The Speaking Strategy: How Education Founders Fast-Track Credibility, Confidence, and Sales Momentum

Breaking the Grade

LinkedIn builds your credibility — Speaking amplifies it.

In this episode of Breaking the Grade, I’m sharing how I went from avoiding stages entirely to speaking at in the last 13 months at Penn GSE, the University of Chicago, SXSW EDU, DC Startup Week, Education Research and Development Institute, XEdu, Institute for the Future of Education in Mexico, EdTech Institute of Chicago, and more. Not because I had the biggest platform—because I had the right message.

Here’s the truth: I wasn’t afraid of the mic or the big audiences.
I was afraid of what it would reveal.

❌ No clear positioning
❌ No resonant offer
❌ No confidence in my message

And that fear slowed everything down.

What changed?

I stopped treating speaking as an “extra”—and started using it as a strategic amplifier for the traction I was already building on LinkedIn.
Because when your message is working, a mic doesn’t just elevate it—it accelerates everything.

🧠 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to layer speaking engagements on top of your LinkedIn efforts to 10x visibility for your education business.
• The mental shift that helped me go from “just a content creator” to a sought-after speaker in education
• My step-by-step playbook: what to do before, during, and after the mic to drive real revenue
• Why small stages often drive faster conversions than big ones—and how to land the right rooms
• The secret to writing a pitch event organizers can’t ignore
• What happens when your message earns not just applause—but repeat invites and sales

This isn’t about getting famous.
It’s about getting results that compound—and credibility that converts.

📤 Then share this with one education founder who’s ready to use their voice—and own their space.

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