Never hire a professional speaker.
Talks that don’t change behavior are worthless.
Organizational results are built by behavior - the only way to get better results is better behavior.
That, like everything is easier said than done. It’s only through the crucible of actual leadership that one builds that skill.
That, like all skills, gets rusty quickly. If you hire someone to speak who doesn’t have to create value in the market to make payroll and pay all the bills, they are likely to share ideas that don’t actually work.
If one guy knows theory, and another knows practice - my money’s on the practical guy.
All that to say, I might not actually be worth hiring right now. I built a business for 20 years and had a 7-figure exit, but today I’m building another towards an 8-figure exit. The industries I’m drawn to don’t have the big numbers of energy, tech, or defense. That might be an excuse though.
I made this site because I had some stuff to say.
I don’t know if I’ll ever feel very qualified to just talk for a living.
That’s probably for the best: I reckon we are all our best selves when we feel like we have got to work double-time because the next guy was has more on the ball already.
If you think you’d like to hire me to improve your people’s work, I can promise I’ll outwork everybody in light of that honor.
