How to Triple Your Income From Speaking with Jake Thompson
The Speaker Lab Podcast
The Speaker Lab
4.8 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Since finishing a program with The Speaker Lab in 2017, Jake Thompson has had the "pedal to the metal” when it comes to building his brand and speaking career. His momentum and commitment to seizing growth opportunities have allowed him to triple his income and bring incredible value to his audience. Referrals, consulting opportunities, and a passion for the problem he solves brought him to some incredible stages that left him rubbing shoulders with individuals who have transformed the trajectory of his career.
During Episode 412, Jake shares about a new role serving as a fractional executive and how it has challenged him to level up and take the right risks. Jake’s unique journey allows him to bring a ton of insight to our conversation, reminding you to invest in yourself, embrace the “grind” and do it all while still being focused. Jake’s story is incredibly unique and a reminder that opportunity is out there, but you have to have the right mindset to make it work for you!
Here's what you’ll learn from this episode:
- What it means to be all-in when building your business
- How to find the right opportunities that develop your vision
- The value of referrals and recommendations
- How to consider career game-changers
- Why you must invest in yourself
- Why you have to find your niche and dig even deeper
- How to hone a genuine passion for the problem you solve
- And much more!
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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. |
| 0:46.8 | Hey, what's up for? Friends, Grant Baldwin here. So glad to have you here with us today for episode |
| 0:54.6 | 412 of the Speaka Lab podcast. Today I'm joined by my good friend, Mr. Jake Thompson. Jake has a lot |
| 1:01.4 | going on in his world, and I'm really excited to have him here today sharing about his speaking |
| 1:05.4 | journey and career. Now, the past couple of years have been game changers for Jake's career |
| 1:10.0 | and speaking business. |
| 1:11.4 | Since finishing a training program with the Speaker Lab back in 2017, he's put in a ton of |
| 1:15.8 | sweat equity to get gigs, write a book, and build his brand. |
| 1:19.3 | His commitment to keeping the momentum, finding opportunities for growth are incredible, |
| 1:23.1 | and have really allowed him to actually triple his income. |
| 1:26.2 | You name it, he's doing it, but here's the thing. |
| 1:28.9 | He has really narrowed down the topic and the focus. And because of that, he's really built |
| 1:33.5 | repeat business referrals and consulting opportunities because he knows the problem he solves |
| 1:37.9 | for his audience. And he's consistently bringing that to the stage. During this episode, |
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