5 Keys to Scaling Your Speaking Business
Getting your speaking business off the ground is one thing. You’ve worked hard to pick your lane and develop systems for getting booked—it likely hasn’t been easy. But the reality of scaling your speaking business is that what got you to your first $100K is NOT going to get you to $500K or beyond. We have a […]
Write Your Book Using The Chunky Method With Allie Pleiter
Many professional speakers are also writers, but some just don’t know how to get started. Others are writing a book but keep getting in their own way. On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we welcome bestselling author, Allie Pleiter to share her ideas and the Chunky Method of writing. Over 1.4 million Allie […]
3 Essentials to Raise Your Speaking Fee
As a speaking business coach, there are a lot of questions I get from speakers on the journey to grow their business. One of the most common: “How do I raise my speaking fee?” Before I jump right into the ‘how,’ take a minute and imagine this: Before you is an audience of 5,000 people. […]
Make the Most of the NSA Influence 2019 Conference
The finest of the speaking industry will descend on Denver on July 27-30 for NSA Influence 2019, the annual conference of the National Speakers Association (NSA). People frequently ask me if they should attend Influence, and I usually say “yes.” The event provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the business, network with peers, […]
Four Steps to Add Coaching to Your Speaking Business
So, you want to be a coach? Let’s look at four steps you can follow to add coaching to your speaking business. Many of my clients are adding coaching to their mix of offerings. Personally, I think it’s a great idea. Coaching between speaking engagements is a great way to bring in additional income to […]
Your Missed Branding Opportunity
Every day I get about a hundred business emails. Some days, it’s even more. One thing I’ve noticed is that a large majority of these emails have @gmail.com at the end of them. You saw that I mentioned these are business emails, right? So, let’s talk about a big missed marketing and branding opportunity that […]
How to Attract Your Perfect Audience
Singer Arianna Grande broke off her engagement to actor Pete Davidson, and instead of saying, “Goodbye, you goofball,” she said, “Thank you. Next!” Now, what could a 25-year-old pop diva teach us about booking more speaking gigs? Everything! There are two steps to her approach that you should also keep in mind as a speaker […]
Make Fear Your Homeboy with Judi Holler
Imagine a world where fear motivates you and hustle makes you very, very lucky. On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we are talking to Judi Holler about overcoming fear and embracing the things that scare us the most. We discuss this and Judi’s rise to superstardom in the speaking industry! Judi is a […]
Developing a Sales Strategy for Booking More Speaking Gigs
There is a lot that goes into building a speaking business. You need to perfect your message so that you can put strong marketing in place. You need to perfect your speech and stage skills, so you kill it every time you walk on a stage or in front of a group. And the cherry […]
5 Lessons Learned Building My New Website
I recently launched a fully redesigned website. Since you are a business owner who has likely gone through this process once or twice before, I’m sure you can sympathize with the pain and stress I went through to bring this new project to a close. It was, to say the least, a challenge. And at […]
How to Expand and Grow Your Brand with Cheryl Cran
In order to create a successful company, you need to invest the time and effort to make (and keep) yourself known. Sometimes this requires tweaks to your marketing while other times, a complete reinvention is required. Today, on The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, I am excited to discuss this and much more with my long-time friend […]
How to Develop a Mindset for Business Growth and Success
Those of you who listen to my podcast or are in my coaching groups know that this first quarter of 2019, I’ve been doing a deep dive into all things mindset. As I’ve been learning first hand, how to develop a mindset for business growth and success is a lot of work. So, let’s get […]