Building a Professional Speaking Business with Lauren Schieffer, CSP

This week on Speakernomics, Robert Kennedy, III, speaks with special guest Lauren Schieffer on how to cultivate a successful speaking business while creating a meaningful impact on the world.  Lauren shares the advantages of being associated with a recognized speaking organization like NSA. She highlights the invaluable role of local chapters, acting as tributaries that provide a personalized and immediate educational experience. Gain actionable insights into active engagement, strategic networking, and the art of leveraging individual strengths to forge lasting connections within the speaking community.  Key Takeaways:   Organizational Affiliation: Emphasizes the importance of joining professional speaking organizations.  Local Chapter Engagement: Provides a personalized and immediate educational experience. Advocates for active engagement, strategic networking, and leveraging individual strengths.   Strategic Relationship Building: A strategic approach to building relationships, initiating conversations with seasoned speakers, and extracting valuable insights from their experiences.  National Membership Benefits: Benefits of national membership, including global exposure and exclusive discounts and services.  Thought-Provoking Question: Lauren challenges listeners to reflect on what actions they are taking today to make a positive impact tomorrow.    Answer our Question!   Head over to www.Speakernomics.com/voicemail and leave us a voicemail answering our question and we may use your recording on an upcoming episode of Speakernomics!   Question: What are you doing today that you didn't do yesterday or last week that's going to make a difference tomorrow?    Who is Lauren Schieffer, CSP?  As the daughter of a career Air Force officer, Lauren grew up being uprooted and relocated every couple of years. This imbued her with a profound independence and ability to adapt to changing circumstances, continually learning to adapt to new stations and new people. The lessons she learned from her dad, “The Colonel” helped her make smart decisions and overcome adversity with humility and a sense of humor. Her personal journey has traversed some dark and scary roads that included battles with and recovery from an eating disorder and surviving two personal assaults. The upside of that is she is standing strong on the sunny side of those dark roads in triumph. Lauren’s life journey has brought her to the conclusion that what happens to you in your life is not as important as how you choose to respond to what happens to you in your life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices