Name: YouthCon Tour - Naples
Start: 2026-08-01T08:45:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-01T15:00:00-04:00
Location: SpringHill Suites by Marriott Naples

Build confidence, leadership, communication, and focus through an interactive live experience designed for the next generation.
About this Event

Welcome to YouthCon Tour!

Led by Matt Adkins - Pastor / Speaker / Coach and Author

YouthCon is a live leadership and confidence-building experience designed to help students develop communication skills, strengthen focus, build confidence, and grow into intentional leaders in today’s world.

This is not another lecture-style event.YouthCon was created to give students a real-world growth experience through leadership training, interactive workshops, communication challenges, team activities, media opportunities, and live engagement throughout the day.

Students will be challenged to think bigger, communicate better, build confidence, strengthen leadership skills, and take ownership of their future in an energetic, encouraging, and growth-focused environment.

This experience is designed to help students step outside their comfort zone while developing practical life and leadership skills they can apply immediately at home, in school, in sports, in business, and in everyday life.

What Students Will Experience at YouthCon:

🎤 Interactive Leadership Sessions

Students will participate in engaging sessions focused on confidence, communication, leadership, focus, mindset, discipline, and personal growth.

🗣️ Communication & Confidence Building

Students will learn how to speak with greater confidence, improve communication skills, develop leadership presence, and become more comfortable expressing themselves.

🔥 Real-World Leadership Activities

YouthCon includes hands-on participation, group interaction, movement-based activities, on-stage opportunities, team discussions, and practical exercises designed to build confidence through action — not just information.

📈 Focus, Discipline & Momentum

Students will learn practical strategies to improve focus, reduce distractions, build better habits, strengthen discipline, and create momentum in everyday life.

🎬 Professional Media & Content Opportunities

Students will have opportunities for professional photos, interview-style content clips, media experiences, and confidence-building camera interaction throughout the event.

🤝 Team Building & Networking

Students will connect with other motivated students, develop relationship skills, and build friendships in a positive, growth-minded environment.

Included YouthCon Leadership WorkbookAll attendees will receive the official YouthCon Leadership Workbook designed to help students continue building confidence, focus, leadership, communication skills, and momentum long after the event ends.

📘 The Focused Teen Leadership Workbook™

A practical and interactive workbook focused on:

confidence
communication
focus
discipline
habits
leadership
mindset
goal setting
personal growth
future vision

The workbook includes guided exercises, reflection activities, leadership challenges, team interaction prompts, and practical tools students can continue using after the event.

Who YouthCon Is ForYouthCon is designed for students who want to:

Build confidence
Improve communication skills
Develop leadership abilities
Strengthen focus and discipline
Become more comfortable speaking
Learn life and leadership skills
Build friendships and connections
Step outside their comfort zone
Grow personally and emotionally
Become more intentional about their future

Perfect for:

homeschool students
student leaders
athletes
entrepreneurs
creators
students wanting greater confidence
students preparing for the future
teens looking for positive growth and community

YouthCon Is About More Than Motivation:

It’s about helping students build real confidence through action, communication, leadership, and intentional growth.Because confidence is built through participation.

Leadership is built through responsibility.

And growth happens when students are willing to step forward.At YouthCon…

Students Don’t Just Attend.

They Engage. Grow. Lead. And Build Momentum.

Event Agenda

Build Confidence. Take Ownership. Lead Your Future.
8:30 AM – Registration + Networking ExperienceProfessional photos, music, networking, media opportunities, and interactive arrival experience.
9:00 AM – Opening ExperienceA high-energy kickoff focused on confidence, leadership, focus, communication, and momentum.
9:30 AM – Skill 1: Who You BecomeAn interactive leadership session focused on:

identity
focus
habits
standards
confidence
environment
distractions

Includes live participation activities and guided workbook exercises.
10:15 AM – Skill 2: Communication Creates OpportunityStudents will learn:

communication confidence
speaking skills
leadership presence
body language
how to overcome fear and hesitation
how communication impacts opportunities

Includes live interaction and speaking activities.
11:00 AM – Team Challenge ExperienceInteractive team-based leadership activities focused on:

problem solving
teamwork
communication
leadership under pressure
confidence through participation

11:45 AM – Group Photo + Community ConnectionProfessional photos, media moments, networking, and relationship-building.
12:00 PM – Lunch Break + NetworkingLunch is not provided. Students are encouraged to continue connecting and building friendships during the break.
1:00 PM – Skill 3: Focus Creates MomentumA practical session focused on:

discipline
consistency
social media distractions
routines
momentum
future goals
personal responsibility

Students will complete guided workbook activities and action planning exercises.
1:45 PM – Live Coaching + Student InteractionReal-time coaching, audience interaction, leadership exercises, confidence-building opportunities, and student participation activities.
2:15 PM – Closing Experience: Step ForwardA powerful and encouraging closing session focused on courage, confidence, leadership, growth, and taking ownership of the future.
2:45 PM – Final Networking + Media OpportunitiesFinal photos, networking, content capture, and community connection before the event concludes.

Meet Matthew Adkins

Matthew Adkins is a speaker, leadership strategist, author, and founder of YouthCon and The Leadership Climb — a leadership development platform focused on helping students and leaders build confidence, communication skills, leadership habits, and real-world life skills.

Matthew has led teams of more than 150 people across business, nonprofit, operational, and organizational environments and is known for his high-energy teaching style and practical, real-world leadership approach.

He is a Zig Ziglar Certified Speaker and Coach, selected as 1 of only 12 speakers from more than 50,000 applicants worldwide. His leadership and communication training has been taught to executives, entrepreneurs, students, teams, and organizations connected to brands such as Coca-Cola, AT&T, Dell, American Airlines, and Mary Kay.

Matthew’s work and leadership insights have been featured on ABC, NBC, FOX, and Business Insider, where he has become known for his focus on leadership, communication, confidence, execution, and personal growth.

In addition to YouthCon, Matthew serves in church leadership as Executive and has spent years mentoring students, coaching teams, leading organizations, and helping people develop confidence, communication skills, discipline, and leadership in everyday life.

His mission through YouthCon is simple:

Help students become more confident, focused, disciplined, and prepared for the future by teaching the leadership and communication skills most schools never teach.

Why Parents Trust YouthCon:

YouthCon was created to provide students with a positive, structured, high-energy environment focused on confidence, leadership, communication, and personal growth.

Students participate in: