Speaking Business podcast
536 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to Speaking Business Podcast
Speaking Business Podcast is a practical no waffle no nonsense podcast packed with actionable advice for Speakers wanting to be more bookable and make more money.
Hosted by Maria Franzoni, the hidden influence behind the careers of hundreds of successful speakers and a recognised Speaking Industry expert. For 20 years she worked in and ran leading speaker bureaus, she knows why clients really book speakers - and why they don’t.
Topics covered in this podcast include how to:
• Position yourself in a competitive market
• Build your profile and market your services
• Get listed with Speaker Bureaus
• Charge higher fees
• Close more deals
• Grow your Speaking Business
If you are a speaker and would like help to get bureau ready go to www.SpeakingBusinessAcademy.com
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Episodes
What is a Speaker Manager and what do they do? With Diana Stoney
September 20, 2023 09:50 - 28 minutes - 52.6 MBMy guest today is the Founder and Director of Behind The Mic, a speaker management and consulting agency in London. With over 15 years experience in the speaking industry, she has worked in both the US and UK markets. She has made a career out of helping inspirational, thought-leaders share their expertise on stages across the globe."
From a mindset of poverty to a high paying speaking business with Jaz Ampaw-Farr
April 18, 2023 00:21 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBAs CEO of Human First Ltd, Jaz Ampaw-Farr helps leaders who want to influence, inspire and motivate their teams with greater engagement in order to grow their businesses and leave a lifelong legacy. Jaz combines lessons learned from a challenging and often brutal childhood with those from her rise TV presenter, TEDx Speaker, stand-up comedian and Z-list reality TV star. Her authentic honesty and humour consistently empower people to think differently about leading themselves and others. J...
Intentional Storytelling with Steve Ashton
December 27, 2022 00:04 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBIntentional Storytelling Steve Ashton is an expert in Executive Presence and Storytelling. He became an expert in both of these disciplines through personal experience of being the sales and marketing director of a business that grew from £7m turnover to £68m in 3 years, through thousands of hours of live tv, radio, theatre acting, stand-up comedy and podcasting as well as more than 30 years working in Learning and Development. He recently left a role as Chief Leaming officer for an int...
How every speaker could benefit from having a manager with QJ
December 20, 2022 00:37 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBHow every speaker could benefit from having a manager. Who better to be looking after your speaking career, than a manager used to dealing with bookers, promoters, and agents in one of the toughest of all businesses – the music business? QJ is very familiar with the notorious rogues, the dodgy dealings and the pitfalls that we come across in the speaking business – to this day. When he started out in the business, he was an artist, songwriter and producer signed to a couple of major re...
Finding your 'True Funny' with Paul Dornan
December 13, 2022 00:05 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBFinding your 'True Funny' Paul Dornan has worked in the TV and film and comedy world for over two decades as a writer, producer, director, teacher and mentor. Specialising in character comedy and comedy-drama, he’s written and helped create sketch shows, sit-coms, series and films that have won awards, stormed the box office and sold around the world. Along the way he’s worked with a galaxy of stars – from Dame Edna to Mrs Merton aka Caroline Aherne from Boy George to Downton’s Hugh Bonne...
Owning your own story with Lesley Woods
December 06, 2022 00:12 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBOwning your own story. With a background in Public Relations, Lesley Woods has 20 years’ experience of curating and creating compelling stories. Her career has taken her around the world, working with international partners to shine a light on the work of her military colleagues, from celebrating Christmas in Kandahar to delivering humanitarian aid to the Central African Republic. As a current serving senior Royal Air Force Reserve Media Officer, she shares unique perspectives gained ...
How Santa, chocolate, questions and acronyms help you be a better speaker with George Nagle
November 29, 2022 00:40 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBHow Santa, chocolate, questions and acronyms help you be a better speaker George Nagle might be best described as a breakthrough thinker. He is a former executive director for multi-billion-dollar organisations and launched 19 products in 14 months at one point. George is also a bit of a nerd with a MS and MBA but also multiple certifications in different innovations. Currently he is a leading creative innovator as a consultant but also as a speaker. We are going to get a peek into...
