Create MORE Demand for Your Offers & Expertise While Marketing LESS
Recently, I recorded an episode of the podcast, Power. Profit. Pursuit. hosted by Tara Gentile. (I’ll totally let you know when it’s out because it was an amazing conversation about how to use speaking to grow your business). At the end of the interview, she asked me what my advice is to speakers who been […]
It’s a big week here at Rebel Headquarters. I released my second book, Speak for Impact: Write a Speech That’s Your Next Best-Selling Product. It quickly became a bestseller on Amazon but… …you might be thinking: “Michelle, there’s so many books on public speaking out there? Does the world really need another one?” My answer is: […]
Dear Event Organizer, I get it. Running an event is complicated. You’re dealing with the venue, catering, scheduling, av team, budget, getting butts in seats, and pleasing the powers that be. But, my dear event organizer, we need to have a serious conversation about not paying the people who make your event worth attending. The […]
Frustrated. Once a week I get a frustrated email from someone who is struggling to land speaking gigs. They’ve been following the advice of pros that tell them: Make 10 cold calls a day Buy a list of names of meeting planners and snail mail them your speaker marketing materials Scour the association database, create […]
You’ve got this big, audacious vision for your speaking. You see your inbox overflowing with speaking invitations. Maybe you see yourself standing in the center in the red dot of the TED stage or you’re on the dais at the premiere event of your industry. You definitely see yourself getting paid one way or the […]