The Great Tampa Motiv8tor Hunt
MIC Week, September 22–25, 2026
🗺️ SEPTEMBER 22 — CLUE #1: “THE FIRST POUR”
The hunt begins where C.R.A.F.T. meets conversation. Veterans build it, creators tell it, and something special may be brewing. Find the Motiv8tor where American flavor meets military entrepreneurship.
Hint: 🎙️ + 🍺 + 🇺🇸 = your first destination.
Password: “MOTIV8TORS MOUNT UP!”
🗺️ SEPTEMBER 24 — CLUE #2: “SHOW ME YOUR GRIT”
I’m somewhere inside our Tampa home base, but finding the building isn’t enough. Look for a room named after a man whose railroad and hotel empire helped shape Florida. When the microphone turns around, you’re getting warmer.
Hidden answer: JW Marriott → HB Plant Ballroom C → Build the Damn Ecosystem: GRIT, 3–5 PM.
🗺️ SEPTEMBER 24 — CLUE #3: “FOLLOW THE SPIRIT”
When GRIT ends, don’t go home. Your next treasure isn’t on a stage—it may be waiting where more than 20 veteran-owned and allied brands are raising a glass to service. Follow the C.R.A.F.T. and find Tha Hood Motiv8tor.
Hint: 🥃 + 🇺🇸 + 20+ brands.
This leads to Frontline Tastings Tampa.
🌙 SEPTEMBER 24 — BONUS CLUE: “AFTER DARK”
The sun went down, but the hunt didn’t. Look UP. 👀 Tampa lights below. Military family around you. Conversations instead of conference stages. If you made it to the rooftop, you’re getting HOT.
Hint: 🌃 + 🏙️ + ⬆️
Because this event is invite-only/21+, I’d make this a bonus sighting, not an official prize location unless attendees are authorized to enter.
🎙️ SEPTEMBER 25 — CLUE #4: “FOLLOW THE VOICE”
Before you find the treasure, listen for the truth. Real conversations. Real impact. One microphone. One Motiv8tor. Somewhere in Tampa, I’m trading the keynote stage for the podcast mic.
Hint: 🎙️ 10:30 AM.
This points toward your RealTOC Podcast appearance.
☕ SEPTEMBER 25 — CLUE #5: “COFFEE, COMBAT & CHAPTERS”
Your next clue smells like coffee and sounds like pages turning. Find the corner where military stories become books and authors become the mission. Look for a combat veteran holding The Power of the Pivot.
Hint: ☕ + 📚 + 🔄 = 1:00 PM.
This points toward the Black Rifle Coffee Company Author’s Corner.
🏆 SEPTEMBER 25 — FINAL CLUE: “THE POT OF GOLD”
You followed the map. You found the mic. You found the book. Now find the PURPOSE. When combat becomes purpose, adversity becomes transformation, and the PIVOT becomes POWER—you’ve reached the treasure.
FINAL HINT: 3:10 PM — Closing Keynote: The Power of Pivot.
When they find you: “MOTIV8TORS MOUNT UP!”
🎁 FREE BOOK + AUTOGRAPH + PHOTO
The hunt begins where C.R.A.F.T. meets conversation. Veterans build it, creators tell it, and something special may be brewing. Find the Motiv8tor where American flavor meets military entrepreneurship.
Hint: 🎙️ + 🍺 + 🇺🇸 = your first destination.
Password: “MOTIV8TORS MOUNT UP!”
🗺️ SEPTEMBER 24 — CLUE #2: “SHOW ME YOUR GRIT”
I’m somewhere inside our Tampa home base, but finding the building isn’t enough. Look for a room named after a man whose railroad and hotel empire helped shape Florida. When the microphone turns around, you’re getting warmer.
Hidden answer: JW Marriott → HB Plant Ballroom C → Build the Damn Ecosystem: GRIT, 3–5 PM.
🗺️ SEPTEMBER 24 — CLUE #3: “FOLLOW THE SPIRIT”
When GRIT ends, don’t go home. Your next treasure isn’t on a stage—it may be waiting where more than 20 veteran-owned and allied brands are raising a glass to service. Follow the C.R.A.F.T. and find Tha Hood Motiv8tor.
Hint: 🥃 + 🇺🇸 + 20+ brands.
This leads to Frontline Tastings Tampa.
🌙 SEPTEMBER 24 — BONUS CLUE: “AFTER DARK”
The sun went down, but the hunt didn’t. Look UP. 👀 Tampa lights below. Military family around you. Conversations instead of conference stages. If you made it to the rooftop, you’re getting HOT.
Hint: 🌃 + 🏙️ + ⬆️
Because this event is invite-only/21+, I’d make this a bonus sighting, not an official prize location unless attendees are authorized to enter.
🎙️ SEPTEMBER 25 — CLUE #4: “FOLLOW THE VOICE”
Before you find the treasure, listen for the truth. Real conversations. Real impact. One microphone. One Motiv8tor. Somewhere in Tampa, I’m trading the keynote stage for the podcast mic.
Hint: 🎙️ 10:30 AM.
This points toward your RealTOC Podcast appearance.
☕ SEPTEMBER 25 — CLUE #5: “COFFEE, COMBAT & CHAPTERS”
Your next clue smells like coffee and sounds like pages turning. Find the corner where military stories become books and authors become the mission. Look for a combat veteran holding The Power of the Pivot.
Hint: ☕ + 📚 + 🔄 = 1:00 PM.
This points toward the Black Rifle Coffee Company Author’s Corner.
🏆 SEPTEMBER 25 — FINAL CLUE: “THE POT OF GOLD”
You followed the map. You found the mic. You found the book. Now find the PURPOSE. When combat becomes purpose, adversity becomes transformation, and the PIVOT becomes POWER—you’ve reached the treasure.
FINAL HINT: 3:10 PM — Closing Keynote: The Power of Pivot.
When they find you: “MOTIV8TORS MOUNT UP!”
🎁 FREE BOOK + AUTOGRAPH + PHOTO