through the online course.

    Speaker Prep and Delivery
    Live support with Elena around memorization, delivery, pacing, confidence, and presence.

    Viral Marketing Strategy
    A proven framework to amplify your talk’s reach and ensure it connects with the right audience at scale

    • Bonus: Lifetime Access to the Speech of a Lifetime Online Course. Elena’s complete behind-the-scenes guide to crafting her viral TEDx talk—available to you for strategic inspiration and clarity

    • Especially suited to founders, authors, and experts who want to develop a polished, strategically positioned talk with meaningful guidance, refinement, and support.

Idea Distillery Sprint

$3,500 USD or 2 payments of $1,900 USD (excl. VAT)
3 Private Sessions with Elena over 2 to 3 months

The Idea Distillery Sprint is the most streamlined pathway within the Red Dot Stage suite: a lean but complete experience for founders, authors, and experts who want to develop a compelling talk with Elena’s strategic guidance while taking a more independent role in the process.

This experience is designed for those who are highly capable, thoughtful, and self-directed, and who want expert support at the moments that matter most: identifying the right idea, shaping the direction of the talk, and receiving a full verbal review of their strongest draft. Paired with lifetime access to Speech of a Lifetime, the Sprint offers a complete and strategically supported route through the core stages of talk development.

  • 3 Sessions with Elena

    Signature Idea Coaching
    A strategic process to identify, distill, and validate the idea with the greatest potential for authority, originality, and resonance.

    Narrative Direction
    Support in shaping the structure, message flow, and overall direction of the talk.

    Editorial Support: Verbal Feedback
    A full verbal review of your strongest draft, focused on sharpening clarity, strengthening flow, and elevating impact.

    Application Support via Online Course
    Access to Elena’s application training module teaching you how to land the right stage with precision and ease

    Speaker Prep and Delivery via Online Course
    Foundational support on delivery, confidence, and stage presence.

    Viral Marketing via Online Course
    A proven framework to amplify your talk’s reach and ensure it connects with the right audience at scale.

    Lifetime Access to the Speech of a Lifetime Online Course
    Elena’s personal blueprint, detailing how she crafted her viral TEDx talk and how you can apply the same principles to your own talk.

    Especially suited to highly capable, self-directed founders, authors, and experts who want a leaner but complete path through the Red Dot Stage methodology, with Elena’s strategic guidance at the most pivotal moments.

Hiring Elena as my TEDx coach was the best investment I’ve made in my business so far. I went into the process not knowing what to expect, but she exceeded every expectation. Elena guided me through the entire journey—from how to find and apply to the right TEDx events, to writing and refining my talk, to memorizing it with ease, and most importantly, helping me feel confident, authentic, and comfortable on stage. She didn’t just help me prepare a talk—she helped me grow as a speaker and as a leader in my industry.
— April McMurtrey, TEDx Speaker, Global Dyslexia Expert
I could not recommend Elena more highly. She uses a blend of research and intuition to help you hone in on the perfect idea and stories to tell to bring it to life. Her expertise on the TEDx process ensures you are set up for success, and her warm and supportive approach helps you push past any doubts and fears holding you back.
— Lia Garvin, TEDx Speaker, Bestellung Author, Coach & Speaker

Choose the level of support your idea deserves

Each Red Dot Stage experience is designed to help you shape a powerful talk. What changes is the depth of editorial support, strategic guidance, and white-glove partnership.

