Podcasts about speaker bureau

Send us a textWe always appreciate the opportunity to discuss the latest dental imaging technology, so we're excited to chat with Dr. Ankur Gupta about his experience with using PreXion!Dr. Gupta graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2004. He completed a one-year General Practice Residency in Cleveland, Ohio, and he and his wife Dr. Nisha Gupta started North Ridgeville Family Dentistry in 2005. In addition to opening their own dental practice, Dr. Gupta is a member of the American Dental Association, Greater Cleveland Dental Society, Ohio Dental Association, ADA Success Speaker Corp and an active board member and speaker for Catapult Education's Speaker Bureau.✨Helpful Links:Dental Education Website: https://bebetterseminars.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ankurguptadds/Special thanks to PreXion for making this episode possible!

Ankur A Gupta, DDS, after completing a one-year GPR in Cleveland, started a practice from scratch in 2005. Armed with what he considered adequate dental knowledge, hand skills, and a personable demeanor, he watched as his practice floundered, finances became un-predictable, and his lower back and spirit toward his profession became worrisome. Rather than continue the trend, he made a guinea pig out of his office, family, and self, attempting any and all personal and professional “experiments” in self-improvement. More than a decade later, he enjoys an excellent practice, a solution oriented dental team; and most importantly, a meaningful and positive identity. He happily shares the failures and successes with dental and community groups throughout the country, always ending his presentations with practical, implementable, step-by-step ways to be better. Dr. Gupta graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2004. In 2005, after completing a one-year General Practice Residency in Cleveland, Ohio, he and his partner Dr. Nisha Gupta started North Ridgeville Family Dentistry. In addition to founding North Ridgeville Family Dentistry, Dr. Gupta is a member of the American Dental Association, Greater Cleveland Dental Society, Ohio Dental Association, ADA Success Speaker Corp and an active board member and a speaker for Catapult Education's Speaker Bureau. Dr. Gupta is an AGD/PACE certified provider.

Today, we're talking about Business Intelligence. As the world of finance, investing, and ETFs gets more complex and nuanced, we need more data-driven insights that can support business decisions. Today we are joined by Montanna Saltsman and Brie Williams. Montanna Saltsman is a Director, Investment Analysis, Active ETFs at Fidelity Investments where she supports all aspects of Fidelity's ETF business. She earned her BA in Finance from Auburn University and an MBA & MSF from Auburn University. She serves as the Co-Head of Marketing & Communications for Women in ETFs. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado and loves hiking, yoga and reading. Brie Williams is Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and Head of Practice Management for the GLobal SPDR Business. Brie received her MA degree from Emerson College and her bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University. She also is a Member of the Advisory Board for ThoughtLab and represents Women in ETFs on their Speaker Bureau. Brie lives with her husband in Massachusetts and enjoys running, helping friends with design projects, and is an avid reader.  Kristine Delano guides the conversation about resilience, intellectual curiosity, an eagerness to learn and the impact these all have on the role of Business Intelligence. Follow on Instagram kristine.delano.writer  Visit www.womeninetfs.com  to find additional support in the ETF industry.  Go to www.kristinedelano.com  for your Thrive Guide: a compilation of the most requested and insightful advice from our guests on Leadership and Advancement. In partnership with https://www.etfcentral.com  Other episodes referenced -  Intellectual Curiosity - https://wetalkcareers.podbean.com/e/intellectual-curiosity-with-emily-meyer/ Impact Mentoring - https://wetalkcareers.podbean.com/e/impact-mentoring-with-jill-mavro-and-kelly-mckenna/   Book recommendations:  Rise: My Story by Lindsey Vonn Lead to Win by Carla A. Harris When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them  by Julia Boorstin The Only Woman by Immy Humes

For the first time in the history of the show, Judi has a CEO of a speaking bureau, the super passionate and always fun, Gail Davis. Gail is the creator, founder, and owner of GDA Speakers, an impressionable, women-lead speaking bureau that caught Judi's attention with its commitment to showing their clients honesty and kindness. In this episode, we hear from Gail about how the pandemic forever changed her business—and leadership style—and how to go about getting the ‘in' with a top-notch speaking bureau like GDA. Today on Yes, And:How Gail got into the business of launching keynote speakersThe great reset: Positive and negative impacts of covidLetting go of control until people ask for your helpGail's gripe with the assumption of familiarity from pitchersWhat and what not to do to get in with a bureau The evolution of diversity within the speaking business  This show is supported by:AdvoCare® | Use Code “FeelBetter15” Resources:Get on the Speaker School WaitlistGet the Fearboss Boss Project WorkbookGet the print edition goal-focused Possibility Planner OR download it digitally here for FREEConnect with Gail:Instagram: @gdaspeakersWebsite: gdaspeakers.comConnect with Judi:Book: Fear Is My HomeboyJudi on Instagram: @judiholler Judi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JudiHollerFanPage Website: judiholler.com Email: hello@judiholler.comCheck out HAUS of Holler on Amazon for Judi's favorite products!This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

How impactful can a renewable energy nonprofit membership program be when it comes to the triple bottom line - people, profit & planet? According to American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), over 75% of its 25 total women or BIPOC-owned cohort member companies have significantly grown their businesses as members of ACORE's Accelerate Membership Program, a recipient last year of the groundbreaking Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In this Green Light episode, Catherine spoke with Constance Thompson, SVP of DEIJ at ACORE, about how companies like 548 Enterprise were able to receive funding from U.S. Bank as a result of their participation in ACORE's program & why programs like this are key to building a more equitable, just & sustainable future for all.They also spoke about Constance's transition into the renewable energy sector, her advice for others looking to do the same, & ACORE's recent report, ‘Opportunities to Diversify the U.S. Renewable Energy Manufacturing Supply Chain,' that ACORE recently published with support from Amazon Web Services (AWS) & BW Research. Constance also spoke about her involvement with Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) & why she encourages more women to take on speaking engagements through WRISE's Speaker Bureau. Are you looking for your next role in climate tech? Join the largest growing network of cleantech professionals and be the first to know about when industry leading cleantech companies first post new job openings, from development to finance to marketing, by checking out our website: dylan-green.com/latest-jobs.

#EP4 TRAILER with Romeo Effs, CEO and Founder Lumorus “Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

#EP4 “Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. We advocate that Black speakers should not just be wheeled out for Black History Month to talk about diversity and inclusion, racism or Black history, but that Black voices should be heard equally and that equity should be a year round mission. If we are serious about delivering equity, we need to give real opportunities to Black speakers, pay them properly, and truly demonstrate representation across the board, all the time. In this episode we talk: Why representation really works The power of words Identifying, celebrating and using all of our uniqueness as humans AND How engage with BHM and beyond How to plan BHM The importance of including everyone in the BHM planning process The importance of having open conversations all year round Why a shared dialogue and listening to both sides of the story is important Why you don't need to see the whole journey or know the end point of the journey to equality How to just take action, when it comes to EDI work Romeo:https://www.linkedin.com/in/romeoeffs/ Want to book Romeo to speak: E: Gabby@diversespeakerbureau.com Diversity Alliance: Need EDI training / Consultancy: W: https://www.diversityalliance.co.uk/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRL5nXNFwewbSG9xAHUR0A IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversity__alliance/ E: Gabby@diversityalliance.co.uk Diverse Speaker Bureau: Want to book diverse speakers who speak on a diverse range of topics? Email info@diversespeakerbureau.com W: https://www.diversespeakerbureau.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversespeakerbureau/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

#EP3 TRAILER: “Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

#EP3 “Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. We advocate that Black speakers should not just be wheeled out for Black History Month to talk about diversity and inclusion, racism or Black history, but that Black voices should be heard equally and that equity should be a year round mission. If we are serious about delivering equity, we need to give real opportunities to Black speakers, pay them properly, and truly demonstrate representation across the board, all the time. In this episode we talk: A different way of working - how does spirituality and human energy work in business? The Patagonia effect - how will values and culture outstrip strategic operations ? Did the African indigenous society have it right - what we can learn from their ways of working? How to work with Black speakers for BHM and beyond Don't wait to book (HINT:October is too late) Why you need to put budget and resource behind celebrating BHM right Why it's important to have a BHM objective How to engage in the process Why you should share company data and information with your Black speakers (infact, with all your speakers) Why this should be a year round conversation Why you need to build a roster of diverse speakers Mara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maralivermore/?originalSubdomain=uk Want to book Mara to speak: E: Gabby@diversespeakerbureau.com Diversity Alliance: Need EDI training / Consultancy: W: https://www.diversityalliance.co.uk/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRL5nXNFwewbSG9xAHUR0A IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversity__alliance/ E: Gabby@diversityalliance.co.uk Diverse Speaker Bureau: Want to book diverse speakers who speak on a diverse range of topics? Email info@diversespeakerbureau.com W: https://www.diversespeakerbureau.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversespeakerbureau/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

#EP2 “Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. We advocate that Black speakers should not just be wheeled out for Black History Month to talk about diversity and inclusion, racism or Black history, but that Black voices should be heard equally and that equity should be a year round mission. If we are serious about delivering equity, we need to give real opportunities to Black speakers, pay them properly, and truly demonstrate representation across the board, all the time. In this episode we talk: Intersectionality and equality intro Being Black AND Neurodivergent How to recognise and harness your special skills What happens when you apply for 1000 jobs Writing a book when dyslexic and publishing a book with no money Building a mindset for success Investing in yourself and building your personal brand Why paying Black speakers is important Alex: https://alexonalaja.com W: www.tad360.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/wersuccessors/?hl=en Want to book Alex? E: Gabby@diversespeakerbureau.com Want to book diverse speakers who speak on a diverse range of topics? Email info@diversespeakerbureau.com Diversity Alliance: W: https://www.diversityalliance.co.uk/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRL5nXNFwewbSG9xAHUR0A IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversity__alliance/ E: Gabby@diversityalliance.co.uk Diverse Speaker Bureau: W: https://www.diversespeakerbureau.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversespeakerbureau/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

