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644: Power Up For Profits: Discover Your Passion, Reinvent Yourself, Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable, and Find Your Big Why with Kathleen Gage
Kathleen Gage is a visibility strategist, keynote speaker, and business consultant with over 25 years of experience. She helps authors, consultants, and speakers build their platforms and grow their businesses. A former bodybuilder, she now promotes plant-based wellness and has been a sobriety advocate for 35 years. Kathleen has authored multiple information products and speaks on business growth and personal development. Today, she shares her recent shift from general internet marketing to a niche focus on sustainability and plant-based wellness, highlighting the power of aligning business with personal values.
Quotes
“We can take more responsibility for the choices we make. It's not just about our health, but it starts with our health. If you don't have your health, you can't run a vibrant business.” - Kathleen Gage
“Success is actually very simple, but we tend to complicate it. It's about saying, 'If I want X result, what do I need to do to get that result?” - Kathleen Gage
“Life is far too short, and we don't realize how short it is until we start getting up in our years. Just go out, live large, leave a legacy, and make a difference in people's lives with what you do.” - Kathleen Gage
Takeaways
05:45 Your health is the foundation for running a successful business and living a quality life.
09:10 Success comes from consistent daily actions, not complicated systems.
13:42 Always have a big goal that's larger than yourself to stay motivated.
20:14 Routines and scheduled activities are critical for maintaining discipline and progress.
23:46 Reinventing yourself doesn't mean throwing away all past skills and experiences.
Resources
- Kathleen Gage: Living on purpose… with purpose!
- Plant Based Eating for Health: Optimize the Health of Your Mind, Body and Soul Through Ethical Food Choices
- Connect with Kathleen Gage on LinkedIn
- Checkout Kathleen Gage Books on Amazon
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623: Toastmasters: Improve Your Presentation Skills and Become a Better Stage, Webinar and Podcast Speaker
In today's episode, Robert explains one of his "getting out of the house" hobbies that also benefits his marketing business, podcasting, speaking skills and more, and it's called Toastmasters. This is a club you can join with regular meetings you can attend to develop your presentation ideas and enhance your speaking skills. Tune in to hear all about it.
Quotes:
“There's nothing wrong with an awkward silence. When you present, talk, and pause for effect, it’s perfectly fine. In fact, it can make what you say more powerful.” – Robert Plank
“Who cares if you have the best information if you can’t get and keep people’s attention? Who cares if you have the best information if you don’t leave people wanting more?” - Robert Plank
“If you ignore your speaking skills and think you can wing it without practice, those who do practice are really gonna smoke you.” - Robert Plank
Takeaways:
00:16 Joining Toastmasters can significantly improve your communication skills across personal and professional settings.
09:57 Reducing filler words like "um" and "ah" makes presentations more powerful and engaging.
14:19 Practicing public speaking helps overcome fear and builds confidence in presenting ideas.
19:52 Toastmasters offers a structured environment to experiment with presentation techniques and storytelling.
22:38 Speaking skills are crucial for success, whether in a corporate job or as an entrepreneur.
Resources
- Toastmasters: Find a Club Near You (Site)
- Toastmasters (Twitter)
- Toastmasters (Facebook Group)
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606: Become a Powerful Speaker: Structure a Compelling Offer, Craft the Ideal Story, Meet Your Audience Where They’re At and Use Neuro-Linguistic Programming to Make Sales with Gary McKinsey
Gary McKinsey is a past president of the National Speakers Association of Northern California. As a business coach, he works with entrepreneurs, speakers, and trainers in implementing strategies to build their ideal business.
For the first 40 years of his career, he owned a business consulting practice. In 2010 he started a coaching business specializing in working with individuals that want to improve their speaking and presentation skills. He frequently speaks and presents workshops on Small Business Marketing Strategies.
Quotes:
“Neuro-Linguistic Programming is the communication primarily with the subconscious mind—how people see, hear, and react to you subconsciously. Your subconscious mind works with your conscious mind to quickly form an impression to know if you can trust a person and do business with them.” – Gary McKinsey
“Make an appointment with yourself that you're going to make the phone calls and know who you're going to call. When that time comes, don't do other things. Set aside the time and make the phone calls. You'll find the first one is difficult, the second one's easier, then the third one is not so hard at all. So just make a series of phone calls one after the other.” - Gary McKinsey
“Live your dream, visualize your dream, and don't be afraid to take that very next step to move you towards your dream. Know that it is available and that you can achieve it.” - Gary McKinsey
Takeaways:
07:32 Successful speaking involves structuring an offer with clear benefits, limited bonuses, and a precise next step for the audience.
10:30 Crafting a compelling presentation requires focusing on transformative stories that show real-life benefits, not just product features.
20:21 Speakers can build their careers by starting with free speaking opportunities at local associations, service clubs, and chamber of commerce events.
25:38 Neuro-linguistic programming helps speakers connect with audiences by understanding different communication and learning styles.
31:50 Using the phone and reaching out directly can help speakers find and secure speaking opportunities more effectively than digital methods.
Resources
- Gary McKinsey (Official Site)
- Phone: 209-345-4230
- Gary McKinsey (LinkedIn)
- Gary McKinsey (Meetup)
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593: Rockstar Marketing: Make More Money, Think Outside the Box, Get Noticed and Succeed with Keynote Speaker Craig Duswalt
Craig Duswalt is a Keynote Speaker, Author, Podcaster, and the creator of RockStar Marketing.
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His background includes touring with Guns N' Roses, as Axl Rose's personal assistant, and Air Supply, as the band's personal assistant.
After touring, Craig opened his marketing firm, Green Room Design and Advertising, which was named the 2002 SCV Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year.
