Testimonials
What Speakers Say
PETER KATZ
JUNO Nominated Singer-Songwriter and Keynote Storyteller
“Working with Speaker Story Bank has been one of the best decisions of my professional life. One of the challenges that so many of us face as speakers is how to cut through the noise? We have this product that we know works, and we’ve had lots of success stories with clients, but we wonder how to go to the next level? How do we create those right partnerships with agents? Thats’ where Speaker Story Bank comes in. They are of this industry. They have the right relationships. They have the right understanding of how to take your content and position it in a way that’s actually going to be effective in the marketplace. They work alongside agents with a list of contacts and relationships that is second to none. They are also wonderful to work with, showing up with such energy and creativity. I love working with them and there is no part of me that has anything but an enthusiastic endorsement of the work that they are doing.”
TERENCE MAURI
Founder, Hack Future Lab
MIT Solve Partner
“It’s been a huge success and a joy to work with Speaker Story Bank to grow my speaking business. They are masters of the big picture and the detail and also have the expertise, track record, and tools to accelerate your impact and visibility—fast!
Speaker Story Banks puts their values to work every minute in the pursuit of excellence and the outsized results show for it. What I love most about working with them is their values of integrity, empathy and ambition. Wherever you are at on your speaking journey, they will elevate your business and help you grow 10X. Thank you!”
APRIL RINNE
Renowned Futurist
Author, FLUX: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change
"You are a dream team duo, and Speaker Story Bank is such a useful resource: connecting myriad dots within the speaking and events world, and boosting collective potential in the process. You see new opportunities, new possibilities, and new ways of collaborating, and you encourage speakers to show up as their full selves, going beyond their range of public expertise. Your process helps uncover a speaker's holistic potential. It was a delight and a privilege to work with you."
RYAN LEAK
Inspiring Workplace Cultures Rooted in Values, Passion and Risk-Taking
"I get to reach about 100,000 people every single month. I tell you that because the only reason I have been able to do that is because I have been fortunate to have some incredible people in my corner like Speaker Story Bank. When I first started working with Speaker Story Bank, I wasn’t sure of what it would really mean for my career. I was already doing pretty well, so I thought. But I found out pretty quickly, there’s levels to this thing. And Speaker Story Bank equipped me with the tools I needed to take my craft to a whole new level. They are incredibly skilled at pulling out the gems inside of people and being able to craft that in the messaging that adds tremendous value to leaders around the globe. My speaking business has absolutely skyrocketed since connecting with them. There’s no better company, there’s no better people that I’d recommend working with more than Speaker Story Bank."
SHOLA RICHARDS
Founder & CEO, Go Together Global
"I have had the pleasure of working with Speaker Story Bank as one of their 2021 Q1 'Deal Closers', and I couldn’t have been more pleased with the experience. Before I engaged with Speaker Story Bank, I had very few bureau connections and no real speaker assets, besides my speaker reel. The combination of their depth of industry expertise, impressive marketing wisdom, highly-curated industry relationships, and overall kindness helped me immeasurably.
I now have impressive speaker assets, meaningful (and profitable!) bureau relationships, and most of all, the confidence to grow my speaking business to new levels in the coming year, and beyond. I am so grateful for my time working with Speaker Story Bank, and I’ve never been more excited about where my speaking career is headed."
ANDREA DRIESSEN
Award-Winning Business Owner, No More Boring Meetings
“While I’ve been in the speaking industry as the owner of a bureau for over 20 years, I hired Speaker Story Bank to help me create my marketing materials. The result: a robust, easy-to-use, attention-getting multimedia package of marketing assets that within days, helped me secure appointments with decision-makers.
As speaking industry veterans, they helped me more effectively articulate the value of my keynotes in the marketplace, gave me a more relevant ‘voice,’ and continue to help amplify my presence among the right audiences. If you want to struggle, bark up the wrong trees, and spin your wheels, then go it alone. If you want to gain true traction and actionable responses that generate more leads, then hire this dynamic Speaker Story Bank duo.”
Paul Long
Transformative Speaker on Employee Engagement, Empowerment & Fulfillment, Author
“When I first turned to Speaker Story Bank, I was a speaker established and known for being fun and lighthearted. But what I wasn’t always recognized as was a speaker who could deliver substantive content who could help improve quality of life not just at work, but at home as well. Enter, Speaker Story Bank. I was blown away by the amount of work they put forth to help narrow my focus, enhance my message and to create a robust marketing strategy that could help expand my reach. An added bonus? As somebody who understands and values the benefits of bureau relationships, Speaker Story Bank was able to connect me to far more bureaus than I had ever been connected to before. Go, book a call, and feel the energy of these two women.”
GARY BRADT
Emotional Intelligence & Change Expert Guiding C-Suite Leaders on a Courageous Path Forward, CEO Bradt Leadership
“Working with Speaker Story Bank is a pleasure from start to finish. They are knowledgeable, passionate and talented. They are innovators. They are willing to take risks and try new things. Perhaps most importantly, Speaker Story Bank cares deeply about their clients. With them, collaboration is a breeze and working with them is fun. If you are looking to spark new life into your business, they'll help light the flame.”
TINA VARUGHESE
Cross-Cultural Communication Expert
A Top Keynote Speaker on DEI
“What a sincere pleasure to work with Speaker Story Bank! As a keynote speaker I already had a very successful speaking business so elevating to the next level was very important to me. Working with such knowledgeable, inspiring, relevant individuals was imperative. I appreciated their honest, direct approach. The curation of assets was so easy- even fun-and so valuable and on-point. Their strategic direction for my topic of expertise was relevant in an industry that continually changes. Additionally, they managed to get me represented by top speaking bureaus immediately. To have such remarkable women in my corner is an asset in and of itself”.
JODI C. GREVE
Championship Coach of Women’s Collegiate Basketball
High Performance Coach
"Working with Mirjana was one of the best decisions I've made since leaping into the speaking business. Even though I was just starting out, Mirjana made me feel totally comfortable and was able to give me a wealth of knowledge, not only to create my one sheet, but also about other resources and aspects of the speaking world. Our conversations were pure, natural and very informative."
ALAIN HUNKINS
Leadership CoachAuthor, Building Strong Leaders: Cracking the Leadership Code
“Thank you for taking the time and sharing your expertise with me. The summary information you shared is extremely helpful. Super clear, actionable steps to follow and put into practice. Your perspective of what speaker buyers are looking for is so useful to help me understand what I need to do to position myself in the industry. This is a great start.”