30 Under 40 presenting sponsorship

Back what’s next.

Build sustained association with the emerging professionals moving the hot tub industry forward — from the first call for nominations through the class reveal, individual stories, social conversation and year-round discovery.

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Katie Brown
Garry Goncalves
Rachel Rutter
Thomas Arthur

People shaping what comes next

71,827Social impressions
5,586Native social engagements
24,976Nomination email sends
5,562Winner-profile pageviews

Historical evidence — observed across the supplied 2024 and 2025 campaign data, except nomination email sends, which reflect six dedicated 2025 emails. Social impressions are summed across posts and platforms and are not deduplicated unique reach. Historical results are not guarantees.

One program. Months of momentum.

Meet the future.
Stay with the story.

30 Under 40 creates a recurring industry conversation from nominations in April through the winner rollout from October through January. Each contracted stage gives the audience another reason to engage with the class — and another tasteful point of sponsor association.

1

Invite

Nominations open and participation begins.

2

Build

Email and social reminders keep the call active.

3

Reveal

The new class is introduced to the industry.

4

Recognize

Print profiles give the class a lasting showcase.

5

Go deeper

Individual web profiles share careers and advice.

6

Amplify

Native social, email and selected video extend stories.

7

Discover

The program hub keeps the class accessible year-round.

Support the industry

Recognition creates momentum.

This sponsorship does more than place a brand beside promising names. It helps SpaRetailer recognize emerging talent, invite more professionals into the conversation and preserve useful career stories for the people coming next.

Recognize talentCelebrate the people already making a difference early in their careers.
Encourage participationGive peers, employers and industry leaders a reason to nominate and share.
Preserve perspectiveKeep career paths, lessons and advice available beyond one announcement.

Why the program earns attention

Built for recurring discovery.

The strongest sponsor story is portfolio scale and sustained frequency across social, email and web — not a claim that every profile beats normal editorial.

Historical evidence213

Matched winner-profile social posts

Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn delivered 71,827 summed impressions, 5,586 engagements and 1,366 link clicks across the 2024 and 2025 cohorts.

April starts the sponsor story

Six dedicated 2025 nomination emails generated 24,976 sends, 7,613 summed unique opens and 333 total clicks. The weighted open rate was approximately 30.5%.

68 winner stories measured

The 2024 and 2025 campaign windows produced 5,562 pageviews. The safer proof point is recurring portfolio volume, not one breakout profile.

Social brings the frequency

LinkedIn was the largest source of impressions and clicks in both measured cohorts. Facebook produced the largest engagement totals.

Proposed presenting sponsor framework

More than a logo placement.

The recommended package covers the full program journey. Guaranteed assets should be defined in the final agreement while historical results and planning ranges remain evidence, not minimum-delivery promises.

Package concept

One class becomes a campaign

Final deliverables, timing, category protection and sponsor treatments are subject to the executed sponsorship agreement.

Nomination seasonRecognition around the April call for nominations, dedicated email and promotional posts.
Class revealSponsor identification connected to the recipient announcement and program hub.
Print recognitionPresence in the annual print presentation, subject to confirmed placement and circulation.
Individual profilesTasteful recognition on winner pages without influence over honoree selection or coverage.
Native socialClass and profile storytelling across Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn with platform-level reporting.
Email promotionRecognition in dedicated nomination emails and selected newsletters as contracted.
Evergreen homeOngoing association on the program hub and archived class content.
Category protectionExclusivity within the agreed category when included in the final sponsorship agreement.
Campaign reportingWeb, social, email, video and sponsor-link results reported separately by channel.
Trackable actionSponsor-specific links or UTMs where a sponsor call to action is appropriate.
Illustrative portrait treatment for a participant story

“The lesson I wish I knew sooner”

Potential first-year expansion

Let selected voices lead.

A proposed three-to-five-video pilot could feature selected winners speaking about careers, advice, accomplishments or what the recognition means to them. Its value comes from trusted editorial association and multichannel use — not YouTube views alone.

  • Participant-submitted or remotely recorded 30–60 second stories
  • Article embedding, native social distribution and email promotion
  • Tasteful sponsor mark, caption mention and closing card
  • Views, watch time, completion, engagements, shares and sponsor clicks reported by platform

Planning evidence — not guarantees

A credible range for the conversation.

Observed outcomes varied materially by year. These conservative ranges are suitable for sales planning and should not be contracted as guaranteed delivery.

Projection1,500–4,000

Winner-profile pageviews during the October–January rollout

Projection30,000–42,000

Matched Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn impressions

Projection1,900–3,600

Native social engagements

Projection650–700

Native social link clicks

Projection24,000–26,000

Sends across six nomination emails

Projection7,200–8,000

Summed unique opens across nomination emails

Stand with the people shaping what comes next.

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