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#518: 7 Strategies You Need to Book More Paid Speaking Gigs with Dan Irvin
“I think often we confuse strategy with activity, and we can get stuck in this kind of flywheel of just like, well, I feel busy, I look busy. I did a lot of things today, but what did I actually accomplish?” If you really want to build a successful speaking business, you have to follow the right processes — and be consistent in doing the little things well. Everyone wants to book more paid...
#518: 7 Strategies You Need to Book More Paid Speaking Gigs with Dan Irvin
“I think often we confuse strategy with activity, and we can get stuck in this kind of flywheel of just like, well, I feel busy, I look busy. I did a lot of things today, but what did I actually accomplish?” If you really want to build a successful speaking business, you have to follow the right processes — and be consistent in doing the little things well. Everyone wants to book more paid...

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#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...
#478: How to Use Geographical Prospecting to Get More Paid Speaking Gigs with Erick Rheam
“Just because you land a gig, it doesn’t stop there. How can you parlay that into more gigs?” Erick Rheam is back on the podcast today to educate us on the power of geographical prospecting....
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