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In this episode of Your Next Move, Kimberly sits down with Elle Petrillo — founding member of Brand Builders Group and former speakers bureau executive — for a candid, no-holds-barred conversation on what it actually takes to build a speaking career. Recorded live during The Visibility Shift Intensive, this conversation goes beyond motivation and into the real mechanics of getting booked, setting fees, and showing up with a brand that commands the room before you ever open your mouth.

In This Episode:

• Elle Petrillo shares her origin story: getting fired, going through divorce, and rebuilding her identity from scratch — which became the foundation for her personal branding philosophy
• The three reasons every speaker should pursue a speaking engagement: brand building, lead building, or income generating
• Why you should always ask for a client's budget before naming your fee — and how Elle has turned a stated $2,000 budget into a $10,000 booking
• The scrappy, low-cost ways to build a speaker kit and demo video that actually gets you booked
• Kimberly opens up about her own speaking fee journey — and why she's still working up to the number Elle keeps pushing her toward
• Why entrepreneurship doesn't have to mean going full-time, and the real story behind Kimberly's 10-year runway before leaving corporate

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Not all stages serve the same purpose — and getting clear on why you're speaking changes everything. In this solo episode, Kimberly Brown breaks down the three categories of speaking she's used throughout her own career to build connections, increase visibility, and close business. Whether you're still in a nine-to-five, building a side hustle, or running a full-time business, this episode will help you get intentional about the stages you pursue and what you're actually going after when you get there.

In This Episode:

• Kimberly traces her speaking journey back to 2011 after being passed over for a promotion she earned
• She introduces the concept of "accelerated collisions" and how stages create the conditions for meaningful connection
• She breaks down the three speaking categories: career building (relationships and advancement), brand building (thought leadership and trust), and wallet building (cash and/or qualified leads)

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In this episode of the Your Next Move Podcast, Kimberly breaks down what separates the speakers who keep getting booked and referred from the ones who deliver a great talk — and then never hear from the room again. Spoiler: it has nothing to do with how polished you are.

In This Episode:

• The one question to ask yourself after every talk: can someone describe what I do without me in the room?

• The three types of talk titles that travel — and the ones that don't

• Exactly what to do in the 48 hours after you speak (and why most speakers skip this entirely)

• The speaker page, one-sheet, and social presence checklist that makes referring you effortless

Book mentioned: The Referable Speaker by Michael Port and Andrew Davis - https://amzn.to/3PZ8WIU

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