The question of the day today is: How do we write a killer bio that makes our clients pick up the phone or start that email asking us about whether or not their date is free on our calendars? To answer this, we went to someone whose killer bio, and killer video, got me picking up the phone immediately to hire her – Caroline Mays. Caroline Mays is a writer and the creator of Switchblade Lemonade, […]

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On Episode 64 of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we are tackling an issue that I know almost all of you struggle with: How to Differentiate Yourself as a Speaker. What is it that you must do to rise up in the sea of speakers to get noticed by clients, decision makers, and speakers’ bureaus? Well, our guest Julie Holmes is going to help answer that exact question for us! Julie is a 20-year marketing and […]

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I always find the end of the year to be such an exciting time. Sure, we have the holidays and all the hustle and bustle celebrating with family and friends. But, as business owners, it becomes a time for us to truly reflect on the past year and take an accounting not only of the numbers in our bank account but our successes and failures. Once we’ve devoured and digested what’s happened in our business […]

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Odds are that at some point in your life you’ve taken some type of personality profile test – like DISC. These tools are often used in businesses to help avoid bad hires, manage more effectively and retain top talent by identifying the natural traits a person possess and then capitalizing on those for best performance. On Episode 62 of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we are joined by Jill Davis, DISC Personality Expert, Professional Speaker, Author […]

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I recently received an email from Betsy Allen that asked a question about marketing initiatives that I get all the time: “What income generating marketing activities should I be doing on a daily basis to get more speaking business?” In episode #61 of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, I’m answering this question and sharing 15 Marketing Initiatives that you can add to your marketing strategy to help you book more speaking business. From blogging and podcasting […]

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I think one thing anyone reading this article can agree on is that developing effective marketing strategies for your speaking business is essential for finding and securing new prospects and clients. So, let me ask you this: Do you have effective marketing strategies in place and are they doing what you want them to do? In episode 60 of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we are joined by Carolyn Crummey, owner of VirTasktic – a boutique […]

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Kindra Hall has been a storyteller almost all of her life. Stories are the core of her focus and what she has built a profession around, both in her former corporate career and now as a professional speaker. Last March,  Kindra sat with us to discuss how she has so successfully made the transition to professional speaker and the many strategies she has used to become a highly sought-after speaker. Lucky for us, she was […]

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Today we are continuing our conversation with Ryan Estis about his journey to a million dollar speaking business. If you didn’t catch Part I of this podcast…stop right now and click here to listen before you go any further. While this podcast is jam packed with more valuable information, we just don’t want you to miss all the tips and nuggets that Ryan shares, which set the stage for what we talk about today. In Part […]

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Do you wonder what the journey to a million dollar speaking business looks like and what it takes to achieve? In this week’s podcast, we are joined by professional speaker Ryan Estis, who does about 80 live events per year and has a $1M as a speaking business, to learn just that! In 2009, Ryan abruptly left his successful existing career in sales and marketing to launch his own business as a consultant and speaker. […]

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Every professional speaker should be looking for ways to build their following and revenue and there are a number of ways to do that. In Episode 55 of the Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we are joined by Katie Krimitsos, founder of Biz Women Rock – a community and education resource for action-driven women who are looking to grow their business. Katie is a business coach and growth strategist and shared with us the ways you can […]

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