MBA707 Q&A Weekends: Do you ever speak at events for free or do you have a minimum fee?

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2016

⏱️ 10 minutes

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It's the weekend, and that means more listener Q&A! Today, one audience member wants to know if our loveable host Omar ever does free speaking engagements, or if there's a minimum fee to get the man himself on stage. As an experienced speaker who's worked dozens of events over the years, Omar had to earn the right to charge speaking fees- but that doesn't mean he never works pro bono. Take a listen, and hear how he does the math. Click play!

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0:00.0	Heyo! Welcome to the $100 MBA Show and today is a Q&A weekend's episode where we answer your question right here on the show.
0:17.0	If you have a question you want to ask, just email us at support at business republic.net.
0:21.0	We would love to answer your question.
0:23.0	Today's question comes from Russell and Russell asks,
0:25.0	do you ever speak at events for free or do you have a minimum fee?
0:30.0	Interesting question Russell and I will answer it.
0:32.0	I know a lot of people ask should they speak for free or should they always charge or how much should they charge?
0:37.2	That's a whole different discussion. I'm going to give you some tips on that, but I'm going to share with you what I do answer Russell's question as well as the rationale behind it
0:46.7	So let's get into it. Let's get down to business
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1:21.6	So Russell asks, do you ever speak at events for free or do you have a minimum fee?
1:27.0	So first I have to preface this by saying that I've been speaking on stage for some time now.
1:32.0	I speak at several events throughout the year. In 2015 I
1:35.8	think I spoke at 12 different events so I practically spoke somewhere once a month.
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