Ryan Foland speaks with Vince Molinaro, a top business strategist who specializes in speaking, and writing, about leadership. Vince has spoken in 70 cities over the past 2 years about what he has learned about how to lead, and in this conversation Ryan and Vince look at the similarities between being a speaker and a leader. The key topic in this interview is the “contract” speakers sign up to when they decide to become a speaker: while it might seem like a lucrative profession, it requires a lot responsibility and accountability—something not all speakers realize. If you want to be a truly influential speaker, you need to practice what you preach and alway be offering value to your audience. Listen to this podcast to find out: The mindset and practices needed to be a deliberate and decisive leader and speaker. Why to be a good leader and speaker you need to have an unrelenting focus on your audience. What the four terms are that every speaker (and leader) needs to agree to if they want to influence and impact. Why you can’t just copy another speaker, and the impact finding your authentic path can have on your career.

1. INTERVIEW WITH
VINCE MOLINARO

2. VINCE MOLINARO
"We can be better, we can do better. We can't create
toxic workplaces, we need leaders who are
inspirational and supportive to the people they lead."
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3. VINCE MOLINARO
"I left a very stable, fairly well-paying job because I thought: 'No,
that's not for me, I'm not going to pay that price. I want to work with
great leaders, who want to build great cultures, not toxic ones'."
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4. VINCE MOLINARO
"We need people who are going to jump into leadership roles
at any point in their career to understand that they have
actually signed up for something really, really important."
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5. VINCE MOLINARO
"We expect a lot from leaders, we expect
them to step up in meaningful ways."
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6. VINCE MOLINARO
The speaker contract: I need to be a speaker. I need to
commit to the craft of speaking, and do what's necessary
to be the best speaker I can be for my audience.
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7. VINCE MOLINARO
"It's not about you, the speaker. It's about your audience
and making sure that you're clear on what your obligation
is: to provide value to them."
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8. VINCE MOLINARO
"The problem is we have people in leadership roles who are
not stepping up to the expectations of their roles, and
ultimately, they are not accountable."
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9. VINCE MOLINARO
"The leadership contract helps leaders create the
mindset so that they can lead with greater accountability
and have the desired impact."
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10. VINCE MOLINARO
"My top tip is to learn from great speakers,
and work with people who've got a depth of
experience."
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11. VINCE MOLINARO
"The speakers who I've really admired and connected with,
have real integrity between who they are, and their
message. They are not on stage saying one thing and then
behave completely differently off stage."
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12. VINCE MOLINARO
"Speakers need to figure out what their formula is for reaching
their audience: that's what always strikes me as fascinating
when I talk various speakers— is there is no one path."
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13. RYAN FOLAND
"A lot of people are looking for the magic pill, but if you are,
you're losing the whole experience that gives you that
differentiation. The worst thing you can do is be exactly like
another speaker."
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14. VINCE MOLINARO
"The people in leadership roles who invest in their speaking
skills have a leg up because it's critical to inspire, it's critical to
influence, you get your energy, people get a sense of who you are."
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15. EXPERT INSIGHTS ON
GROWING YOUR
SPEAKING BUSINESS
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