(Beta Access) Hi all, I’m building a new course that breaks down my full YouTube inbound lead system for speakers. This is the same process our clients use to increase fees, get booked from content, and become searchable online. The course is called: YouTube for Speakers, 90 Days to Authority It is built for paid speakers who want inbound leads using long form YouTube videos. Right now, it includes nine modules. - Foundation - Identity - Branding - Scripting - Production - Packaging - Growth - Conversion - Bonuses I’m building in real time. No set launch date yet. If you comment below, you get free access forever - but I want feedback. This is only available while the course is being built. If you want more inbound leads, stronger video content, and a stages on autopilot, comment "black Friday" and I’ll add you to the list.

Let’s be honest: If you’re charging $5K–$15K per talk (or want to)… and you’re still not booking consistently… It’s not your talent. It’s how you’re running your business. After working behind the scenes with 50+ speakers and spending almost 2 years obsessing over the industry, these are the biggest patterns I see—over and over again: STRATEGY & POSITIONING - 🎯 No clear niche—they try to be everything to everyone - 🔄 Focusing on multiple audiences at once - 🧩 Messaging is vague and hard to remember - 🧪 Building offers before validating demand - 🧠 Trying to solve every problem for every audience - ✨ Shiny object syndrome—chasing trends instead of establishing authority - 📊 No repeatable system for outreach or visibility SALES & STRUCTURE - 😬 Fear of raising prices—still saying yes to $500 gigs that require travel and lodging - 🧾 Not charging for the real time, prep, and emotional energy it takes to deliver - 📅 Assuming a gig is locked in before the contract is signed - 🔒 Not focused on securing recurring corporate deals or longer-term training opportunities - 📋 No clear offer = no urgency = no action - 💼 Doing free gigs without collecting social proof assets (logo, video, testimonial) -If you’re speaking for free, cool. Just don’t do it empty-handed. MARKETING & COMMUNICATION - 📣 Talking about themselves instead of the audience’s problem - 📺 Overwhelming planners with long reels, cluttered websites, too many options - 🧠 Leading with technicalities instead of transformation - 📢 Saying too much instead of making the message land - ❌ No urgency in their positioning—no reason to act now - ⚡ Spending money on branding/tools before securing clients (I know $10K speakers still running off Google Sheets!) BRAND & ASSET GAPS - 👻 Ghosting social proof—no fresh content, no testimonials, no logos - 🧱 Weak online presence: no clarity, no consistency, no authority - 🗂️ Relying only on referrals with no strategy for growth - 🧭 No clear destination for decision-makers: “What am I hiring you for again?”

When I take notes, I often doodle and draw diagrams. Recently I heard of seminars using limited diagrams so attendees aren’t distracted between the speaker and the exhibits. There’s even a one-slide offer. Dies anyone have experience with designing these or know of an AI platform that can design these infographics?

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This is something that I really struggle with. I waffle all around. It's a struggle. I found this great video today.