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Jake Kelfer is a two-time author of the books, “Elevate Beyond” and “Elevate Your Network” with a third book currently in the works. He’s created a pro-basketball draft combine, which is where about 70 NBA players signed their first contract. Jake is also a business coach to millennial entrepreneurs who want to be high performing, productivity crushing and freedom achieving people. During his younger years, Jake wanted to be a pro-basketball player but quickly realized that those dreams weren’t a reality. However, life still granted him the ability to be involved in the professional sports arena where he is currently thriving and helping players get noticed and drafted on NBA teams.    

Key Takeaways

• Learn how to align what you love and what you are gifted at with your speaking career and the organizations you work with.  
  
  
• Jake shares what he did when he started to feel the call to do more for other people and how to create a greater impact. 
  
  
• As speakers, we aren’t just humans doing, we are humans being - and we have to be present in those moments to be a light for other people.
  
  
• Discover how to bring the same level of intensity to every speech without getting in a routine of monotony. 
  
  
• Find out Jake’s biggest hurdles when it came to booking speaking gigs and what he did to overcome those.
  
  

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• “We are all human with the same desires - to be loved, to be heard, to be complimented, and to know that we matter.” - Jake Kelfer
  
  
• “If we can instill hope into other people, then we are giving them a chance.” - Jake Kelfer
  
  
• “It doesn’t matter where you start. It matters that you let your voice be heard wherever you are at.” - Charles Clark

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Bob Burg has been speaking for 30 years but began as a broadcaster in radio and television. When he shifted to sales and personal development, he began to speak for a living. He’s helped companies, sales leaders, and their teams to more effectively communicate their value, sell at higher prices with less resistance, and grow their businesses. Bob also authored multiple books on sales, marketing and influence that have sold over a million copies. 

Key Takeaways

• Discover the system Bob used to build his speaking business and predictably achieve the goal of his speaking.
• Your story can be used to help yourself first before it goes out to impacting other people. 
• If you want to make a lot of money in sales, don’t use money as your target. Make your target serving others and the money will be the reward. 
• Find out the big mistake that Bob made at the beginning of his career that almost abruptly ended his speaking career. 
• Sometimes the choice isn’t between the perfect solution or the worst solution, it’s about the best possible decision. 

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• “You don’t have to like change. But the real question is, do you want the results that come with either changing or resisting the change.” - Bob Burg
  
  
• “If you want to make a lot of money in sales, don’t use money as your target. Make your target serving others and the money will be the reward.” -Bob Burg
  
  
• “The greatest asset that a speaker has is their story that took them from victim to victor.” - Charles Clark

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Andrew Davis is a professional speaker and author. He has traveled around the world speaking and sharing his message and averaged about 50 speaking engagements per year. Recently, he made a pivot with his business and focused solely on the virtual stage where he does about 70-80 online speaking engagements per year. Before he found his home on the stage, he worked in television for shows such as “The Muppets,” and “The Today Show.” He also owned a marketing agency, which he sold right before he transitioned to full-time speaking.     

Key Takeaways

• Discover the adjustments that Andrew made along his journey that helped him navigate unexpected shifts while still remaining profitable.   
  
  
• Andrew breaks down the process for providing value on any stage without feeling intimidated by the other speakers on the schedule. 
  
  
• Learn about the different tiers of speakers that are hired and how you can leverage your story to find your place on stages around the world.  
  
  
• What is your signature bit? Andrew talks about how to figure that out and then how to use it in your keynotes to communicate a deep message. 
  
  
• Get your audience to care about you and reduce skepticism by telling stories that resonate.  
  
  

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• “The right time is whenever you have something worth sharing.” - Andrew Davis
  
  
• “If you want to provide value, you need to give something new and innovative that the audience wants to hear about.” - Andrew Davis
  
  
• “People just don’t want to hear the story. They want the transformation. When you learn how to merge those, you will get booked again and again.” - Charles Clark

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Steve Farber has been in the field of leadership for over 30 years. He is an author and top motivational speaker who is passionate about helping people lead despite their position or title. To further provide leadership information, he founded the Extreme Leadership Institute and is the president of Extreme Leadership Incorporated. He is a father and stepfather to six children and his claim to infamy is that he raised teenagers for 25 straight years. 

