CL085: David Avrin on life as a professional public speaker

In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast I talk with David Avrin, one of the most in-demand marketing and branding keynote speakers in the world today. Known as The Visibility Coach he speaks to CEO's, business owners, associations, entrepreneurs and executives about how to attract the best customers and create an army of raving fans. As an author his books include 'Visibility Marketing' and 'It's Not Who You Know. It's Who Knows You". "I want to spend my life doing things that matter with people who care." – David Avrin In this episode, you'll learn: Visibility marketing Public speaking misconceptions The glamor of travel! The myth of the motivational speaker 10 year overnight success Return on investment Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) How to become a CSP Fellow of Professional Speaking Association Million dollar roundtable Global conference speaker Differentiation Shift from selling to buying Authenticity Systems and processes Social media for speakers Being interesting Resources mentioned in this episode: TripIt  Freakonomics December by George Winston David Avrin's Website   Join James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show. -------------------- ABOUT JAMES -------------------- As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30 minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I'm Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me -------------------- ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE -------------------- The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor. The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me -------------------- SUBSCRIBE -------------------- Never miss a video, and join the Youtube self-help community living the fully creative life: http://www.youtube.com/jamestaylorme