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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 professional speaking is not always a simple one, and our guest this week knows this all too well. Ken Hartley spent over 20 years serving as a worship pastor (and also worked as a magician!) on the...
#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 professional speaking is not always a simple one, and our guest this week knows this all too well. Ken Hartley spent over 20 years serving as a worship pastor (and also worked as a magician!) on the...

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#326: How to Focus and Adapt as a Speaker with Curt Steinhorst
How to focus and adapt as a speaker is one very important lesson everyone can learn, especially during a pandemic. Curt Steinhorst is an expert on focus and attention, and he’s become adept at adapting...
#325: How to Work With Event Planners with Roy Cevallos
A great way to land more speaking gigs is through event planners, and here to tell us how to work with event planners is Roy Cevallos. Roy is an event planner and program manager for the Northwest Public...
#324: The Future of Live Events with Brandon Edmonson
2020 was a year like no other so it’s natural for speakers to wonder about the future of live events. And our guest for today’s edition of The Speaker Lab is going to weigh in with his wisdom....
#323: Pivoting During a Pandemic with Karen Harris
Speaking has changed because of COVID-19 and here to share about pivoting during a pandemic is our friend and yours Karen Harris of CMI Management. Karen is a return guest, previously joining us on episode...
#322: Scaling Your Speaking Business with Houston Kraft
What does it look like to scale your business? The task can seem overwhelming or impossible. Our guest in this episode shares his journey from being a one-man show to scaling his speaking business beyond...
#321: How to Tell a Great Story and Help Audiences with Chris Field
How to tell a great story and help audiences are two of the strongest skills a speaker can have in their repetoire, and someone who knows full well how to do both is Chris Field. If you’re a long-time...
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