Making Money Beyond the Keynote: Strategies to Grow Your Speaking Business as a Coach, Consultant, and Trainer with Anton Gunn

May 2025 Chapter Meeting | No cost to members | First time guests can attend at no cost by using code: MAYMEETING2025

Your future financial success as a speaker is only as strong as your ability to execute a sound business strategy. The impact of COVID19 and the economic downturn has disrupted the meeting and event industry, making “the keynote speech” an insufficient approach to growing a sustainable business. In the middle of these changing times, some speakers decided to retire from the speaking industry. At the same time, other speakers have figured out how to use these changing times to build profitable coaching, consulting, and training businesses well beyond their keynote speech. In this session, we will explore three revenue streams that can take your business from the bottom to the top without leaving your house.

Attendees Will Learn:
– Why this is the perfect time to expand your business beyond the keynote
– The differences between coaching, consulting, and training
– How to inventory your expertise for coaching, consulting, and training opportunities
– Strategies to get your first coaching, consultant, or training client
– How to think about pricing/fees for these services differently than a keynote

About Anton Gunn:
Anton Gunn is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama and a leading expert on Socially Conscious Leadership. He was the first African American in history elected to the South Carolina Legislature from his district early in his career.

Anton is a graduate of the University of South Carolina (USC) where he played SEC football for the Gamecocks. He also earned a master’s degree in Social Work from USC and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard.

He is the bestselling author of Just Lead, The Audacity of Leadership and The Presidential Principles, and has been featured in TIME Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, INC Magazine, BBC, NPR, and on Good Morning America.

Anton was named one of the Ten Most Influential Minority Executives in Healthcare by Fierce Healthcare.

An international keynote speaker, management consultant, and the CEO of 937 Strategy Group, Anton has worked with renowned organizations like Mercedes-Benz Vans, KPMG, Rock Ventures, Sodexo, WellPath, Verizon Wireless, Aetna, T-Mobile, American Organization of Nurse Leaders, Emory Healthcare, Blue Shield of California, and The Boeing Company.

Anton is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a designation earned by the top echelon of professional speakers and held by fewer than 10% of the members belonging to the International Federation for Professional Speakers.

He has spent his life helping leaders build diverse, high-performing teams, and world-class workplace culture.