Have you felt led to be a speaker? Are you unsure where to start? In this episode, you will hear from Grant Baldwin a nationally known keynote speaker from Nashville, TN. He started The Speaker Labs website and his curriculum Reality Check is taught in 400 schools around the country. 

Grant is a speaker, podcaster, author, entrepreneur, and an all-around normal dude trying to make a little dent in the world. He’s married to his high school sweetheart and they have three beautiful little girls. He lives in a little Barbie dream house and he couldn't be happier about it! You're going to love this interview!

Listen in as Grant and Jon discuss:

• How to find and book speaking engagements
• How to transition into the online world as a speaker
• What Grant was doing before becoming a speaker
• How to balance sound principle without a religious overtone
• How to trust God with the sometimes unsteady income as a speaker
• When Grant knew he wanted to be a speaker
• How to go about the awkwardness of knowing what to charge for your speaking engagements
• Grant’s strength and weaknesses in speaking
• How God is working in Grant’s life
• How to be a speaker and share the gospel
• Grant’s advice to his younger self

Resources:

The Speaker Lab

The Speaker Lab Podcast

Free Speaker Workshop

Booked and Paid to Speak

Jason Vallotton and his wife are Pastoral Care Overseers at Bethel Redding and serve the church in many capacities. Jason is a sought-after counselor and speaker. He previously served as overseer for Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. He’s author of The Supernatural Power of Forgiveness and co-author of Moral Revolution. Jason currently serves on the board of Moral Revolution.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Why you should do more for people than tell them “go pray about it”
• What it looks like to “give something to the Lord”
• Where Jason’s passion for people started
• How Jason’s Father really affected his life and love for serving others
• What can happen in some marriages and what you can do to try to stop it 
• When Jason finally felt like he was back to being himself
• What does it look like to fight from victory 
• Jason’s strong points in counseling
• How should we really forgive?
• What Jason would tell his younger self if he could go back in time

Resources:

The Supernatural Power of Forgiveness 

Moral Revolution

Working Through Pain

Daring Greatly  

The Gifts of Imperfection

David and Goliath 

Spiritual Warfare 

Bethel Church 

Are You Real? 

Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and in demand coach. He is the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program. Jim is the host of Dream Business Coach TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners and he is also the host Stick Like Glue Radio, a weekly podcast based on Jim's unique brand of Smart Marketing and Business Building Strategies. Jim is best known internationally as 'The Dream Business Coach' and creator of No Hassle Newsletters, the ultimate 'done-for-you' newsletter marketing program used by hundreds of clients in nine countries. 

You can read the full show notes at www.areyoureal.org.

This week in the Are You Real Podcast, John chats with Steve and Christopher Duffley. 15-year-old Christopher Duffley has an amazing gift for music—you might have seen a viral video where he sings the song, “Open the Eyes of My Heart.” But here’s the thing—Christopher is blind and autistic. That does not stop him from using his God given gifts and testimony to inspire others to look to Jesus and embrace the faith. In support of that calling, Steve uses his gifts and patience to keep his family centered and focused. Together, God has used their family’s inspiring story to change lives. 

See how, and more, in this week’s episode! 

• See how the “Open the Eyes” video went viral with over 100 million views on Facebook alone!
• Experience with Christopher the opportunity to sing with songwriter Paul Baloche.
• Story of adoption and Christopher’s impact on the Duffley family.
• See the extreme impact of Christopher’s music in the lives of people around the world. 
• Hear Christopher’s desire to use gifts of technology in new podcast. 
• Hear Christopher’s new song on his website
• See how Steve stays centered with habits and daily patterns
• Steve recommends the audiobook Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

Find Christopher at: 

https://www.christopherduffley.com/