Key Takeaways

• Steve gives strategies for how to effectively infuse the power of story into your message so that you get a response from your audience.  
  
  
•  A great story gives an example for what you want people to do and provides evidence that it will lead your audience towards an intended result. 
  
  
• No story should be told haphazardly. You must know why you are telling the story and what you want the audience to get out of that. 
  
  
• Learn how to charge what you are worth with confidence while still being competitive with the market.
  
  
• When your content is deep in your heart, you have the ability to be spontaneous and explore new paths.  

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• “Stories are a form of evidence and when I’m delivering a message, I’m building a case for the action I want the audience to take.” - Steve Farber
  
  
• “If I’m worried about what I’m going to say, then I’m stuck in my head and not in the room with my audience.” - Steve Farber 
  
  
• “You move from part-time to booked solid as a speaker when people experience change from your story and stage presence.” - Charles Clark

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Lon Safko is a speaker and author who teaches global marketing to top executives at the biggest companies all around the world. He made his start as a civil engineer, but he changed careers almost every three years. He is the self-proclaimed “Forest Gump of technology” and created the first computer that saved a human life. His list of accomplishments, accolades, and areas of expertise is impressive and gives him a wide spectrum of knowledge on a number of subjects. However, he found his niche with social media, technology and marketing.    

Key Takeaways

• Lon shares how he connects personally and authentically with top executives using his story.  
  
  
• Find out the top platform used to get booked for speaking gigs along with other strategies for prospecting and building your business. 
  
  
• Learn about the intersection between entrepreneurship and a speaking career and how to keep momentum despite the rollercoaster nature of the profession.  
  
  
• Lon gives the secrets to effectively using social media to grow your speaking business by sharing tools from his book, “The Social Media Bible.”
  
  
• Get the strategies you need to navigate and survive the pandemic to escape the threat of becoming irrelevant. 
  
  

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• “In sales, no doesn’t mean no until there is a restraining order.” - Lon Safko
  
  
• “Connect first before you try to sell.” - Lon Safko
  
  
• “If you can communicate with an authentic tone, you will get through the spam folder and into the inbox.” - Charles Clark

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Josh Linkner likes to think of himself as a creative trouble maker. He started his career as a jazz guitarist and has been playing for over 40 years. From a business standpoint, he started his first company at the age of 20 and built and sold 5 tech companies. He spends time helping startups get off the ground and find success. As a keynote speaker, he has done over 1,000 paid presentations around the globe and has also authored a number of books.     

Key Takeaways

• Josh shares his experience with writing a book and the process he went through to write and publish his New York Times Bestselling book.  
  
  
• Learn about the character of a speaker that will impact how they present on stage and the reputation they are able to establish with audiences and organizations. 
  
  
• Find out the qualities of an effective and successful full time speaker - and it’s different then what you are expecting.
  
  
•  Helping other people unlock their superpower of creativity is more fulfilling than finding your own superpower. 
  
  
• As a 35K speaker, Josh talks about his experience with doing three speaking engagements in one day. 

 
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• “It’s not just about what you do and say on stage. What you do and say off stage has as much weight in getting booked to speak as it does when you are on the stage.” - Josh Linkner
  
  
• “The speaking industry has little room for the weekend warrior. If you are serious, deliberate, and methodical, there is a wonderful opportunity for you to make money and a difference.” - Josh Linkner
  
  
• “To some degree, you are giving other people a superpower by guiding them to a place of success where they are able to find their own superpower.” - Charles Clark

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Ashley Rhodes-Courter is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida and found her passion in this field because of her adverse childhood experiences in the foster care system. After spending almost 10 years in foster care and in and out of 14 foster homes, some of which were incredibly abusive environments, she discovered her desire to help other children just like herself. Her lived experiences and belief in practicing what she preaches led her to stages all over the world as a motivational speaker and best selling author.        

Key Takeaways

• Ashley shares her incredibly powerful story about how she was able to overcome shocking adversities in the foster care system and how she used those stories to create and inspire change. 
• Learn how to use your experience to advocate and inspire others. 
• Discover Ashley’s big why for what she does and how she infuses that into her keynote speeches to put herself out there despite her introverted personality. 
• Many speakers have built an entire career on lived experiences or one event in their life that gave them a different perspective. 
• Your greatest strength is in community with other people and becoming an advocate based on your message and your audience.  
  
