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#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 else designed for us. And my whole thing is just determine what’s important to you and then find a career that enables you to do that.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! In this...

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

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#573: Keys to Thriving as a Professional Speaker with Brian Lord

“When downselling, it’s really good to say, ‘Who is above me, and who is below me?’ And then also find out, looking laterally, who do you compete against? Who is within a similar fee range?…Who can...

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#572: The Five Levels of Building a Successful Speaking Business with Erick Rheam

“You have to make sure you don’t lose the vision of what you started, because the team could begin and can take on a personality of its own. And if you don’t manage it, you can get off the vision of what...

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#571: How to Create Exceptional Audience Experiences with Neen James

“My job is to make [event planners] look like a rock star when I get off stage…I stand beside them so I can also have them hear the lovely things people are saying in line when people want to hug you and...

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#570: Turning Adversity Into Purpose with Lance Cibik

“I’m trying to use stories so the audience can find themselves in the story as it relates to their life, but then extract the lessons learned, the principles to help, to overcome, to move through the process...

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#569: Mastering Your Speaking Pipeline: Live Coaching with Erick Rheam

“The whole purpose of the Speaker Lab is we’re here to help speakers, to give them confidence, to get them out there and to translate their experiences, their stories into something that they can take...

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#568: Crafting Talks That Audiences Remember with Donald Miller

“I have a friend who used to call it putting the cookies on a lower shelf. And you want to say to the audience things that they can absolutely understand and they can take action on and that are not confusing.”...

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