Craig then combined his backgrounds in both music and marketing, and is now a professional speaker, author and podcaster, promoting his RockStar Marketing Program all over the world. He is known in the industry for putting on high energy, 3-Day RockStar Marketing BootCamps every Spring and Fall in Los Angeles.
Craig is here today to share with us how to use outside the box marketing techniques to generate leads, attract clients and how to stand out from the competition — Like a RockStar.
Quotes:
“If you want to make more money, be a rock star in your business, stand out from the competition, establish yourself as an expert, and have people buy from you because of your excellence, then you must rise above the rest.” – Craig Duswalt
“We need to start thinking like five- and ten-year-olds again—letting go of the fear of judgment, putting our ideas out there, and trusting that what we create has value.” - Craig Duswalt
“The key is to create raving fans, just like rock stars do—by doing things differently and standing out.” - Craig Duswalt
Takeaways:
14:30 Creating unique marketing approaches, like selling a single album copy, can generate massive attention and buzz for your brand.
20:53 No one will market your personal brand for you, so you must put your own picture and face everywhere.
28:36 Negative feedback is inevitable, so develop thick skin and focus on the positive responses from your audience.
30:13 Having fun with your marketing and letting go of critics helps you connect with passionate, supportive fans.
31:54 Standing out from competition requires delivering unique value and making personal, extra touches.
Resources
- Craig Duswalt's RockStar Marketing Program (Official Site)
- Craig Duswalt (Twitter)
- RockStar Marketing Bootcamp (Live event in Los Angeles)
- RockStar Marketing Backstage (Membership site)
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532: Get Clients Today As a High-Ticket Coach: Get Speaking Gigs, Position a Free Discovery Call, and Close Sales with Christian Mickelsen
Christian Mickelsen is a leading authority on personal development and personal coaching, and is the author of 4 number one best-selling books, including ABUNDANCE UNLEASHED and GET CLIENTS TODAY.
He’s the owner of a multi-million dollar coaching business that has made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies 3 years in a row. He’s been featured in Forbes, Yahoo Finance, and MSN, among others.
A true visionary, and pioneering personal coach for over 18 years, he’s helped hundreds of thousands around the world experience the life-changing power of coaching. He's on a mission to get the whole world coached.
Resources
- Christian Mickelsen (Official Site)
- Get Clients Today: How To Get A Surge Of New, High Paying Coaching Clients Today & Every Day (Book)
- Abundance Unleashed: Open Yourself to More Money, Love, Health, and Happiness Now (Book)
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491: Back of the Room Sales and Speaking: Leads, Exposure and Branding with Alicia White
International Best Selling Author and Speaker, Alicia White from Back of the Room Productions is a brilliant strategist giving clarity and direction on the next steps in branding, business and speaking. Working with business owners, coaches, and entrepreneurs, Alicia helps them to elevate their expertise through consistent branding that conveys trust and effective strategies and tools to grow their business through speaking.
Alicia explains how to grow your business through speaking, following up, landing speaking gigs, and negotiating with event organizers.
Resources
- The Successful Speaker's Handbook: Tools, Strategies, & Ideas to Elevate Your Expertise as a Speaker (Book)
- Back of the Room Productions (Website)
- SpeakerSheets.com (Website)
- Alicia White (Facebook)
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478: Live a Fulfilled Life, Be At Your Best, Know Your Worth and Rebrand Yourself with TEDx Curator and Business Consultant Elizabeth Barry
Elizabeth Barry is an author, marketing executive and a badass leadership coach.
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She teaches people self-love, exceptional communication skills and how to live a life fulfilled, both in and out of the office. For over a decade, she's taught self-branding workshops and helped leaders discover their business BEST through the art of powerful communication, personal branding, marketing and PR. She's devised a 2018 coaching mastermind program that transforms lives, unblocks energies and helps amazing CEOs, managers and Founders engage in discovering and rediscovering their creative life powers.
Resources
- Elizabeth Barry (Official Site)
- Elizabeth Barry (SpeakerHub)
- Elizabeth Barry (LinkedIn)
- Elizabeth Barry (YouTube)
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402: Become a Powerful Speaker and Storyteller with Chuck Hooper
Chuck Hooper is a business intelligence consultant, specializing in data visualization analytics, and, brings over 5 decades of business experience with him. In addition to the current consulting offerings, Chuck is an author, a speaker, does workshops on being a better speaker/presenter, and, conducts training sessions on the use of Tableau Software products.
Resources
- Better Insights Through Analytics (Website)
- Speaker Presenter (Website)
- 59 Minutes to Great Storytelling (Book)
- Chuck Hooper (Twitter)
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318: Add Storytelling to Your Marketing for Amazing Results in Any Startup Pitch Meeting, Stage Presentation, or Job Interview with The Pitch Whisperer John Livesay
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John Livesay is The Pitch Whisperer which means you should use micro-stories in your presentations, at job interviews, or perhaps at a pitch meeting where you're seeking funding. Every good story contains exposition (who, what, where, why), a problem, solution, and resolution.
You can discover your own stories by thinking about your family or vacations you've traveled to. Then fit that interesting material into a narrative. For example, Johnny Walker uses a rags to riches story in its marketing and Prudential uses a rebirth story. Think about your origin story of tenacity and perseverance, what inspired you, and then test that material on others to get feedback.
When you're speaking and pitching, people are asking themselves: do I trust you and do you make eye contact? (gut), do I like you and do you display empathy towards me? (heart), and will this work for me? (head) You can also build your confidence by being prepared: know your opening, closing, and takeaways to bring to that presentation.
Resources
- The Pitch Whisperer (Official Site)
- The Successful Pitch (Podcast)
- John Livesay (Twitter)
- John Liveway (LinkedIn)
- Text "PITCH" to 66566 to overcome the three mistakes with preparation, confidence, and correction
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