You're leaving money on the table...
"I almost slapped the guy when he said this..."
“You’re leaving money on the table, young man…”
That is exactly what the man said to me as we parted ways at JFK.
Both of us had spoken at the same conference, had similar departure times, and decided to split an Uber.
When I told him what I had charged for my keynote, the dude smirked and said:
“Damn, your talk was better than mine and you got paid half as much.”
That was Q4 of 2019.
For the next year and a half, I sat with “you got paid half as much…”.
By the beginning of 2022, as soon as in-person events started coming back, I doubled my investment fees.
Take a look at this stat from SpeakerFlow’s 2024 State of the Industry Report 👇🏾
Ok, now, look at this stat 🧐:
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There’s a $14K gap between what speakers get paid and what event planners are willing to pay.
This is why you need to register for PLATFORM.
We equip you with a negotiation strategy that squeezes every possible dollar out of every engagement you pursue.
Because at MYM, 🎤 = 💰 = 🔓.
Pay yourself in the future and register today.
