Dan Pink considers himself an author above all things and was the Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. The success of his books opened the door for him to speak about the research he’s uncovered through those works.

John Lee Dumas shares the impact that speaking has made on his business. Plus, we discuss his personal story as we explore how John first got into speaking and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

Jon Acuff is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker who has spent 15 years helping brands tell stories. Additionally, he’s worked with Dave Ramsey for the past 3 years and is a wildly successful and viral blogger. I chat with Jon about his personal story of growing into a speaker that has delivered over 300 presentations in 5 years…and it all started with a blog.

Internet Marketing Pioneer Pat Flynn shares his personal story on how he went from a breakout session speaker to a keynoter in just 2 short years. Pat is a top-ranked podcaster, runs the massively polar blog SmartPassiveIncome.com, and does a bunch of other really cool things. His story is something that you’ll definitely want to hear.

Jay Baer is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and consultant who’s started 5 multi-million dollar businesses, plus he’s consulted for 30 of the Fortune 500. His blog, Convince and Convert, is the #1 content marketing blog in the world.

This guy could seriously brag all day about his accomplishments! However, you’ll see and hear in this discussion his humility and why he feels like he’s still got a long way to go as a professional speaker.

Paul B. Evans is an entrepreneur and speaker with an incredible story. He also helps others who are interested in telling their own story through public speaking and has created several resources including Engage: How to Avoid Becoming a Human Tranquilizer.

The really cool thing about Paul is that he is one of the most down to earth speakers you’ll ever encounter. He has a way of connecting with people that cuts to to core without being condescending.

Paul also launched another great resource for speakers looking to create information products around their content called Your Signature Product.

Scott Dinsmore is an entrepreneur who loves helping others find their passion and then build a career around it. His blog Live Your Legend is the hottest resource for those looking to pursue a life that gets them excited to wake up every morning.

Scott Schwertly is the CEO of Ethos3, one of the premiere presentation design firms in the US. They’re the folks behind the award-winning Meet Henry presentation which you should take a peek at here. Scott also wrote a truly helpful book titled How to be a Presentation God.

Todd Henry has spoken internationally to tens of thousands of people and hosts a popular weekly blog called The Accidental Creative—which is also the name of his first book. Todd’s newest book Die Empty has been described by Seth Godin as “one of the best books of the year”.

Aside from being the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete—Mitch Joel is a blogger, podcaster, passionate entrepreneur and speaker.

Why should you care what Mitch has to say?

Well, big brands like Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Nestle, Proctor and Gamble, and Unilver all pay him to speak about his expertise related to Digital Marketing. Mitch knows this stuff and he is a master at communicating his knowledge.