The Speaker Lab Podcast

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#549: How to Find Your Niche and Your Voice with Jason Raitz
“Client communication just doesn’t cut it anymore. In 2025 we have so many generations working together, we want to rush right to the product, but we have to learn how to use these people first communication skills.” Jason Raitz is proof that success as a speaker isn’t about overnight wins or waiting for an opportunity to knock—it’s about grit, clarity, and a relentless focus on serving others. Starting...
#549: How to Find Your Niche and Your Voice with Jason Raitz
“Client communication just doesn’t cut it anymore. In 2025 we have so many generations working together, we want to rush right to the product, but we have to learn how to use these people first communication skills.” Jason Raitz is proof that success as a speaker isn’t about overnight wins or waiting for an opportunity to knock—it’s about grit, clarity, and a relentless focus on serving others. Starting...

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#484: How Speaking to an Empty Room Can Launch Your Speaking Career with Alex Demczak
“I spoke in a literal barn last year…So for all the speakers listening, you’re never too big time. You’re never on a big enough stage to go speak at a barn. It kind of humbles you a little.” ...
#483: What's Your #1 Piece of Speaking Advice? with the TSL Team
“Be the steakhouse, not the buffet.” “Have a take.” “View it as a business not a hobby.” We asked the TSL team to tell us their #1 piece of advice for speakers, and they delivered. This episode contains...
#482: Why You Need to Stop Taking Advice with Dean Heffta
“Look for inspiration, not comparison.”  Brittany Richmond sat down with Dean Heffta today to talk about his speaking journey, the National Speaker Association, and how he built a business to get him booked...
#481: Speaking Leads 101: Process, Touchpoints, Cold vs Warm, and More with Rick Clemons [Coaches Corner]
“Just because you get a speaking gig doesn’t mean, oh, cool, I got the deposit check. Let’s go spend it. You don’t actually “realize” that entire piece of income until...
#480: From Successful Sports Agent to Successful Speaker with Molly Fletcher
“I want to get in the heads and the hearts of the people in the room. If I’m not in their heads and hearts, I don’t know how I can connect.” This week, Molly Fletcher joined Grant...
#479: Overcoming Failure & Laughing About it Later with Matt Matkovich & Phil Januszewski
“We’re more willing to be our genuine organic selves, which is going to attract other like minded people, that we can find our group, find our people, and take over the world in a positive...
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