Ditch perfection and create connection with Lisa Braithwaite
November 15, 2022 00:05 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBDitch perfection and create connection with Lisa Braithwaite Do you seek a more human connection with your in-person and remote audiences? Do you feel like you're holding yourself back from fully expressing yourself onstage? Do you hope to make a powerful impact and move your participants into action? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Lisa Braithwaite is here for you! Lisa Braithwaite is a speaking coach, trainer and author who started her speaking career more than...
How to license your content to grow your speaking business with David Lim
November 01, 2022 00:37 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBHow to license your content to grow your speaking business. David Lim is best known for leading the 1st Singapore Everest Expedition in 1998. He delivers unforgettable presentations on leadership and bouncing back from setbacks. As a leadership coach, he delivers solutions in negotiation and creative teambuilding for groups of up to 12,000 at a time. For over a decade, he was on the adjunct faculty for INSEAD business school’s programmes, engaging leaders on self and team leadership. ...
How to beat stress and avoid burnout with Carole Spiers
October 18, 2022 00:33 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBHow to beat stress and avoid burnout. Carole Spiers is a leading international Business Stress Consultant who shows senior executives how to thrive under pressure. She has published books such as "Managing Stress in the Workplace" and "Show Stress Who's Boss!" Carole is also frequently invited to comment on stress-related issues on TV and radio She has a background in psychology, and over 25 years of experience as an industry expert. She serves as CEO of the Carole Spiers Group, an i...
How to grow your (speaking) business with Donnie Boivin
October 04, 2022 00:32 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBHow to grow your (speaking) business Donnie Boivin is an entrepreneur and serves as CEO and Founder of Success Champions and Success Champion Networking. He is considered one of the leading global minds on sales, business development and business growth. He is described as the first person to make sales and business development relatable and human. A community builder at heart — he builds champions. Today he helps small business owners leverage sales and business development to grow then...
How to transition from low paid entertainer to highly paid keynote with Tim David
September 20, 2022 09:38 - 33 minutes - 31 MBHow to transition from low paid entertainer to highly paid keynote Tim David dropped out of university to become a professional magician. When 300 dates a year became too much, he turned his sights to the speaking world so he could work less, earn more, and help people in the process. His success in the speaking and publishing industries speaks for itself, which is why thousands of speakers from around the globe seek him out for advice on how to get speaking gigs and grow their followi...
What is going on in the Speaking Industry in Canada, US and Europe? with Tami Adams
September 06, 2022 00:20 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBWhat is going on in the Speaking Industry in Canada, US and Europe? Tami Adams is a dedicated and passionate Speaker Agent, Manager, Coach & Events Professional who thrives in bringing people together for engaging and life-changing experiences. She believes that when people come together, that is where the magic truly happens! She loves using her voice to help raise others. For those speakers wishing to expand their business internationally or for those already in the international ma...
What's happening on the international speaker circuit with Philipp Kristian
August 30, 2022 00:14 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWhat's happening on the international speaker circuit? Philipp Kristian has made some big changes to his speaking business and there are some lessons for us to learn from him and his transformation. His topic is pioneering human transformation for good and he's applying it to his own business. He's a global TEDx speaker, voice of Gens Y to Z and author of RESET and The Trust Economy. He has been driving innovation and digital transformation for Fortune 500s in APAC and working with CE...
How to move your audience to action with Sarah Archer
August 16, 2022 00:15 - 28 minutes - 26 MBHow to move your audience to action. Sarah Archer is on a mission to show coaches, experts, leaders business owners and aspiring change makers how to create talks with passion, personality and purpose that also get results. She teaches you how to combine storytelling, humour, performance and marketing principles so that you don’t just engage, entertain and inspire your audience but also move them to action, whether that’s buying your book, product or service, or booking you for another gig...
How to get started as a paid speaker with Liza Pavlakos
August 02, 2022 00:47 - 24 minutes - 22 MBHow to get started as a paid speaker A self-made, flourishing entrepreneur, Liza Pavlakos is a fast-rising motivational speaker and a powerful voice on successful entrepreneurship. At prestigious international events in Australia, Africa, Asia, and elsewhere she has energised thousands towards discovering their hidden potential and attaining their goals in the face of the toughest challenges. Her life-changing talks focus on the development of a winner's mindset and empowering entrepre...
