What The Speak (audio) With Bryan Kelly

What does it take to have clients like Dell and LinkedIn? Lee Odden knows; his digital marketing agency has worked with both companies. Lee Odden is not only the CEO of Top Rank Online Marketing, but he’s also a notable blogger and keynote speaker.

As a super lawyer (that means he’s been rated by his peers as one of the best in his profession), John Corcoran runs his own boutique firm today but his roots are in politics. He interned for the Clinton Administration during his collegiate years and later joined the White House staff and then the California governor’s office.

Matt Tenney envisions a world where leaders operate from a place of service to improve their businesses and to make a positive impact in the world. And he’s is showing those leaders how to do it. As an international keynote speaker and author of “Serve to Be Great”, Matt travels the world sharing his message of the synergism of leadership and service.

Have you ever felt like a square peg in a round hole? If you have, you’re in good company. Stu McLaren, co-founder of Wishlist Member, Rhino Support and the non-profit World Teacher Aid, began his speaking career because of that feeling.

Scott Stratten- Forbes.com has named him one of the top five influencers in the world. Business Review USA called him one of America’s top ten marketing gurus. He’s written three best-selling books and has over 165,000 followers on Twitter.

Josh Shipp readily acknowledges he was an at-risk kid who made a lot of mistakes. He also says he made a few great choices because a handful of adults believed in him when he was “…careening out of control.” Today, he is an ultra-successful youth speaker, TV personality, best-selling author and public speaker. He tours the world helping teens understand themselves and helping adults understand teens.

Richard Rierson takes a leadership role in every position and every industry he’s a part of, from his service as a Marines Corps pilot to his management roles in the hotel industry to his time as a public speaker.  And he believes everyone else can do the same. In fact, he believes everyone has an obligation to be the leader they truly are.

At a time when there were few women in the men’s hairstyling world, Patricia Fripp owned her own salon. She catered to the movers and shakers of the financial world. Over time, she became the go-to expert on delivery skills for her clients. And after attending a speaking conference, she realized she could take that sought-after expertise and become the successful coach, trainer and keynote speaker she is today.

Michele Cushatt did NOT want to be a public speaker and was terrified of it until about 8 years ago. However, today she is an experienced keynote speaker, a master of ceremony as well as a coach and mentor who helps others communicate better. Michele says she helps people discover, craft and develop powerful content. And then deliver it with as much impact as possible.

Dan Miller's message across all mediums is that he believes anybody can find or create work that is meaningful, purposeful and profitable in 48 days. He shares that message with his audiences wherever he goes.

Clay Collins, co-founder of Leadpages joins us today. If you’re in the online marketing world or at least familiar with it, you’ve heard of LeadPages. It’s one of the most popular tools for anyone marketing anything online these days. 

Rohit Bhargava, best-selling author, keynote speaker, TedX presenter and Georgetown University professor, believes better marketing is one of the few forces that can change the world.

Greg Hickman is the host of Mobile Mixed, his own webshow about mobile marketing. Mobile marketing has been Greg’s niche since the industry’s early days in 2005. He has worked for such big name brands as the New York Jets, AT&T and Cabella’s; he’s also owned his own text message marketing business.

Rory Vaden is the founder of Southwest consulting as well as a best-selling author and a 2-time Top 10 finalist in the Toastmasters World Championships. To boot, he has been featured on CNN, CBS and Fox, to name just a few.

Ray Edwards has written for some of the greatest speakers, authors and marketers on the planet including Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield and Frank Kern. He’s also the best-selling author of “Writing Riches” and is an acclaimed direct response copywriter. In today’s episode, Ray Edwards shares his thoughts on public speaking, engaging your audience and what he’s applied from his 25 years in the broadcast industry.

Kat Cole began speaking at the very young age of 3! She was the class reader and speaker throughout elementary school. In high school she was either “arguing or speaking” in some way: either as a debate team member or a cheerleader. In her 20s, she continued to hone the craft of public speaking in her training department jobs in the restaurant industry and in her volunteer work as a volunteer leader for non-profits.

When his pool business took an economic hit in 2008, Marcus Sheridan found the power of the Internet. Shortly after, his web site became the most trafficked pool site in the world. Speaking requests began to follow, including the opportunity to speak to his local TEDx community.

Joining What the Speak is Tim Paige, founder of The Awesome Podcast and co-host of Love Your Leap with John Lee Dumas. A former musician who toured the country, he’s also a renowned public speaker and voiceover artist.

David’s father gave him a piece of advice 30 years ago: one of the best things you can do is to learn how to speak in public. At about the age of 26, David moved to Tokyo for work and began a Toastmasters chapter there. He learned the fundamentals of speaking over the next six years with Toastmasters.

When David began speaking, he received a lot of advice. His problem was that he didn’t heed it. One of the pieces of advice he received was to be yourself. He wishes he had listened to that advice sooner!