With thousands of speakers competing for meeting and convention work, what differentiates you from the pack? If you’re saying the same thing as everyone else, how will your audiences see you as a thought leader? Watch this short video I shot at NBC studios in Charlotte, NC where I was being interviewed at the Democratic...
I recently spoke at the 2012 National Speakers Associations annual convention in Indianapolis, and also attended the ultra-prestigious Million Dollar Speakers Group. The question I’m asked most often is: “What do the 36 members of the Million Dollar Speakers Group know that the rest of the speakers don’t? It’s a great question, and one I’ve...
The best opportunity for new, emerging or even 6-figure speakers is drawing to a close. Watch the FREE Webinar thousands of speakers from around the world have seen in the past 6 days. Wednesday, August 15 at 9pm EDT is the FINAL presentation of this phenomenal, once in a lifetime offer. Watch this short (1:33)...
Many of the greatest professional speakers of all-time served an apprenticeship. Bob Proctor apprenticed for Earl Nightingale. Mark Victor Hansen for Buckminster Fuller. Larry Wilson for Bill Gove. Rev. Jessie Jackson for Rev. Martin Luther King…and the list goes on. My last apprentice earned $252,000 working with me part time for 24 months. Now I’m...
Now is the time to break into the keynote speaking business! I just returned from speaking at the National Speakers Associations, and the entire industry seems to be confounded as to how to market and sell themselves in the new economic climate. Meanwhile, corporate America is sitting on $2.5 trillion dollars in cash while simultaneously...
Corporate America is sitting on $2.5 trillion dollars in cash while attempting to navigate problems they’ve never faced before. The good news they are looking for speakers/thought leaders who can help them. If you’ve even dreamed of speaking to the biggest companies in the world, watch this short video I taped today in San Jose,...
I’ve been traveling around the country for the past 10 months speaking at state and regional chapters of the National Speakers Association, and I’ve been stunned to see how many speakers are marketing and selling their services the same way they did before the recession. Meanwhile, every 7-speaker I know has changed the way they...
Speaking and traveling in post 9/11 America has a unique set of challenges, and it’s easy to be stopped by TSA and detained over almost anything–just long enough to miss your flight and possibly your speech. I recently had this happen in New York, and it’s not a pleasant experience. Watch this short video (2:13)...
I’ll be speaking in NYC on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 9am-12noon for the New York City Chapter of the National Speakers Association. I’ll be speaking on behalf of NSA’s Million Dollar Speakers Group (as past chairman) about the money making strategies of the richest speakers in the world. While most speakers have 1-2 income...
Professional speaking and writing is a creative business driven by motivation and inspiration. One of the best pieces of advice I received in the early days of my career was to find a place to write that stokes your creative fire. I’ve written 6 books since then, and I’ve penned all of them in some...