S4 EP12: Regain Your Range of Motion with the Joe Hippensteel Method
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
Release Date: 06/25/2024
Episode 11: Stop Event Planners From Passing You Over
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
You can have a great message, but if you do not present it correctly, you will not get booked. In this episode, Sean Douglas breaks down the essential assets every speaker must have to get booked and paid. Your signature talk, your speaker website, and your speaker reel. Event planners are not guessing your value. They are evaluating it based on what they see. Sean walks through how to structure a talk that event planners want, what your website must include to convert inquiries into bookings, and why your speaker reel is one of the most important tools in your business. If you do not look...
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Episode 10: Foundations of Positioning A Speaker Business
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
Most speakers are not struggling because they lack talent. They are struggling because the market does not understand what they do. In this episode, Sean Douglas breaks down the first step to becoming a booked and paid speaker. Foundations and positioning. If an event planner cannot immediately identify what you speak on and who you serve, you will not get booked. Sean Douglas walks through how to define your speaking niche, your category, how to identify your audience, and how to position yourself so that you are not just another option, but the only option. This episode also introduces...
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Episode 9: Why Your Social Media Is Hurting You As A Speaker
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
If an event planner visits your social media profiles and cannot immediately tell that you are a speaker, you are already losing opportunities. In this episode, Sean Douglas explains why social media is one of the most overlooked assets speakers have when it comes to getting booked and paid to speak. Event planners do not just look at your website. They look at your LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook profiles to verify who you are, what you speak about, and whether you are actively speaking. Sean walks through how to structure your social media profiles so that there is no confusion about your...
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Episode 8: Using Your Podcast To Attract Speaking Opportunities
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
Most speakers underestimate the power of podcasts when it comes to getting booked and paid to speak. Podcasts are not just interviews. They are stages. In this episode, Sean Douglas explains how professional speakers can use podcast guest appearances to build credibility, create social proof, and attract speaking opportunities. If you want event planners to see you as an authority, podcasts allow you to demonstrate your expertise while expanding your visibility. Sean also explains why appearing on 50 to 60 podcasts per year can dramatically increase your exposure, why targeting the right...
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Episode 7: How Social Media Actually Gets Speakers Booked
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
Most speakers use social media the wrong way. They post random content, react to the news cycle, or treat their platforms like a personal diary. Then they wonder why event planners never reach out. In this episode, Sean breaks down how social media actually fits into a professional speaking business. Event planners are researching speakers online before they ever reach out. Your content, tone, positioning, and visibility all influence whether they see you as a professional speaker or someone they should avoid putting on their stage. You will learn how to position your social media profiles to...
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Episode 6: Why You're Not Getting Booked to Speak and How to Become Visible
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
If you are a talented speaker but still struggle to get booked consistently, the problem is rarely your speaking ability. The real problem is visibility, positioning, and systems. Many speakers are excellent on stage but invisible to the people who actually hire speakers. In this episode, Sean explains why most speakers fall into what he calls the Invisible Speaker Trap and how to break out of it. You will learn why speakers must think like marketers, how positioning determines your speaking fee, and what event planners are actually looking for when they search for speakers. If you want to...
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Episode 5: Free Gigs, Pay To Play, Or Paid Speaker and the Truth Speaker Coaches Never Tell You
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
The speaking industry looks glamorous from the outside. Stages. Standing Ovations. Photos. Travel. Behind the scenes, there are very different types of speaking opportunities and not all of them build a real speaking business. In this episode, Sean breaks down the four types of speaking engagements: • Free gigs • Speak to sell • Pay to play • Paid keynote engagements Most importantly, how to decide which lane you want to build your career in. If you’ve ever wondered: • Should I speak for exposure? • Is pay to play worth it? • Can you really make more money speaking to sell? •...
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Episode 4: Speaker Fees | How Much Should You Charge (And Why You’re Not Getting $10K Gigs)
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
Everybody wants the $10,000 keynote. Very few speakers understand how speaker fees actually work. In this episode, Sean breaks down the real numbers behind speaking engagements, how event planners think about budgets, and what you must do to command higher fees without pricing yourself out. If you’ve ever wondered: • How do I get from $1,500 to $5,000? • When can I charge $10,000+? • What do associations really pay? • How do I talk about my fee without losing the deal? This episode answers all of it. CHAPTERS 00:00 – Intro & Why Everyone Wants the $10K Gig 01:05 – What...
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Episode 3: How To Land Paid Speaking Gigs | Events, Podcasts, Media and Category Positioning
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
If you want to get booked and paid to speak consistently, you must know where the opportunities are and how to position yourself as the right speaker for the job. In Episode 3 of The Booked and Paid Speaker Blueprint, Sean breaks down the real world systems he uses inside The Success Corps to land speaking engagements across stages, podcasts, corporate events, ERGs, associations and media appearances. You will learn where paid speaking opportunities actually live, how to build a repeatable lead pipeline, how to respond when you get rejected, and how to frame your speaking business using...
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Episode 2: The Speaker Marketing Toolkit You Actually Need (Website, Speaker Reel, and Getting Booked)
Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint Podcast
In Episode 2 of The Booked & Paid Speaker Blueprint, Sean continues building the foundation of a successful speaking business by breaking down the speaker marketing toolkit event planners actually look for. Most speakers waste time building assets that do not get them booked. In this episode, Sean explains why you do not need a one sheet and what you must have instead if you want consistent paid speaking opportunities. If you want to get booked and paid to speak consistently, your website and speaker reel are two of the most important assets you can build. In this episode, you will learn: ...
info_outlineAre you a current or former athlete?
Are you currently serving or are you a Veteran?
Do you feel sore all the time? Do you have constant aches and pains?
Mr. Joseph Hippensteel is the founder of Ultimate Human Performance, Inc., a company that teaches advanced mental and physical/ functional training methods including flexibility/ Ranges of Motion to an exact standard. He is also a (CTR) with US Naval Special Warfare where he works on Navy SEALs in Coronado, CA. His Company, UHP, Inc. is supported financially by the Navy SEAL Foundation to supplement the NSW Physical Therapy, strength and conditioning, and medical program to help reduce injuries and integrate physical training programs.
While attending California State University, Fresno, he achieved all American status (top 8 Americans) in the Decathlon, Track and Field, NCAA Division 1, and was awarded the “Scholar Athlete Award” at CSUF in his senior year.
As a collegiate athlete and for over 20 additional years while attempting to qualify to make the USA Olympic team, competing in the decathlon, Mr. Hippensteel sustained innumerable injuries, many of which typically would require surgery. Instead, through trial and error, he pioneered a protocol that allowed him to train pain and injury free at an intense level for many more years.
This fully developed protocol of improving freedom of movement to improve athletic performance/ functional activities and reduce the risk of injury is now used by athletes and patients of all ages and capabilities. Freedom of movement, flexibility to an exact standard, is one of the most important facts to a pain free, active lifestyle. Through 30 years of experiences and training, Mr. Hippensteel has used this program as a highly successful approach for the evaluation and treatment of tight muscles and stiff joins and many other musculo-skeletal medical conditions to reduce pain and improve everyday function and athletic ability. He has treated over 10,000 athletes and clients.
Mr. Hippensteel has been a Physio/ Kinesiology Expert Level practitioner for over 20 years. He has worked with professional athletes in track and field, football, baseball, golf and many other sports. He has worked with Nike and has coached at the Olympic Training Center for track and field in Chula Vista, CA and several other Universities as an assistant coach. He also has achieved a Hypnotherapist Certification by the National Guild of Hypnotists and a Master Hypnotist Certification by the New York Institute of Hypnosis.
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