#EP2 TRAILER: “Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

#EP1 TRAILER: “Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. We advocate that Black speakers should not just be wheeled out for Black History Month to talk about diversity and inclusion, racism or Black history, but that Black voices should be heard equally and that equity should be a year round mission. If we are serious about delivering equity, we need to give real opportunities to Black speakers, pay them properly, and truly demonstrate representation across the board, all the time. In this episode we talk: • Being Black, Female and Queer • Identity Politics • How the entertainment industry informs our biases (and how events can perpetuate these biases) • Queer Identity • Intersectionality • Black Mermaids, Hobbits and Fairies Tash T: W: www.breakingthedistance.com Want to book Tash T? E: Gabby@diversespeakerbureau.com Want to book diverse speakers who speak on a diverse range of topics? Email info@diversespeakerbureau.com Diversity Alliance: W: https://www.diversityalliance.co.uk/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRL5nXNFwewbSG9xAHUR0A IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversity__alliance/ E: Gabby@diversityalliance.co.uk Diverse Speaker Bureau: W: https://www.diversespeakerbureau.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversespeakerbureau/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

“Black speakers are not just for Black History Month” Welcome to this series of bitesized episodes in collaboration with the Diverse Speaker Bureau, where in honour of BHM we showcase some of our amazing Black speakers. We advocate that Black speakers should not just be wheeled out for Black History Month to talk about diversity and inclusion, racism or Black history, but that Black voices should be heard equally and that equity should be a year round mission. If we are serious about delivering equity, we need to give real opportunities to Black speakers, pay them properly, and truly demonstrate representation across the board, all the time. In this episode we talk: • Being Black, Female and Queer • Identity Politics • How the entertainment industry informs our biases (and how events can perpetuate these biases) • Queer Identity • Intersectionality • Black Mermaids, Hobbits and Fairies Tash T: W: www.breakingthedistance.com Want to book Tash T? E: Gabby@diversespeakerbureau.com Want to book diverse speakers who speak on a diverse range of topics? Email info@diversespeakerbureau.com Diversity Alliance: W: https://www.diversityalliance.co.uk/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRL5nXNFwewbSG9xAHUR0A IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversity__alliance/ E: Gabby@diversityalliance.co.uk Diverse Speaker Bureau: W: https://www.diversespeakerbureau.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/diversespeakerbureau/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversity-alliance-talks/message

Podcast: Teens and Headaches    Evaluation and Credit:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MedChat43   Target Audience             This activity is targeted toward all physician specialties.   Statement of Need  When pediatric patients present with headaches, a comprehensive evaluation should be conducted to determine if it is a primary or secondary headache. Providers should consistently utilize the latest diagnostic and management guidelines to effectively diagnose and manage their pediatric patients with headaches.   Objectives  At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:  Discuss the prevalence of headaches in the pediatric population. Discuss the symptoms and clinical characteristics of headaches including the distinction of symptoms between adults and teens.  Describe the diagnostic process for headaches in teens including red flags.  Identify effective management strategies for primary headaches including migraines in the teen patient.   Moderator Joe Flynn, D.O. Chief Administrative Officer Norton Medical Group Physician-in-Chief  Norton Cancer Institute   Speaker Brian Plato, D.O., FAHS Medical Director Headache Medicine, Neurology Norton Neuroscience Institute Norton Healthcare   Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures   The planners and moderator of this activity do not have any relevant relationships to disclose.  The speaker, Brian Plato, D.O., FAHS has relevant relationships with: Allergan and Amgen - Advisory Board and Speaker Bureau; Biohaven – Speaker Bureau; and Teva - Advisory Board. These relationships have been successfully mitigated.   Commercial Support   There was no commercial support for this activity.    Physician Credits   Accreditation  Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.   Designation  Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   Nursing Credits Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This continuing professional development activity has been approved for .5 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance. For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.   Resources for Additional Study:   Headache Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29476266/   Practice guideline update summary: Acute treatment of migraine in children and adolescents: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31413171/   American Headache Society https://americanheadachesociety.org/     Norton Healthcare, a not for profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Five Louisville hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women's and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com.     Date of Original Release |September 2022; Information is current as of the time of recording.  Course Termination Date | September 2024 Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical, Provider and Nursing Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org  

On today's episode of The Myopia Podcast:How he got started in optometry. The reason behind his passion in Myopia Management. What it's like to be a high myope.How genetics affect myopia in children. What are some ways to encourage children to spend time outdoors. I hope you learned a lot from this episode. About Dr. Tim Earley:Dr. Timothy Earley obtained his B.S. in Biology from the University of Scranton in 1994.He then obtained both a B.S. in Visual Science and a Doctorate in Optometry from thePennsylvania College of Optometry in 1998. After graduation, he joined the MedinaVision and Laser Centre, where he served as a therapeutic optometrist until December2020 when he joined Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons. He spent 23 years as the vicepresident/secretary of Medina Vision Centre and was the director of human resources.Dr. Earley has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of age-relatedmacular degeneration (AMD), dry eye and ocular surface disease, co-management ofcataract and refractive surgery, and the fitting of multifocal and specialty contact lenses.Reflecting his commitment to public health, Dr. Earley is the Clinic Director of the BrightEyedeas Vision Clinic. At Bright Eyedeas, high school students enrolled in the opticaltechnology/visual sciences program work with Dr. Earley to provide no-cost eyeexaminations and eyeglasses for patients in need. He also participates in InfantSEE, apublic health program designed to ensure that vision care becomes an essential part ofinfant wellness.Dr. Earley is a member of the American Optometric Association and the OhioOptometric Association. He is also a national speaker and consultant in the areas ofspecialty contact lenses, macular degeneration, and practice management. He is aconsultant for Alcon and a member of the Practitioner's Visiting Alcon (PVA) faculty. Dr.Earley serves as a KOL for Notal Vision, and is currently on the Speaker Bureau and isa KOL for Maculogix and MacuHealth. Dr. Earley has been published in OptometricManagement, Advanced Ocular Care, and Review of Optometry, and is a COPEapproved continuing education lecturer. He currently contributes a Business Strategiescolumn for Optometric Management and serves on its editorial advisory board.When not seeing patients or consulting with industry partners, Dr. Earley enjoysspending time with his wife, Dr. Andrea Earley, and his three children. He enjoys theoutdoors, hiking, golfing, and gardening. He has a small flock of chickens and hopes toexpand his hobby farm in the future. 

Crystal Balls & Frankenstein (ft. Gail Davis)Get ready for one of our most eclectic Mic Drops everOPENING QUOTE:“The chairman put his arm around me and said, "You know what, kid, you should retire." And I'm like, "I'm not even 40 years old." And he was like, "Well, I don't know if you'll ever outdo this."”-Gail DavisGUEST BIO:Gail Davis is the founder and CEO of GDA, one of the most prominent and well-respected speaker bureaus on the planet. Before she launched her bureau 23 years ago, Gail hired dozens of speakers as a corporate-meeting planner for a Fortune 100 company. Links:LinkedInTwitterCORE TOPICS + DETAILS:[10:03] - Speaker Bureaus: Myths and FactsAn inside look from a true insiderDespite some horror stories, the truth is that speaking bureaus are by and large trustworthy, respectful, and genuinely passionate about making the careers of speakers of all backgrounds. That said, Gail has advice for navigating bureaus— ask the right questions. Generally, they're eager to help you in any way they can, not stand as an obstacle between you and your client.[19:37] - How to Make Bureaus Love YouWhat they look for in emerging speakersWant to make your bureau representative love you? Be available, but not aggressive. The way Gail puts it: “Every minute that I'm reading another email telling me about your new this or that is a minute I'm not out there talking to somebody that might be interested in you.” Be responsive and engaged with communications with your agent, and otherwise let them do their work. [21:47] - Rewriting HistoryWhat Gail would do differently from her early daysDespite having few regrets from the early stage of her career, Gail does admire those who invested in good people early in their career. There's something to be said for the wisdom of investing in good people, paying them what they're worth, and keeping them with you for the long haul.[26:44] - Gail's Frankenstein SpeakerCreating the perfect speaker from scratchWhat traits would Gail include in the perfect speaker? Responsiveness, which fuels the speaker-bureau relationship. Clear on content, because your crowds and your clients need to know what you're about. Humble & generous, because those are the people who create truly lasting and meaningful careers.[34:16] -  Chasing GoosebumpsHow to create moments of true inspiration onstageGail leaves us with a powerful message about what speaking is all about. “I look down and I have goosebumps. Why is that? Because she delivers her message with such poignancy and the words are just the perfect words.” Remember that a speaker is not only the facts they can share, but the inspiration and moments of joy they can create onstage. Those are the moments that inspire people to transform their lives.RESOURCES:[2:08] GDA Speakers[4:32] About Nando Parrado[34:44] About Liz MurrayFollow Gail Davis:LinkedInTwitterFollow Josh Linkner:FacebookLinkedInInstagramTwitterYouTubeABOUT MIC DROP:Brought to you by eSpeakers, hear from the world's top thought leaders and experts, sharing tipping point moments, strategies, and approaches that led to their speaking career success. Throughout each episode, host Josh Linkner, #1 Innovation keynote speaker in the world, deconstructs guests' Mic Drop moments and provides tactical tools and takeaways that can be applied to any speaking business, no matter it's starting point. You'll enjoy hearing from some of the top keynote speakers in the industry including: Ryan Estis, Alison Levine, Peter Sheahan, Seth Mattison, Cassandra Worthy, and many more. Mic Drop is produced and presented by eSpeakers; sponsored by ImpactEleven.Learn more at: MicDropPodcast.comABOUT THE HOST:Josh Linkner is a Creative Troublemaker. He believes passionately that all human beings have incredible creative capacity, and he's on a mission to unlock inventive thinking and creative problem solving to help leaders, individuals, and communities soar. Josh has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million and is the author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention. He has invested in and/or mentored over 100 startups and is the Founding Partner of Detroit Venture Partners.Today, Josh serves as Chairman and Co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation research, training, and consulting firm. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award. Josh is also a passionate Detroiter, the father of four, is a professional-level jazz guitarist, and has a slightly odd obsession with greasy pizza. Learn more about Josh: JoshLinkner.comABOUT eSPEAKERS:When the perfect speaker is in front of the right audience, a kind of magic happens where organizations and individuals improve in substantial, long-term ways. eSpeakers exists to make this happen more often. eSpeakers is where the speaking industry does business on the web. Speakers, speaker managers, associations, and bureaus use our tools to organize, promote and grow successful businesses. Event organizers think of eSpeakers first when they want to hire speakers for their meetings or events.The eSpeakers Marketplace technology lets us and our partner directories help meeting professionals all over the world connect directly with speakers for great engagements. Thousands of successful speakers, trainers, and coaches use eSpeakers to build their businesses and manage their calendars. Thousands of event organizers use our directories every day to find and hire speakers. Our tools are built for speakers, by speakers, to do things that only purpose-built systems can.Learn more at: eSpeakers.comSPONSORED BY IMPACTELEVENMake a bigger impact, faster. ImpactEleven is a speaker training, development and accelerator community, working to transform individual lives and the world around us so that each of us can rise to reach our full potential on the speaking platform.Learn more at: ImpactEleven.comPRODUCED BY DETROIT PODCAST STUDIOS:In Detroit, history was made when Barry Gordy opened Motown Records back in 1960. More than just discovering great talent, Gordy built a systematic approach to launching superstars. His rigorous processes, technology, and development methods were the secret sauce behind legendary acts such as The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.As a nod to the past, Detroit Podcast Studios leverages modern versions of Motown's processes to launch today's most compelling podcasts. What Motown was to musical artists, Detroit Podcast Studios is to podcast artists today. With over 75 combined years of experience in content development, audio production, music scoring, storytelling, and digital marketing, Detroit Podcast Studios provides full-service development, training, and production capabilities to take podcasts from messy ideas to finely tuned hits. Here's to making (podcast) history together.Learn more at: DetroitPodcastStudios.comSHOW CREDITS:Josh Linkner: Host | josh@joshlinkner.comJoe Heaps: eSpeakers | JHeaps@eSpeakers.comConnor Trombley: Executive Producer | connor@DetroitPodcastStudios.com

