Behind the Lectern

Jeff Klein

Each episode of Behind the Lectern features a public speaker or business Speaker and pulls back the curtain on their Speaker Journey; how they got started, where they came from, where they're going, and more. Since 2006, Your host, Jeff Klein has been working with speakers at all levels, from beginners to Toastmasters International award winners, from experts to National Speaker Association (NSA) Hall of Famers. Take the lessons they have learned on their way to help you with your own path to make speaking work for you.

  1. Rich Cavaness

    2022-06-09

    Rich Cavaness

    We have a fun, lively conversation about Rich’s history, his challenges, and his triumphs. About the Guest: Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Christian Coaching, Speaker Rich Cavaness is known as a "Acquisition Entrepreneur." He buys well established businesses and then takes them to the next level in sales, production, management, and financially. He owns Cavaness Insurance Agency in Dallas, TX, which is a multi-line insurance agency as well as a training center for people who want to become new insurance agency owners in 10-12 months. Rich Cavaness is best known as a nationally recognized speaker, popular author, trainer, and coach in the field of the science of success and personal development. He is a Certified Master Coach and his areas of expertise are teaching the positive benefits of Gratitude in our lives, the 17 Principles of Success by Napoleon Hill, personal development and training, helping individuals with divorce and marriage issues, and his passion is the Monthly Wisdom Program, which is a monthly group coaching experience. www.MonthlyWisdomPrograms.com He is currently a Certified Master Coach Practitioner through the Certified Coaches Federation. Rich has the unique and powerful ability to take any topic and make it easy for people to understand and apply to their lives. He teaches people today how to master the important areas of their lives: physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, financially, and in relationships. Rich has authored five books, two seminar manuals, and produced the 16 sessions seminar “Living a No Limits Life.” And the 12 session seminar for people struggling with divorce and marriage issues “E5 Marriage Experience” His books are as follows: “Life After 9/11: ‘Five Spiritual Lessons” “Decoding the Secret: The Law of Attraction from a Biblical Perspective” and Study Guide “Living in Gratitude: The Catalyst the Fuels a Positive Mental Attitude” “The Road: Experience Empowered Living” "The Gratitude Effect: Shift your mindset, Optimize outcomes, Boost emotional well being" "Power to Thrive: Rise above mediocrity, Unlock your God given power, and Elevate your everyday living" “All Power 60 Day Personal Development and Coaching Manual” “The E5 Marriage Experience Seminar Workbook” Rich's Top 5 Strengths: High achiever, strategist, learner, focus, and maximizer. About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media...

    38 min
  2. Steve Lowell CSP

    2022-06-02

    Steve Lowell CSP

    Steve shares his amazing Speaker Journey from young, professional musician to civic organization speaker, to paid professional speaker, to CAPS (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers) Chapter President, then CSP (Certified Professional Speaker) to President of the Global Speakers Federation. We also learn what all those organizations do. About the Guest: stevelowell.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevelowell/ globalspeakers.net Steve Lowell, CSP has been speaking and performing on the live stage since the age of 6, that’s over 53 years ago. From Ottawa, Canada, Steve is an award-winning, global speaker and for over 30 years he has been training and mentoring executives, thought-leaders and professional speakers around the world to deliver high-impact keynote speeches, drive revenue from the platform and build wealth through speaking. He’s the President of the Global Speakers Federation (GSF) and the past national President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS). A three-time number one international best selling author, Steve is a sought-after expert helping thought leaders and sales teams sell more by changing the way they speak. He shares the stage with such greats as Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series), Kevin Harrington (Shark Tank and “As Seen on TV”), and Brian Tracy (Author of over 70 books). Together with his wife, Jayne he travels the world speaking, training, and mentoring those who have a message to monetize through the spoken word. About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

    43 min
  3. Lorraine Durnford-Hill

    2022-05-26

    Lorraine Durnford-Hill

    Join me there each and every Thursday, or drop in when you can. Every Thursday 12:30-2 Central time Register Here: http://tiny.cc/SpeakerPlayhouse In this episode, Lorraine shared her speaking journey and about her methodology when helping people manage their anger. In 2007, Lorraine had to speak to parents and wanted to get better. She discovered Toastmasters International, and now she's a mentor. We learned anger management from our family. Holding things in had a physical affect on Lorraine's body. School board offered a chance to teach about anger. She learned something new each time she taught it. Is using tips she learned then in her current coaching. About the Guest: Lorraine Durnford-Hill is a Early Childhood Resource Consultant with over 40 years of experience working with therapists, children and parents. Currently she is working on masterminding her second career after retirement in 2021. She supports families with parenting issues and works 1-1 with children. She has recently developed an 8 week course called: "5 Steps to Taming the Anger Monster." This program helps fill your tool box so you can bring connection, calmness and joy back into your life. tamingtheangermonster@gmail.com mychildisspecial.ca About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

    31 min
  4. Pamela Cowan

    2022-05-06

    Pamela Cowan

    In this episode, Pamela Cowan shares how she started her speaking journey and how she helps and empowers people to achieve resilience in their personal and professional lives. Pamela’s coaching: Simple Toolbox to Build Resilience Rest Replenish Emotional need Silence TIME True About the Guest: Pamela Cowan is an emerging Speaker where she mentors Leaders to avoid burnout, push past plateaus, and build resilience. She wants to help leaders to learn how to work with and look after their most important tool, the brain beyond psychology. "Entrepreneurs come to me to reconnect to purpose, productivity, and engagement; because most suffer chronic exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficiency due to burnout, effecting the bottom line." pamelacowan@buildresilience.ca About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

