Speaking Fees: Everyone Thinks Other Speakers Get Paid More. The Data Disagrees.
Speaking fees are more misunderstood than most speakers realize — and the data proves it. Alex Merry, founder of Mic Drop, shares what 500k£ in speaking engagements revealed about where the money actually is, plus the pricing journey that took him from a £200 program invented on the spot to offers he's confident standing behind.
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00:00 - Untitled
00:45 - Meet Alex Merry
02:13 - From TEDx to First Offer
05:52 - Cutting 17 Offers to Two
11:15 - Raising Prices and Speaker Fees
18:31 - Where Paid Speaking Really Is
19:53 - Gender Pay Gap Breakdown
21:38 - Qualify Leads and Price Value
27:37 - Mindset Shifts and Next Steps
