Episode 72

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30th Apr 2025

Your Voice Is a Revenue Stream— Start Using It Like One with Chris Widener

Want to charge more for your speaking gigs without losing your authenticity?

Discover how a powerful speaking journey often begins with overcoming a challenging upbringing and choosing impact over income.  Learn how creative strategies and smart marketplace positioning can help you maximize your speaking fees while standing out authentically.  Understand that outreach isn’t optional—it's essential for building relationships with event organizers and growing your presence.

Master the art of developing your own tribe and monetizing it to gain long-term independence and influence.  While a great speech is important, your marketing—and your ability to use different formats for different income levels—makes all the difference.  Above all, be bold, be unique, and think for yourself—because your voice is your superpower.

Celebrated Speaker Agent, Antoniette Roze, and Professional Speaker, Chris Widener shares his remarkable journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming a renowned motivational speaker and author.  He emphasizes the importance of impact over income, creative strategies for maximizing speaking fees, and the necessity of outreach for building a speaking career.  Chris also discusses the significance of positioning oneself in the marketplace and offers insights into empowering speakers through training and resources.

Ready to rise above the noise and claim your impact on the stage?  Tune in now to unpack the real keys to a thriving, successful speaking career!

LEARN MORE at https://taplink.cc/1antoniette 


Connect with our guest, Chris Widener  at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswidener/

https://chriswidener.com/

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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!