Advice from 35 year speaking veteran Orvel Ray Wilson
July 19, 2022 00:33 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBHow to stay relevant and bookable as a speaker In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Orvel Ray Wilson. Orvel is a veteran of the profession. He is co-author of 6 books in the legendary Guerrilla Marketing series, which has been translated into 63 languages and more than 25 million books in print. He’s spoken in more than 1,000 cities, in 47 countries, on 6 continents. He received his CSP in 1997, and in 2001 was honoured as “Speaker of the Year” by Meeting Profession...
Paul Spiers talks about his consultancy and speaking with Maria Franzoni
July 05, 2022 08:33 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBHow to take a topic and make it unique to stand out as a speaker In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Paul Spiers. Paul Spiers is Founder of The New P&L® Brand Purpose Institute and host of the internationally respected global business podcast series, ‘The New P&L® – Principles & Leadership in Business’. He is focussed on helping leaders to solve one of today’s big business challenges: how to rediscover and re-engage Purpose in their business, then use it to underpi...
Insights into the speaking industry with speaker agent and manager Dave Daniel
June 21, 2022 00:02 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBInsights into the speaking industry with speaker agent and manager Dave Daniel After 25 years at CSA - Celebrity Speakers, Dave Daniel became part of ‘the great resignation’ during Covid and went freelance. He is the corporate agent for rock star turned businessman, Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden amongst others. He has worked with speakers from Pele to Neil Armstrong, Bob Geldof to Lars Ulrich and says he’s probably forgotten more about the world of speaking than he would ca...
You don't make a sale, you build a sale with Shelley Walters
June 14, 2022 00:09 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBYou don't make a sale, you build a sale with Shelley Walters Shelley Walters believes in the ability of the individual. In people being able to surprise themselves and those around them. And this is what she aims to unlock with everything that she does. Raised in a difficult environment, she quickly realised her background needn’t dictate where she went in life. That lesson, and many others along the way, helped her to see that we all have the potential to achieve more if we simply put the...
A Call to Action to save the planet from Hugh Montgomery
June 07, 2022 00:15 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBA Call to Action to save the planet from Hugh Montgomery Hugh Montgomery is Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at UCL, London. As a researcher, he has published over 500 papers, and is perhaps best known for discovering the first gene for human fitness. He is also a runner, diver, mountaineer and award-winning author of children's books and, most recently, a thriller. During the 2020-21 Covid pandemic, he sat on the council of the UK Intensive Care Society, engaged in an £800k fundrais...
A Call to Action from Hugh Montgomery
June 07, 2022 00:15 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Hugh Montgomery. Hugh Montgomery is Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at UCL, London. As a researcher, he has published over 500 papers, and is perhaps best known for discovering the first gene for human fitness. He is also a runner, diver, mountaineer and award-winning author of children's books and, most recently, a thriller. During the 2020-21 Covid pandemic, he sat on the council of the UK Intensive Care Society, engaged in a...
Founder of Covered Speakers Bureau Adam Levitt in conversation with Maria Franzoni
May 31, 2022 00:25 - 27 minutes - 25 MBFounder of Covered Speakers Bureau Adam Levitt in conversation with Maria Franzoni Adam Levitt is the Founder of Covered Speakers Bureau. Covered Speakers Bureau are experts in matching corporate organisations and professional associations with the very best keynote speakers, hosts, presenters, moderators and entertainment for your virtual and in person events and conferences. He offers his clients (corporate companies and associations) a truly personalised consultation and booking servi...
How to Maximise your LinkedIn Profile with Melanie Goodman
May 24, 2022 00:01 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBHow to Maximise your LinkedIn Profile Melanie Goodman specialises in providing LinkedIn network growth & business generation strategies and LinkedIn training services to business owners and companies. Melanie had an original career path practicing law before emigrating to Switzerland in 2005 where, for the subsequent 8 years she worked in business development and social media marketing for both a large international law firm and a financial services company which gave her the impetus t...
