Scream-If-You-Want-To-Go-Faster Member Upgrades
Our thought leadership programs are designed to scale with your plans as a business and a businessperson.
Platform Concierge
Accelerate
$33
PER MONTH*PAID QUARTERLY**CANCEL ANYTIME*[Minimum 3-Months]**90-Day Payment Cycle
Ecosystem Profile
Submit Articles
Post Jobs
List Events
Classified Ads
Exclusive Forum
Managed Services
Voices
$99
PER MONTH*PAID QUARTERLY**CANCEL ANYTIME*[Minimum 3-Months]**90-Day Payment Cycle
Enhanced Profile
Story Development
Employer Branding
Stakeholder Governance
Article Stats
Data Commonwealth
Turnkey Solution
Platform
$297
PER MONTH*PAID QUARTERLY**CANCEL ANYTIME*[Minimum 3-Months]**90-Day Payment Cycle
Performance Targets
Campaign Consulting
Industry Guides
Media Partner
Run-of-site Ads
Story Spotlight
Bespoke Product
Partner
$891
PER MONTH*PAID QUARTERLY**CANCEL ANYTIME*[Minimum 3-Months]**90-Day Payment Cycle
Revenue Share
Corporate Innovation
Training Hackathon
Editorial Board
Marketing Automation
Brand Studio
Accelerate
We don't believe in restricting anyone's entrepreneurial instincts, so every functional advantage of our thought leadership program is available at our lowest price point. If your first priority is to hack and hustle, then rest assured that EQ's Accelerate tool suite gives you the power to do everything you could possibly want for yourself.
Self-Service Features
Submit Articles
We'll work with you to publish your news and stories on EQ. Upload your articles or press releases directly for editorial review.
Post Job Ads
When you've got a new role you're hiring for, we've got job seekers. Upload a job description to start collecting resumes.
List Your Event
Organizing an event is hard enough work already; let alone letting others know about it. Send it to EQ to get it on their calendar.
Ecosystem Profile
From roles you're hiring for now to recent press coverage, we've made it super easy for everyone to see what you're up to.
Classified Ads
Use 'native' ad formats that blend into EQ's publication design. They're useful features rather than inconvenient interruptions.
Exclusive Forum
Make your voice count by joining the Co-operative Strategy Forum. Respond to editorial requests for commentary to get included in articles.
Power Tools for Places
We are forging a democratically-directed marketing platform co-operative built upon the knowledge economy that distributes the means of production to our member collective of creators and collaborators in order to develop transparent, media literate and socially savvy storytelling that, together, will lead every city on the planet into the 21st Century.
Voices
There's nothing you can't do with our Accelerate self-service product; but when you want things taken care of, upgrade to Voices. Our brand promise is thoughtful consideration, so we'll leverage our expertise to help you maximize the expression and impact of your ideas, while aligning your business goals with EQ's publishing strategy.
Boosted Presence
We maximize the visibility of your company at a native design level, so there's no mistaking your brand voice.
Story Development
We'll use all of the tools at our disposal to keep your EQ column on-schedule. Yes, even if that means helping you write too.
Employer Branding
We dial up the visibility of your job ads at a native design level, giving them pride of place in every article across our publication.
Stakeholder Governance
Take an executive role in editorial, request features and source local expertise, so the city can co-operate on telling our stories.
Article Stats
Compare how your articles are performing with metrics such as page views, time engaged and clicks to your website.
Data Commonwealth
Create content faster and drive more traffic by working with EQ data to identify topics and maximize the reach of your articles.
Powerful Ways to Connect
The more products and services we help each other sell, the more jobs we create in the cities we stand for. To join EQ's paid membership program is to keep your dollars in your city and support others developing talent for your city.
Platform
Marketing co-operation means a thousand problems solved: reaching enough prospects, managing acquisition costs, defining message or tone, understanding buyer motivations, meeting information needs, qualifying leads, brokering introductions, and establishing follow ups. Operating as a decision-making member of EQ's co-operative brand vision, our Platform program is for companies who want to play a meaningful role in storytelling, content and membership product development in order to elevate your business and the community in tandem.
Performance Targets
We're so confident in our abilities that we'll let you set campaign performance expectations to maximize your budget.
Campaign Consulting
Did we mention that we're confident in our abilities already? Yep, we're happy to help you perfect stuff outside of EQ too.
Industry Guides
Boost your employer branding campaign on EQ through custom initiatives that showcase why readers should work for you.
Media Partner
There's no doubt content marketing drives leads, but we'll double-down on that promise by co-hosting events with you too.
Run-of-site Ads
Hedge your bets on paid search and social ads by adding another marketing channel into the mix and compare ROI.
Story Spotlight
We'll match your marketing campaigns to our editorial plans to produce a three-part multi-format feature on your brand.
Potent Reasons to Collaborate
There are two types of capital in Capitalism: assets and cashflow. Investors need assets but communities need cashflow. To join EQ's paid membership program is to distribute the means of production (to knowledge workers in the information economy) before distributing the profits.
Partner
The EQ technology stack enables businesses and brands; employees and owners; councils and corporations; creators and influencers, to co-operate under a common purpose and collaborate as a singular voice engaged in fulfilling the economic promise of our city. From conferences, to magazines, to documentary screenings, after parties and festivals, our Partner program unites the most powerful features of the EQ platform in service of maximum growth and community engagement, by enabling the creation of revenue generating experiences and events.
Revenue Share
Create experiences that can generate income, share profits with collaborators or act as community fundraiser.
Corporate Innovation
Crowdsource contentious discussions on pressing concerns to disrupt industry perception and conventional thought.
Training Hackathon
Challenge status quo narratives through the EQ community by meeting actual demand for training content and materials.
Editorial Board
Dictate the editorial features planned for EQ and advise on the brands and collaborators you'd like to include.
Marketing Automation
Take advantage of EQ's incredible tech stack to automatically integrate everything we do with what matters to you.
Brand Studio
EQ need not limit the scope of your story to your own brand. Partner with clients to incorporate their voice and experiences.
Empowering Context to Co-operate
Let’s empower everyone to become successful knowledge workers creating wealth in the information economy. To join the EQ paid membership program is to creatively combine our passions and channel your purpose through the innovation community's sense of place, priority and direction.
3 Reasons Why You Should Become A Paid-Up Member Today.
EQ's paid membership platform offers you an on-demand business consulting team-as-a-service powered by an entire city of wealth creators and industry experts focused on your company's growth.
Promote Your Company
Tell everyone what you're doing now and how they can get involved in your next great adventure.
Share Your Story
Get the message of who you are and how you're making an impact in your community out there.
Grow Your Business
Demonstrate your expertise to convert prospects into paying customers and educate your market.
"Jonathan Allen and EQ are an invaluable asset to any company. When we were seeking insights on how to best apply to get our foreign cofounder’s 0-1 visa, Jonathan was not only able to give easy to understand and actionable advice, but he also used his network and resources to build a strong case for the application. Thanks to Jonathan and the whole EQ team I am happy to say the application was successful and our cofounder now has the right to live and work in the US. I highly recommend working with them!"
Aiden Livingston
Founder & CEO, ThermoAI
"When WayLit was applying for Arch Grants, EQ was super helpful. We wanted to make sure our company communicated the vision succinctly and vividly. EQ helped us with everything from simple word substitutions to making the overarching narrative as compelling as possible. We did win an Arch Grants in 2019 and I'm grateful for the fantastic advice from EQ."
Satya Mishra
CTO, WayLit
"We partnered with EQ to develop a weekly online talk show focused on the fast-growing St. Louis startup scene. While our initial collaboration was meant to be just an experiment, our relationship grew from there. Whether it was a referral to a new client or an introduction to an ideal guest, Jonathan has always been ready and willing to help us take the next crucial step in the right direction. We were even able to secure a featured interview booth at MDMC through our partnership where we met many of the event's top speakers! If given the opportunity to partner with Jonathan or EQ we would strongly recommend doing so!"
Nick Niehaus
Co-Founder, Connect Marketing
"EQ's mentorship was a great blessing during my participation in UMSL's startup competition program, Entrepreneur Quest. Jonathan gave so much effort and attention to all of the individuals he helped. There have been countless times he would provide loads of information to me—pouring into me, encouraging me, pushing me to think outside the box and ultimately challenging me. So much that an idea became reality within a matter of weeks with the help of EQ. I was seeking advice on a concise pitch. He helped tremendously with wording, instilling confidence in me along the way. I appreciate the genuine experience I had learning from Jonathan."
Destini Clark
Founder, Beauty Wonders
"To me, entrepreneurship is about asking oneself the important questions. And how you choose to answer these questions can be the difference between creating something successful, or something not-so-much. EQ was extremely instrumental during the investigation phase. EQ's Editor-in-Chief, Jonathan Allen, never did the work for us, he simply inquired. Questions like how do you plan to target your target market, what message are you sending them, and WHY are you sending them this message are all questions that have helped AceOff grow."
Jamal Hoffman
Co-Founder, AceOff
"SEO has propelled our business growth — our content platform is among the fastest in our industry. Our success was powered by strategies, tactics and advice from Jonathan Allen, Editor-in-Chief at EQ. Jonathan came through for us, helping us cut through the noise about SEO, to get down to the nuts and bolts of building a successful web platform. If you're trying to grow a content platform, or just trying to wrap your head around whether SEO is the right strategy for your business, I strongly recommend that you take the time to speak with Jonathan and leverage EQ's resources."
Luke Babich
Co-Founder & COO, Clever Real Estate
"Jonathan Allen was one of the first people we met in St Louis, and he has helped us a lot, especially on our first steps in the city, telling us about the Arch Grants Application, helping us on our crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo and sharing his network with us. The Arch Grants Recipient Award was very important to Key2Enable to establish ourselves in St. Louis and in the United States. With his help, we were able to create a successful launch campaign on IndieGoGo and keep growing strong with the help of lots of people that Jonathan has introduced to us."
