BADDEST BADDIE AWARDS 2026

📅 BBA LAUNCH TIMELINE (8–10 WEEK BUILDOUT)

👉 Built around:

2nd Saturdays = Lake Merritt

3rd Saturdays = Dolores Park

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🚀 PHASE 1: FOUNDATION (Weeks 1–2)

Goal: Lock concept + start venue + sponsor outreach

🗓 Week 1 (Now)

✅ Finalize:

Event name: Baddest Baddie Awards (BBA)

Date target (6–8 weeks out)

Categories + $1,000 grand prize

“Urban awards show with built-in audience + performers”

🎯 Action: Venue/Promoter to Host

Clubs / lounges / warehouses / event spaces

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🗓 Week 2

🔒 Lock venue (or top 2 options)

Beach Option

🤝 Begin sponsor outreach:

Barbershops

Clothing brands

Beauty brands

Clubs

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🎤 PHASE 2: RECRUITMENT ENGINE (Weeks 3–5)

🗓 Week 3 (2nd Saturday – Lake Merritt) 4/11, 5/9, 6/13

🔥 First Activation Push

ANNOUNCE : “We’re hosting the Baddest Baddie Awards this summer — models & dancers tap in!”

📲 Capture:

Model interest sign-ups

Artist emails

Crowd videos

🎯 Soft recruit:

5–10 models

5 artists

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🗓 Week 4 (3rd Saturday – Dolores Park)

🔥 Second Push – Bigger Energy 4/18, 5/15, 6/20

2–3 dancers/models already recruited

Let them perform/appear → proof of concept

🎤 Announce: “Top performers from these events will qualify for BBA finals!”

👉 This ties Mic Share → BBA pipeline

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🗓 Week 5 (2nd Saturday – Lake Merritt)

🔥 Conversion Week

Start charging:

Models: $25 early entry

Artists: $50 performance slot

🎯 Goal:

10–15 model signups

6–8 artists locked

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💰 PHASE 3: MONETIZATION + HYPE (Weeks 6–7)

🗓 Week 6 (Dolores Park)

🔥 Sponsor Integration Week

Have:

Clothing brand sponsor present

Models wearing sponsor gear

🎥 Shoot:

Promo footage for BBA

“Meet the contestants” clips

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🗓 Week 7 (Lake Merritt)

🔥 Final Recruitment Push

Raise entry price:

Models: $50–$75

Artists: $75–$100

Announce: “Final slots closing soon”

👉 Scarcity = urgency

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🎬 PHASE 4: FINAL BUILD (Week 8)

Goal: Lock everything + push ticket sales

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🗓 Week 8 (Dolores Park – Final Promo Event)

🔥 Full preview show:

Top models perform

Artists perform

Announce finalists

🎟 Launch ticket sales:

$20 GA

$40 VIP

🎤 Public announcement: “Baddest Baddie Awards goes down NEXT WEEK!”

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🏆 PHASE 5: EVENT WEEK

🗓 Week 9 – BBA SHOW

Checklist:

✅ Confirm all models

✅ Confirm artist lineup

✅ Confirm sponsors

✅ Trophy ready (Gold BB)

✅ $1,000 prize secured

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📊 HOW YOUR WEEKLY EVENTS FEED BBA

Event Purpose

Lake Merritt Recruitment + testing talent

Dolores Park Exposure + content + hype

BBA Event Monetization + awards + prestige

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🔥 SMART STRATEGY (KEY INSIGHT)

You are not “starting from scratch” — you are:

👉 Using Mic Share / Hip Hop at the Lake / EDM + RAP

to build:

Talent pool

Audience

Content

Social proof

Then converting all of that into:

👉 BBA = Big Money Event

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💡 BONUS POWER MOVES

1. QUALIFIER SYSTEM

Top 3 models from each weekend event = automatic BBA finalists

2. CONTENT LOOP

Every Saturday = content

Every post = promo for BBA

3. MODEL COMPETITION DRAMA

“Who’s the baddest this summer?”

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🚀 FINAL POSITIONING

You now have a 3-layer system:

1. Weekly Events → build pipeline

2. BBA → monetize + crown winners

3. KOZY + Mobile Club → expand income