Hello everyone! Just got back from the conference. Had my first sales call and stated my rates. They sighed and paused. Too high for a small college BUT with tactics and mindsets learned from SYWTC I ideated ways to work with me that made sense for both of us! Sending proposal tomorrow!

Does anyone have a faster strategy to getting quality leads for speaking engagements? if so, DO TELL... I feel like my process could be more simple. Here's what I've been doing, I go to the speaker's bureaus, find similar speakers with similar speaking fee, spy on where they have spoken before by looking at the reviews/ testimonials from decision makers that have vouched for them. Sometimes, I stalk their instagram/ Linkedin to see where they spoke in the past. Sometimes I might do a google search for events that provide my target audience for my course and programs I sell. I have other strategies as well of finding leads online....But, I personally like calling and getting the decision makers on the phone or have the gatekeeper give me their email... and sometimes I can find the decision maker's email from their website/ Linkedin using Apollo.io or RocketReach . I'm trying to train my VA to do what I've done, but just in case, ya'll have a faster strategy... PLEASE SHARE... because these manual searches & outreaches are time consuming. I heard of people using LinkedIn Sales Navigator to pull a bunch of leads with a strategic filtering process... so I tried that... and maybe my filtering wasn't done properly... because my leads weren't the right fit for me so I canceled the subscription... If you know how to filter using the LinkedIn Sales Navigator (or any ACCURATE MASS LEAD GENERATING PROCESS/ SOFTWARE)... please DM me, let's set up a zoom because I need a tutorial... LOL THANK YOU!!!!

Hey everyone, my name is Rachel Ligon and I help two powerful audiences create radical transformation: I train corporate teams and organizations using my G.O. L.I.V.E. Framework to boost performance, build resilient leadership, and help professionals thrive under pressure. And I empower aspiring entrepreneurs—especially faith-driven women—through my A.D.O.R.N. Method to launch profitable online businesses with clarity, confidence, and digital strategy. I’m currently based in Atlanta, GA, and my main business goal is to book high-paying speaking opportunities ($10K–$25K+) that allow me to scale to $500K+ this year through keynotes, corporate trainings, and licensing partnerships. I joined this community to collaborate with powerhouse leaders, connect with potential joint venture partners, and learn from those who are making waves through speaking. I’m excited to build aligned relationships and expand my impact. A fun fact about me is I used to be a live news producer for networks like NBC and ABC, and I also worked in production for major Hollywood studios like Disney, Amazon, and Tyler Perry Studios—now I help others take the spotlight in their own lives and businesses while living a freedom-based lifestyle.

Hello all, I'm having trouble finding the right contacts to decision makers for certain events i'm finding. I'm curious what's your strategy to getting quality leads and knowing who are the right people to reach out to that hires speaker. I have 2 speaking topics for different audience members. (FIRST AUDIENCE) I want to speak at events that have an audience of small business owners to speak to them on marketing, business growth, entrepreneurship. (2ND AUDIENCE) And I'm also looking for other events where I can speak to teams and corporations on leadership, productivity and mindset. getting their correct emails and phone numbers has not been straight forward and i want to save time. i have Apollo.io and I have Rocket Reach to find non-public emails...but it's a slow process and takes too long to find one contact. I'm trying to reach out to more in short amount of time. PLEASE DM ME if you want to be each other's accountability partners because i'm serious about filling up my calendar this and next month. THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

‼️READ FOR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY DETAILED‼️ That one sentence from my husband shifted everything for me. I used to post randomly—one post here, maybe a live or two each week. But when he said that, something clicked. I realized that visibility was the missing piece. I needed to put out way more content. As my team and capacity grew, I finally understood: volume moves the needle. Right now, we’re doing: ✅ 4–5 posts a day on Instagram ✅ 10 short-form videos a day on YouTube ✅ 2 long-form YouTube videos per week ✅ $30K–$60K/month in paid ads We now have an organic and paid media strategy, and we are all in. But here’s the truth: even before all this, I had a daily plan to get my name out there. I wasn’t just posting—I was pitching myself weekly: 🎤 Pitching to the media 🎧 Pitching to podcasts 🗣️ Pitching to speak in front of other people’s groups People always ask me for my content calendar or what app I use. But y’all, a calendar won’t save you. A planner won’t post for you. You don’t need another tool—you need to do the work. Every single one of y’all could go live every day for a year if you really wanted to. The question is: how badly do you want to help the world with the knowledge you have? Because if you really want it, your consistency will show it. Here’s how we create our content at scale: 1. Content Day Workflow 🎬 Record 60 Reels in one day 🤖 Use this ChatGPT prompt: “I have a lot of content coming up in the areas of [insert your 4–5 content pillars]. Please give me 60 questions phrased like: ‘Tell me a story about how…’ followed by something my ideal client would want to know. My ideal client is [insert description]. Format them as questions that a videographer could ask me on camera.” 📄 I feed ChatGPT my 30+ page market research PDF to make the prompts even sharper 🎤 I record the content unscripted, just answering the questions naturally 2. Editing & Distribution 📁 Raw footage goes into Google Drive ✂️ My full-time videographer sends it to a contractor who edits all 60 videos within a week