    50 min
  5. Sue Wilhite

    2022-04-28

    Sue Wilhite

    Sue Wilhite shares how she went from teaching the Basic programming language to engineers, overcame her fear of public speaking with the help of a hypnotherapist , and is now a sought after speaker and coach. About the Guest: Sue Wilhite helps successful women at a career dead-end accelerate their success with a 90-day block clearing coaching program. Reaching the top of her profession in six years, Sue suffered a healing crisis that changed her life and her focus. She is now an International #1 best-selling author, award-winning show host, Law of Attraction coach, and Certified Biofield Tuning™ Practitioner. Sue has made it her life mission to make sure successful women get off their “Yeah-Butt.” http://sweetsoundofsuccess.com/ http://sue2go.com Podcast: The Heroes Journey About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

    31 min
  6. Pamela Stambaugh

    2022-04-21

    Pamela Stambaugh

    Pamela Stambaugh’s experience is very diverse. She spoke in corporate first. She shared a stage with NSA Leader Ken Blanchard and spoke in Greece on a public stage. We had an interesting discussion about presentation slides and about coaching. According to Pamela, counseling is not coaching, is not therapy, is not psychology, and is not psychiatry. About the Guest: From Pamela Stambaugh: As a Behavioral Change Master, I will stand for you and by you on your journey to excellence, not stepping over conversations we need to have that will bring you to your A-Game, your team to its A-Game, your organization to its A-Game. This journey is all about the climb — becoming more effective and more successful together than you ever thought possible, one choice and one action at a time. As a Behavioral Change Master, I bring 30 years of coaching and consulting experience, 21 years’ experience with the Harrison Assessments© and for the past 10 years have been a Managing Partner and Master Trainer. Additionally, I am a Certified Woman Owned Business, Woman Owned Small Business, CPUC and DBE certifications. Click here to read my full biography and/or my capabilities statement. AccountabilityPays.com (619) 231-0195 pstambaugh@accountabilitypays.com About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

    34 min
  7. Steve Feld

    2022-04-16

    Steve Feld

    Steve Feld Started having to speak for work, but he had glossophobia, or, the fear of public speaking. Went to Toastmasters International (TI) for help Learned how to get booked and worked on speech to really help businesses I hope I don't pass out - left the stage exhausted Learned how to limit filler words Learned about TI specialty clubs Works with the AZ Toastmasters Speaker Bureau At Toastmasters meetings, they get to do a 1 to 5 min speaking engagements each week Steve advanced along the Speaking Spectrum He started by running live workshops. From those came requests to speak. He was speaking about leadership and personal advancement. He learned how to make an offer from the stage. He partnered with more coaches and developed a new lead gen strategy. He is creating an eLearning academy for small biz and entrepreneurs. Steve shows business owners how they can find 10-100k in hidden annualized revenue in just 45 min. About the Guest: Steve Feld has an over 30 years of extensive senior-level experience in highly competitive industries. He's an expert in all aspects of change management, operations, business development, marketing, sales, HR, customer service, leadership, and finance. Steve is very passionate to see business owners survive and thrive. bizcoachsteve.com Steve offers a 15 min free consultation steve@bizcoachsteve.com linkedin.com/in/stevefeld About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

    51 min
  8. Janine Bolon

    2022-04-07

    Janine Bolon

    Janine started speaking about data, pharma developments in the age of aids. She worked in radio in 1987 lobbied and informed legislators in 5 States about home schooling because they moved to each State. Did blog talk radio and a written blog called smart sense on money - audio blog sponsored powerful women. Meeting planners sought Janine for MC work - handled transitions well, was comfortable speaking off the cuff, MCing is a special skill. Now, she’s interviewing 99 authors - The 99 Author Project. Book: The 10 Steps to Abundance About the Guest: Janine Bolon has always loved figuring out how things work. A scientist from the beginning she craved to dig into the mysteries of life and understand why things are the way they are. After working in the pharmaceutical industry for 15 years she dropped out of corporate America to homeschool her four children. She has always had a side business in her life and shares with other business owners & creatives how to manage a well-lived life of children, family, friends and clients while not suffering from burnout. Her 12 books, 15 online courses, 4 podcast programs and syndicated radio show all express her desire to share her systems & routines with others. the8gates.com Janine@the8gates.com https://thejaninebolonshow.com/listen-here About the Host: Connect with Jeff Schedule a Visit Here: https://calendly.com/visitwjeff Find Speakers at https://speakercoop.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakercoop Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakerCoop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkleinspeaker Download Free Business Speaking Education: https://speakercoop.com/education  Download Free Business Networking Education: https://jeffkleinspeaker.com/education   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.

    53 min

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Each episode of Behind the Lectern features a public speaker or business Speaker and pulls back the curtain on their Speaker Journey; how they got started, where they came from, where they're going, and more. Since 2006, Your host, Jeff Klein has been working with speakers at all levels, from beginners to Toastmasters International award winners, from experts to National Speaker Association (NSA) Hall of Famers. Take the lessons they have learned on their way to help you with your own path to make speaking work for you.