Speaking Business Podcast

In 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, the BBC, Times of India, China Daily, SKY News, Bloomberg and others. Roger shares tips and tools on the importance of culture in communicating your message, how to continue to build and sustain your speaking business, how to translate your message across various media and an update on the US events and conferences market. Links: More about Roger Fisk Connect with Roger on LinkedIn Email Roger More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Apple Podca

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to 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 means to him, the hardest part of building a successful speaking business, how to grow your speaking business and the importance of Thought Leadership in the industry. Links: More about David Newman Connect with David on LinkedIn Do It Marketing Manifesto Do It Marketing Webinar More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Apple Podcasts  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recor

In 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 encourage entrepreneurial thinking within their organisations and now she’s here to discuss the importance of sales. Links: More about Alison Edgar MBE Connect with Alison More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Apple Podcasts  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host.  Find out more and join here.

In 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, and Rejection from Cold Calling” is now in its new Third Edition and is the standard for individuals and companies worldwide to prospect effectively without “cold” calling.    Art shares some of the biggest mistakes speakers make when prospecting, how to prospect without "cold calling", overcoming the fear of rejection and how to respond when clients ask you to lower your fee. Links: More about Art Sobczak Connect with Art on LinkedIn Smartcalling Training More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect w

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Andrew Davis. Andrew is a bestselling author and keynote speaker. Before building and selling a thriving digital marketing agency, he produced for NBC and worked for The Muppets. He's appeared in the New York Times and on the Today Show. He's crafted documentary films and award-winning content for tiny start-ups and Fortune 500 brands. Today, he teaches business leaders how to grow their businesses, transform their cities, and leave their legacy. He’s here to share some insights from the book he co-authored with Michael Port – The Referable Speaker. Links: More about Andrew Davis Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn The Referable Speaker More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host.  Find

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Taylorr Payne. Taylorr is the CEO and Co-Founder of SpeakerFlow, a software and coaching company that helps experts master the business aspects of thought leadership. An award-winning marketer and sales professional, his goal is to share how business owners can use data to streamline their revenue channels and, in doing so, sell more, serve better, and save time. Taylorr shares the function of a CRM in a speaker's business, why we are underutilising our CRM's, how speakers can get their biggest ROI from using a CRM and the 3 step process for scaling your speaking business. More about Taylorr Payne Connect with Taylorr on LinkedIn Email Taylorr Watertight Selling PDF SpeakerFlow Resources & Guides More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record yo

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Jamil Qureshi. Jamil is a practitioner of performance psychology, an expert in high performing teams and cultural change and has a seven-figure speaking business.  He is going to share how he got started as a speaker, where his bookings come from and how he has continued to grow his speaking business even in a pandemic. Links More about Jamil Qureshi Connect with Jamil on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host.  Find out more and join here.

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Neil Mullarkey.    Neil is a unique communication expert. With Mike Myers he co-founded the Comedy Store Players, and still performs every Sunday with them in London. Neil was in a couple of Austin Powers movies. Nowadays he travels the world teaching improv and more to leaders and groups, as well as presentation skills.  His book, 'Seven Steps to Improve your People Skills' was published in 2017. And, yes, Mullarkey is his real name. Links: More about Neil Mullarkey Comedy Store Players More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host.  Find out more and join here.

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Steve Lowell. Steve Lowell has been on the live stage since the age of 6; that's over 53 years ago. For 30 years he has been training and mentoring professional speakers around the world to craft and deliver their unique message in a way that positions them as the unmistakable authority in their field. He's the president of the Global Speakers Federation, past national president of the Canadian Association of Professional speakers and a two-time, number one, international best-selling author. If you’re a thought leader with a unique or complex solution and you can’t get your market to understand why they need you; Steve is the guy who helps you craft the message, teaches you how to present it and close the sale. Links: More about Steve Lowell Connect with Steve on LinkedIn More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Frank Furness.  Frank is an international specialist in sales, technology, social media and goal setting and how they work in tandem to produce great results for organisations. He is Past President of the Professional Speakers Association of Europe and past Chair of the International PEG for the National Speakers Association of USA.  Many of the world's most successful speakers started out by attending his 'Speakers Bootcamp' which he runs on 5 continents. Frank shares marketing tips for speakers, how he established himself as an international speaker, what his speaking business consists of and the services and products he offers. Links: More about Frank Furness An Ebook 'Creating the Perfect YouTube Marketing Video' More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podc

