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Vendor Success Studio

Welcome to the
Vendor Success Studio.

Brought to you by Colorado Springs Health & Fitness Expo and DVMH Group

Sandi Griffin created the Vendor Success Studio for the vendors of the Colorado Springs Health & Fitness Expo — and her commitment to your success continues as we line up a second Studio date. Stay tuned.

Three sessions. Three expert hosts. Four deliverables built for your business.

“Vendor support like this is normally reserved for the highest-tier industry events — and can cost into the $1,000’s. What Sandi is bringing to her Expo vendors — is unprecedented!”

— Michael Devous · Vegas Expo Producer (’09–’14)

Registration for this Studio has closed — but another one is coming very soon. Join the waitlist below and we’ll be the first to alert you the moment the next dates open.

You’ve been invited — your registration is open. Complete your brand assessment below to lock in your seat at the Vendor Success Studio.

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Jun 30 · Jul 7 · Jul 9 • Colorado Springs • Intake has closed

§ 02 — The Gift

What You’ll Receive

Every vendor who registers for the Vendor Success Studio receives a personalized brand intelligence package — built for your business by the team behind Meridian™.

No cost. No catch. A genuine gift from Sandi to the vendors who make her Expo possible.

01

Your Vendor
Intelligence Brief

A custom strategic document

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Your Vendor Intelligence Brief

A custom strategic document built from your brand inputs. The foundation of how your business should show up across every channel — the kind of clarity most small brands spend years trying to articulate.

02

Three Brand-Engineered
AI Prompts

On-brand. On-target. On-message.

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Three Brand-Engineered AI Prompts

On-brand. On-target. On-message. Built specifically for your business — not adapted from a template. These are the difference between AI slop and content that actually looks and sounds like you. Drop these into any AI image or video platform and the output looks like you hired an agency.

03

The Brand Strategy
Field Guide

A strategist’s playbook

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The Brand Strategy Field Guide

A condensed playbook on how to think about your brand the way a strategist would. Yours to keep, reference, and apply long after the Studio ends.

Includes your complimentary Strategy Brain — a dual-track framework that builds authority while driving high-impact conversions. Its North Star rule: every piece of content either builds your audience or converts it. No filler.

04

Free Professional
Headshot

In-person attendees · Session 2 only

Captured on-site at Studio 360

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04

Free Professional Headshot

Brought to you by Cinegraph Media’s Studio 360 — a professional headshot captured on-site at ACA, 905 Garden of the Gods Road. Yours to keep and use across every channel.

A $275 value

Attend all three sessions · Captured at Session 2 · July 7 · First come, first served · Come photo-ready

Built before the event. Delivered to you in person at Session 2 on July 7. Yours forever.

Sandi Griffin — Founder, Colorado Springs Health & Fitness Expo

Sandi Griffin · Founder, COS Fitness Expo

§ 03 — A Note from Sandi

A Note from Sandi

“ When I built the Colorado Springs Health & Fitness Expo, the vision was always bigger than another vendor event — it was about creating a community force that saves lives, builds connection, and gives back. Every vendor who shows up is part of that mission.

Then I found Meridian. It gave me a system that does what I used to spend hours doing manually — turning my brand strategy into content that actually sounds like me, looks like my brand, and lands with my audience. I want every vendor at the Expo to have access to the same thing.

It has saved me more than $5,000 in marketing costs and two months of work this past year — we’re literally two months ahead of where we’d be otherwise, and that simply wouldn’t be possible without Meridian.

You bring something real to my Expo. This is my way of giving something real back.”

— Sandi Griffin

Founder, Colorado Springs Health & Fitness Expo

Founder, Sandi Griffin Fitness

§ 04 — The Studio

Three Sessions.
Three Locations.
Three Hosts.