  

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• “The courage to speak up can come from necessity, and once you do it, the change that comes from it is empowering.” - Ashley Rhodes-Courter
  
  
  
• “Your passion, energy, and intention will come through despite your circumstances. If you genuinely have a calling to speak and your driving motivation is to make a difference, speaking can be a tremendous outlet for change.” - Ashley Rhodes-Courter
  
  
  
• “Your voice matters, and something that you talk about other people both want and need to hear. Your audience is out there.” - Charles Clark

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Dan Pontefract is a husband and father of three who has written 4 books and presented 4 TED Talks. His proverbial North star is his purpose statement which reads, “We are not here to see through each other, we are here to see each other through each and every day.” He believes he’s been put on the planet to help people reach their full potential. As a leadership strategist, author, keynote speaker, and thinker who helps leaders and organizations shift to higher levels of employee engagement, productivity, and bottom-line results.     

Key Takeaways

• Regardless of the pandemic, if you have something to say of value, get it out there - in written, speaking, or audio format. Just do it!
• You can get to the heart, mind and soul of people by how you tell a story.
• Learn how to practice how you show up on stage not just with your content, but with your physical presence and your mindset.
• Create catalogs of stories that you can use and curate for future speaking engagements. Weave those stories into your content base.
• Discover the strategies for learning and growing after a failed speech or disappointing keynote. 

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• “We yearn for connection and one way that we connect is through our story. Even if you can’t see people in person or be in their physical presence, connection is still possible.” - Dan Pontefract
  
  
• “I’ve learned to say no because not every speaking engagement is the same. Pick your clients before you become a slave to the dollar” - Dan Pontefract
  
  
• “In life there are multiple perspectives that we can have. We just have to choose which one we are going to look through.” - Charles Clark

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Chris Helder is an Australian number one virtual speaker and a world-class speaker who has spoken on over 2,500 stages across the world. He is a true storyteller and leading authority on improving mental health and mindset shifts. He launched his speaking business 18 years ago and has been passionate about human performance for as long as he can remember. His foundation was in teaching and dabbling in comedy, which he took to the stage to inspire and create an impact in the lives of his audience.

Key Takeaways

• Chris shares how he went from having a desire to speak to actually creating a thriving speaking career by sharing the three most important components that are necessary to accomplish this.
  
  
• How to use effective strategies that keep your audience engaged during virtual events.
  
  
• Creating your own stage allows you to get your ideal audience in the room as opposed to being invited to a room with various audiences that may not be ideal. 
  
  
• Chris highlights how he masters his content and practices his stories so that it delivers well on stage similar to the way comedians are able to hone their craft. 
  
  

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• “We are living in exciting times with opportunity everywhere!” - Chris Helder
  
  
• “If you don’t work for it, the checks won’t come.” - Charles Clark
  
  
• “Your stories have to be powerful because that’s what separates you from just giving out information.” - Charles Clark

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Libby Gill has pivoted from being head of media relations for Sony Worldwide Television Group to being the founder of Libby Gill & Company, a leadership, consulting and executive coaching firm. She guides individuals and organizations to lead through change, challenge and chaos by deeply engaging employees in a shared future-focused vision of success. After years spent in the corporate world, Libby’s desire to coach began to grow. From there, she started a business, published a book and connected to a speaker’s business bureau who booked her for her first speaking engagement. This experience confirmed that she had always loved teaching, sharing and connecting with other people.   

Key Takeaways

• How did Libby go from a panic response to the pandemic to pivoting her speaking opportunities. 
  
  
• Discover what has met Libby on the other side of taking risks and launching out into the unknown.
  
  
• Libby shares how she utilizes her difficult past to create a human connection but also to inspire hope within herself and others. 
  
  
• Libby and Charles discuss the steps you can use to put yourself out there and just get started.

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• “Don’t be afraid to take a risk. Don’t be afraid to try some new material or a lane that feels scary. Try out something where you can say, ‘This is who I am to my core.’” - Libby Gill
  
  
• “I live by impact over income. But I also believe that the more impact you make, the more money you will make.” - Charles Clark
  
  
• “Your future focus vision has to be ambitious, but it also has to be attainable.” - Libby Gill

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