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Dave Daniel. After 25 years at CSA - Celebrity Speakers, Dave Daniel became part of ‘the great resignation' during Covid and went freelance. He is the corporate agent for rock star turned businessman, Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden amongst others. He has worked with speakers from Pele to Neil Armstrong, Bob Geldof to Lars Ulrich and says he's probably forgotten more about the world of speaking than he would care to admit.   He's also recently started working with Speakers Associates. Dave explains why being exclusive isn't right for all speakers, why the speaking industry needs a shake up as well as some insights into managing Bruce Dickinson and working with other music icons.  There is so much advice in this podcast about working with speaker bureaus, all your questions will be answered.   Connect with Dave on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and edit

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Gail Davis of GDA Speakers. Gail Davis' decades of experience in corporate marketing and event management served as the launch pad for GDA Speakers. Before establishing the company in 1999, she spent 20 years managing the events of the Dallas-based global technology conglomerate - Electronic Data Systems (EDS) - founded by Ross Perot. While at EDS she discovered Nando Parrado, a heroic survivor of the 1972 Andes plane crash. Parrado presented an unforgettable speech at EDS' marquee event. Shortly after his successful keynote, Parrado signed an exclusive agreement with our guest as it was her efforts that convinced him to share his story after so many years. It was this partnership with Parrado which eventually anchored the creation of GDA Speakers. She continues to discover new talent and under her passionate leadership, GDA Speakers has vetted and curated many highly qualified speakers who they deliver to clients with confidence. Gail shares insights into the US speaker market, what she looks for in an international speaker and any tips she can share for a non-US speaker to get listed with a US bureau. If you'd like to take your speaking business international then this podcast is a must listen.

Brian Palmer is SVP of National Speakers Bureau. Over forty years ago Brian's father, John Palmer, founded National Speakers Bureau because he wanted to provide knowledgeable, ethical and creatively thoughtful options to those people charged with finding the right speakers for their audiences. In 2018 NSB became a division of Premiere Speakers Bureau where Brian continues to help his customers capture the hearts and minds of those important to them. Brian and his jazz violinist wife of 28 years, Paula, have two kids who are working hard, being good and enjoying their 20s.Brian graduated from Drake University with a BA in Speech Communications, and earned an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. To learn more about National Speakers Bureau, go to www.nationalspeakers.comTo reach Brian: Brian@Nationalspeakers.com or 847.281.3574 ***************************************************************************If you'd like to talk to Terry McDougall about coaching or being a guest on Marketing Mambo, here's how you can reach her:https://www.terrybmcdougall.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/terrybmcdougallTerry@Terrybmcdougall.comHer book Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms is available at Amazon. 

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast I talk to Raleigh Addington. Raleigh Addington is MD of Chartwell Speakers Bureau and has been in the speaking industry for 10 years. As well as working in the UK/Europe market, he also opened the Chartwell Asia office in 2014 giving him both experience in the Asia market but also "co-broking" with US-Based Agencies. Back in London now, his role mainly consists of handling "exclusive speakers" and managing the corporate speaking engagements for a range of high-profile economists, politicians, technology entrepreneurs & academics. Raleigh shares with us his thoughts on the speaking market for 2022, the do's and dont's when working with a bureau and more specifically Chartwell, insights into some of the big names he's booked and the topics he's being asked for in the market currently.  More about Raleigh Addington Connect with Raleigh on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Book your space on the Speaker Bureau Seminar Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host. Find out more and join here.

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast I'm in the hot seat, yes me, Maria Franzoni.  This podcast is created from a recording from a Speaking Business TV episode. As a speaker, at some point you will consider working with Speaker Bureaus to help you grow your fees and your business. Speaker Bureaus can not only get you higher fees, but they can also get you booked by the right clients and take the admin off your shoulders. When the relationship works your business will really fly. If you are looking to join a Speaker Bureau and be listed with them or you are looking to get bookings from a Bureau that you are already listed with, do check out our Speaker Bureau Seminar. Links: More about Maria Franzoni More about Speaking Business TV More about Speaking Bureau Seminar Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Apple Podcasts  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host.  Find out more and join here.

I might have mentioned in the past that I spent over 23 years working in Speaker Bureaus including running my own bureau for 14 of those years, so when it comes to the benefits of working with them I can definitely shed some light and share my experience. For most speakers a Speaker Bureau really can enhance and grow your speaking business. Here's why: If you've found this useful you might find this week's podcast interview, How to work with Speaker Bureaus with me, Maria Franzoni, very helpful too - https://speakingbusiness.libsyn.com/. As a speaker, at some point you will consider working with Speaker Bureaus to help you grow your fees and your business. Speaker Bureaus can not only get you higher fees, but they can also get you booked by the right clients and take the admin off your shoulders. When the relationship works your business will really fly. Maria Franzoni shares her top tips and tools for working effectively with Speaker Bureaus. If you are looking to join a Speaker Bureau and be listed with them or you are looking to get bookings from a Bureau that you are already listed with, do check out our Speaker Bureau Seminar.

Women in ministry make a significant impact on the world as they selflessly and sacrificially serve the Kingdom of God. When you look throughout Scripture you'll see—much of God's plan has been fulfilled through the hands of women! Today we welcome one of those amazing servants to the podcast. We welcome Susanne Cox as she shares her incredible life story, a year of miracles, and the power of what God is doing through Project Rescue around the world.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Susanne Cox, an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, experienced a miraculous salvation at age 31 which radically changed her life and positioned her to bring hope and encouragement to others.  Susanne challenges and inspires her audience to be transformed by the Word of God and fulfill their divine destiny. Her unique blend of humor and honesty is refreshing and appealing to all generations. Susanne served as a missionary to Southern Asia before marrying Pastor Ron Cox of Kingwood Church in Alabaster, Alabama. Their ministry, Legacy of Purpose, has partnered with Project Rescue for decades. Susanne now serves on the Speaker Bureau for Project Rescue and partners with their mission to rescue and restore victims of sexual exploitation through the love and power of God. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode SponsorsNorth Texas District Church Loan Fund5th Avenue ResourcesSanctuary | Ministry to Ministry Wives

This week I bring amazing news for the Speaking Industry. The market is hot, it's picked up, in fact so much so that many of my Speaker Bureau colleagues are recording booking figures higher than in 2019. WOW! After a very tough 18 months, this is just the news we have all been waiting for. The even better news is that 2022 is looking very positive too. So are you making the most of this fabulous news? Are you out there prospecting, talking to clients, talking to prospects and saying, do you need my help? Do you need my services? Because if you aren't, you're going to miss out. If you've found this audio useful you might find this week's podcast interview How to market yourself as an international speaker with Frank Furness, very helpful too - https://mfl.global/2021/10/05/frank-furness/. Frank Furness is an international specialist in sales, technology, social media and goal setting and how they work in tandem to produce great results for organisations. He is Past President of the Professional Speakers Association of Europe and past Chair of the International PEG for the National Speakers Association of USA. Many of the world's most successful speakers started out by attending his 'Speakers Bootcamp' which he runs on 5 continents. In this podcast, Frank shares marketing tips for speakers, how he established himself as an international speaker, what his speaking business consists of and the services and products he offers.

Autumn Courtney-Benson is a survivor of Domestic violence, her personal experience has given her the passion for helping educate what healthy teen/young adult relationships look like and spare others from encountering intimate partner violence. Her connection with the Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage in Charlotte, NC, has allowed her to do so. Autumn locally is involved with the Woman's Center for Advancement as a volunteer and a Speaker Bureau member and fundraising chair for Survivors Rising. Her overall mission is to help advocate, educate, raise awareness, and change legislation. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“I wasn't looking for God, but He was looking for me.” Susanne Cox watched her parents become destroyed by alcohol, anger, and a home filled with abuse. By the time Susanne was 13 years old, she was already in her first drug treatment center and a full-blown alcoholic. By the time she was 23, she was a cocaine addict whose life had spiraled out of control. Now, she is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, Founder of Legacy of Purpose, and served as a missionary to Southern Asia before marrying Pastor Ron Cox of Kingwood Church in Alabama. Susanne serves on the Speaker Bureau for Project Rescue and partners with their mission to rescue and restore victims of sexual exploitation through the love and power of God. Her riveting story will encourage you that God brings Beauty for Ashes.

