Learn the difference between public and professional speaking & how to go from zero to getting paid for your expertise. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Lovelda Vincenzi takes us on her journey from growing up in 3 countries to traveling as an adult to over 50 countries. She also takes us on her entrepreneurial journey and opens up about her failed business ventures before eventually transitioning out of her corporate 9-5 job. Lovelda shares her lessons learned and tips for how to make the entrepreneurial leap. She then takes us behind the scenes of how she landed her TedX talk, how she delivered it, and what it led to. Lovelda explains what a keynote is, and is not, and deconstructs the elements of what makes a great keynote speech. Lovelda also distinguishes between a ‘public speaker’ and a ‘professional speaker’. She explains how to become a paid speaker and gradually increase your speaking fee. Lovelda also unveils some key distinctions and strategies about how to optimize the ROI of your speaking engagements to grow your business. She then talks about her coaching program for women speakers, shares some success stories, and explains what she would do if starting from scratch to go from ‘zero’ to ‘paid international keynote speaker’ as fast as possible. And, finally, she reflects on what travel means to her and drops her top 5 hip hop MCs of all time. → Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here. ============================ FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE Explore The Maverick Show Starter Packs — some of my favorite conversations curated by theme so you can easily find the episodes that match your interests. ============================ FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU See my Top 10 Travel Apps See my Top 10 Books that Shaped the Way I Travel See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ============================ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram and DM Matt to continue the conversation Please leave a rating and review — it really helps the show and I read each one personally Support the show by buying me a coffee — espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes!

How to Become a Paid International Speaker, Deliver a Great Keynote, and Grow Your Business with Lovelda Vincenzi (Ep 239)

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Learn the difference between public and professional speaking & how to go from zero to getting paid for your expertise.  ============================  Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds.  ============================  ON THIS EPISODE  Lovelda Vincenzi takes us on her journey from growing up in 3 countries to traveling as an adult to over 50 countries. She also takes us on her entrepreneurial journey and opens up about her failed business ventures before eventually transitioning out of her corporate 9-5 job.  Lovelda shares her lessons learned and tips for how to make the entrepreneurial leap.  She then takes us behind the scenes of how she landed her TedX talk, how she delivered it, and what it led to.  Lovelda explains what a keynote is, and is not, and deconstructs the elements of what makes a great keynote speech.  Lovelda also distinguishes between a ‘public speaker’ and a ‘professional speaker’.  She explains how to become a paid speaker and gradually increase your speaking fee.  Lovelda also unveils some key distinctions and strategies about how to optimize the ROI of your speaking engagements to grow your business.  She then talks about her coaching program for women speakers, shares some success stories, and explains what she would do if starting from scratch to go from ‘zero’ to ‘paid international keynote speaker’ as fast as possible.  And, finally, she reflects on what travel means to her and drops her top 5 hip hop MCs of all time.  → Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.  ============================  FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE  Explore The Maverick Show Starter Packs — some of my favorite conversations curated by theme so you can easily find the episodes that match your interests.  ============================  FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU  See my Top 10 Travel Apps  See my Top 10 Books that Shaped the Way I Travel  See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual)  Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn  See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend  See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use)  ============================  ENJOYING THE SHOW?  Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram and DM Matt to continue the conversation  Please leave a rating and review — it really helps the show and I read each one personally  Support the show by buying me a coffee — espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes!

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