Listen "32. How to Get Paid $15,000 to Speak with Leann Thieman"
Episode Synopsis
In 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War, Leann Thieman, a nurse in Iowa, volunteered to fly to Vietnam to rescue 300 orphan babies as the bombs were falling on Saigon. The story of that harrowing experience became the springboard for her to become a professional speaker. When someone agreed to pay her $100 to tell her story, she began her speaking career. She now charges $15,000 per speech. In this interview, Leann shares with Doug the incremental steps she took in the first couple of years, to market and sell her speech. These steps are the basics of how to get started in the speaking business and get people to pay you to speak. If she can do it, you can do it. Learn how to leveage your story into a lucractive speaking business. Contact: [email protected] http://www.storytelling-in-business.com http://www.storytelling-in-business.com
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