become the woman who gets paid to speak

Event planners are  looking for women speakers—


and they are paying for real stories. This free training shows you how to turn your story into a talk and yourself into a paid public speaker.

become the woman who
gets paid to speak

Event planners are  looking for women speakers—

and they are paying for real stories. This free training shows you how to turn your story into a talk and yourself into a paid public speaker.

Daryll Wharton

Daryl  Wharton

“Once you start speaking, the more you’re going to LOVE it and get addicted to it.”
Therese Marzouk

Therese Marzouk

“I'm so excited. I secured 2 speaking events while on a cruise just by sharing what I'm doing 🎉”
Kelly Meehan

Kelly Meehan

“My 1st gig, I under sold because I didn’t have Mic Drop yet. Now, I’m charging $5K!”
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Why Women Speakers like you Are In Demand.

Why Women Speakers like you Are In Demand.

> Hesitation, not ability.

Research shows women are far less likely to take the stage than men — but that hesitation had nothing to do with skill.

(Source: De Paola, Lombardo, Pupo & Scoppa, "Do Women Shy Away from Public Speaking? A Field Experiment," Labour Economics (2021) — randomized field experiment, 500+ participants)

> Conferences are leaning in.

66% of event organizers say they're prioritizing diversity at their events — including booking more women and underrepresented speakers.

(Source: PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association), Convene 31st Annual Meetings Market Survey (2024) — survey of 255 business-event organizers across associations, corporations, and independent planners.)

> Decision makers are on your side.

77% of event planners — the ones holding the budget and filling the stages — are women who want female voices in their lineups.

(Source: Zippia, "Event Planner Demographics and Statistics [2025]" — based on ~14,932 event-planner resumes in Zippia's database, with US Census and BLS data for context.)

> There aren't enough of you.

Nearly 70% of professional speakers worldwide are still male — which means the demand for women far outpaces the supply.

(Source: Bizzabo, Gender Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report — analysis of 60,000+ speakers across 23 countries)

 

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The gap isn't talent. It's access. And that's exactly what this training gives you.

 

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Give Yourself 60 Minutes. Walk Away With These Three Things

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You'll know your story.

The part of your life that belongs on a stage — and the audience that's been waiting to hear it. Most women leave this training surprised by how clear it suddenly feels.

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You'll know the business is real.

Women from this training have booked $5K, $10K, even $15K talks—one landed four gigs in a single meeting. We’ll show you who’s hiring women speakers now, what they’re paying, and how to make your talk impossible to pass up.

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You'll know you're ready.

Not because we told you so. Because you'll see yourself in the women who are already doing it — and realize the only difference between you and them is that they started.

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Here's who this is really for

You’re the woman friends call for advice, perspective, and the truth—and you’ve heard “more people need to hear your story” more times than you can count.
Maybe it’s something you built, mastered, or learned the hard way—and now you watch others struggle with it every day.

You’ve seen others on stages and felt something stir. Not jealousy. Recognition. That quiet voice saying, “I have something worth saying, too.”
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This training will help you get your talk in front of the audiences who need it most.
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Here’s What Possible

 FROM REAL MIC DROP GRADUATES 🎤

Shereen Thor

ShEreen Thor's Talk Title:

Revolutionary Woman: How To Lead In A World That's Set Up For You To Follow

Highest speaking fee:

$15,000

Tradara McLaurine

Tradara Mclaurine's Talk Title:

Change Your Shoes: Adapting To Leadership Roles With Confidence

Highest speaking fee:

$5,000

Cindy Rowe

Cindy Rowe's Talk Title:

Kindness Is A Leadership Superpower: Creating Teams That Thrive

Highest speaking fee:

$12,000

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Meet The Founder Behind This Training

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Jess Ekstrom is a Forbes top-rated speaker, a HarperCollins author, and one of the most sought-after voices on stages across the country.

She'll tell you that's not the point.

The point is what she kept noticing from those stages. All-male lineups with one token woman. Event planners — mostly women themselves — who couldn't find enough female speakers to fill their rosters. Women in the audience who had the story and had no idea they could get paid to tell it. And men on the same stage — charging twice what she was when she was more qualified.

Jess built a paid public speaking training company because the speaking industry wasn't going to fix its women problem on its own.

Jess didn't build this to be the most successful woman speaker in the room. This free training is her way of saying — your story deserves a stage.

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"What TEDx Speakers Do Before They Feel Ready" — A Step-by-Step Guide: The women getting TEDx talks didn't wait until they had the perfect talk. They used a specific process to go from "I have an idea" to "I submitted and got selected." This guide walks you through every step — so you can do the same.

Yours free when you attend the live training.
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You've been thinking about this for a while.

Maybe it's been months. Maybe it's been years. You've watched other women step onto stages with stories no more powerful than yours and wondered — why not me?
 
 
Here's what we know. Women who come through this training leave with clarity on their story, a real picture of what the market pays, and the conviction that they belong on a stage.
 
 
Some go on to book their first gig within weeks. Others build full speaking careers that replace their income entirely. Jasmine made $11K from speeches in a single month. Yvonne made $20K in her first year. The woman who was charging $500 is now closing $10K keynotes.
 

It starts here. With 60 minutes and a story you haven't stopped thinking about.

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