I will always be a big believer in repelling the wrong clients.

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Last week, I had some awesome conversations with an LGBTQ+ speaker, a website designer for speakers, and a speaker strategist.

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We bonded over shared identities, the work we do, the struggles we have, and how we love the speaking industry.

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And the entrepreneur and marketer in me thought about how many valuable nuggets were in these conversations that other folks in the speaking industry could benefit from.

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Like how we need more LGBTQ+ speakers (and for them to get fairly compensated).

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And how changing the language on your speaking website from first person to third person is important to positioning yourself.

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And no matter how far the industry has come in bringing in diverse voices, it still has a ways to go—and how we want to be apart of that change.

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My speaker friend uses his platform and voice to advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusive healthcare.

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My website designer friend is vocal about her personal values and uses that to filter out the folks who don’t share the same values.

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My new speaker strategist friend is intentional about working with underrepresented speakers.

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And I’m vocal about being an queer and trans person, and that attracts people who are supportive of people like me and repels those who are not (thank god).

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I’m sharing this with you intentionally over email—and I’m not posting it to my LinkedIn or Instagram.

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Why? Because there’s a different level of trust here.

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It’s like writing a letter to a friend vs. posting to a billboard for anyone to see.

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This why I like email so much.

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We can be more vulnerable, connect more deeply, and build community.

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Is that what you want too?

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If you’re looking to write more letters and fewer billboards, then let’s have a chat about how to make that happen.

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You can grab a time on my calendar here.