How to Find Courage and Try Something Different with Rob Ferre

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4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

What started as a parking attendant at the happiest place on earth, led to a lucrative business as a speaker and entertainer. Rob Ferre has always gravitated to the stage, and now he’s got a highly successful business that has taken him across the globe.

Whether he’s the DJ at a major corporate event or giving their keynote the morning after a celebration, Rob has mastered the fundamentals of keeping an audience engaged and coming back for more! He pivoted through the global pandemic, adapted to the call for virtual gigs, and exudes a level of enthusiasm that provides a fresh take on how to make your own way in the speaking industry.

Rob is passionate about helping others see the possibilities within their speaking business and demonstrates the possibilities through his own skills as a DJ, emcee, keynote speaker, and his work with gamification. He’s giving insight on monetization, gaining access to the industry, and how to balance the evolution of a speaking business.

Whether you’re wondering how to shake things up, or want to hear a story of courage to try something different, then this episode is for you!

THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:

Developing a unique speaking business model
Finding the courage to try something different
Is virtual here to stay in the speaking business?
Audience engagement and the importance of checking in
Why he’s staying in the speaking industry
His favorite ride at Disneyland (can you guess?)
And much more!

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0:00.0	Hey, Fran, Graham Baldwin here.
0:01.4	Hey, what if I told you that there was a single marketing asset that you could use to book tens of thousands of dollars in paid speaking gigs before you even have a website?
0:10.2	Well, that tool exists.
0:11.4	And Dan Irvin, one of the speakers on our team, used it to book over $36,000 in speaking gigs without a fancy website or any social media presence.
0:19.6	Even better, we're going to teach you exactly how
0:22.1	to create that tool for your speaking business in under an hour. For a limited time, we're going to
0:26.9	be offering a free live training on how to build and use this marketing asset to start booking
0:31.9	paid gigs in just a few weeks. If you want to hear more, go to thespeakalab.com slash marketing.
0:38.5	That's what you got to do is go to the speaka lab.com slash marketing and we'll see you there.
0:45.4	Hey, what's up? Friends, Grant Baldwin here. So glad to have you here with us today for
0:52.5	episode 394 of the Speak of Lab podcast. Yes, that's right. We are closing in on 400 episodes. It's going to be here soon. We've got a great show for you today. Today I am joined by Rob Ferret, who is here to share about his unique speaking career and what has kept him busier than ever in recent years. Now, early on, eager to take the stage wherever he could. Rob has a
1:12.1	background actually in theater and improv. He studied broadcast communication and has a very
1:16.6	successful business as a speaker and entertainer. He'll also be the first to admit that it wasn't
1:20.9	all travel and glamour, but rather he started in his world as a parking attendant role in Disney
1:27.3	World, which really instilled some fundamentals
1:29.1	that we talk about that has really contributed to his future and continued success.
1:33.5	During our conversation, Rob's going to share insight on how he pivoted through the global
1:36.6	pandemic, what it looks like to keep a virtual audience engaged, and how he takes on new
1:40.4	ventures while staying laser-focused.
1:42.5	His enthusiasm for entertainment, encouraged to try something new provides a fresh take on making
1:46.8	your way in the speaking industry.
1:48.8	So I know you're going to really enjoy this conversation.
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