Dilip Barman, So Many Cooks in the Kitchen Dilip Barman has been involved with plant‐based lifestyle for decades. He is President of the Triangle Vegetarian Society in North Carolina where he hosts the country's largest vegetarian (all vegan) Thanksgiving. He is a Food for Life instructor (and has a promotional video); Food for Life is a nutrition education program of the Physicians Committee, a non‐profit organization with a goal of improving lives through evidence‐based research in food and nutrition. Dilip is Executive Producer of the film Code Blue that shows how lifestyle choices can profoundly affect health; the film had its international release on May 26, 2020. Dilip is on advisory boards of the Plant‐Based Network, Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute, and Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge; a “Vegan Information Point” and Speaker Bureau member of the American Vegan Society; North American representative of the International Vegetarian Union; and an Affiliate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He has given cooking demonstrations and talks in a number of countries and states (see, for example, a May 2021 magazine article (forthcoming), a January 2021 chef interview, an October 2018 panel discussion, a June 2017 interview about children and health, a February 2016 podcast interview, an October 2011 World Vegetarian Festival cooking presentation, and March 2011 podcast). His recipes have appeared in a variety of local and international news programs, books, magazines, newspapers, and online, such as a video and subsequent published recipe of his signature dish jerk seitan. Dilip teaches at a number of local schools, including as Nutrition Education Director of an elementary and middle school where he has created a Healthy Snack Program to provide nutrition education and, several times a week, healthy plant‐based food for children. In May 2020 Dilip helped to found a monthly internet show So Many Cooks in the Kitchen where a dozen or more whole food plant‐based Food for Life instructors go kitchen‐to‐kitchen sharing nutrition and food preparation tips. The show, as well as a spinoff that began in August 2020, So Many Kids in the Kitchen, has been picked up by the Plant-Based Network. Dilip writes on plant‐based eating and lifestyle for a local online periodical, The Local Reporter and for the Plant‐Based Network's member magazine, and is a features writer for a regional magazine, Saathee, serving the South Asian community of the Southeast (US). Dilip is proud never to have repeated a meal for his wife in over sixteen years of knowing her (since mid‐2004); he blogs about his plant‐based creations. He tweets (about whole food plant‐based eating and nutrition, as well as math, which he also teaches, and other topics) @dbarman.

Another part of Jess B's life is that as a working professional speaker. She has spent the last several years traveling the country working the speaker's circuit, and through her work, she has had the opportunity to create so many new connections, and the following conversation is a result of those relationships.Annette Brechbill, founder of Brechbill Group Speaker Management andConsultancy, shares her unique working collaboration with fellow speaker management agent, Mirjana Novkovic about pushing each other out of their comfort zones and asking for what they are worth. Through the work they do together, and separately, they can attest to their experience of helping each other, and supporting one another and using it as their superpower to build their business into a flourishing, thriving company that helps speakers share their vital stories- because words matter, and stories will change the world. A bit about the business of the speaker's world, but mostly about what it means to be a woman in the working world, and what it could look like to combine forces, this episode is truly inspiring for women who are looking for a positive example of working with other women, supporting other women, going into business with other women. Practical advice from these two power house women on how to coordinate and ultimately succeed!Meet Annette!Annette Brechbill is a Keynote Speakers Agent, Virtual Event Content Creator, TEDx Executive Producer, and member of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB.) Like many military spouses, Annette has an eclectic background. Originally from Australia, she has lived in 6 countries and visited 60 more. Annette has worked wholesale travel agent in Australia, a flight attendant in Bahrain, and as a diplomat at US Embassy London.  Annette’s passion for the power of storytelling lead her to join Washington Speakers Bureau as a Speaker Relationship Manager. There she oversaw a portfolio of 40 Exclusive speakers who generated 25 million dollars in revenue annually. Her portfolio included names such as Madeline Albright, Arianna Huffington, and former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and your very own Jessica Buchanan!  Annette’s company, Brechbill Group Speaker Management and Consultancy, leverages skills and knowledge she gained by closing deals for world leaders to share the wisdom of her speakers with organizations across the globe.   On the consultancy side of her work, she combines forces with the amazing Mirjana Novkovic to create video and written marketing assets that help speakers reach their customers and close more deals.    Annette is mumma to 3 young children and Navy wife. She is a lover of good wine, trashy tv, and 90’s music. Meet Mirjana!Mirjana Novkovic brings more than 20 years of experience within the global speaking industry. She is the Founder and Principal of Evoke Invoke Speaker Consultancy,  working with global speakers who Evoke Emotion and Invoke Action.Mirjana is a leading relationship manager focused on developing and championing her speaker clients by being deeply committed and emotionally invested in their message and purpose and by positioning them within the speaker bureau marketplace, Mirjana previously spent 16 years with the Harry Walker Agency (HWA) in New York, where she held primary responsibilities within their Client Relations division as a liaison between some of the world’s leading speakers and Fortune 100 clients and she served as Vice President of Marketing for over 12 years. During her time at HWA, Mirjana oversaw the marketing strategies for more than 150 iconic exclusive speakers, including many of the most globally sought-after and high-profile World Leaders, C-Support the show (http://www.paypal.com)

Have you ever wanted the inside perspective of a speakers bureau? Have you wondered how to appropriately approach bureaus, wonder how they work, or want to know what they look for in speakers? In this week's episode, we're talking with speaking industry expert and bureau owner, Maria Franzoni to uncover all of that. Join us for this episode as we unpack how successful bureaus work with speakers and the best practices as a speakers to be a part of one. You don't want to miss this one! Show Notes: ✅ Check the Speaking Business Podcast: https://speakingbusiness.libsyn.com/ ✅ Connect with Maria on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoni/ ✅ Download the free guide: How to Get Listed with a Speaker Bureau: https://speakingbusinessacademy.com/how-to-get-listed-with-a-speaker-bureau/

Maria Franzoni started her career in management consultancy where she developed senior level negotiation skills. She then answered a cryptic job advert and started to work for a speaker bureau. She now runs her own speaker bureau, Maria Franzoni Ltd. (https://mfl.global/) with over 4000 speakers, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elle MacPherson and Malala. Two years ago, she set up the Speaking Business Academy (https://speakingbusinessacademy.com/) where she trains speakers to take their speaking to the next level and she hosts the Speaking Business Podcast (https://speakingbusiness.libsyn.com/) .  We discussed why there are more men than women on the speaker circuit, the misogyny that Maria faced in her early career and how she dealt with it and how to speak with impact.  You can find out more about Maria’s Speaker Bureau here (https://mfl.global/) , her academy here (https://speakingbusinessacademy.com/) and listen to her podcast here (https://speakingbusiness.libsyn.com/) . Dame Anita Roddick’s legacy lives on through The Roddick Foundation (https://theroddickfoundation.org/) To find out more about Florence and Clear Voice visit her instagram (https://www.instagram.com/clearvoiceofficial/) or website (https://clearvoiceofficial.com/group-and-one-to-one-coaching) Producer: Florence Bavanandan Music: BAVANANDAN (https://www.instagram.com/bavanandan/)

A rare opportunity to hear from the man behind the speaker bureau that the International New York Times called the only global Speaker Bureau. Tom Kenyon-Slaney co-founded London Speaker Bureau 25 years ago and has grown it from one office in London to 25 offices around the world.  Now with a turnover of almost US$40 million it is by far the largest speaker bureau outside of North America and by far the most globally networked. Today he joins me to talk about what he is hearing from his offices around the world as we work though the pandemic and what he thinks about the future for speakers and speaker bureaus and how they can support businesses and leaders. Please welcome London Speaker Bureau founder and chairman Tom Kenyon Slaney Bio Tom Kenyon-Slaney founded London Speaker Bureau in 1994, an international agency providing keynote speakers and boardroom advisors for corporations and governments around the world. He was chairman of Save the Rhino from 2009 to 2013. Tom is closely involved with several education and disaster relief organisations. He is the great grandson of William Kenyon-Slaney who scored the first international goal in association football on 8 March 1873 for England against Scotland. In 1992, he walked solo across Spain, from La Coruna to Gibraltar, for Macmillan Cancer Support. In 1994, he walked from Mombasa, in Kenya to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, partly dressed as a rhinoceros for Save the Rhino. Recorded on: 14th July 2020 Links: Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with LSB on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Connect with LSB on Facebook  To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

Perhaps you’re thinking about working with a Speaker Bureau. What do they need from you? In what ways can you help them to help you? How can you forge and nurture a mutually beneficial relationship? Mark & Darren get answers from former Las Vegas entertainer, speaker spouse, and speaker bureau executive Jennifer Joseph Lier. Find out how YOU can stand out and quickly leap to the top of a bureau’s list of favorites to become UNFORGETTABLE!

Mauricio Candiani nos platica los desafíos a los que se enfrenta un emprendedor de alto impacto para llegar a crear el Bureau de Speakers más importante de América Latina.

