The Selling Show

Janet Tyler has built a highly successful career by helping others create their own success stories-as individual executives, entrepreneurial startups, or large-scale corporations. Tyler is the president of True Depth in Novi, Michigan-an executive coaching and management consulting firm specializing in working with technology and professional services companies. Janet shares with us a few things about the speaking business on the PR side. She also talks about how you could make the most out of your speaking engagements and the benefits it could provide your business!

Tommy Griffith of ClickMinded shares some secret ingredients to effectively generating traffic to your business via SEO optimization, some missing ingredients to content marketing, and why he is so selective with his clients!

Dr. Mary Kelly is an internationally renowned author and keynote speaker on leadership, productivity, and business growth. In 21 years as a Navy intelligence and logistics officer, Mary trained more than 40,000 military and civilian personnel. She has spent 25 years on active in the Navy leading multi-national teams throughout Asia. She was an intelligence officer specializing in Asia and Russia, an HR director, a chief of police, and a professor at the Naval Academy. Her Ph.D. is in economics, and she specializes in development. Mary is the author of 13 books on business growth and leadership. Leadership economist Mary Kelly, Ph.D., CSP, Commander, gives us an inside scoop on the current economic status for speakers and entrepreneurs and offers tips on how to help your business become recession-proof, and preparing for retirement as a self-employed entity!

Carol Cambridge is a recognized authority on workplace violence, workplace conflict, & personal safety. Carol is the founder & CEO of The Stay Safe Project & Violence Free. Carol shares her story on how she got into the speaking business and how her passions for a safe work environment led her to the niche she works in today! Carol also talks about creating an experience in her training programs and how LinkedIn is used as an essential tool for her business!

Rob and Kennedy are 2 of the most unlikely entrepreneurs you'll ever meet. Rob is a hypnotist, Kennedy a mind reader and despite neither of them ever having a job or an ounce of technical ability, are the founders of UK-bases SaaS platform, ResponseSuite. Rob and Kennedy talk about their software product, ResponseSuite, and how it can be applied and tailored to the sales and lead generation process of speakers, entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants. They also share their unusual experience in the transition to the entrepreneurial world. Stay tuned for a special offer and be sure to listen carefully for a fun surprise at the end!

Diane is the author of the best-selling book The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want. The book has been translated into five languages and featured in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, the New Worker, and on NPR and PBS. Diane is an Adjunct Professor at Babson College in Boston where she created and teaches the first university course in the country on the Gig Economy. She is a contributor for Forbes and writes frequently for Harvard Business Review. Diane consults, coaches, and speaks about the Gig Economy and future of work worldwide. Diane and David discuss the current and evolving state of the growing gig economy and how it can affect independent workers from all backgrounds and generations.

Gene is the President of The Marks Group PC, a technology and financial management consulting firm based near Philadelphia. As a small business expert, Gene writes daily for The Washington Post focusing on issues affecting the business community. He also writes weekly columns for Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Fox Business, The Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur.com. His columns are read by hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized business owners around the country. Gene Marks, entrepreneur, author, writer, and speaker joins us to talk about how he found his way into the speaking business and how he uses television appearances as a way to promote himself as a speaker. Gene also discusses his writing ventures and meet up strategies!

Well folks, here we are! We've made it to the first 100 episodes of The Speaking Show with no one to thank but all of you wonderful listeners and the amazing guests we've had on the show! To celebrate this milestone, David looks back on a selection of his favorite episodes (although they all are his favorite), featuring highlights and talking points that stood out from each episode!

Kristen gives us some tips on utilizing speaking as a platform to further your own business! This includes finding your own speaking gigs, solidifying your brand personality, structuring your talks, and much more! Kristen also talks about some of her programs and an upcoming live event!

Jeremy talks with David the mindset for high-integrity selling and giving yourself the 'permission to sell'. They also discuss identifying and avoiding what can be a bad sales experience for a customer and how Jeremy's pre-sales process can guarantee a better outcome!