I have had amazing coaches. And I’ve had coaches that really didn’t live up to the hype. One seemed to have dropped off the planet at the end of a mastermind that I paid pretty big bucks to attend. But, even in that situation, I was forced to stop and think about my business on
There’s the odd time when I start a phone call with a new client and I just really want them to pause and take a breath. It feels as though in the first 5 minutes they have to prove to me that they are worthy. But guess what? This is the place for you to
Watch this conversation between Jane Atkinson (author of The Wealthy Speaker 2.0) and Joe Calloway (author of Becoming a Category of One) while they discuss aligning your wealthy speaker business.
Have you ever gone through something difficult and come out the other end really glad you did it? I sure have. And in our business, this is a common situation. When you start a new business, there’s uncertainty When you raise your fees, there’s fear When you write a new book, there’s trepidation When you
Several years ago, my NSA colleague Randy Pennington was talking about positioning as an “expert” vs. a “speaker” and he asked the question “Are you the Coke machine or are you the Coke?” The Coke is our knowledge, our expertise, our content. The Coke machine is the distribution channel for that knowledge, and speaking is
For those of you who follow my work, I LOVE music. All music. And therefore, I love watching the Grammy’s to see the talent and the collaboration. I have to say I wasn’t blown away this year. When I watched it back, I realized there were many performances that were solid. But which ones did
Join Jane Atkinson on this episode of the Wealthy Speaker podcast series. Today she talks with Joe Calloway about his book Becoming a Category of One.
Two thirds of North Americans are unhappy in their jobs. It’s hard to believe that we (professional speakers) get paid to talk. True story! In the case of many of my clients, $5K, $10K or even $20K for one hour of their time! Sure, there is a responsibility that goes with this, and we know that
The good news: I’m thrilled to tell you that all signs are pointing to success for speakers in 2015. My business (of coaching speakers) is often a barometer of what’s happening in the industry. When the economy is hurting, speakers are not as likely to spend money on coaching… so I notice. Last year business
The word “wealthy” is so subjective – one person’s definition of wealthy might be quite different from another person’s. For instance, you might determine that being “wealthy” means: a large bank account (and/or investments) paying the bills and living comfortably traveling and having fun (freedom of time) enough money to retire in comfort not trading
Listen to this podcast to hear Bob Burg discuss topics on building your brand with licensing. For Emerging and Advanced Speakers: Bob Burg shares how his book went to the bestseller list and prompted a Go Giver movement. His business model is completely unique and although Bob speaks a great deal, he focuses on his
On this episode of the Wealthy Speaker University Podcast, Jane Atkinson and Joe Calloway discuss Lessons from the Road Warrior. We’ll discuss a large, multi-city speaking engagement – what it took to book a big contract, the execution of the engagement, and finally, the lessons learned along the way.
I have had amazing coaches. And I’ve had coaches that really didn’t live up to the hype. One seemed to have dropped off the planet at the end of a mastermind that I paid pretty big bucks to attend. But, even in that situation, I was forced to stop and think about my business on
There’s the odd time when I start a phone call with a new client and I just really want them to pause and take a breath. It feels as though in the first 5 minutes they have to prove to me that they are worthy. But guess what? This is the place for you to
Watch this conversation between Jane Atkinson (author of The Wealthy Speaker 2.0) and Joe Calloway (author of Becoming a Category of One) while they discuss aligning your wealthy speaker business.
Have you ever gone through something difficult and come out the other end really glad you did it? I sure have. And in our business, this is a common situation. When you start a new business, there’s uncertainty When you raise your fees, there’s fear When you write a new book, there’s trepidation When you
Several years ago, my NSA colleague Randy Pennington was talking about positioning as an “expert” vs. a “speaker” and he asked the question “Are you the Coke machine or are you the Coke?” The Coke is our knowledge, our expertise, our content. The Coke machine is the distribution channel for that knowledge, and speaking is
For those of you who follow my work, I LOVE music. All music. And therefore, I love watching the Grammy’s to see the talent and the collaboration. I have to say I wasn’t blown away this year. When I watched it back, I realized there were many performances that were solid. But which ones did
Join Jane Atkinson on this episode of the Wealthy Speaker podcast series. Today she talks with Joe Calloway about his book Becoming a Category of One.
Two thirds of North Americans are unhappy in their jobs. It’s hard to believe that we (professional speakers) get paid to talk. True story! In the case of many of my clients, $5K, $10K or even $20K for one hour of their time! Sure, there is a responsibility that goes with this, and we know that
The good news: I’m thrilled to tell you that all signs are pointing to success for speakers in 2015. My business (of coaching speakers) is often a barometer of what’s happening in the industry. When the economy is hurting, speakers are not as likely to spend money on coaching… so I notice. Last year business
The word “wealthy” is so subjective – one person’s definition of wealthy might be quite different from another person’s. For instance, you might determine that being “wealthy” means: a large bank account (and/or investments) paying the bills and living comfortably traveling and having fun (freedom of time) enough money to retire in comfort not trading
Listen to this podcast to hear Bob Burg discuss topics on building your brand with licensing. For Emerging and Advanced Speakers: Bob Burg shares how his book went to the bestseller list and prompted a Go Giver movement. His business model is completely unique and although Bob speaks a great deal, he focuses on his
On this episode of the Wealthy Speaker University Podcast, Jane Atkinson and Joe Calloway discuss Lessons from the Road Warrior. We’ll discuss a large, multi-city speaking engagement – what it took to book a big contract, the execution of the engagement, and finally, the lessons learned along the way.
Relationships still run the speaking business (yes, even now). Jane has laid out three of the reasons to help you get more bookings!