Speaker Bureau Ready Ever wanted to know how to become speaker bureau ready? In today's episode of The Speakers Life, James Taylor interviews Josh Linkner about: Being An Innovation Keynote Speaker Becoming Speaker Bureau Ready The eight attributes of top speakers Reinventing your speaking career Josh Linkner has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He is the author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention, as well as his latest book, Hacking Innovation. He has invested in and/or mentored over 100 startups, and is the Founding Partner of Detroit Venture Partners. Today, Josh serves as Chairman and co-founder of The Institute for Applied Creativity. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a President Barack Obama Champion of Change award recipient. He is a regular columnist for Forbes, The Detroit Free Press, and Inc. Magazine. Josh is also a passionate Detroiter, the father of four, and is a professional-level jazz guitarist. Resources: Josh's website https://joshlinkner.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlinkner/ Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/sl052-how-to-bec…ith-josh-linkner/ James Taylor Hi is James Taylor, founder of SpeakersU. Today's episode was first aired as part of International Speakers Summit the world's largest online event for professional speakers. And if you'd like to access the full video version, as well as in depth sessions with over 150 top speakers, then I've got a very special offer for you. Just go to InternationalSpeakersSummit.com, where you'll be able to register for a free pass for the summit. Yep, that's right. 150 of the world's top speakers are sharing their insights, strategies and tactics on how to launch grow and build a successful speaking business. So just go to international speakers summit.com but not before you listen to today's episode. Hey, there is James Taylor, your keynote speaker on creativity and artificial intelligence and your host for international speakers summit. Today I speak with Josh Linkner, and we talk about building a successful speaking business and the art of reinvention. Enjoy this session. Hey, there is James Taylor and I'm delighted today to be joined by Josh Lincoln. keynote speaker Josh Linkner has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for combined value of over $200 million. He is the author of four books including the New York Times bestsellers, disciplined dreaming and the road to reinvention as well as his latest book hacking innovation. He has invested in and or mentored over 100 startups and as a founding partner of Detroit Venture Partners today, Josh serves as chairman and co founder of the Institute of Applied creativity. He has twice been named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and as and as a President Barack Obama Champion of Change award recipient, a regular columnist for Forbes, the Detroit Free Press and ink magazine. Josh is also a passionate Detroit, the father of four and a pro level guitarist as we're going to find out. So given it's been gives me great pleasure today to welcome Josh onto the summit. So welcome, Josh. Josh Linkner Thank you so much. Great to be here and contribute James Taylor So share with everyone what's going on in your world just now. Josh Linkner Well, it's it's wonderful. It's it's an amazing gift to be able to share ideas with people all over the world. Last year, I did 163 pages. No, it's so it's been, it's been quite the ride. And to be able to get make a difference. I mean, obviously that meeting cool people is great that the performing arts element is great learning about companies is great. But the real juice to me anyway is being able to get those nodes six months later of someone saying this changed our company or changed our lives. And that is a deeply rewarding thing and a gift that we're able to share. James Taylor So you have this really fascinating background from entrepreneurship and business VC investing jazz guitar. happen, where did the the speaking part of you that we know know your view today about the keynote speaker, when did that begin? And as you were kind of getting into into the world of speaking, who are your mentors and people that can be to you under their wing or help guide you in those early days? Josh Linkner Yeah, so I know my background is I'm an entrepreneur. So I've started building sold five companies, I launched a venture capital fund, but I loved always getting the chance to share ideas. And I would speak often as the CEO of my company, and I felt like I was in the zone and people would often give me compliments, like, Hey, you were better than the keynote speaker. But I realized that I was an amateur to be clear. So I knew I had to go at least from a bad amateur from a good amateur to a bad professional does that I work with one of the folks you interviewed actually for Dr. Nick organ, who is an incredible mentor and trainer, he helped me develop my speaking style and helped me bring my voice out and work on the technical aspects. And I kind of learned the ropes from him. And and from there, we really spent the next decade or so studying the craft and studying the business of speaking. And so I got really deep and analytical on how decisions are made. And how does one speaker get hired for, compared to a different one and, and how, why is one cause 50 grand and others 10 grand. And so today, it's really in a very good read. We're getting about five to 15 inbound inquiries a day. And again, as I mentioned, I had the chance to deliver 163 engagements last year. James Taylor So as you as you were kind of going on building your your speaking career. One of the interesting things you did is you took that entrepreneurial mindset that innovators mindset and applied it to the world of speaking. So I'm wondering, initially from as an outsider, although you were speaking as part You're, you know, the the VC world and entrepreneur world, as you were kind of coming into speaking kind of full time, what were the things that you noticed that that you wanted to apply your innovation brain to you went like, why does this need to be this way? Why? Why is this? Like, what were some of the things that can niggled you about the industry you maybe wants to change? Josh Linkner Well, really so many things. And I, we could spend hours talking about this. I'm so passionate about it. But one thing is that if you're going to be a professional, like a high level, let's say a professional sports athlete, you'd have to train and sacrifice and really work on your craft, or a Broadway actor or a software engineer. But I feel that unfortunately, in speaking the bars a bit too low, I mean, sort of anyone who says, Oh, I gave a toast to my aunt's wedding, I'm sure I could be a speaker, you know, and, and I it bothers me that people don't take the craft as seriously as they ought to studying not only the delivery of a story and in the mechanics of speaking, but also really running it like a real business. In our case, from the business standpoint, I took the same rigor that we had as I build a 500 person software company. and applied it to speaking. And so we look very carefully, like how do buyers interact with speakers? How does what does the bureau channel and how does that all work? And, and what are the attributes under which a decision is made. And so we took this very sort of scientific approach to it. And it took me a while. I mean, it took several years to really figure it out. But now that we did, it's, it's been it's been magical. So I think what I would say to someone who's in the ramp up process, number one, treat it seriously, you know, treat it like a real profession. And I know it sounds kind of goofy to say that but a lot of people don't they just say I can mail it in and they have junky slides, and they have pixely headshots and, you know, but but if you were a Broadway performer, would you would meticulously work on every aspect of your craft and the business, you should do the same as a speaker. The other thing though, I would say is that from a business standpoint, one thing that I learned is that if we're really looking at this business business of speaking, you're not really in the business of giving speeches. You're in the business of selling speeches. And that was kind of like this mind blowing thing that hit me a few years back So if that's really the business that you're in, it shifts, I mean, you have to be great on stage to be clear, again, caring for the craft, but most people don't put as much thought and energy into the meeting before the meeting. In other words, not the audience in front of you from stage, but the eight person committee meeting that's going to decide which speaker they select. And when you shift your perspective like that the part of your job, if not the part of your job, is selling speeches that just giving speeches, I really allows you to go deep and understand the parameters which will fuel your your your business forward. James Taylor So that I'm just thinking now I was using the chatting with Eric Reese, find that they can lean startup methodology. So he talks a lot about minimum viable product and iterating. You know, failing, failing fast, all those kind of things that we hear now as part of the startup world. Do you apply some of those same things? What was like the what was the minimum viable product version of you because we see you today now, hundred and 63 speeches like and you're traveling all around the world. What was movers the the beta version of you like the 1.0 version of you, and and what what were some of the key learnings at that stage? Josh Linkner Well, one thing is I think you're I, by the way, you know, I've studied the Lean Startup methodology since it came out, but they I agree with you. I mean, I think you got to get out there as a speaker, and you got to get out there and, and and when I look back at video, two years ago, let alone 10 years ago, it's painful to watch because, like anything, you get better and you develop your skills and all but I think so much of it is getting out there. There's a saying that the more you speak, the more you speak. In other words, if you're out there in front of hundreds of thousands of people and planting seeds, sometimes those seeds will take a little while to sprout. But you're sort of to a degree marketing yourself over the years. I think you just there's there's something that just comes from experience. You can't it's like you can't learn guitar and I know your dad's a basic jazz guitarist that I just adored. And I play music but you can't learn a guitar by reading a book about guitar at some point you got to pick the thing up and actually you know, get some blisters. And same is the same is true with speaking of The only caveat that I would say is that when you look at the bureau Channel, the bureau channel is so critically important if you want to speak at high volume and high fees. If your goal is to speak for, you know, five grand, you're in there at the local community center, perhaps this doesn't apply as much. But if you want to achieve, you know, 2530 $50,000 speeches, a huge chunk of that that business is is overseen by the speaker bureau world. And in that case, my only comment is that you only have the chance to make a first impression once. And so if you go out too early to, you know, some of the largest bureaus in the world it with it with not the greatest video or your marketing materials aren't so polished, I think you could actually do yourself some harm. So Well, I think it's important to do the minimum viable, viable product as you get out there and practice your craft, I would be thoughtful about your approach to engaging with your channel partners, just because if they see something that's not up to stuff, they may quickly dismiss it and maybe even harder for you to get back in for a second one. James Taylor So what stage Do you need to be using as a speaker in both your craft and also in the business in terms of the level of gigs that you're doing every year that can affect level to really make it make sense for you then to start having conversations with viewers. Josh Linkner I wouldn't I would? Well, I'm going to dissect that a little bit. I think that first of all, you need to be what I would call bureau ready. And to be bureau ready, there are a handful of things that really are important. Like you have to have a good video, you know, ideally great video, but at least a good video that is professionally shot. It can't be on someone's iPhone, like it's got to be, you know, high quality, high quality professional headshots again, can be taken from an iPhone to be taken seriously, a really thoughtful, well developed site that looks like it's professionally built, not just slapped together. There's gotta you gotta have a great bio and speaking competence, and hopefully a couple references and a few other things. So I wouldn't say Don't even think about going to a bureau unless you at least have that kind of locked out. also thinking about what your lane is, and we talked about this often in the industry, and I speak on innovation. I the way I've raised hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital, so I could probably speak on finance also, but I dumped in other words, so many smart people want to speak they say I could talk on customer service and leadership and And this and that in the other. I think as a speaker one, one suggestion is take the one thing that you're going to share, be the expert in one thing and go really deep, go go go mile deep and an inch wide instead of the opposite. Anyway, once you have all that, I think it would be what I would call bureau ready, but doesn't mean that all bureaus are the same. So when I think about the bureau world, I kind of stratified stratified into into three categories, call them a BNC. And by the way, doesn't mean better the center quality judgment, it's more of a size and scope judging. So there are some smaller bureaus call them a sea level Bureau. Again, not it's not a quality judgment at all wonderful, talented people. But those people may be more open to working with a new speaker and giving someone a chance. Then you have the next level of speaker bureaus that sort of middle tier and and that small tier might be a one or 2% shop and middle tier might be five or six agents. Again, I would start with the lower one, get some gigs get get some experience before you go to the middle tier at that point. Now they're gonna say, well, who have you worked with and you can reference some other girl work you've kind of sharpen your craft a bit but but then only after you've done that for a little while as well before before you then go to the a level group and the a level group of the names that we know Washington speaker's bureau at premier speakers and Kepler and speak Inc and big speak and leading authorities but the problem go in there too fast as if you call it bleeding authorities and say hey, I'm a brand new speaker I I've done you know, two speeches, none of them paid, but I really want to get into this industry. You could be a wonderful amazing person I don't mean to be disparaging at all, but they're, they're not kind of geared up for that they're geared up to working with somebody who already has momentum, it's harder for them to take you from a dead stop that perhaps some of those smaller bureaus So that would be my recommendation number one, get your ready. Number two sequentially go against the market started with the smaller ones and working your way up to the most prestigious ones. James Taylor Now when it when I think about you, I think I think of like the innovation guy that is kind of going to Brock and we we can send extense we we people got confused like creativity and innovation and this difference is reversed Going on this this interview, but I can think of like you really have that you've chosen that lane around innovation. That's that's kind of way where you are. But I wonder then when you mean even innovation is a big area, it's a big. So I wonder when as you started to build your business, your speaker business, I'm thinking now something like Tesla, for example, where we think of them their electric car companies when we're thinking about them, but they went into like the high end sports, electric car first and then they gradually built out and like trucks and all kinds of things. What was the first market the do you identify yourself as a speaker to kind of put that flag in the ground? And then how did you gradually build that out and maybe move into other verticals? Or the countries? Where did you where'd you go from there? Josh Linkner Yeah. So I don't know that I did it smart way, by the way, but what I did is I just sort of went out there and said, I have this message about innovation that I could share with any size company in any industry. And I don't know that I'd recommend that if I were to do it again. I like what you're just saying there with Tesla, where you take a smaller focus and get good at it. So maybe, for example, I could have been the innovation guy, I'm sticking this on healthcare. And so you start in one industry about innovation or maybe you're you know, innovation for for, for hyper growth companies that are mid sized companies trying to become bigger. So I think you're actually better off honing your skills in a smaller aperture and then expanding over time, it's a tricky thing picking your lane because you don't want to pick a lane that is so narrow that no one wants to hire you. So if you like for example, if I said I'm a speaker, only for left handed guitarist that happened to live in Detroit that have been venture capitalists and, and also I have four kids like that would be a market of one which speak. On the other hand, if I take a topic, so broad, like customer service, it's very hard to compete in such a broad industry. So my suggestion would be pick a broad macro topic, so that you there's enough work for you, but then inside that macro topic to begin anyway, narrow your focus and then as you get momentum, you can expand your focus outward inside that same category. Great. James Taylor That makes a lot of sense because it is then as it is then you it's more like a sequencing question. You're asking yourself you think I want to speak in this industry Listen, but then it's thinking about which is the first then how are you going to grow from there so so I understand that. So that's, that's a really great way of thinking about that. Because picking your lane can sometimes feel it can be a little bit constricting at first and it doesn't quite fit. Sometimes it feels like I guess a good phrase. But then the same time it just it doesn't quite cover all the bases. What other lessons that did you take from your your real deep understanding of innovation that you then applied into the mode of speaking? Josh Linkner Well, one thing that we did was pretty fun, is that I don't know if you ever played video games or not. I'm not a huge gamer, myself. But inside a video game, if you're a player in a video game, imagine there are some attributes that allow you to perform better. So in other words, attribute might be strength, or speed or agility. And based on your score in those attributes that determines how well you play the video game. So we started this About Wait, is there a way that we could have said the same approach for a speaker? In other words, are there actual attributes that determine whether a speaker is going to get hired over speaker B, or speaker is going to get more fee than speaker B. And so we did a ton of research on again, this is that sort of innovation lens you're asking about. And I talked to speakers and bureaus and everybody and actually narrowed the field down to eight. There's eight core attributes that determine one success as a speaker. And if you work on those eight, that it actually gives you a lot of focus. And you know what, Georgia, so I'm actually going to just pull this up what we're talking about it as the folks listening actually may want to check it out. Let me see if I can grab this one. Sorry about that. I wasn't prepared to grab it. I could find it real quick. There we go. So here's my I'm gonna hold it up to the screen. I know if you can see it or not, but I'll explain it. So this is my speaker card, and I did this with actual scores for myself. So you can see there's eight attributes, and this is my overall score. I'll just go through them real quick. If anyone's curious. One of them is fame. So I could be a terrible speaker. But if I was on Shark Tank, I might get hired versus someone who's a great speaker who nobody knows. So famous one attribute and how well known are you? your speaking skills? Obviously sounds kind of obvious but but not always the case, you know how, you know, a strong Are you from from the craft, that third one is message. So if you have a message that is very generic and not unique and not compelling, versus someone who's really got a twist and an interesting perspective on things, and that's what its credibility. So if I speak about startups, I have the credibility because I've spent 28 years as a startup CEO and I raised hundreds of millions of dollars and created almost 10,000 high tech jobs. And someone just said, Hey, dude, I want to speak about startups, they would lack that credibility. So credibility is a factor. That's what real quickly is visual flair. And this doesn't only apply to your slides it applies to everything that an audience consumes even a meeting planner consumes. So that is your, your, you know, what you're wearing on stage and how do you use visuals and audio and how do you engage with the audience? So what's the visual representation when speaking the that's when entertainment value. So if I have great content, but I'm boring as watching toast, again, that's a problem. And audiences at planners that I want that intersection they want high impact, but they also wanted entertainment. So are you using humor? are you engaging? Is it a? Is it a fun lean forward presentation? Or does it feel like a boring college lecture? The next one is impact. And by impact I mean, not only do people have a feel good moment, but do you leave something that lasts that it doors for the months and years to come? Are you really changing the audience? Are you transforming the people that hear your message from from one state to another, and then finally, marketing Polish if you came to my website and I had pixelated photos, and it was all sloppy typos and it was it looked like a template of design, you know, that would give you one message of my brand. On the other hand, if you came and it was beautifully crafted and it would look like a piece of art that would give you a totally different message. So again, we've added these eight attributes aggressively with speakers, bureaus, etc. And for emerging speakers listening today. Those are eight attributes, the more you can work Are those even if you raise your score one point in any of those, it will drive the two things that matter most to us from a from the business of speaking fee and volume. James Taylor And then on that that's the seventh one, the impact. I'm wondering how do you go in terms of measuring that impact? Because we think of, you know, in another company, the thinking about ROI of innovation projects that say, you can track that and you're looking to see what that how that reflects the bottom line, it comes like 3am have a certain percentage, they want to ensure that a percentage of their revenue every year of profit is coming from products, which hadn't been invented so many years ago. How did you do that? When it comes to working with clients? How are you to track the impact that your speech has had on that client? Josh Linkner Sometimes? Yes, and sometimes No. So if the if there's a clear directive, you know, because because you're going to keynote is typically like 60 minutes, you know? And so in one case, I did a keynote with a breakout with a client and they wanted to use some innovation technology approaches to solving a cost problem, and we came up with new ideas that they never considered and six months later they called said hey, we just a four and a half million dollars. So that was a good ROI for that client. You know, like, you know, it was high, but one of the four and a half million dollars, so they enjoyed some results. But But often it's not as clear cut as that, frankly. Because if you speak on, you know, you and I creativity and innovation, the way I measure it is less scientific generally. It's more about when I talked to people later, and do they reference back to it. So here's a good example I was I gave a keynote to a client three or four years ago, and I just spoke to them last week. And they said, you know, there's not a day that goes by where we don't use one of your terms. And we're like, one of the things I talked about is something called a judo flip, which is flipping a tradition upside down. He's like, I can't tell you how many times we're in a meeting and we're trying to figure something out and we say, hey, let's Judo flip it. So for me anyway, I know what people are using sort of my language and they're referencing back to the keynote. And they're, they're embracing techniques that I've shared. I feel at least that's creating that enduring impact that we're that we're seeking. James Taylor And it'll be interesting because some of those people that you you speak to them, they may be at that point in their career, maybe they're that mid level and they're in the management of that organization, and you're going to meet them in 10 years time. And they're going to be using some of those same techniques that they learned from you. And now that the vice president of the CEO of that organization, you're going to be able to tell you completely different stories about how that's impacted upon upon their, their company. So I love that just thinking. Because it's hard. It's one of the hard ones I find in this area of innovation and creativity, but how you the measurable is the ROI of that one, you can see it I was speaking about an employee retention is an easy number to to be able to pick up on and say, we decreased, you know, the employee turnover by this percentage. So that's great. I love that how it's just you can do those things that you do flips. Now you hear those time and time again. Now, Josh Linkner one thing I'll just share real quickly, though, is that as speakers, we got to we all got to realize is that, you know, assuming you have a positive message, you're sort of like spreading positive energy out into the world. And sometimes it'll come back to you sometimes you'll get a call or someone to bump into you. It's like, Oh my god, I can't believe I'm in an elevator with you. I saw you five years ago. And let me tell you the difference that this made to me and my family So those are those like deeply rewarding moments, but there's a lot of things the impact that you've created that you'll never hear that. And so I think we have to be confident that kind of makes up for the flight blades and the bad hotel rooms and such, but that you're spreading good ideas and positive energy into the world. And you know that it will manifest and somebody will your back. But some you won't be missed, you know that you're making a difference in the world. And that's there couldn't be something more intrinsically rewarding than that. James Taylor Now, I know something you are very passionate about is the place that you are based. You're in, in Detroit, an incredible city that's been going through a renaissance in it over the past few years. And it kind of got me thinking, Oh, you've written a book about this in terms of the road reinvention. I know a lot of speakers have been attending this summit, or maybe that stage in their career. They've been speaking for maybe 10 plus years. And they're known in that topic, but they want to reinvent their brand as time you know, the thing that they were speaking about before, just doesn't really cut it anymore. They want to just have that that reinvention. Are there any lessons that that we as speakers can learn? Maybe if we're at the stage about Korea will be that time we really want to reinvent our brands that we can learn from somewhere like Detroit that did so well. Josh Linkner Thank you In Detroit's a fascinating tale, by the way, you know hundred years ago Detroit ram today is that was the Silicon Valley of the United States. But then we lost our way and for many years, we just became so clinging to the past, hoping then to turn around and that was a terrible strategy. But now our city is rising from the ashes. It's an amazing time in Detroit, and it's one of rebirth and reinvention. It speakers a couple thoughts, you know, real tangibly, if you are fairly successful and known in the industry and through bureaus and you speak on a particular topic, I'd be very, very cautious dump the whole topic, go into some downward if you're known as a sale or and then all of a sudden, you want to reinvent yourself as a, as a health care, Doctor, patient care speaker or something. It's a big leap and it's kind of an uphill battle. I would say if you are passionate enough in the past to be a sales speaker, I would suggest if you can reinvent yourself in the same light. Now you can be a more modern sales speaker of course. There's lots of Different things happening in the world. And you could scrap all your content which I throw away everything I do at least once a year, by the way, I'm always reinventing myself. But I generally stay in the in the lane of innovation, creativity, because it's hard to retrain the market into a totally different category. And I've actually seen speakers fail at this, if someone starts out as a relationships guy, and then the next thing they come out with a Book Two years later, and obviously on the salesperson sales speaker, and that's, oh, no, I'm a customer service speaker. And the market doesn't respond really well to that you tend to I've seen speakers who are doing 80 days a year ago, down to 20 days a year. So my broad suggestion is, unless you're not passionate about it anymore, if you can find a modern interpretation of what worked in the past, same lane, new take on it, for sure. That actually creates less friction for you. James Taylor And what about Are there any other things that we could be learning from someone like like Detroit, because I mean, one of the things that I noticed, though, is it had this reputation as a place and obviously there was things going on internally in the city that we're changing as well, but it was also how it projected itself out into The world obviously did a number of things. And so people started, they kind of are they are they kind of started asking this question. Oh, yeah, it's like, it was like telling me it was it became like a Tell me more. Tell me more about that place. And I've seen it. Here in the UK. I'm in the US being from you in the UK today. There's the cities near near Ryan. They're just going through that same Renaissance as well as it's become that Oh, tell me more. That's not what I was expecting. Is there anything else in terms of almost like communication strategy, that marketing strategy of a place that you would you think could be applied? Josh Linkner Yeah, great question. And the answer is Yes, for sure. So one thing that made Detroit's Renaissance, very palpable for people to enjoy, is that we are it we're still true to who we are. So when you think about Detroit, which has suffered greatly, but there's this sort of, we make stuff with our hands and it's gritty, and it's, you know, kind of hustling and you know, kind of street. And so we're not trying and I've said this many times, we we don't want to be the Silicon Valley of the Midwest. We want to be like the Detroit of Detroit. So my point to a speaker is instead of trying to copy somebody else's Something that you're not, I think you double down on what makes you different. And if you have weaknesses, like in our case we suffered, we made some bad choices as a community, maybe play the, you seem to flip that upside down and find an inherent strength in that. So ours is that, you know, we're again, the street fighters, and there's something kind of romantic that we can all relate to where the underdog rising back up. And so I think, again, if you're, if you're a speaker, instead of ditching everything that made you special in the past and copying the next person, I would say, really examine yourself and see what makes you different, what makes you unique and compelling. And double down on that, because that authenticity really carries forward, people tend to have a very well developed bs detector. And so if you just try to, you know, pretend that you're something that you're not that I think that could backfire. But on the other hand, if you have suffered and there's been a problem, maybe double down on why you had that problem in the first place, that can be a very compelling thing. People love a great turnaround story. James Taylor So some quickfire questions as we start to finish up here. Josh, what is in your speaker bag? I know you're just about to hit the road. You just told me what your schedule is going to be as insane schedule that you have over the next few days. Why isn't that bank that speaker bag that you never leave home without it has all your bits and pieces what's in that bag? Josh Linkner Well certainly you know laptop and audio flash drives that kind of stuff headphones noise cancelling headphones. But I'll tell you one thing that that may be helpful to the folks. I always keep a an eye mask and earplugs. Because time zones are all real goofy like I'm going to be. I go from here Detroit today go to New Orleans, New Jersey and an end up at Boston tomorrow night doubleheader tomorrow. Then I go from there to Honolulu to Holly I don't get to my hotel room to 6:30am East Coast time. So then I have to perform the next day and then I have a red eye to San Francisco to get to Austin. So the reason I'm bringing this up is that it's crazy flight times in your in your body clock gets messed up. So when I tried to do is if any way possible I tried to keep East Coast us time. And so if I'm on an airplane and it's not the middle of the night that I'm asking with earplugs and make a huge difference because I can try to you know, keep my sleep schedule regulated. I also make sure I get noise cancelling headphones is one and then also healthy snacks. I know it sounds kind of like obvious but no airports are not always the best. place that I'd rather keep a Clif Bars and some nuts or something. So you're not you know, in a, in a frantic moment eating, eating terrible. James Taylor And what about book is there one particular book that you would recommend to speakers it could be on the art or the craft of speaking or actually may not be necessary on speaking, but it has lessons that you think apply to the world of speaking. Josh Linkner Yeah. Well, I'm speaking Dr. Nick borga, who I know you've interviewed wrote a great book called give your speech change the world, which is wonderful. By the way, if you're not using the platform to change the world, you shouldn't be a speaker in the first place. I don't say the negative way. It says, we have that privilege every time we take the stage to be able to make a difference and make the world better. So hopefully people treat that, you know, what would they do respect that it deserves. I always loved the book, the monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma. It's not directly about speaking but there's so many wonderful tips and tools about living well and making an impact. I think it's also great recommendation. James Taylor And what about a tool? Is there one particular tool or mobile app you find really useful for your work as a speaker, Josh Linkner why use Prezi? I feel that if we want to stand out why would We want to use something as as traditional as PowerPoint. The only thing with PowerPoint and Keynote is that they are linear. Slide one, slide two, slide three Prezi. For those that don't know it is you basically have a big blank canvas and you put different elements all over the canvas, it could be an image, it could be a piece of text, it could be a video clip, and then you kind of map the way that camera goes across this canvas to the audience. So I think it creates first of all a more dynamic presentation, and helps you stand out versus looking like everybody else's PowerPoint, but also the, it's better to create it, I just find that much better in terms of nonlinear approaches. And also by the way, it allows the speaker to communicate the interrelationship between one item and another. So if something is a bigger point than another one, you can go from big and then zoom into the little one that shows the corresponding relationship. So I know the President PR James Taylor one phone will put all these links here that we're speaking about on the show notes here as well for everyone to check those out. And if you had to start again, I'm going to let you choose any any city in the world where you can start again but I'm guessing you're probably choose to try your your your You're home city. But you know, no one, no one knows you, and you have to restart. What would you do? How would you restart? Josh Linkner If I was restarting in the speaking world, James Taylor if you restart to speak, I'm going to assume that you have all the skills that you have today. It's just you don't know anyone and no one knows you. Josh Linkner I would, I would take a fairly thoughtful approach about who would be able to help me and I would reach out to add value to them. Instead of asking for help, I would say how can I help you? So if there was a conference that was looking for a speaker, I would reach out and say, Hey, let me show what I can provide to help you or maybe start doing some of them for free. So I guess it would take zooming out, I would give it a take a service approach. It's not about what you could get. It's more about what you can give. And certainly with bureaus, by the way, I see speakers call up bureaus and say, like me, me, me, booked me booked me. I think you should call it the Bureau, you want to say, Hey, what's going on for you? How can I help you? Yeah, they do have some expertise that you could offer to serve, serve them. So I think I would just take a an approach of service and that tends to replicate itself very well. The other thing is, I think, especially today with so many brands, Messages, I think we need to do something to stand out. So it gets back to that point, what really makes you different as a speaker? You know, for me, there are others that speak on innovation, not too many others that are also the traders and venture capitalists and startup, guys and jazz guitarists. So I think you try to kind of weave together something that is compelling and unique about you something that nobody else can represent and double down on that. James Taylor Now I know you have it, you have a great program. We've had a couple of guests on this to gone through your three ring, three ring circus boot camp. And so we're going to have a link here below. I'd love to have you just just start to finish up here. tell folks about what there is to know has had a huge impact on a number of the speakers I've spoken with who have kind of gone that they've gone through that program. And I know we have a special offer for anyone that wants to learn more about that and attend that particular boot camps and tell us a little bit about it. Josh Linkner Sure. So as I mentioned when I started speaking, there was wonderful people to help me with what to do onstage mentioned Dr. Nick Morgan, but the stuff that was offstage speaker business training was pretty cheesy. It's like I can't stand it when people spell the word success with dollar signs just rubs me the wrong way. And there's you know like the zillionaires speaker and the mega rich speaker and it just didn't feel right. And so I figured this out myself and I, but if someone sat me down today, like what I know now, I would say four years ramping up. So my partners and I decided, let's do that to give back to the speaker community. We do once a quarter a very small and intimate bootcamp in Detroit. It's only 25 speakers backs. So it's very small and intimate. We have many girlfriends come to the boot camp. So our bureau partners include Washington speaker's bureau, the Harry Walker agency, premiere speakers, ww SG and speaking, among others, and so actual bureaus calm and we have this intimate, full monty exposure, total transparency of what works and what doesn't, in the spirit of building your speaking business. And so again, it's a training program, not around what to say onstage, all the stuff you have to do offstage so that you get on stage and we also provide some ongoing trading, training and support. They call it a three ring Circus by the way, Learning to be a bit playful and in a bit sort of mocking the whole silliness of the industry and realizing at the same time, it's a bit of a performance out there. It's like you're juggling a lot of things all at once. But this is something that we share from the heart. It's designed to help people scale their speaking business, get more gigs at higher fee, and they're welcome to check it out just three ring circus.com the numeral three, and for anyone listening today, if you buy a $500 off the bootcamp just use the discount code summit 500. And again, we are pleasure to have you in any way that we can be helpful. James Taylor Amazing. That's it. That's a great offer for everyone. So is a firing dose of summit 500 is this code I'm going to have a button here so you can going to go through and learn learn about how it works as well and a great opportunity it if you haven't visited Detroit. Good, good reason to go to Detroit as well. And Georgia, thank you so much for coming on today. I know you're about to be heading off to be catching a plane at some point very soon as well. It's been an absolute pleasure speaking to you I've I've really studied from what you do from afar. I just think you want to an exemplary exemplary example of a great speaker this doing some very, very cool thing. So thank you so much for coming on today. Josh Linkner Well, thank you my friend By the way, thank you for doing this. I know this takes a lot of energy and time and the fact that you're giving back to the speaker community and helping raise others up is is really is notable. I mean, we have such a privilege to help others take the great message and help them get out there and share with the world and so I have a lot of respect for the great work you're doing here. James Taylor Today's episode was sponsored by speakers you the online community for speakers, and if you're serious about your speaking career, then you can join us because you membership program. 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In this episode, Stephen Kirkpatrick, Ryan Estis, and Brian Palmer discuss: The definition of a non-exclusive relationship The pros and cons of having a non-exclusive relationship First hand experience navigating the industry Tips and great assets that have proven successful with bureaus and customers.   Key Takeaways:  Each speaker has their own individual needs, and the decision to be a Non-Exclusive Speaker vs. an Exclusive Speaker is really based on those individual needs and how your business is structured. There is no right or wrong way.  However one decides to conduct their business, it is important to try and cultivate a good, working relationship with a bureau as these partnerships are invaluable. Every speakers bureau and the agents that work within them all work a little different.  IASB was, in part, founded to foster cooperation between bureaus.      "In this business, it’s referrals and relationships. You do a great job at one event, and hopefully, that produces more business." —  Ryan Estis      Connect with Brian Palmer with National Speakers Bureau:  Twitter: @brianpalmer  Website: NationalSpeakers.com  LinkedIn: Brian Palmer, CMM     Connect with Ryan Estis with Ryan Estis & Associates:  Twitter: @RyanEstis  Facebook: Ryan Estis  Website: RyanEstis.com  YouTube: Ryan Estis & Associates  LinkedIn: Ryan Estis  Instagram: @ryanestis      Connect with Stephen Kirkpatrick with Executive Speakers Bureau:  Twitter: @ExecSpeakers  Facebook: Executive Speakers Bureau  Website: ExecutiveSpeakers.com  YouTube: Executive Speakers Bureau: Book Keynote Speakers  LinkedIn: Executive Speakers Bureau      Connect with IASB:  Twitter: @IASBWEB  Facebook: International Association of Speakers Bureaus  Website: IASBWeb.org  LinkedIn: International Association of Speakers Bureaus     Show notes by Podcastologist: Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.   

