The Speaker Springboard Podcast

Stephen Goldberg is the founder of Optimus Performance, a company that delivers highly effective training, coaching, and consulting to improve employee performance. He and his colleagues focus on leadership, team development, customer service, and sales. Stephen believes that the key to progress for business owners and company leaders is to know oneself first. He is a creative problem solver who seeks innovative ways to improve on the status quo. In addition to his blog, he makes a generous collection of resources available for free on his website. You can get them here -- https://www.optimusperformance.ca/ -- under "Forms and Worksheets." Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

This week, my guest is Randy Peyser of Author One Stop. She is a book coach and broker who edits or ghostwrites her clients’ books, and then helps them find agents and publishers to get a contract. She knows how to make your book stand out from the thousands and thousands of manuscripts that publishers receive every year. She can help you learn what’s hot and what’s not in your subject area, decide between traditional publishing and self-publishing, and even how to get killer quotes for your book cover even if you don’t know anyone famous! Randy also is sharing an excellent guide with our listeners, called "Write the Right Book". It is filled with insightful exercises and valuable information to get your book project off on the right foot. You can read and download it here: https://www.authoronestop.com/write-the-right-book/. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

You’ve heard the saying, build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door? Well, it doesn’t work that way anymore. You have to get noticed first, and Jill Lublin is a master strategist at getting more visibility for your business. She’s an author, speaker, and consultant, and she teaches a virtual Publicity Crash Course. Her innovative influence marketing and publicity techniques really work, helping her clients move more mousetraps and increase their bottom line. She's also offering listeners access to her free action guide, as well as an opportunity to have a free, live session with her. Go to https://publicitycrashcourse.com/freegift for details. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Erin Pheil has a special understanding of the intersection between people and technology; she has a BA in Psychology and Master’s in Digital Media. Her own personal journey includes the founding of a successful web agency along with a three-year battle with pain and depression. Out of this grew her company, The MindFix Group, where she and her colleagues help leaders conquer the self-sabotage that can hold us all back. Her program helps clients eliminate mental barriers and see real, positive change in just 10 days. And she’s got the numbers to prove it! On her website at https://mindfixgroup.com/podcast, you can sign up for her free newsletter filled with case studies and mini-trainings. You can also arrange for a free, one-on-one 15-minute call with Erin to discuss your situation or questions that you might have. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Connie Pheiff is the founder and CEO of Talent Concierge, which is a celebrity business management agency. As a teenager, she was on the path to becoming a high school dropout, but she fought back to complete high school and eventually climbed her way to the CEO’s office. Over the years since, she has dealt with adversity, constantly having to start over and reinvent herself. But through it all, she has followed her passion to help others pursue their dreams. She founded Talent Concierge where she works with famous influencers and celebrities, as well as with entrepreneurs looking to rise to a new level of success, just as Connie has done for herself. Connie offers her "Brand Activation 10x" online course for free to our listeners. You can register at https://connie-pheiff-s-school.teachable.com/p/brand-activation-10x. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Jane Atkinson is the owner of Speaker Launcher. For more than 30 years, she’s been helping speakers catapult their careers to the next level. She’s the author of many books, including her latest: “Scaling Your Speaking Business – 10 Strategies for Earning More While Doing Less.” She focuses on proven action steps that lead to big fees, getting booked solid, and a speaking business that puts lifestyle first. She has helped celebrities, best-selling authors, and business experts. In short, she has the track record that shows she knows her stuff. And she's willing to share what she knows. Her website, https://speakerlauncher.com, is packed with valuable information including her blog and her "Wealthy Speaker" podcast. She has great information for you, whether you're just getting started or are a seasoned speaker. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Julie Hansen and I had a wonderful conversation about how to bring more energy and engagement to your virtual meetings... and why this is so important if you want to get your message across. She shares a lot of valuable tips and insights based on her experience. Julie is the President of Performance Sales and Training. She’s an expert in helping sales professionals apply the principles of film and television to improve their connection and engagement with today’s busy buyers. And she knows what she’s talking about. In addition to being a video selling expert and author of three books, she is also a professional actor. She has appeared in more than 50 commercials, movies, and TV shows. Maybe you even saw her on HBO’s “Sex & The City”! Julie has an excellent "7 Minute Warm-Up" that she is sharing for free with our listeners. You can find it at https://juliehansen.live/resources; scroll to the bottom of the page to find it. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

