What To Do When Everything Goes Wrong with Jake Thompson

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🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

"You have to think of it from a relational standpoint, first and foremost, before anything else. And just understand, sometimes things happen, but I never want a client to be upset about paying me. I always want them to pay me and think, man, we got way more than we paid."

We talk a lot about the benefits of being a professional speaker, but there are always challenges in any business! This week, Jake Thompson is back on the show to talk about what to do when things don't go the way you planned.

Jake is breaking down how to handle things like travel issues, contract disputes, event delays, organizers who won't commit, and more — all pulled from his personal experiences in his speaking business over the past few years.

If you want to be a successful speaker in the long run, don't miss this episode!

You'll learn:

Why you should never miss a gig, no matter what
How to put yourself in the top category of speakers
How to get event organizers off the fence
What to do when your event gets rescheduled
How to handle contract issues and disputes
And much, much more!

"When you're amazing on stage and amazing offstage, it puts you in a completely different bracket."

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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.
0:47.0	You've got to think of it from a relational standpoint first and foremost before anything else.
0:57.0	And just understand sometimes things happen.
0:59.0	And I never want a client to be upset about paying me.
1:02.0	I always want them to pay me and pay.
1:04.0	Man, we got way more than we pay you.
1:06.0	Hey friends, welcome back to your favorite podcast for advice on building a better speaking
1:14.0	business.
1:15.0	I'm Grant Baldwin, and this week I am pumped to bring you a conversation with my good buddy
1:18.4	Jake Thompson.
1:19.7	Now, if you've been listening for a while, you know that Jake, who is a former TSL student,
1:23.5	who is absolutely crushing it as a speaker.
1:26.1	Now works actually as a facilitator here at TSL
1:28.7	helping other speakers to get to the next level in their business. Jake has booked over $400,000
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