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Philly.NET founder and coding-legend Bill Wolff visits the podcast to talk about both the forthcoming Philly Code Camp 2019.1 and the user-group experience in general. ----more---- Bill is an independent consultant, trainer, and architect specializing in Microsoft development technologies under the name Agility Systems. He served as the SharePoint Practice Director at Capax Global, Solutions Architect in the Microsoft Practice at Unisys Corporation, and ran the Microsoft Alliance at LiquidHub. He ran the consulting firm Wolff Data Systems for 15 years and directed armies of consultants in the dot com world. Bill is founder and President of the Philly.NET user group, a previous INETA board member where he served as Vice President of the Speaker Bureau, and involved in several other user communities. Bill was a contributing author on several books. His certifications include trainer, systems engineer, developer, and Microsoft MVP.  PLEASE VISIT http://azureability.com for show notes and additional episodes.  Also, if you like (or even hate!) what we're doing, please take the time to share your comments and suggestions, or you can reach out to Louis directly  by email (lberman@microsoft.com) or twitter (@azureability).  CREDITS: Louis Berman (Host); Bill Wolff (Guest); Gretchen Huebner (Kodable PSA), Simon Hillvo (MakeCode PSA); Megan Hochstatter (Code.org PSA); Vincent Tone / PremiumBeat (Music); Heather Walsh (Intro/Outro); Louis Berman (Engineer); East Coast Studio (Editing) TRANSCRIPT: https://www.videoindexer.ai/accounts/1c5a0342-11e8-4e1d-b656-d0bf35b80614/videos/9e7b44f29c/  PODCAST CLIENTS: You can find AzureABILITY on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Spotify, or simply use our RSS Feed (http://www.azureability.com/feed.xml) and plug it into your podcast client of choice.