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to James Taylor.   It's not often that a successful speaker commanding big fees lets you see how they got there, sharing the journey from selecting the topic, setting their fee, all the way through to how they have found high paying speaking gigs but this week's guest does just that. James Taylor has grown his speaking business from zero to high six figures in a mere three years and through a pandemic. James speaks on creativity, innovation and artificial intelligence. Links: More about James Taylor SpeakersU More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host.  Find out more and join here.

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Sophie Bennett.  Sophie knows the value that books bring to Speakers.  Her first book brought her in her first invitation to speak, seven years ago.  That book transformed her writing business into a speaking business.  Her second book was written specifically to take her speaking business to a corporate audience and it worked! It's turned her into an authority in the field of motivation, it's helped her land major corporate clients and was the reason she was invited to become a visiting Lecturer at Cranford School of Management.  She has coached and ghost written for many other speakers too.  She ghost wrote a book on the future of technology for a previously unknown Dutch Futurist.  That book helped him to more than quadruple his speaking fees! In this fascinating episode, Sophie shares her tips and tools for becoming an author, getting published and how this will enhance your speaking business and quite possibly enable you to increase your speaking fee

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Amy Rowlinson. Amy helps people launch (and relaunch) profitable and purposeful podcasts.  Amy is a leader in purpose and fulfilment with a fascination for understanding WHY people do what they do in life. She is on a mission to help entrepreneurs become values-based, purpose-driven and people-centred.  Her second global podcast, Focus on WHY, is in the Top 1% of podcasts, over 200 episodes have been released and the show is currently being downloaded in 93 countries. Amy shares why podcasting really is worth all the effort, how to take your podcast to the next level and also how to be a great podcast guest. Links: More about Amy Rowlinson More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host

In this episode of #SpeakingBusinessPodcast, I talk to Michelle Raymond.  Michelle is a LinkedIn Pages specialist who is passionate about helping businesses build brand awareness to attract business opportunities using LinkedIn.  She is known in LinkedIn circles for her advocacy for LinkedIn Company Pages. With 20+ years Sales and Key Account Management experience, she has generated over $3M in revenue for the companies she represented. In this fascinating episode, Michelle shares her tips and tools for using LinkedIn and in particular creating and using LinkedIn Company pages. Links: More about Michelle Raymond More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on Facebook Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify This podcast was created using Alitu.  Powerfully simple recording and editing tools for podcasters.  Record your show, edit it in minutes, and publish directly to your host.  Find out more and join here.

My guest this week is me, Maria Franzoni, I’m talking to myself.  Well, I hope I’m not talking to myself.  Why am I here talking to you?  Well, I wanted to talk to you about what has been going on, there have been a lot of changes in the last year and a half and I wanted to share where I’ve come from and where we are going to next.  You may have heard the rumours; I’ve closed my speaker bureau and I am moving on to new things.  In fact, I’m going to be sharing a lot of knowledge that I have from my speaker bureau in forthcoming podcasts. Bio Maria Franzoni is Founder and Chief Enthusiast of Speaking Business Academy.  As one of the most experienced speaker bookers in Europe and recognised as a speaking industry expert, Maria supports speakers (established and new) to enter into new markets, develop content, make strategic decisions about their speaking business, develop longer relationships with clients and maximise their income.     Maria has held senior positions with 2 leading speaker bureaus: CSA Celebrit

My guest this week is a specialist on the world’s largest and most secret asset segment – public asset. The hidden goldmine owned by you and me and seen all around us but yet kept in the dark by outdated public systems. He led the first effort by a European government to systematically address the ownership and management of government enterprises and real estate. He is the author of ‘The Public Wealth of Nations’ – The Economist and Financial Time’s best book of the year, as well as ‘The Public Wealth of Cities’. Please welcome my guest, Dag Detter. Bio  Dag Detter offers us a unique idea which will revolutionise they way we think of public finance, be it for a national government or a city. He has unrivalled hands-on experience, backed up by academic data and research, to demonstrate that this is an invaluable tool to boost the economy and fight corruption. The idea of the public wealth of nations identifies a problem that few people had realised exists. It shatters the tired categories of left and right. A

My guest this week is an Innovation Expert, he is the creator of the Innovators Tool, the first engaging innovation app that guides users to spot ideas worth pursuing and transforms them into successful innovations. He is the Founder of the leading consultancy firm, Innovators League, based in Geneva, Doha & Lebanon. Amongst his own many inventions are the Fertility Loan and Stem Cells Loan.  He shares his expertise through his patented Become an INNOVATOR® Methodology. On top of all of this he is also a talented musician.  He’s an opera singer, a tenor, plays the piano, the flute and the drums, there is no end to this man’s talent. My guest is Maher Mezher. Bio Maher Mezher is the Founder of the Innovators League®, a regional consulting and training firm that has been built on his theory that innovation is a science and can therefore be taught. He is an innovation expert and internationally recognised speaker who has delivered speeches in more than 25 countries. As a professional consultant and trainer w

My guest this week is an internationally known commentator on the world economy, technology and financial markets.He has served as a director for economic policy at The White House and advised such investment firms as the Soros Fund, Goldman Sachs, and Tiger Management, where he served as a managing director of the 15-billion-dollar investment fund.  He is the author of the acclaimed New Ideas from Dead Economists.  His latest book The Price of Prosperty: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them, was called a “must-read by The Wall Street Journal.  He is a co-producer of the Broadway hit musical Jersey Boys.  The Associated Press has said that “he lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit."   Let’s see if he can do that for us today … Joining me all the way from sunny California, please welcome Todd Buchholz. Bio  Todd Buchholz is an international economist, hedge fund manager, winner of Harvard’s annual teaching prize and frequent TV and radio commentator. He has written several bestselling books

Our guest this week is an internationally renowned Symphony and Opera Conductor. He has held posts as Principal Conductor of the BBC Welsh National Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, and the Royal Ballet Covent Garden in the UK.  He has also held Music Director positions developing no less than seven orchestras in his native Canada and guest conducted principal orchestras throughout the world including concerts at the Vatican for two popes John Paul II and Pope Francis. He uses his experience as a builder of orchestras to create useful analogies for corporations. His main topics are creativity, teamwork and leadership.   Please welcome my guest, Boris Brott. Bio Boris Brott is one of the most internationally recognised Canadian conductors.  He holds major posts as music director in both Canada and the United States. Boris enjoys an international career as guest conductor, educator, motivational speaker and cultural ambassador. Currently, Boris is Conductor and Music Director of the New West Symphony in Calif

My guest this week works as an adviser to senior leadership teams on strategy, risk and performance.  As a former Red Arrows pilot, management consultant and senior manager in a global corporate, he is not a speaker who pontificates from the side lines, but has spent significant time on the pitch, in some of the most demanding of high-performance environments.  He has masters’ degrees from Cambridge and London Business School, and is the author of The Business of Excellence.  Currently he helping to launch a green technology company.  Please welcome my guest, Justin Hughes. Bio As a former fighter pilot and Executive Officer of the Red Arrows, Justin Hughes know exactly how you plan, execute and adapt in situations characterised by ambiguity, imperfect information, speed of change and pressure to deliver. Justin Hughes has worked as a consultant on organisational performance to clients including Microsoft, the United Nations and Mercedes F1. And he has walked his own talk during the Covid-19 crisis, in a corp