Speakers' agents play a crucial role in helping speakers secure speaking gigs by acting as intermediaries between the speakers and event organizers. Agents have the knowledge, experience, and connections to match speakers with the right opportunities and negotiate the best terms and conditions for their clients. They can also provide valuable support and advice to speakers on things like content creation, marketing, and brand development. Agents have access to a wide network of contacts in the speaking industry, which they use to market the speakers' services and get them in front of potential clients. Agents also handle the administrative and financial aspects of a speaking engagement, such as invoicing and contracts, which allows speakers to focus on their message and delivery. In short, agents provide valuable support, expertise, and resources to help speakers secure and succeed in speaking engagements.

This episode focuses on tips on how to get agents to represent you as a speaker. The following are some tips that may help you in attracting the attention of an agent and secure representation shared by a speaker agent himself - David Stollman.

About our super Guest David Stollman:

David has been called many things – blunt, honest and funny are his favorites. He is an educator, a trainer, a keynote speaker and an entrepreneur. David is passionate, fiercely loyal and irrationally biased toward the things he loves. Philadelphia is the greatest city in the world. The University of Maryland is the most beautiful campus of all 600 he’s visited. And, the Phillies WILL win the World Series… someday.

David believes in the inherent dignity of all people, except for those that think Whataburger is better than In-n-Out Burger. (Those people need professional help.) David believes in the power of personal stories, and that leaders have the ability to change the world.

Over the last 20 years, he has won lots of awards from all sorts of cool organizations for his work with college students and the advancement of the college fraternal communities. David has spoken in Canada, and 49 of the 50 states – and that will sound MUCH cooler once the University of Alaska gets it together!

Most importantly, he is a husband, and father of the three most adorable children in the world.

Info about the host:

ELLIOT KAY

For the last decade, Elliot has worked with Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, MD’s & Investors to help them stand out when they are public speaking, pitching, or looking to win business through public speaking. Elliot’s unique and effective structures, impactful delivery training, and teaching “language that lands” have helped them to hone their messaging, perfect their stories, and thus win them more business. He is an international public speaker and trainer with over 8,000 hours of stage time, an accredited virtual speaker, author of 5 books, and host of the ‘Voice For Good’ podcast.

https://elliotkay.com/

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