Join us for Episode 7 of The Confessions of Angry Programmers podcast! In this episode David and Woody talk about: Dogfooding: David talks about his frustrations with Microsoft OneNote that he has been dealing with for years. WTF Were They Thinking?: Woody discusses why there isn't better integration with Office 365 apps. Guest We are joined by our guest Bill Wolff. Bill goes way back, all the way back to the 70's and discusses being part of a tech community, user groups, conferences and more. Bill has some great stories from the past and even talks about how he once picked up Bill Gates at an airport to speak at a community event in the Philadelphia, PA area. Bill Wolff is an independent consultant, trainer, and architect specializing in Microsoft development technologies under the name Agility Systems. He served as the SharePoint Practice Director at Capax Global, Solutions Architect in the Microsoft Practice at Unisys Corporation, and ran the Microsoft Alliance at LiquidHub. He ran the consulting firm Wolff Data Systems for 15 years and directed armies of consultants in the dot com world. Bill is founder and President of the philly.NET user group, a previous INETA board member where he served as Vice President of the Speaker Bureau, and involved in several other user communities. Bill was a contributing author on several books. His certifications include trainer, systems engineer, developer, and Microsoft MVP. Resources David McCarter's Books on Amazon Next Episode The next episode will feature Dogfooding & WTF Where They Thinking along with a special guest. Have a comment or suggestion? Want to be a guest on the show? Click here to contact us.

