Grant Baldwin and Phil Jones hosted a Facebook Live to talk about the true confessions of a professional speaker dealing with the impact of COVID-19.
During the live stream, Grant and Phil discuss:
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Rescheduling or canceling 27 events
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Where do new event scheduling start coming from
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How does the market react and build on the other side of this crisis
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Using new technology and trying new things
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Taking advantage of the opportunity to serve past clients
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Finding joy in the gift of time to refocus priorities and spend time with family
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Leaning into new revenue streams and discovering new ways to distribute value
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Navigating schedule conflicts for Fall events with postponed Spring events
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Creating custom programming for events now instead of rescheduling
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Helping clients address the needs and fears of their customers
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Showing up in the moment and modeling generosity
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Maintaining the integrity of your speaking business long-term
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What speakers have in common with 5-star Michelin chefs
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Building a speaking business so that you’re not living month-to-month
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How speakers are actually running two different businesses simultaneously
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Discovering gifts and opportunity amidst the crisis
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What you have permission to do now that you didn’t before
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Inventing a new business model the creates recurring income
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The Cupcake analogy
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Redefining what success looks like now and thinking about your business in a different way
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Why you need “resume points” on the other side of this crisis
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And more
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