99: Behind The Scenes of a 7 Figure Speaking Career with Suzanne Evans

Speak Your Way To Cash

In this episode Ashley speaks to Suzanne Evans, founder of Driven Inc. Suzanne Evans is a NY Times Best Selling Author that went from secretary to multi seven-figure CEO in just three years. She is known as the “tell-it-like-is”, no fluff boss of business building. Her work blends business, strategy, lifestyle, and storytelling in a way that allows people to build businesses that shape the world to be a better place. Along her journey, she has hit the Inc 500/5000 for five straight years, been featured in Forbes and won countless business awards.
In this episode Suzanne covers:
•The first successful thing she did when starting her own business.
•How she started to use speaking as a revenue stream.
•Important things to consider to sell on-stage and off-stage
To learn more about her and her company go to: https://driveninc.com
To get super valuable free resources from her go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedrivenentrepreneurs/
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