Start expensive, start later | Speaking Bureau founder Nick Gold share his wisdom founder shares hi

<p><strong>In this episode, I sit down with Nick Gold | Managing Director of Speakers Corner and one of the most respected voices in the UK speaker bureau world.</strong></p><p>Nick co-founded Speakers Corner 25 years ago and has placed thousands of speakers with clients, building it as one of the industry&#39;s few non-exclusive bureaus. In this conversation he pulls back the curtain on exactly what bureaus are really looking for, and it&#39;s not what most speakers think.</p><p>We cover:</p><ul><li>Why &quot;big stages = big fees&quot; isn&#39;t the full story, and what actually drives your fee</li><li>The truth about showreels, why shorter beats longer, and why you need more than one</li><li>Fee integrity: why discounting yourself destroys your value in the market</li><li>How to use scarcity properly, even if you&#39;re not fully booked</li><li>What separates the speakers bureaus love working with from the ones they avoid</li><li>Why chasing trendy topics is a trap, and how AI is already changing how clients find speakers</li></ul><p>If you&#39;re a professional speaker trying to work out how bureaus actually think, or how to get on their radar in the first place, this one&#39;s essential listening.</p>