Session 01

Foundation

JUN 30

Tuesday

Pikes Peak SBDC
Catalyst Campus

Brandon Eldridge

Pikes Peak SBDC

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Session 01 — Curriculum

Foundation

Session 1 opens the Vendor Success Studio at the Pikes Peak SBDC, where Brandon Eldridge leads small business support for the region. Brandon brings the institutional voice — what’s working for vendors who scale, where small brands stumble, and how the right systems change everything.

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Session 02

Intelligence

JUL 7

Tuesday

ACA — 905 Garden
of the Gods Rd

The Meridian™ Team

Live brand build · Brief delivery

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Session 02 — Curriculum

Intelligence

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The Meridian™ Team architects Sandi’s brand live as the demonstration build. Every registered vendor walks away with their personalized Vendor Intelligence Brief delivered in person.

Professional headshots captured on-site at Studio 360 — first come, first served. Come photo-ready.

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Matt Watkins Michael Devous Jr. Matt & Michael The Meridian™ Team

Session 03

Launch

JUL 9

Thursday · Hybrid (in-person + Zoom)

Pikes Peak SBDC
Catalyst Campus

Sandi Griffin

Expo Board

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Session 03 — Curriculum

Launch

Session 3 closes the Vendor Success Studio with Sandi and the Expo Board at the Pikes Peak SBDC. A hybrid session — in-person or via Zoom — with a downloadable workbook to follow along. Attend all three to unlock your professional headshot delivery.

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Sandi Griffin Sandi Griffin Expo Board

A brand strategist charges $150–$300 an hour for the work you’re receiving in a single afternoon.

The Vendor Intelligence Brief. Three prompts built from your actual brand intelligence — not a template, not a chatbot, not AI slop. A professional headshot from Studio 360. A field guide you keep forever.

Sandi is offering this to every registered vendor at no cost.

That’s not a discount. That’s a $1,200+ gift!

Inside Session 02 — Intelligence

What you’ll experience.

Tuesday, July 7 · Hosted by the Meridian™ Team
ACA, 905 Garden of the Gods Road

  1. 01

    Sandi’s Story

    A candid look at how Meridian transformed her own content operation.

  2. 02

    Live Brand Build

    Selected vendors have their Meridian instance built in real time.

  3. 03

    Your Brief, Delivered

    Every registered vendor receives their personalized Vendor Intelligence Brief.

  4. 04

    What’s Next

    A closing conversation about the Vendor Success Studio Cohort and an invitation to discover Meridian.

§ 05 — What’s Next

What’s Next

Some vendors who complete the Studio will want to go further. For those vendors — the ones ready to build a full brand intelligence system before the Expo opens — there is a next step. It has limited seats, founding pricing, and it runs between the Studio and the Expo. It will be introduced in person at Session 2 on July 7.

Meridian™ — Your Content Intelligence Engine

Meridian™ — the system behind everything you experienced today. The founding cohort will be introduced at Session 2 on July 7.

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§ 06 — Around the Expo

Around the Expo

Vendor Success Lounge

Great Wolf Lodge · Aug 22-23

Studio 360’s booth on the main floor. Meet the Meridian™ team.

ACA Hosted by ACA

Open to all attendees.

The Studio Continues

Every quarter, every year

Whether you’re a Studio graduate or a vendor watching from the sidelines, the next Vendor Success Studio cycle is already being designed.

Interested in early access to a future Studio?

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§ 07 — Your Next Step

You’re Invited to Register.

Registration for this Vendor Success Studio is open to you. Complete the brand assessment and your seat is locked in — the same intake the full cohort completed.

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§ 07 — Your Next Step

Registration Has Closed.

Intake for this Vendor Success Studio closed June 16. The Studio runs every quarter — if you’d like in on a future cohort, leave your details and we’ll send you alternate and upcoming dates.

Future Studios

Every quarter

Limited seats each cohort

Tell us a little about your business and we’ll reach out with alternate dates and early access to the next Vendor Success Studio.

Registration for this cohort closed June 16, 2026

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