John Bates is the founder and CEO of Executive Speaking Success. He is an author, executive coach, and trainer who blew his first chance on the TED stage, but came back from the experience to become the coach for executives from major organizations including Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and NASA (including the astronauts). His mission is to bring out the awesome inside you, so that you can have the impact you want, in business and in life. He is sharing two valuable documents that will help you find and craft your superhero origin story. You get them by subscribing to his free weekly mini-trainings. Go to https://executivespeakingsuccess.com/subscribe/ to get these free resources. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Sam Richter is the CEO of SBR Worldwide, Know More. To put it bluntly, Sam knows sales. He’s the author of the best-selling book, “Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling.” Audiences agree that he knows his stuff; he has been named one of the top 50 Sales Keynote Speakers in the world. And his colleagues recognize that he’s a great speaker; the NSA inducted him into the National Speaker Hall of Fame, an honor that has been bestowed on fewer than 300 speakers. In spite of all his success, he also mentors individuals in his community and is an active volunteer with non-profit organizations. He offers a free tip sheet on how to find the information you need about a prospect so that you can establish rapport right from the start. You'll find it at his website at https://samrichter.com. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Jeff Cobb is the founder of Learning Revolution, a go-to resource for entrepreneurial experts who want to build a thriving online education and training business. Jeff describes himself as an "edupreneur" and he believes that we all need to keep learning throughout our lives. To that end, he has founded several successful education-focused businesses. He is also a speaker and a writer, with three books to his credit. His goal is to help professionals with their pursuit of personal and professional growth. We discussed a wide range of topics including the barriers that can keep subject matter experts from delivering online courses and other training projects that can provide an additional source of revenues. Jeff is making his Learning Revolutionary's Toolbox available to listeners of the Speaker Springboard Podcast. Go to https://learningrevolution.net/toolbox that will give you the practical information about platforms and tools that you'll need to get your project off the ground, as well as tips about marketing and outsourcing. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Ari Meisel developed a chronic disease in his early 20s, which caused him to reexamine his life as an entrepreneur, as a business owner, and as a person. He now is dedicated to helping founders and executives make themselves replaceable. He shows them how to optimize, automate, and outsource all the parts of their business that they don’t enjoy, so they can spend more time doing what they like to do best. He’s done this for himself, spending most of his time with his family and pursuing his hobbies, including woodworking which is an activity that he and I both share. In this interview, Ari offers free access to a Trello board that has lots of valuable resources for you. Just send an email to oao@lessdoing.com and just say "Tech Tools" to receive a link to the board. (You'll also find a ton of great resources on his website at https://lessdoing.com/resources/.) Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Debbie Allen is known as the World’s #1 Authority on Expert Positioning, which is a pretty good example of positioning right there! She works with speakers, coaches, and entrepreneurs to help them build an expert business model, and offers both group and personalized programs. She has a long experience as an entrepreneur herself. At the tender age of 19, she invested in her family’s car rental and mini-storage business. Ten years later, she headed off on her own and was a self-made millionaire just three years later. So when she works with entrepreneurs, she understands what they are experiencing and is able to visual results far into their future. Debbie has generously offered her free 30-minute master class along with an expert positioning action guide that includes a business plan template and a checklist to help you start developing your own expert business model: https://debbie-allen.mykajabi.com/expert-positioning-strategy-call. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

David Jenyns, the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of SYSTEMology, a company that helps business leaders free themselves from their companies by creating systems that will handle the day-to-day operations. He did this for himself when his first child was born, and he realized that he wanted to spend more time with his family than with driving his successful business. And the lessons he learned from that process led to SYSTEMology, whose experts work with companies worldwide. David has a free template to get you started on the path to freeing yourself from the minutia of your business operations. You can download it here: https://systemology.com/academy. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Procrastination? Fear of success? Imposter syndrome? What gets in the way of your success? My guest this week is Nina Cooke, author of “Renegade Mindset for Unstoppable Success.” She’s a mindset coach for entrepreneurs, helping them breakthrough their limiting beliefs to achieve their business goals, to create more impact, and to make more money. Her superpower is her ability to dig deep and find the root cause for why they are struggling. And she offers her Millionaire Mindset Scorecard on her website, https://www.ninacooke.co.uk/, that you can download for free. It's a powerful tool to help you examine your own limiting beliefs and identify the behaviors that can keep you stuck from moving forward. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

