History of Our Company

International Speakers Network was founded in 1990 after learning how to generate millions of dollars of sales in the real estate business. As an industry leader, our President/CEO was invited to speak and train all across the country. He discovered that the same marketing principles that propelled his real estate business were applicable in the speaking industry. There were no shortcuts, just logical "principle-driven" strategies that, if used persistently, creatively and over time, were certain to get results.

Now, 18 years later, International Speakers Network is positioned like no other organization in the industry to offer real help to professional speakers, trainers and consultants. We understand what you're going through, and we know what it takes for you to succeed. We will not sugarcoat the future or lead you to believe that any one thing will "make all the difference." What we will do is listen carefully to your goals and dreams, honestly evaluate your marketability and offer you the most innovative tools and strategies in the business.

We will also guarantee that if you take our advice to heart and use the tools we recommend over an extended period of time, the result will be bookings. And that's what it's all about, isn't it?

We also hold 4 workshops per year that give speakers and meeting planners the opportunity to network and learn marketing techniques to sell books, increase fees and bookings and other valuable information.

We offer in house graphic design, videos, web design, one- sheets, post cards, press kits, publishing and transcription services as well.
In addition: we have a booking division.

Unlike a Bureau- We do not take spin-offs or a percentage of product sales. We charge a one-time lifetime membership fee of 525.00 with no annual dues or renewals.

Why don’t we take spin-offs?

If a company wants to rebook you- it is because you were a good speaker- not because we booked you at the event.

Each new member will receive a Career Development Workbook. You will send it to us along with any samples of marketing materials that you have. Copies will be passed along to our booking agents so they will know which avenues to take in order to best market you.

We do not mail out a catalog with all of our speakers and tell them to pick one! It has been our experience that Meeting Planners are not Meeting planners at all…They are the Administrative Assistant or Human Resource Director that has been given another job to do. They have no idea what they need or want and they are NOT the decision maker. That’s where we come in…we find out what their needs are so that we can recommend the best presenters for them.

Another Plus- You are not EXCLUSIVE to us.  Anyone can book you! We want to keep you as busy as you want to be.

 

There are many reasons that members come on board with us.

-You could be new to speaking and can advantage of the consulting services to jump start your career.

-You may need to work with the marketing department on materials so that you can get a unique professional marketing piece. 

-You may be interested in becoming a published author in order to build creditibility.

-You may need a video or website and it is normally cheaper to do those with us than elsewhere.

There are many benefits to membership. As a member you may take advantage of as many or as few of the benefits as you would like.

Everything that we do is designed and geared toward bookings. We are not a bureau. We do evaluations, consultations and career planning. We look for events that match your area of expertise.

We provide a  monthly report indicating our most active leads. We have been working with speakers for 18 years and we offer services for every facet of your career.

We would love to work with you to help you grow your career!