Speaking Business Podcast

Owning 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 from her operational experience.  Her mission is to get you out of the (communication) trenches and into new territory, to get you thinking differently about how you can emotionally engage your audiences.   In her civilian ‘day job’ role she leads campaigns in the UK Ministry of Defence Communications Directorate, a team that aims to ‘give a voice to the men and women who serve so that their stories can be heard’.   To help the UK Armed Forces reach new audiences she has led collaborations with films, TV series and documentari

How 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 how his creative approaches. Links Learn more about George Connect with George on LinkedIn Learn more about Maria Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen Here Libsyn Itunes Stitcher Spotify

Ditch 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 40 years ago at high school speech tournaments, presenting her controversial topic of “Brown Bag Lunches.”  More recent achievements include publishing her first course on LinkedIn Learning and discovering that her speaker superpower is instantly and magically recovering from presentation mishaps. When she’s not working with her coaching and training clients, she can be found cooking, eating, reading about cooking and eating, or managing her cats’ Instagram account. (See show notes!) Lisa shares her tips for ditching perfection a

How 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. He excels in helping people believe they can be more than just ordinary. Often speakers are stuck when they're trying to scale their speaking business.  If they cannot be in two places at once, how do they grow their business?  David shares his tips about how to bring in revenue to your speaking business without you actually being there. Learn more about David's coaching Learn more about David's speaking Connect with Carole on LinkedIn Learn more about Maria Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen Here Libsyn Itunes Stitcher Spo

How 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 international stress management and wellbeing consultancy. As an international Motivational Speaker, she has provided keynote addresses at international conferences in the UK, Europe, and Middle East.    Carole is Chair of the International Stress Management AssociationUK.  On their behalf, she founded Stress Awareness Day in 1998 and to recognise its anniversary in 2018, established International Stress Awareness Week.   Carole is a Fellow and past President of the Professional Speaking Association.  Learn the difference betwe

How 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 scale their businesses. In addition to running multiple businesses, he runs a full working farm with goats, chickens ,ducks, turkeys and geese. His podcast ‘Growth Mode’ ranks among the top podcasts globally. He is a five-time Best Selling Author and a highly sought-after public speaker. Learn more about Donnie Boivin Connect with Donnie on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen Here Libsyn Itunes Stitcher Spotify

How 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 following. He's the founder of GetSpeakingGigs.com and the host of the Next Stage Speaking Summit - at which I was a guest presenter this year. If you're looking to transition into the speaking world or just starting out with your speaking business, Tim has some great advice. Learn more about Tim David Connect with Tim on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen Here Libsyn Itunes Stitcher Spotify

What 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 market, this is an information packed podcast that will enrich your speaking business.  Find out what is happening in the Speaking Industry across Canada, US and Europe, the trends, virtual vs in-person, what it takes for a speaker to succeed in today's speaking world, what clients should be looking for in a speaker, why the industry needs to change when booking female speakers and what the future of speaking looks like. Learn more about Tami Connect with Tami on LinkedIn Learn more about Maria Connect with Maria on LinkedIn

What'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 CEOs of Singapore’s most successful start-ups on reimagining entire industries. He is deeply passionate about putting the human in transformation.  Learn more about Philipp Connect with Philipp on LinkedIn Learn more about Maria Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen Here Libsyn Itunes Stitcher Spotify  

How 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. Sarah is a speaking and marketing coach, playwright, performer, ex-HR Director, and host of The Speaking Club Podcast, (which is in the top 1% of podcasts and in over 180 countries). This mix means she is uniquely qualified to share how to create content that makes your audience stop, engage and fall in love with your message. Learn more about Sarah Archer Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen Here Libsyn Itunes Stitcher Spotify

How 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 entrepreneurs, business owners, and others to discover innovative strategies for transforming their hopes and ideas into phenomenal success stories. She has been featured on CNN as an influential thought leader from Australia, motivating and empowering aspiring women entrepreneurs. Winner of the prestigious Golden Gavel Honouree, please welcome my guest Liza Pavlakos.  Liza shares how she transitioned into speaking from her tailoring business, the lessons she learnt starting out as a speaker,  how she's learnt to deliver content when he

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 Professionals International. In an international Internet poll, he’s has been voted one of the world’s “Top 5 Sales Speakers” a record five years straight. After 30 years on the international circuit, he now coaches other speakers on writing their books, and growing their business.   Orvel shares with us the importance of writing a book to enhance your speaking business, the difference between writing a book and writing a book that sells you, what meeting planners look for when booking a speaker, how to set speaking fees and position yourself as an expert and some marketing and sales

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 underpin and drive its commercial, strategic and operational arteries - the critical cornerstones of any successful business. A respected thought leader and advocate for a ‘New P&L’ for Business – one based on Principles & Leadership not just Profit and Loss, Paul is on a global mission to rid businesses of their ‘vinyl values’ – empty slogans, propositions and statements that are as thin as the office walls they so often reside on, and replace them with an intentional commitment to authentic and principled leadership and purpose-led business; to inspire leaders, engage employee

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to 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 care to admit.   He’s also recently started working with Speakers Associates. Dave explains why being exclusive isn't right for all speakers, why the speaking industry needs a shake up as well as some insights into managing Bruce Dickinson and working with other music icons.  There is so much advice in this podcast about working with speaker bureaus, all your questions will be answered.   Connect with Dave on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to 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 right steps in place to get there. As the founder and CEO of The Sales Counsel, she established a first-of-its-kind on the African continent: a remote sales education platform that empowers sales teams to deliver better results. As the host of The Shift Show podcast, she shares her experience and lively personality with an ever-growing audience. And as she continues to take on ever more interesting projects, she always remains true to her guiding principles and the belief that we can shed our self-doubt to achie

In 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 an £800k fundraise to support ICU workers’ mental health, co-authored national clinical guidelines, coinvented two new machines for respiratory support and gave extensive media interviews as well as working round the clock on the Intensive Care units at UCL. Much of his work is now focussed on the immediate and grave threat posed by climate change. Connect with Hugh on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Power

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Adam Levitt. 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 service. Drawing on years of experience working in the events sector and carefully listening to briefs, he matches his clientele with the right keynote speakers based on their individual briefs and he ensures that the client's event is truly memorable for your audience. We take a look inside Covered Speakers Bureau, what Adam looks for in a Speaker, what his bureau offers clients and speakers and so much more.   More about Adam Levitt Connect with Adam on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen here: Libsyn  Itu

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Melanie Goodman. 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 to start her own LinkedIn marketing and training company, Trevisan.   If you’d like to know how to position your LinkedIn profile so you rank above your competitors, what content resonates on LinkedIn currently, what you should be posting to elicit positive responses and so much more, this podcast is just for you. More about Melanie Goodman Connect with Melanie on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Phil M Jones. 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 make more of their conversations count. Phil talks candidly about his speaking business, how it started, what it consists of today, the strategy behind it, working with speaker bureaus, the trends he is seeing in the speaking industry, staying relevant and so much more. More about Phil M Jones Connect with Phil on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools

In this episode of #SpeakingBusiness Podcast, I talk to Pegine Echevvaria. 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 entrepreneurs on influence, impact, and presentation skills. She is the founder of Power Women Worldwide. Her newest book is “Called to Lead: Success Strategies for Women”. Pegine shares advice about working with big audiences and big stages. How to keep the energy up, how to keep everyone engaged and how to use the stage. Everything you need to know about delighting a large audience. More about Pegine Echevvaria Connect with Pegine on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Connect with Maria on Linke