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#598: The Ugly Start: Why Momentum Beats Perfection with Chris Jackson

“It’s never gonna be right. It’s gonna be good enough to get started. You have enough to get started — just get started.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this Alumni Spotlight episode, host Dan Irvin sits down with Chris Jackson — a speaker and consultant building his business from the foundation up, getting ready to land his first paid gig in this chapter of his...

#598: The Ugly Start: Why Momentum Beats Perfection with Chris Jackson

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#528: How to Know Exactly What To Say To Book More Paid Gigs with Phil M. Jones

“One of the easiest ways to demonstrate your value in the sales conversation is to not try to sell yourself, it’s to show them you understand the puzzle they’re trying to solve. If you can show somebody...

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#527: How to Find Your Strengths As A Speaker with Josh Shipp

“I might not be world class ever, ever, but I’m definitely gonna be way better than I was on my own, and without the reps.” Josh Shipp has had a brilliant career providing knowledge to thousands of people....

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#526: From Worship Pastor to Full-Time Speaker with Ken Hartley

“That type of belief is what carries you through when everybody else is dropping like flies. When you know for a fact this is what you’re made for, then there’s nothing else you can do.” The journey to...

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#525: How to Build A Content-Driven Speaking Business with Nathan Barry

“I think of the definition of a creator as someone who sets out to make original work, to educate, inspire, or entertain other people.” There are plenty of simple ways to grow as a speaker, but becoming...

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#524: How to Succeed As An Entrepreneur with Jack Galloway

“It’s very important that the message bearer who’s up there selling that idea cares very, very deeply about it, and they would give it just as much energy if there were 5 people in the room, as if there...

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#523: How to Have A Showtime Mindset with Dustin Portillo

“Don’t conform to your environment. Everyone else does it, but you need to take that path, that uniqueness that is you, because there is no one like you.” As a former circus clown (yes, an actual circus...

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