The Integrated Edge

Where Story, Strategy & Deal Flow Finally Match.

The Integrated Edge is a live experience and media ecosystem designed by Isaiah Markel Lesley for people who want their content, strategy, and real-life results to line up— not live in separate folders.

Chicago-born. Built for agents, founders, and creatives who are done playing small with their story and their systems.
Looking to bring The Integrated Edge to your city, brokerage, or organization? Use the contact form and mention “TIE” in your message.
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The Concept

What Is The Integrated Edge?

Most people treat their business like three separate lives: the brand they talk about online, the operation they run behind the scenes, and the person they’re trying to become. The Integrated Edge is about collapsing those into one honest, powerful story that can actually sell, scale, and sustain you.

The conference sits at the intersection of media, real estate, entrepreneurship, and healing. It’s where we talk about funnels and feelings in the same room—because your strategy can’t be sustainable if you’re ignoring the human behind it.

Every session, panel, and lab is built with a simple filter: Will this help someone tell the truth about their story and turn it into something that pays them back?

Three Lanes, One Room.

We pull from three worlds you know well:

  • • Media & storytelling (video, brand, content)
  • • Real estate & deal-making (agents, investors, housing)
  • • Identity & healing (mental health, faith, creativity)

The Integrated Edge lives at the center—where those three finally talk to each other.

A Visual Language For The Work.

The visuals for The Integrated Edge are designed to feel like blueprints and billboards at the same time—honoring the inner work and the outer execution.

Main graphic branding for The Integrated Edge

Main graphic representing the core identity of The Integrated Edge ecosystem.

Ground Floor graphic concept for The Integrated Edge

Ground Floor graphic, reminding us that every empire started as a conversation and a single brave decision.

Pillars

The Episodes That Shape The Experience.

The Integrated Edge moves like a limited series: each “episode” is a pillar that you can walk through in order or step into based on where you’re at. Together, they form the arc from survival mode to integrated, sustainable impact.

Episode 1 graphic artwork

Episode 1: Ground Floor

Naming where you actually are—financially, emotionally, spiritually—without performance. You can’t build a brand on a lie.

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Episode 2: The Story Under The Strategy

Unpacking the origin stories, timelines, and turning points that make your work matter, then translating them into offers and content.

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Episode 3: Media That Moves People

How to use video, photo, and language in ways that respect your nervous system and your audience’s attention.

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Episode 4: Deals, Doors & Decisions

Applying integrated thinking to real estate, business models, and the deals that will actually move the needle for you.

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Episode 5: Legacy & Long Game

Designing systems, support, and community so your future self doesn’t have to rebuild from scratch every year.

Who The Integrated Edge Is For.

This isn’t a vague “motivation” event. It’s built for people who are actively in the work and need a room that understands the layers: race, class, faith, queerness, housing, and hustle—all at the same time.

Real Estate Professionals

Agents, investors, and housing advocates who want their media and messaging to actually reflect the communities they serve—and still close deals.

Founders & Creatives

Creators, studio owners, and small business leaders who are tired of abstract branding advice and want frameworks rooted in reality.

Organizers, Educators & Faith Leaders

People building something bigger than themselves—programs, ministries, nonprofits—who want media that honors both the mission and the people in the room.

Format

Conference, Lab, Or Partnership.

The Integrated Edge can live as a flagship conference, a one-day intensive, or a collaborative experience with existing events, schools, brokerages, or faith communities.

Flagship Conference

Multi-session experience with keynotes, panels, and live labs. Ideal for cities and organizations ready to host a bold, integrated conversation.

One-Day Intensive

Condensed version focused on one or two pillars—perfect for brokerages, studios, and universities.

Partner Integration

Bring The Integrated Edge into your existing conference, retreat, or program as a track, keynote, or series.

Conceptual flyer for The Integrated Edge event

Concept flyer for The Integrated Edge. Final dates, host partners, and locations will be announced to the interest list first.

Want to explore hosting, sponsoring, or speaking? Use the contact page and mention “The Integrated Edge” with your role and city.

Want To Be In The Room?

If The Integrated Edge sounds like the kind of space you’ve been craving—for yourself, your team, or your city—I’d love to hear from you. Share who you are, what you’re building, and how you’d like to be involved: attendee, host, sponsor, or collaborator.

Inquire About The Integrated Edge

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