We do not.  On average, maybe one out of ten speakers who contact us is a good fit. Those who are not a good fit are either too much like one of our current speakers, or they are looking for a commission-only outbound sales team, or we just don't "click" during our initial call.  

In most cases, we do not though there are exceptions which you can read about below. Much of our involvement with our speakers does not directly result in a fee-paid agreement. We spend a lot of time working with speakers on their platform skills, their marketing materials, and creating a strategy to develop a successful business development process. While success in those categories does, hopefully, lead to fee-paid agreements from which we earn a commission, all of this is time-consuming which is why we have a combined retainer/commission business model for most speakers. 

We offer a commission-only service through our Joint Forces Speakers division set up specifically for retired military or first responders. We have some qualification requirements, and some of our services are limited in this category. You can always reach out and we'll discuss how this works. 

Absolutely! We offer a closing service for speakers who have incoming inquiries but they know they are leaving money on the table because they hate negotiating with their clients. Speakers who currently book an average of one fee-paid event each month are a good fit. If their speaking topic is of interest to us, those closing speakers will include our contact information on their website so that potential clients can contact us directly. We will also include their information on our website. We will then negotiate, close, and handle the agreements from start to finish (customer service, billing, tracking, travel, etc.) on a commission-only basis. We have some qualification requirements; reach out and we'll discuss them. 

Not to toot our own horn, but there are very few (if any, these days) speaker managers who are open to working with new speakers whose career isn't already established. We actually love working with new speakers even though that relationship doesn't start as lucratively as it does with established speakers. Being a mentor to new speakers is one of Kate's passions.  That's why we created the Speaker Development Program through which the speaker is mentored and guided through website creation, marketing, platform skills, content, etc.  It's very time-consuming so we always have a waiting list.  Reach out and let's talk about it!