From speaking for free to opening for Tony Robbins with Phil M Jones
May 17, 2022 08:46 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBFrom speaking for free to opening for Tony Robbins Phil M Jones is the best-selling author of Exactly What To Say, Exactly How To Sell, and Exactly Where To Start. He had his first business at just 14 years of age and is the youngest recipient of the “British Excellence in Sales and Marketing” award. To date, over two million people, across 57 different countries have benefitted from his lessons. And as a result, they now know exactly what to say, when to say it AND... EXACTLY how to ma...
Everything you need to know about the Big Stage with Pegine Echevarria
May 10, 2022 00:25 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBEverything you need to know about the Big Stage Pegine Echevvaria is a Leadership speaker, best-selling author, award-winning businesswoman, an advisor to US Presidents and their task forces as well as Fortune 500 executives to be effective at engaging their people and stakeholders. Pegine educates leaders and businesswomen on influencing, impacting, and inspiring others to increase profits productivity, and positivity. She coaches women CEOs, Admirals and Generals, College Presidents, and...
How to get booked to speak in the US with Gail Davis
May 03, 2022 01:15 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBHow to get booked to speak in the US Gail Davis' decades of experience in corporate marketing and event management served as the launch pad for GDA Speakers. Before establishing the company in 1999, she spent 20 years managing the events of the Dallas-based global technology conglomerate - Electronic Data Systems (EDS) - founded by Ross Perot. While at EDS she discovered Nando Parrado, a heroic survivor of the 1972 Andes plane crash. Parrado presented an unforgettable speech at EDS’ mar...
Taking your Speaking Business International with Elin Hauge
April 26, 2022 01:11 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBHow to speak internationally. Elin has built bridges between data-driven technologies and business value for more than 20 years, with AI as one of her key capabilities. She helps leaders to build relevant competence on artificial intelligence, understand responsible human-machine interaction, and outline sustainable practices around digital technologies. She has also mentored hundreds of tech start-ups across Europe on business and go-to-market strategy and pitching skills. Elin has take...
How to be a Productivity Ninja in your Speaking Business with Graham Allcott
April 19, 2022 00:03 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBHow to be productive as a Speaker Graham Allcott is the founder of Think Productive, one of the world’s leading providers in personal productivity training and consultancy as well as the author of the global best-seller, "How to be a Productivity Ninja". His podcast "Beyond Busy" explores the issues of productivity, work/life balance and how people define happiness in their lives. Graham shares tips on how we can make 2022 our most productive year ever for our speaking businesses and how...
Behind the scenes of a successful speaking business with Simone Vincenzi
April 12, 2022 00:29 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBBehind the scenes of Simone Vincenzi's speaking business 100 million new businesses start every year and 90% of them fail within 3 years. How do we create sustainable businesses? Simone Vincenzi is a multi-award-winning serial entrepreneur and author who has helped people to launch more than 500 profitable businesses before he reached the age of 30. He writes for Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine and regularly features on tv and radio. Simone also has a very successful speaking business and...
Financial Wellness for Speakers with Caitriona Ellis
April 05, 2022 00:02 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Caitriona Ellis. As speakers there is potential to make a lot of money and the more you have, the more you spend. But we also should be thinking about the future when maybe we don’t want to work quite as hard as we are now and how we should be using our speaking fees to their best. Caitriona Ellis is a fully qualified Financial Advisor with an honours Commerce degree. She empowers people to master their money affairs for peace of mind...
How to be rich without really trying with Jasmine Birtles
March 29, 2022 00:17 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBHow to be rich without really trying Jasmine Birtles is a TV and radio presenter, a financial expert and founder of the popular consumer website MoneyMagpie.com, an entertainer and the author of 38 books. She broadcasts, writes and speaks about all aspects of personal finance including investments, pensions, mortgages, credit cards, banking and apps, savings, debt, utilities, Fin Tech and cryptocurrencies. More about Jasmine Birtles Connect with Jasmine on LinkedIn More about Mari...
