Episode 15

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20th Mar 2024

Unveiling Industry Insights from Veteran Speaker Agents with Nona Prather

This impromptu live session features Antoniette and her esteemed fellow peer, Booking Agent Nona Prather, discussing the speaking industry, including strategies for emerging speakers to break out and become successful. They cover the importance of perseverance, networking, and continually updating marketing materials. The conversation touches on the challenges and rewards of the profession, the relationship-based nature of the industry, and tips for negotiation and leveraging opportunities like book sales. The discussion also emphasizes the importance of making daily efforts to grow one's speaking career and the benefits of collaboration between agents and speakers.

00:00 Impromptu Live Session: Unveiling the World of Speaker Agents

02:20 The Long Game: Breaking into the Speaking Industry

04:12 Real Stories of Persistence and Breakthroughs

11:22 The Art of Staying Relevant and Booked

17:02 The Continuous Hustle: Keeping the Calendar Full

17:22 Navigating Speaker Fees and Agency Dynamics

21:18 The Unending Journey of a Speaker's Career

27:01 The Never-Ending Work Behind the Scenes

27:55 Live Q&A: Starting Your Speaking Career

28:38 Strategies for Aspiring Speakers: Local Events to Global Stages

30:12 Becoming a Local Expert: Media Features and Their Impact

31:57 Expanding Your Speaking Career Internationally

35:15 Negotiating Speaking Fees: Strategies for Success

41:29 Collaboration Over Competition: The Power of Networking

44:41 Exclusive Invitation: Speak Packed After Party

48:32 Final Thoughts and Challenges for Aspiring Speakers

CONNECT WITH and LEARN MORE about NONA PRATHER:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nona-prather-b5663010a/

http://www.prather-marketing.com/

Links to Connect with Antoniette and Wellness Productions:

On the Web:

www.speakerbooker.com

www.speakpact.com 

www.wellnessproductionsco.com 

On LinkedIn:

www.linkedin.com/in/1Antoniette

On Facebook:

www.facebook.com/1Antoniette

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100063739068704

www.facebook.com/groups/speakpact

WATCH video versions of our episodes on YouTube:

www.youtube.com/@1antoniette

And on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/1antoniette/

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About the Podcast

SPEAKPact
Speakers, Authors, & Experts leverage SPEAKPACT to bridge the gap between their expertise and the hosts who book them. It is a stage where experts are empowered, connections are formed, and speaking careers are launched to the next level. Celebrated Speaker Agent and large-scale event producer, Antoniette Roze, brilliantly merges thought leaders in wellbeing and optimum performance with the producers who look for them. Cultivate rapport with producers and veteran speakers who share their insider secrets, insights, and strategies to catapult your voice, brand, impact, and income to the next level.
Antoniette understands the struggle of getting seen and heard in today's noisy world and how to set you above the crowd. Seize this unique opportunity to unlock your potential, share your voice, and create your legacy by taking the guesswork and “circling the mountain” out of the equation and elevating you on the direct path to your ultimate targets. Join us as we merge thought leaders in the optimum performance space with the producers who book them and the strategies that make them household names!