Overview
Idea Distillery Sprint
$3,500
or 2 payments of $1,900
3 private sessions over 2 to 3 months
Signature Stage Accelerator
$7,500
or 3 payments of $2,750
5 private sessions over 3 to 4 months
Legacy Talk Atelier
Investment upon request
Tailored private engagement
11 private sessions over 4 to 6 months
Thought leadership research Not included Not included Included
Signature idea coaching Included Included Included, in deeper form
Narrative direction Included Included Included, in expanded form
Collaborative co-writing Not included Not included Included
Editorial support Verbal feedback Light editing Deep editing + 2 rounds of rewrites
Application support Strategic training via online course Strategic training via online course Strategic guidance included
Advanced application assets Not included Not included Co-written answer database, pitching video guidance, and mock curator interview
Speaker prep and delivery Included via online course Included Included, at deeper level
Viral marketing Included via online course Included Included, tailored to your talk
Business growth strategy Not included Not included Included
Bonus
Speech of a Lifetime online course Included Included Included
Idea Distillery Sprint
$3,500
or 2 payments of $1,900
3 private sessions over 2 to 3 months
Thought leadership research
Not included
Signature idea coaching
Included
Narrative direction
Included
Collaborative co-writing
Not included
Editorial support
Verbal feedback
Application support
Strategic training via online course
Advanced application assets
Not included
Speaker prep and delivery
Included via online course
Viral marketing
Included via online course
Business growth strategy
Not included
Bonus
Speech of a Lifetime online course
Included
Signature Stage Accelerator
$7,500
or 3 payments of $2,750
5 private sessions over 3 to 4 months
Thought leadership research
Not included
Signature idea coaching
Included
Narrative direction
Included
Collaborative co-writing
Not included
Editorial support
Light editing
Application support
Strategic training via online course
Advanced application assets
Not included
Speaker prep and delivery
Included
Viral marketing
Included
Business growth strategy
Not included
Bonus
Speech of a Lifetime online course
Included
Legacy Talk Atelier
Investment upon request
Tailored private engagement
11 private sessions over 4 to 6 months
Thought leadership research
Included
Signature idea coaching
Included, in deeper form
Narrative direction
Included, in expanded form
Collaborative co-writing
Included
Editorial support
Deep editing + 2 rounds of rewrites
Application support
Strategic guidance included
Advanced application assets
Co-written answer database, pitching video guidance, and mock curator interview
Speaker prep and delivery
Included, at deeper level
Viral marketing
Included, tailored to your talk
Business growth strategy
Included
Bonus
Speech of a Lifetime online course
Included

“I loved working with Elena - she's extremely talented. I was impressed with her ability to identify interesting ideas and to distill an idea to its essence”.

Dr. Juliana Schröder, TEDx Speaker, Associate Professor University of California at Berkeley

“With Elena's flawless coaching program, delivered with her signature kindness, grace and aplomb, I not only made it to the TEDx stage, but I enjoyed the process.”

Shannon Moroney, TEDx speaker, Bestselling Author, Speaker & Therapist

Outcomes That Speak For Themselves

What Happens When You Share Your Idea on the World’s Most Iconic Stage:

  • A signature message that defines your thought leadership and anchors your platform

  • A professionally authored, stage-ready talk with lasting relevance

  • Paid keynote and summit invitations, high-profile podcast features

  • Media recognition across respected publications and platforms

  • Strategic visibility that drives inbound leads, aligned collaborations, and growth

  • Viral reach and increased credibility in your industry

“Working with Red Dot Stage has been nothing short of transformative. From the initial brainstorming to the final delivery, Elena and her senior speechwriter were incredible partners every step of the way. Their guidance really helped me sharpen my message and craft a TEDx talk that felt authentic and impactful. Thanks to their expertise, I walked onto the stage feeling confident, prepared, and ready to leave a legacy. If you want to deliver a talk that truly resonates, this is definitely the team to have by your side!”

— Dr. Corrie Block, TEDx Speaker, UAE’s Top Business Coach

How to Begin

Every collaboration begins with a complimentary Signature Idea Diagnostic Session with Elena.

In this focused conversation, you will explore your idea, clarify your goals, and identify the Red Dot Stage pathway best suited to the message you want to shape and the level of support you desire.

Elena personally leads every diagnostic session to ensure strategic alignment, high standards, and the right fit from the outset.

Client spots are limited each quarter to ensure deep, focused collaboration.