The Speaker Lab Podcast

Practical advice from the world’s most successful speakers.

This Week's Episode

“So want to know what too late really looks like? It’s not starting at 55 or 60 or 65. It is still saying someday, five years from now, about the same idea you have today.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this episode, Dan Irvin grabs his coffee and pulls up a chair for a solo session — just you and Dan, notebooks out, working through the question that fills his inbox...

#614: Is It Too Late to Start Speaking?

Find Out Exactly How Much You Could Make As A Paid Speaker

Use The Official Speaker Fee Calculator™ to tell you what you should charge for your next (or first) speaking gig — virtual or in-person!

Explore All Episodes of The Speaker Lab Podcast

The Speaker Lab Podcast

#609: Why Charging More Actually Gets You Booked More

“Undercharging is not humility. It is a positioning problem and oftentimes a confidence problem. And that confidence problem is wearing a humble costume.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast!...

The Speaker Lab Podcast

#608: How to Build the Speaking Business You Actually Want with Carlos Hidalgo

“And I realized I had bought into someone else’s definition of what success looked like and even career path. And I find that so many people do that. And so we’re living a life that someone...

The Speaker Lab Podcast

#607: How to Get Booked When You Don't Have a Track Record with Bill Englehaupt

“Constancy of purpose says we’re in, we’re locked, we’re going until we get to a point where we have sufficient data or an understanding of what we’re doing that we need to make...

The Speaker Lab Podcast

#606: Finding the Audience That Actually Needs Your Message with Robin Blair

“You can’t get through it if it’s not real.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this alumni speaker connection episode, Dan sits down with Robin Blair — an ordained minister,...

The Speaker Lab Podcast

#605: The No's Don't Get a Vote with Marcus Dove

“And so I’m sending out the emails, I’m doing the work, I’m following the process, and I’m not really getting any responses. And so by the end of the day, I’m like,...

The Speaker Lab Podcast

#604: You Don't Need a Superpower, You Need a System with Amy LaBelle

“You do not need a superpower. You simply need a system that gets you one step at a time, one day at a time, toward your goal.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! This week’s Alumni...

1 2 3 4 5 … 107

Ready to build a real speaking business?

Take the free Speaker Business Assessment to see exactly where you are and what to do next. 17,000+ speakers have built paid speaking careers with SPEAK in the Age of AI.

Start My Assessment Sign Up for Free LIVE Training

Dive Into Our Top 6 Episodes!

The Speaker Lab Podcast

#220: How to Get Started as a Speaker with Jason Hewlett

If you are just starting out your main concern might about how to get started as a speaker. Our guest on this episode of The Speaker Lab is here to tell us how he did it. Today Jason Hewlett is a professional...

Learn How You Could Get Your First (Or Next) Paid Speaking Gig — Guaranteed

We receive thousands of applications every day, but we only work with the top 5% of speakers.

Book a call with our team to get started — you’ll learn why the vast majority of our students start booking paid speaking gigs even before they finish our program.

If you’re ready to control your schedule, grow your income, and make an impact in the world – it’s time to take the first step. Book a FREE consulting call and let’s get you Booked and Paid to Speak^®.