ABOUT:    We're delighted to welcome Maria Franzoni to the studio with us to get some tips on what it takes to be a great speaker and how to hire the right person for you event, conference or workshop.   We cover: - accents - storytelling and presentation structure   - personal profiles & showreels  - how to get more bookings as a speaker - why you should take a comedy course - Simon Cowell…?     MARIA FRANZONI:   Founder of Maria Franzoni Ltd  – a speaker bureau doing things differently. Licensed office and “Elder” (long serving) at The London Speaker Bureau – named “The only international Speaker Bureau” by the New York Times. A founding member and current co-Chair of the EASB European Association of Speaker Bureaus. Director of Operations at We Do Things Differently, a cultural change consultancy.   Founder of Speaking Business – providing top training for speakers wanting to create successful and profitable speaking businesses.   Host of the Speaking Business Podcast, where every week I talk to one of the brilliant speakers on my bureau roster and give you a sneak peek into the person who is the speaker behind the mic.       FOLLOW US: ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Mark / WE ARE Spectacular⠀ https://twitter.com/spectacularmark https://twitter.com/spectacularchat  https://www.instagram.com/spectacularmark/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcculloch/      Maria / MFL (Maria Franzoni Limited)   https://mfl.global/  https://twitter.com/mariafranzoni  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoni/  https://www.facebook.com/SpeakingBusiness.co  Do you want to be on the next Spectacular Marketing Podcast? Email gabby@wearespectacular.com

Up Close and Personal with Speaker Bureau Owner Maria Franzoni

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SITE: http://www.courtneyanderson.com/swca-episode-019-myth-warriors-series-speakers-earn-5000-an-hour-no-education-required---part-2-of-3.html SHOW NOTES: In the MYTH WARRIORS™ series we are targeting ideas to begin to assess whether they are credible or not. This is Part 2 of a 3 part episode that I feel I need to do in order to address some of the myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions about the Professional Speaking industry. The target for this episode is “Professional Speakers earn $5,000 USD an hour and no education is needed!” (Part 2 of 3) In part two of this three part episode, we focus on what it takes to “make it” as a professional speaker. Even more important that how to “succeed” is a pragmatic assessment of whether you want to actually be in the professional speaking industry. Focusing on perceived financial rewards, public admiration, etc., is not sufficient for determining if something is the right field for us to enter into. I would love to be an Olympic Gold Medalist! Was I talented enough and did I possess the drive, intense sacrifice and dedication sustained for years to achieve that end result? No, I didn’t so I am not one. It is the same with professional speaking.  Is it more important that you are an engaging stage performer? Or, that you have immense amounts of knowledge and content? If you are scared of public speaking, hate traveling, or despise people looking at you; is this the right field for you? Just because a person can speak (they open up their mouths and words come out) do they have what it takes to be a professional speaker (being paid for their performances)? Do you need to [...] VISIT THE SITE FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW NOTES! © Courtney Anderson Enterprises LLC  CourtneyAnderson.com Info@CourtneyAnderson.com

SITE: http://www.courtneyanderson.com/swca-episode-018-myth-warriors-series-speakers-earn-5000-an-hour-no-education-required---part-1-of-3.html SHOW NOTES: In the MYTH WARRIORS™ series we are targeting ideas to begin to assess whether they are credible or not. This is Part 1 of a 3 part episode that I feel I need to do in order to address some of the myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions about the Professional Speaking industry. The target for this episode is “Professional Speakers earn $5,000 USD an hour and no education is needed!” (Part 1 of 3)  In part 1 of this 3 part episode, we focus on what the speaking industry actually is (I had never heard of it until I stumbled across it in an online job posting). Is it real? Is it a scam? Are there people who make a living as a “speaker”? If so, how? What are the requirements? Is a degree required?  First, the speaking industry is one of the joys of my professional life. I am grateful that I was able to enter it and that I have been able to serve clients around the world while growing as a speaking professional and as a person. I have won awards, given hundreds of clients thousands of hours of speaking events and I have worked in the US, Canada, South Africa, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and Mexico (just to name a few locations). Secondly, the Professional Speaking industry is real. The show [...] VISIT THE SITE FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW NOTES! © Courtney Anderson Enterprises LLC  CourtneyAnderson.com Info@CourtneyAnderson.com

Speaker Bureaus are an important way for Professional Speakers to market their services. Michael Soon Lee, CSP, spoke to the Pro-Track meeting last Saturday about the advantages and disadvantages of registering with a Speaker's Bureau. These Bureaus come in all sizes - from those that deal with the famous to those that will work with the speaker who is starting out. Michael used to manage a Speaker Bureau. Click on the podcast below to hear him share some of his insights and experience.