No. My Speaker Leads provides researched opportunities, not bookings.
Success depends on factors such as:
We provide opportunities. Speakers create results.
Not every organization pays every speaker. Speaker compensation can depend on:
Our research and the resulting lists focus on organizations that have previously paid at least some speakers or have speaker budgets, but speakers must still qualify themselves through their outreach and positioning.
Some leads may include open calls for speakers. Others represent proactive outreach opportunities where speakers introduce themselves to organizations.
Many of the best paid speaking engagements come from proactive outreach rather than applications alone.
Yes. This is a research service, not an exclusive representation service.
Success depends on how you position yourself, personalize your outreach, and follow up.
Sooner is usually better. We recommend reviewing your list within the first week and prioritizing outreach based on relevance and fit.
Our research team identifies organizations and events through methods such as:
We verify organizations and events exist, but speaker needs, budgets, and timing can change.
Speakers should always:
When possible, we include relevant contacts. In some cases, speakers may need to identify the appropriate contact within the organization.
Leads are researched on an ongoing basis and delivered weekly to help speakers maintain a consistent outreach pipeline.
Consistency is more important than volume. Many successful speakers focus on contacting 5–7 highly relevant leads weekly rather than contacting every lead. In fact, blast emailing every lead is counterproductive and can get you labeled as a spammer. Be selective.
Response rates vary widely. A 5–10% response rate is possible depending on the outreach quality, positioning, and topic fit.
Speaking pipelines often take 3–9 months to mature. Many speakers see results after consistent outreach over multiple months.
Speakers who succeed typically:
Speakers who succeed typically:
Speakers who succeed typically:
This service may not be a good fit if:
No. Many members are:
Speaking can be part of a broader business development strategy.
Yes, but results improve when speakers have:
We recommend having:
Yes, but it would require significant weekly research time. Most speakers prefer to spend that time on outreach, preparation, and delivery instead of searching for opportunities.
Most paid speaking engagements come from proactive positioning rather than inbound requests. My Speaker Leads helps speakers consistently identify organizations where they can introduce their expertise.
Innovation Women is a mission-based company helping connect event organizers and speakers. Innovation Women also offers a database of Calls for Speakers, education and a supportive community.
My Speaker Leads helps speakers find organizations and events to approach.
Many speakers use both services as part of their speaking strategy.
No. This is a tool to help you build a speaking pipeline. Like any business development activity, success comes from consistent outreach and strong positioning.
Treat this like business development, not luck.
Successful speakers:
My Speaker Leads has no long-term contract. You can cancel your subscription at any time by logging into your account and selecting the Cancel Service button.
To see whether My Speaker Leads is right for your speaker sales process, we recommend receiving at least two months of leads. Each week is different, so if your first batch of leads was a poor fit, the next might be full of relevant opportunities.
My Speaker Leads guarantees you 50-100 event leads per week, depending on your subscription level.
We do not guarantee that leads will get back to you or that they will pay you to speak. This service is best suited for speakers with an established sales process. To improve your chances of landing a speaking gig from our leads, choose speaking opportunities that are the best fit for you and reach out with a professional approach. You can access our speaking resources for more tips on successfully landing speaking gigs.
No. Depending on your subscription level, every week we send you either 50 leads or 100 leads. Our research looks for opportunities most likely to pay speakers, giving you the best chance of landing a paid gig, regardless of industry.
We put information about each lead in the lead file, including the industry for each lead. You can filter the lead file by that column once you download it if you choose.
However, we recommend reviewing all the leads in each file to make sure you don’t miss a speaking opportunity that would be a good fit for you. Most speakers’ expertise and speaking topics work for opportunities across multiple fields. For example, one of our speakers works in digital marketing. Her expertise is in demand at all kinds of events and conferences, not just digital marketing events.
We also don’t expect you to follow up with every lead. We expect speakers to contact only the leads that are a good fit for them, not send an email blast targeting every lead. (This is called spam.) Our most successful customers find 10-15 great fits for them every month.
We would never recommend you do that. When you add someone to a mailing list, you need their permission. If you use an email service provider like Constant Contact or Mailchimp to send a bulk email using our contact data, you would likely be violating their terms of service, as well as the CAN-SPAM Act.
Instead of sending a bulk email, please select the best-fitting opportunities from the list each week and send individual introductory emails to see if those leads are currently looking for speakers like you.
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