The Angels’ Share
Directors & Coordinators Summit 2026
September 25–26, 2026 · Churchill Downs & Hotel Bourré Bonne · Louisville, Kentucky
Every barrel gives something up to become what it was meant to be. The portion lost to
evaporation, the Angels’ Share, is not waste. It’s the price of excellence. The Angels’ Share is what makes the rest worth keeping.
Every director and coordinator in this network gives that same share; every week, every
program, every member conversation that goes longer than it should. This Summit is for
you—he ones doing the giving.
Thursday, September 24
ARRIVAL EVENING · Hotel Bourré Bonne Rooftop
The barrel opens before the tasting begins.
Evening, Time TBD
First Pour · Rooftop Bourbon Tasting and Welcome Reception
Louisville welcomes visitors gradually, usually with something worth tasting.
Before the first session, before the name badges and the lectures and the workshops, we gather on the rooftop of Bourré Bonne as the city lights come up over the Ohio River, and we do what this place has been doing for two hundred years.
We pour. We connect.
No slides. No program. Just the liquid in the glass and the story of what it took to get there. We will eat, drink and visit with each other and with master distillers just to ease ourselves into the weekend.
You didn’t come all this way to rush. Neither did the bourbon.
Friday, September 25
Reading the Form — Every horse runs differently. Every member does, too.
8:30—8:45 am
Welcome
Katherine Eitel Belt
CSP
Win, Place, Show: Three Strategies to Win Trust, Increase Engagement, and Build Connection
10:30—10:45 am
Break
12:15—12:30 pm · A Tutorial
The Handicapper — Reading Today’s Card
Churchill Downs’ own professional handicapper joins us for fifteen minutes of pure, unfiltered fun. You’ll get insider tips, form-reading insights, and maybe even learn how to pick a winner this afternoon.
First post: 12:45 PM. May the odds be in your favor.
12:30 pm onward · The Races
Partner-Hosted Suites & Programming Consults
The afternoon belongs to Louisville — the thunder of hooves, the particular electricity of Churchill Downs on a race day, and the kind of unhurried conversation that only happens when the agenda officially ends. Our partners will host the suites. Sherpas will be helping build programs and this is the ideal opportunity for exactly what you’ve been asking for — more time with each other.
Every thirty minutes, the horses run. In between, the real work of Summit happens: two people who didn’t know each other this morning, figuring out they have more in common than they thought.
Saturday, September 26
Distilling What Matters — A master distiller doesn’t rush the barrel. Neither do you.
Julieanne O’Connor
The Master Distiller’s Secret: The Neuroscience of Relationships and Why the Best Ones Are Always Worth the Wait
9:15–10:00 am · Gameshow
Meet the Partners — Family Feud Style
Survey says: you’re going to enjoy this.
The partners who have made this summit possible aren’t going to stand at a podium and read their bios. We’re going to play Family Feud. Badly. Enthusiastically. In Louisville. With real buzzers if we can manage it.
This is how you actually get to know someone — not from a slide deck, but from watching how they handle the pressure of a live studio audience asking them very uncomfortable questions. The partners who show up for this network every year deserve a proper introduction. This is it.
10:00—10:15 am
Break
12:00–12:15 pm
Takeaways, Action Items
The bourbon has been savored. The form has been studied. The blueprint for the season is in your hands.
What do you actually do on Monday?
A focused fifteen minutes to name the three things that each of us will do differently, start doing, stop doing before our next club meeting.
12:15—12:30 pm
Closing
Registration
Standard Rate / $1695
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September 25-26
Hotel Bourré Bonne
133 W Market St, Louisville, KY 40202
Written notice of cancellation must be sent via email to
greg@seattlestudyclub.com on or before the dates shown below to be effective. (Cancelled registrants are not entitled to receive Directors Summit materials, gifts or any other items that may be provided to the attendees.)
July 1 – August 1, 2026: $495 retained, remainder refunded.
August 2-24, 2026: 50% retained, remainder credited towards a future Summit or Coordinators Conference.
After August 25, 2026: No refund or credit
The cancellation and refund policy applies regardless of the reason for cancellation, including but not limited to communicable diseases and unforeseen personal or world events. We strongly encourage you to protect your investment with travel insurance.
Written notice of cancellation must be sent via email to
greg@seattlestudyclub.com on or before the dates shown below to be effective. (Cancelled registrants are not entitled to receive Directors Summit materials, gifts or any other items that may be provided to the attendees.)
July 1 – August 1, 2026: $495 retained, remainder refunded.
August 2-24, 2026: 50% retained, remainder credited towards a future Summit or Coordinators Conference.
After August 25, 2026: No refund or credit
The cancellation and refund policy applies regardless of the reason for cancellation, including but not limited to communicable diseases and unforeseen personal or world events. We strongly encourage you to protect your investment with travel insurance.
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Exercise consideration and respect in your speech and actions.
Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior and speech.
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