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THE GAMES HAVE BEGUN. The entry PIN has been published. Find it on our socials to access clue #1 in the menu for a chance to join The Arena.

Season 1 Coming Soon!

Season 1 episode 1 will be released on 9/4/2025 at 12:00pm CST. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to follow along with the season! 

You can also join as a community member on Patreon for early access to content, behind the scenes videos, and more.

 

What Is The Admin Arena?

The Admin Arena is a reality show built into HubSpot. It is a game show which pits HubSpot admin against one another in challenges for the opportunity to win a grand prize. Season 1 involved 10 players who filmed each week with a variety of games that were played. Following TV show format, each week involved players voting on one another and then someone being eliminated. Upon elimination a player is immediately deleted from the competition and The Admin Arena HubSpot portal. 

How Can I Participate?

The Admin Arena is currently selecting applications for casting for season 2! While we won't reveal all of the criteria for who will be chosen or tell you the entire selection process here is what we can reveal:

- The Admin Arena is a reality show. This means personality matters. You don't need to have a massive online following but we are looking for people who are able to show a personality on camera.
 
- You don't have to be technical. The games we play are more "minigame" than they are technical. After watching season 1, this will make sense but just know that you don't need to be an expert in custom code or super niche elements to enjoy the games.
 
- Get our attention. How? That's up to you. Getting nominated. Putting yourself on social media. Making it known that you want to be thrown in The Arena goes a long way. Be creative here.
 
- Selection begins with the collection of the initial interest form. Once we are ready to officially begin the selection process we will reach out with next steps.
 
- Being a member of  The Admin Arena community is not required but you might have an advantage during the selection process by having access to information early. *hint**hint*

 

The Experience...

- The prize in season 1 was $1500 in cash plus some added perks. We are expecting the season 2 prize to be significantly larger based on current sponsorship commitments.

- Filming for season 1 took place weekly with a two hour block scheduled for filming.

- We will be working to make season 2 more efficient but most players also spent some time outside of challenges practicing with apps or preparing for the upcoming game. The time commitment is not insignificant. We do work to accommodate reschedules or shifts in availability as well. 

Is this real?

Here's where the Admin Arena competition stands:

🔥First: Yes, this is really happening.🔥

👇Here are the details I can release so far👇

🧩This competition, the Admin Arena, is going to pit HubSpot Super Admin against one another in puzzles, challenges, and trivia.

I have each portion of the competition written out already and am now in the process of testing, validating, and refining each element. I want this to be legitimately fun but also engaging and challenging for each competitor. It's a mix of knowing things about HubSpot (trivia), knowing how to use HubSpot (workflows, lists, etc), and knowing how data interacts within HubSpot (calculated properties, reporting, analysis).

Once the challenges have been finalized, I'll be creating the elements of the game within the sandbox environment. This involves score boards, dummy data, workflows, properties, etc. It's a pretty extensive setup and will take some time for me to have everything ready.

🧡This is being done purely for fun and for the love of what we do. With that in mind, the output is going to be a video series which means you will need to be comfortable being on camera in order to participate.

The grand prize? Glory! Bragging rights!There may be more but that's TBD. 😉💰🥇

I don't have a date for the competition yet but will be releasing a sign up page soon for those who are interested in participating. I'm aiming to select participants within the next couple of weeks with the game taking place shortly after.

If all goes well then this will become a recurring competition. Annual event? Finale at Inbound? Let's see where we can take this!

Update from the team....

The Admin Arena experience is nearly completely planned out and we are building the challenges while testing + validating everything. In the meantime, enter your email below and await the next steps.

Interested in Competing?

Drop your info below. An email will be sent out to let you know the next steps in joining the competition. There will be multiple steps before being admitted entry into the Admin Arena so be sure to monitor your email closely. This competition is not for everyone. You'll need a PIN which will be the password to the page containing Clue #1 to continue....

Join The Admin Arena Community!

Joining the community on Patreon is free and comes with updates and news about the games! We also offer membership tiers for additional perks such as early access to content, a feature in the credits, behind the scenes videos, and more.