Conquering Mindset Blocks as a Paid Speaker with Stephanie Dauphin

The Speaker Lab Podcast

The Speaker Lab

Authors, Public Speakers, Public Speaking, How To, Marketing, Smallbusiness, Coaching, Education, Entrepreneurship, Speaking, Business, Side Gig

4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

“I feel guilty to charge [money] for what I love to do…one woman said, ‘They should pay you because it’s your gift, you shouldn’t feel guilty about it.’”

Few stories capture the grit and transformation behind a speaking business like Stephanie Dauphin’s journey. This week, Grant Baldwin chats with Stephanie on The Speaker Lab podcast about investing over a decade in her craft—often speaking for free, wrangling self-doubt, and struggling with the idea that meaningful, joyful work can (and should) be well-paid.

Her turning point wasn’t just learning how to market herself or build a keynote. It was doing the mindset work: identifying and letting go of limiting beliefs around money, motherhood, and self-worth, many rooted in her upbringing. Stephanie is honest about the messy process, the fear of charging what you’re worth, and the inner resistance that can sabotage your best opportunities.

What shines through is her hard-earned wisdom: fulfillment comes from embracing your gifts, serving others, and having the courage to genuinely value yourself. Stephanie’s story is proof that your passion deserves to be your profession—and that the most important shift is believing you’re worth every bit of it. If you’re doubting what’s possible, let Stephanie’s journey remind you that building your dream starts with betting on yourself, even when the path forward is unclear.

You’ll learn:

How authority can be a speaker’s asset
The challenges of remote work and its effect on workplace relationships
Issues around charging for speaking engagements
Strategies for overcoming mindset obstacles
Stephanie’s experience with The Speaker Lab
About building a mailing list and using content to generate referrals
The importance of designing a speaking career around family needs
Step for self-development
And much, much more!

“More and more people are working remotely, and it has a big effect on team cohesion.”

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0:00.0	Hey, friend, are you looking for ways to book more paid speaking gigs?
0:03.7	Well, of course you are.
0:04.4	Maybe you're just starting out as a speaker. You're trying to figure out what to prioritize in order to get booked and paid as quickly as possible. Listen, if that's you, I want you to join us for a free live training where you're going to learn how to create the number one marketing asset that you need to consistently book more paid gigs. This is a tool that one speaker on our team used to book over $36,000 in paid gigs before he even had a website.
0:27.2	This training is free.
0:28.1	It's live and we offered a few times a week so you can find a time that works best for you.
0:32.5	All you got to do is head over to thespeakerlab.com slash get booked.
0:36.3	That's all one word.
0:37.2	Thespeakelab.com slash get booked. That's all one word, the speakerlap.com slash get booked
0:39.3	and register right now. We look forward to seeing you on the live training.
1:02.0	This This is your purpose to do what lights your heart. You know, it's really, really, really important to be the best, to offer the best to the world.
1:09.0	You really have to do what makes you happy.
1:13.3	You know, you have to acknowledge your gifts. Everybody has gifts.
1:17.2	Acknowledge your gifts and use them to serve others. And this is the best way to be happy
1:23.5	and to make others happy. You know, I'm a better mother after a gig, you know, like, because I'm so
1:30.6	happy. I'm filled with positive energy. Hey, what's our friends? Grand Baldwin here. Welcome
1:39.4	back to the Speaker Lab podcast. So excited to have you joining us today. We're going to be chatting
1:43.5	with Stephanie
1:44.2	Dolphin of talking about her speaking journey. And she's actually a very successful student here
1:49.7	within the speaker lab. And so excited to hear more from her. So Stephanie, welcome. How are you today?
1:55.0	I'm doing excellent. And you guys? I'm doing delightful. As we've established, you have this lovely accent that I am lacking.
2:04.2	And so tell us, like, where are you from?
2:06.8	Tell us about your accent.
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