Behind the scenes of an international speaker bureau with Raleigh Addington
March 22, 2022 00:14 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBSpeaker Bureau MD Radleigh Addington takes us behind the scenes at Chartwell Speaker Bureau Raleigh Addington is MD of Chartwell Speakers Bureau and has been in the speaking industry for 10 years. As well as working in the UK/Europe market, he also opened the Chartwell Asia office in 2014 giving him both experience in the Asia market but also "co-broking" with US-Based Agencies. Back in London now, his role mainly consists of handling "exclusive speakers" and managing the corporate speaki...
How to be more, do more, have more with Gavin Ingham
March 15, 2022 00:07 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast I talk to Gavin Ingham. What differentiates high performers from good performers? What helps one person to achieve in 3 months what others do in 12? These are the questions that have inspired Gavin Ingham for the last 20 years and have led to his #IAM10 methodology for high performance. The world is changing faster than ever. There is more competition than ever before. The global economy, AI, automation all mean that you and your people need to ...
Speaking Business is a Journey, Not a Destination with Olga Geidane
March 08, 2022 00:02 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast I talk to Olga Geidane. Olga Geidane is a thought-provoking speaker and award-winning mindset coach working globally with high achievers and C-suite executives. She is an international best-selling author, who has co-authored books with Sharon Lechter, Denis Waitley, Erik Swanson, Steve Sims, Jim Cathcart to name a few. She is the youngest foreign female to be a Regional President of the PSA (Professional Speaking Association) in the UK. I...
How to write & self-publish a book that turns readers into clients with Jessica Killingley
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBHow to write & self-publish a book that turns readers into clients Jessica Killingley is a Literary Agent, Publishing Consultant & Life Coach. She is an accidental serial entrepreneur, she runs a business that supports founders, consultants and coaches who want to write & self-publish books that grow their business and their profile. Her podcast, The AUTHORity Show, gives aspiring non-fiction authors the inside track into what it really takes to get a book out there that turns readers into...
From Basecamp and through a Pandemic to a successful speaking business with Alex Staniforth
February 22, 2022 00:19 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast I talk to Alex Staniforth. Too many people settle for base camp when the summit is out of view. But Alex is no stranger to overcoming adversity. At just 26, he's a record-breaking adventurer, athlete, author and charity founder who has already survived the two biggest disasters in Mount Everest history as a teenager. However, his biggest challenges have been much closer to home, suffering with epilepsy, stammering, bullying and mental ill heal...
Speaker Website Essentials with Chris and Jude Wharton
February 15, 2022 00:24 - 37 minutes - 34 MBHow to create a speaker website that will get you booked. Jude and Chris Wharton are the co-founders of Ready Steady Websites® an off the shelf website and membership site template service. They launched Ready Steady Websites® in 2019 and they have been running a successful digital design company, 2nd Floor Designs Ltd since 2010. They are a husband and wife team. Before starting 2nd Floor, Chris had worked in the web industry for 10 years as a designer and front end developer and manag...
Turn your Book or Keynote into Transformational Programmes with Mary Tillson
February 08, 2022 00:40 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast I talk to Mary Tillson. Mary is Head of Speaker Coaching and Momentum at Speaking Business Academy. She helps speakers to develop their content and messaging, and to maximise their personal impact and delivery style. She co-facilitates many of the company's workshops with Maria and is lead tutor on content specific workshops. She is a highly experienced Management and Leadership Development Consultant who has spent over 20 years designing, ...
From working the room to working the Zoom with Will Kintish
February 01, 2022 00:38 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast I talk to Will Kintish. Will was a Chartered Accountant for over 30 years. For the last 20 years, he has been showing us how to be more effective and confident networkers when attending physical events. Since Covid he has been teaching us how to do the same online. He is the author of the best-selling book “Business Networking -The Survival Guide”. Will shares how networking has changed since the Pandemic, but how it is still possible to succ...
How to work with Speaker Bureaus with Maria Franzoni
January 25, 2022 00:30 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBHow to work with Speaker Bureaus As a speaker, at some point you will consider working with Speaker Bureaus to help you grow your fees and your business. Speaker Bureaus can not only get you higher fees, but they can also get you booked by the right clients and take the admin off your shoulders. When the relationship works your business will really fly. If you are looking to join a Speaker Bureau and be listed with them or you are looking to get bookings from a Bureau that you are alread...
