The Selling Show

James Taylor - who started his career managing high profile rock stars - is now an in-demand keynote speaker and internationally recognized leader in business creativity, innovation, and artificial intelligence. For over 20 years, he has been advising CEOs, entrepreneurs, educators, governments, and leaders from Silicon Valley to Singapore on how to build innovative organizations, unlock creative potential, and increase productivity. His speaking clients include IBM, Apple, McDonald's, Honeywell, Visa, and UPS.

James Taylor, not the famous singer/songwriter, talks about his transition from the music industry to creating online courses and seminars to building his speaking business. He also goes into detail about his offerings, why he moved to a membership-based model, and how he chooses the projects that are right for him!

For 30 years, Steve has brought clarity and innovative analytical solutions to several large corporations (Allianz, Medtronic, Thrivent, 3M). He holds a degree in mathematics and an MBA with an emphasis in nonprofit management; He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and certified in Strategic Workforce Planning. His most prolific roles included actuarial, capital markets hedging, and workforce analytics.

Steve talks about his professional journey in the corporate world and the transition from that into his own business, as well as how it affected him, his finances, and his family. He also talks about how he is dealing with the changing environment during a pandemic and how he is helping clients to get through it themselves!

Danny Iny talks about his new book, "Teach Your Gift", and shares with us how he finds the time to create so much content and some best practices to create effective online courses!

Thom Singer believes that all opportunities come from people. As a keynote speaker and EmCee, he combines a robust mix of actionable content with a high-energy delivery style. He is the author of twelve books on the power of business relationships, networking, presentation skills, legal marketing, and entrepreneurship – and is the host of the popular "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" podcast.

Thom tells David about how his speaking business started, continuously evolved, and the catalysts of his business evolutions. He also talks about the current environment in the speaking world and some best practices to getting your business through the pandemic!

Voted One of The Top 15 Business Growth Experts To Watch & Top 41 Motivational Sales Speakers, Meridith Elliott Powell is a business strategist, award-winning author, and keynote speaker. She is committed to helping leaders and sales professionals learn the strategies they need to turn uncertainty into competitive advantage.

Meridith talks about her journey into the speaking world, diversifying while maintaining specialization, her new book, and keeping your speaking business over water through the coronavirus pandemic!

Mark Hunter, The Sales Hunter, returns to The Speaking Show to talk about his new book "A Mind for Sales" and discusses how to keep selling through the pandemic, how it has affected him and offers some fast cash strategies to help get by!

Our guest today helps professionals stay energized, engaged and effective especially during disruptive events. Her keynotes and half-day sessions on Rubber Band Resilience provide methods, tools, and tactics to help professionals stretch without snapping.

Kathy holds degrees in Business and Food Management from Miami University (the one in OHIO) a Certification in Plant-Based Nutrition and a coaching certification from WellCoaches. She holds the designation of a professional speaker from the National Speakers Association, speaks at events nationwide and is personally disrupted by her Bernadoodle puppy!

Jen Croneberger is a widely sought-after 4-time TEDx speaker and compassionate leadership/culture change consultant for corporations, schools, organizations, and teams all over the country and is the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of JLynne Consulting Group, LLC.

Jen talks about how she navigates her clients through adversities, slowing down, and how she discovered her five words business model!

An entrepreneur since the age of 21, Gino has had an obsession for learning what makes businesses and entrepreneurs thrive. Gino helps entrepreneurs and leaders get what they want from their businesses. Based on his years of real-world experience, he created the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), a practical method for helping companies achieve greatness. He has personally delivered more than 1,900 full-day sessions for more than 135 companies, helping them implement EOS. He is also the author of the award-winning, best-selling book Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business, as well as Get a Grip, Rocket Fuel, How to Be a Great Boss and What the Heck is EOS?, which have sold more than one million copies. Gino is now devoting time and energy toward helping entrepreneurs-in-the-making get a huge jump-start on taking their entrepreneurial leap, which is why he created Entrepreneurial Leap. The mission of Entrepreneurial Leap is to find all of the entrepreneurs-in-the-making, at any age, wherever they are—to help them realize their purpose and live the life they were born to live.

Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Over the years, Mike has traveled the globe speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs and is here today to share the best of what he has learned.

Gino talks with David about what traits make a true, highly successful entrepreneur, what entrepreneurs should be thinking about through the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more!

Mike mi-KAL-o-wits is the author of Profit First, Clockwork, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, and his newest release Fix This Next. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two companies - one to private equity and another to a Fortune 500. Today he is running his third multi-million-dollar venture, Profit First Professionals.

Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Over the years, Mike has traveled the globe speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs and is here today to share the best of what he has learned.