Quote: “I just don’t want to do 100 presentations a year. I would rather have 10-15 really high-end clients that I work with time over time and make my numbers that way.” Ashley Kirkwood
Have you ever felt like your client’s needs were just too big and you were just too small? Any idea why you feel that way and what you can do to push through that self-doubt? On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Show, we are thrilled to welcome Ashley Kirkwood to share her vast knowledge of securing contracts no matter how big the company is.
Ashley is a lawyer by trade and a student success speaker by choice! She has been featured in several national media outlets and was named to Crain’s Chicago Business “20 in their 20s.” Whether it’s a jury or an audience of students, Ashley uses her humour and the art of storytelling to engage, educate and inspire her audience!
Highlights you won’t want to miss:
- Ashley’s journey from lawyer to coach. [1:30]
- Shifting topics to create business. [7:30]
- Let’s talk money! [12:00]
- Do they have the budget? [15:00]
- Creating corporate packages. [18:00]
- Ashley’s team and why it works. [24:30]
- Speak Your Way to Cash. [29:30]
Ashley graduated with honours from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and began her legal career at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world. Ashley currently runs her own law firm and speaking practice based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2017, Ashley and her husband Chris started The Kirkwood Foundation (TKF), which provides under-resourced high school students with the tools needed to enter the STEM, medical, and legal fields.
If you could use some help to create packages that land the big corporations and learn the strategies to make it happen, you simply can’t afford to miss this episode!
I hope you’ll download and learn.
Links:
Ashley’s website
Ashley’s Instagram handle
Jane’s Instagram handle