Stand out as a Speaker and Be More Giraffe with Elliot Kay
January 18, 2022 00:30 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Elliot Kay. For the last decade, Elliot has worked with Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, MD’s & Investors in order to help them stand out when they are delivering talks and speeches, pitching or looking to win business through delivering speaking. His unique and effective structures, impactful delivery training, and teaching “language that lands” has helped to hone their messaging, perfect their stories, and thus enable them to win mo...
What speakers can learn from online influencers with Gordon Glenister
January 11, 2022 00:30 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBWhat speakers can learn from online influencers Gordon is a membership and influencer marketing expert. Having led an industry body for 11 years in the promotional product sector, he launched his own consultancy to help trade associations and professional bodies with their strategy. Little did he know he would stumble on the influencer marketing sector. Since the launch of the Branded Content Marketing Association Influence division, Gordon has written a 300-page book on influencer ...
Build better business relationships with video messaging with Ethan Beute
January 04, 2022 00:30 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Ethan Beute. Ethan is Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, a platform to build better business relationships with video messaging. He is also host of The Customer Experience Podcast, and co-author of Rehumanize Your Business and of Human-Centered Communication. Links: More about Ethan Beute Connect with Ethan on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: ...
Transforming our Speaking with Philipp Kristian
December 21, 2021 00:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Philipp Kristian. Philipp is pioneering human transformation for good. He’s a global TEDx speaker, voice of Gens Y to Z and author of RESET and The Trust Economy. He has been driving innovation and digital transformation for Fortune 500s in APAC and working with CEOs of Singapore’s most successful start-ups on reimagining entire industries. He was a founding member of MetLife’s first global R&D hub, naming it lumenlab and setting ...
Get out of the Content Creation Hell with Jen Liddy
December 14, 2021 00:30 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Jen Liddy. Jen Liddy left her teaching career to avoid a life doomed by grading 9th grade essays. In 2013, she made a terrifying leap into entrepreneurship & learned everything the hard way! Now, as a Content Creation Specialist, she helps people create realistic, sustainable systems to get their content out there - helping them know exactly what to say, how to say it - in a way that’s personalised in their voice! She helps persona...
Social Media Engagement Advice from President Obama’s Lead Advance Associate, Roger Fisk
December 07, 2021 00:30 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Roger Fisk. Roger is a global communications expert widely credited with key behind the scenes roles in Barack Obama's two presidential campaigns. He served in both Administrations leading trade and diplomatic missions all over the world, and more recently has been putting those experiences to work for Fortune 100 companies, causes, brands and NGOs through his firm New Day Strategy. Roger provides analysis and commentary to Fox News, t...
Do It! Speaking with David Newman
November 30, 2021 00:30 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDo It! Speaking with David Newman David is a Certified Speaking Professional and serves as Chair of the NSA Million Dollar Speakers Group. He is the author of the business bestsellers Do It! Marketing and Do It! Speaking: 77 Instant-action Ideas to Market, Monetize and Maximize Your Expertise. He is also the creator of the Do It! MBA mentoring program where he helps solo consultants market their smarts and make a bigger dent in the universe. David shares his insights into what marketing ...
What chocolate can teach you about sales with Alison Edgar MBE
November 23, 2021 00:30 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Alison Edgar MBE. Alison is known as ‘The Entrepreneur’s Godmother’ to Dragon’s Den and Apprentice Winners. She’s written two best-selling books Secrets of Successful Sales and SMASH IT! The Art of Getting What YOU Want, which discuss why everything we do is a sale. She’s worked with some of the biggest names in business such as SkyBet, Discovery Channel and EasyJet teaching them her intrapreneurship methodology, helping them to en...
Prospecting without cold calling with Art Sobczak
November 16, 2021 00:30 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Art Sobzcak. Over the past 30+ years Art Sobzcak has helped salespeople and speakers say the right things to get through, get in, and sell, primarily using the phone. He’s a speaker, trainer, author, podcaster and lifelong salesperson. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals. He has written five books, and his flagship, “Smart Calling- How to Eliminate the Fear, Failure, a...