NOVEMBER 2025 MONTHLY MEETING
Mike Frank, CSP, CPAE
Specific, Sometimes Little, Things You Can Do and Say to Set Yourself Apart with Clients and Speaker Bureaus
Friday October 10, 2025
9:00AM - 1:00PM
(Networking Lunch at 12pm)
In person location:
The Village Event Center
7173 S Havana St #600, Centennial, CO 80112
**IN PERSON EVENT **
Mike Frank, CSP, CPAE
Specific, Sometimes Little, Things You Can Do and Say to Set Yourself Apart with Clients and Speaker Bureaus
Learn from Mike Frank, Speaker Bureau owner for over 50 years, CPAE Hall of Famer and presitigous Cavett winner as he reconnects with one of his earliest students—Mark Sanborn, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame and Cavett Award. Over four 1/2 decades later, their conversation explores the rich evolution of the speaking industry.
From the early days of motivational rallies to today’s influencer-driven, tech-enhanced landscape, they’ll share stories, insights, and hard-won lessons. You’ll discover the timeless strategies that continue to win business today—even as uncertainty and change persist. While AI and digital disruption form part of the backdrop, the focus stays on what truly matters: human connection, credibility, and long-term success.
This is not just a look back—it’s a powerful roadmap for what comes next.
Takeaways:
- What marketing "tools" are most critical and some tips on crating them.
- How to find "prospects" when being new to the business.
- The best of what should be on the video for your website and the length.
- Understanding speakers bureaus///what they want and what they don't want.
- Some important truths about product sales
- A few thoughts on the ethics of our business
- While he can't discuss fees, he will share some vital "rules of thumb" and a logical formula.
- Understanding what "speaker bureau friendly" means
Come prepared with questions on any aspect of the speaking business...he will try to answer all of them!
About Frank:
Mike Frank, CSP, CPAE is a globally recognized professional speaker who has inspired more than 3,000 audiences across North America, Australia, Asia, and the Caribbean. Rising from salesman to vice president of sales before age 26, Mike brings real-world business experience and a dynamic style to every stage.
A past president of the National Speakers Association, he is one of the few speakers to receive both the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Award and the Cavett Award—the highest honors in the speaking profession. He has shared platforms with legends such as Zig Ziglar, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Dr. Ken Blanchard, and is celebrated as a "Legend of the Speaking Profession."
Mike is also a published author, respected sales trainer, and passionate storyteller who continues to motivate audiences with his humor, energy, and powerful insights.
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