5: Gene Hammett | Unstoppable Speaking

You’re going to love this interview with Gene Hammett. If you’ve not met Gene before, he’s an absolute wizard at driving business success through speaking. He’s not a “here’s how to get paid big bucks to speak” guy, instead...he’ll show you how to use speaking to get clients for your business (and you’ll probably make more money than that big name speaker you heard at the last conference). Plus, I share how I delivered the worst speech of my life and still landed several million in contracts from one speech. If you’re selling high-ticket services, this is worth every penny you paid for this podcast ;-) In this episode, he reveals his secret to finding and keeping focus in your business. We discuss the real secret to being productive (it’s not what you think). And Gene shares how to choose which opportunities to invest your time and energy to pursue. Timeline 00:13 Steve introduces Gene Hammett 01:47 Gene starts off by telling us how he deals with the tough roadblocks that businesses have thrown at him- he hired a coach. 06:15 Gene tells us his interesting way of staying focused on his goals and not get distracted from them. 13:12 Gene tells us the thing that he is most excited about this year, and why it’s changed from his forthcoming book. 15:56 Steve talks about his tough first experience with public speaking and how it leads to $5M in contracts! 17:34 Gene tells us how he can teach you to leverage your network through speaking as well as beyond just that moment on stage. 21:19 Steve gives us a further example from his own business experience how speaking is such a powerful tool. 23:02 Gene talks about a young guy who from one simple speech has gotten $800,000 worth of contracts in 18 months, and outlines fear as the biggest barrier. 28:37 Gene explains the importance of referrals when he first started out in business. 30:57 How to reach Gene and how to get some very valuable templates…..for free! Mentioned in the show: Forbes Success Magazine The One Thing Dan Sullivan Authority Camp www.LeadersInTheTrenches.com www.GeneHammett.com