This week, my guest is John Lee Dumas, known to his friends and everyone else as JLD. He’s the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire and author of “The Common Path to Uncommon Success.” He has interviewed more than 3,000 entrepreneurs, including Seth Godin, Barbara Corcoran, and Tim Ferriss. He spent 8 years in the Army, tried law school, and worked in insurance, tech, and real estate before he launched his successful daily podcast where he delivers free, valuable, and consistent content. And I think he’s the only guest on the Speaker Springboard Podcast who has appeared in a Bollywood movie! You can find outstanding content -- for free -- every day of the week on his podcast, "Entrepreneurs on Fire". Find it on your favorite podcast service, or click here. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

This week, my guest is Doug Thorpe, who is the Founder, Master Coach, and Advisor of Headway Exec. He’s had more than 40 years of success in the financial services, oil & gas, and healthcare industries. His passion is helping already successful executives and company owners to level up their leadership game. And he doesn’t aim low; his personal challenge for 2022 is to help 10,000 managers to become better bosses. That’s an impressive and ambitious goal! Doug is sharing his Team Trust guidelines with our listeners. It's a six-step process that's spelled out in detail here: https://dougthorpe.com/teamtrust/ Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

To start the new year and a new season for this podcast, it is my great pleasure to be speaking with my magical friend, John Formica, the ex-Disney guy. As a keynote speaker, trainer, and coach for small business owners, John poses the question, “If Disney ran your business, what would it look like?” He knows first-hand what can happen when you put the customer experience as your top priority. He helps businesses and associations attract more customers and turn them into loyal customers for life. And at the same time, create a “whistle while you work” environment for your team. We have a fun discussion that covers a lot of ground. John is also generously sharing three free training videos that you can find on his website: https://johnformica.com. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

This week, my guest is Marcia Reynolds, the President of Covisioning. She provides executive coaching and leadership development training on-line and in person around the globe. She has presented in 43 countries to date, and the number is growing. She is a founding member and former president of the International Coach Federation, and Global Gurus ranks her as the #4 coach worldwide. She not only helps leaders become better coaches, but also helps organizations shift to a culture of coaching. Marcia has generously shared a "hidden" page on her website that is filled with valuable resources, including free videos and exercises to help you become a better coach and communicator. Here's the link: https://covisioning.com/coach-the-person-resources/ Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Donald Kelly is the Chief Sales Evangelist and the host of The Sales Evangelist Podcast. He focuses on helping sales professionals create systems that work. But he didn’t start out as a sales expert; he started off selling mangoes, cookies, and candy growing up in Jamaica. Now he has worked with more than 100 companies, helping them close more deals every month. He is also making his book "The Small Business Sales Transformation Guide" available for free to listeners of this podcast at https://thesalesevangelist.com/springboard. It has 7 simple things that you must do to experience consistent sales growth. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.

Adam Houlahan is the founder and CEO of Prominence Global. He’s a speaker and a book author, as well as an expert on LinkedIn. He knows how to harness the global power of LinkedIn to increase your influence in your industry. He’s a firm believer in being authentic and courageous in your social media strategies. But more than just growing his business, Adam is focused on doing good in the world. As a result, he has a passion for philanthropy and he works with the Global Giving Initiative to make a positive impact on the lives of people around the world. And Adam is giving our audience free access to his LinkedIn Productivity Assessment, covering the four components required for a "Sage" profile on LinkedIn. Click here to get customized results right away: https://assessment.prominence.global/linkedin-productivity. Find out about practical techniques and technology that help you engage with your online audiences, whether it's a presentation, a team meeting, or a virtual sales call. Register for the free monthly Speaker Springboard System demonstration at https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration.