Monetize Your Stage

Kantis Simmons
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Monetize Your Stage with Kantis Simmons is the podcast for speakers who are serious about getting found, getting booked, and getting paid. Kantis Simmons is the Secret Scientist behind some of today's most successful speaking businesses. For over 20 years he has built the business infrastructure, websites, funnels, and monetization systems that have powered six and seven-figure speaker careers. Now he's bringing everything he knows directly to you. Every episode delivers real, tactical, implementable strategies on how to build a profitable speaking business — from crafting a signature talk that commands $10,000+ fees, to building a speaker website that gets you found on Google, to creating passive income streams that generate revenue between bookings. This is not a motivational podcast. This is a business podcast. For speakers who are done being the best-kept secret in their industry and ready to build something real. New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe and never miss a week.

Episodes

  1. Episode 1

    The Speaking Mistakes That Cost Me 20+ Years (So You Don't Have To)

    What if the mistakes holding your speaking business back have nothing to do with your speech? In this debut episode of Monetize Your Stage, host Kantis Simmons — the Secret Scientist behind some of today's most successful speakers gets raw and real about the costly mistakes he made and witnessed over 20+ years in the speaking industry. This is not theory. This is hard-won experience delivered so you don't have to pay the same price Kantis did. In this episode you will learn: — The #1 mistake speakers make that silently kills their booking potential — Why talent alone has never been enough to build a profitable speaking business — The moment Kantis realized the problem wasn't the speech — it was the system behind it — What the most successful speakers he's worked with have in common that most people never see If you've ever wondered why your speaking isn't generating the income your message deserves, this episode is where everything starts to make sense. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    21 min

  2. Episode 2

    If I Could Start Over: 7 Lessons Every Paid Speaker Should Follow

    What would Kantis Simmons do differently if he could go back to day one of his speaking career? In this episode, Kantis gives you the unfiltered playbook — 7 lessons that took him over two decades and hundreds of speaker relationships to learn. These are the things nobody tells you when you're starting out, and the things most speakers figure out too late. In this episode you will learn: — The first investment every speaker should make before anything else — Why most speakers build their business in the wrong order — and how to fix it — The one relationship that will accelerate your speaking career faster than any credential — How to position yourself so event planners come to you instead of the other way around — The mindset shift that separates speakers who stay stuck from speakers who scale Whether you're brand new or have been speaking for years, these 7 lessons will make you rethink what's possible and what's been holding you back. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    28 min

  3. Episode 3

    How Much Money Are You Leaving on the Table?

    You got the booking. You showed up. You delivered. You got paid. But what if that speaking fee was only the beginning — and you walked away leaving thousands of dollars on the table without knowing it? In this episode, Kantis Simmons breaks down exactly where the hidden money is in every speaking engagement — and how the speakers he's helped build six and seven-figure businesses never leave a stage without activating multiple income streams. In this episode you will learn: — The 3 moments in every engagement where money is being made or lost — Why the speaking fee is the floor — not the ceiling — of what you should be earning — The simple back-of-room and digital strategy that turns one speech into ongoing revenue — Real numbers: what the difference looks like between a speaker with a fee and a speaker with a system If you're a speaker, coach, or author who has ever walked off a stage and wondered if you left money behind — you did. This episode shows you exactly where it went and how to get it back. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    21 min

  4. Episode 4

    Most Speakers Are Doing This Wrong — The Real Reason You're Not Getting Booked for Paid Gigs

    If you've been working on your talk, refining your stories, perfecting your delivery — and you're still not getting consistent paid bookings — this episode is the one you need to hear right now. Kantis Simmons has spent over 20 years watching talented speakers stay invisible while less talented ones get consistently booked and paid. The reason is almost never what they think it is. In this episode you will learn: — The real reason event planners pass on speakers who are more than qualified — What event planners are actually doing the moment your name comes up in a meeting — The 30-second window that determines whether you get a callback or get forgotten — The one thing you can fix this week that will immediately make you more bookable — Why most speakers are competing on the wrong thing entirely Stop blaming your topic, your experience level, or your network. The answer is in this episode — and it's completely fixable. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    15 min

  5. Episode 5

    What the Top 1% of Speakers Do Differently

    What separates the speaker charging $2,500 from the one charging $25,000 — when they're delivering the same quality of message to the same size audience? In this episode, Kantis Simmons pulls back the curtain on what he's observed after working behind the scenes with some of the most successful speakers in the industry. The top 1% aren't just better speakers. They're better business builders. In this episode you will learn: — The 5 non-negotiable business decisions that high-paid speakers make early — Why the top 1% treat every engagement as a launching pad — not a finish line — The positioning strategy that makes event planners feel like they found exactly who they were looking for — How elite speakers build income streams that keep generating revenue between bookings — The one daily habit that keeps top speakers consistently visible to the right buyers This episode will change how you think about what it actually means to be a professional speaker — and show you the specific path from where you are to where you want to be. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    13 min

  6. Episode 6

    Why Most Professional Speakers Fail, And Don't Get Booked to Speak

    Most speakers who fail don't fail because they weren't good enough. They fail because nobody told them the truth about what it actually takes to build a sustainable speaking business — until it was too late. Kantis Simmons has watched this happen too many times. In this episode, he breaks down the real reasons most professional speakers don't make it — and what to do about every single one of them before they take you down too. In this episode you will learn: — The 3 most common failure points in a speaking career — and how to see them coming — Why most speakers run out of momentum within 18 months of getting started — The business mistake that talented speakers make that makes them invisible to event planners — How to build a speaking business that generates income even during slow booking seasons — The difference between speakers who quit and speakers who break through This episode is the honest conversation most speakers never had — and the one that could change the entire trajectory of where your speaking business goes from here. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    12 min

  7. Episode 7

    6 Mistakes Stopping You from Getting PAID Speaking Gigs (Fix These NOW!)

    You might be making one of these 6 mistakes right now — and not even know it's costing you bookings. In this episode, Kantis Simmons walks through the exact six mistakes he sees over and over again when he reviews speaker businesses — mistakes that are quietly blocking paid opportunities from reaching the speakers who deserve them most. In this episode you will learn: — Mistake #1: The website problem that makes event planners click away in under 10 seconds — Mistake #2: Why your speaking topic is probably too broad to get you booked — Mistake #3: The follow-up failure that's costing you warm leads every single week — Mistake #4: The social proof gap that makes event planners choose your competitor — Mistake #5: Why your fee positioning is sending the wrong signal to the wrong buyers — Mistake #6: The booking process problem that makes inquiry to yes harder than it needs to be Each mistake comes with a specific fix you can implement immediately. By the end of this episode you will know exactly what needs to change — and how to change it. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    18 min

  8. Episode 8

    The EXACT System to Craft a Signature Talk & Get Booked

    Every speaker who consistently gets booked and paid has one thing in common — a signature talk so specific, so compelling, and so well-positioned that event planners feel like it was built for their audience. Most speakers wing it. The top speakers engineer it. In this episode, Kantis Simmons walks you through the exact system he's used to help speakers craft signature talks that don't just move audiences — they generate consistent bookings and referrals long after the event is over. In this episode you will learn: — The 4-part structure of every high-converting signature talk — Why most speaker topics are too broad to get booked — and how to narrow yours without limiting your reach — The positioning language that makes event planners immediately understand why you're the right choice — How to build a talk that sells your next engagement from the stage — without pitching — The one element most speakers leave out that makes their talk forgettable instead of referral-worthy Your signature talk is the engine of your speaking business. This episode shows you how to build one that runs. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    17 min

  9. Episode 9

    Turn Your Story Into a 6-Figure Keynote Speech (The EXACT Blueprint)

    Every speaker has a story. Very few speakers know how to turn their story into a keynote that commands $10,000 or more per engagement. In this episode, Kantis Simmons gives you the exact blueprint for transforming your personal experience — your struggle, your breakthrough, your hard-won lesson — into a signature keynote that moves audiences, earns referrals, and builds a six-figure speaking business. In this episode you will learn: — The story structure that separates a powerful keynote from a motivational speech — Why the most emotionally moving stories don't automatically convert to the highest fees — and what does — How to extract the teachable framework from your personal story so audiences walk away with something they can use — The positioning language that makes your story relevant to the specific audiences that will pay you most — How to take a story from personal testimony to professional keynote in a structured, repeatable way Your story has value. This episode shows you exactly how to build it into a keynote that commands what you deserve.

    12 min

  10. Episode 10

    The 3-Step System to Make Passive Income From Your Keynote (While You Sleep)

    What if every keynote you delivered kept generating income for weeks — or months — after you left the stage? In this episode, Kantis Simmons breaks down the exact 3-step system that the most profitable speakers use to build passive income streams directly from their keynote content. This is how speakers stop trading time for dollars — and start building a business that earns even when they're not speaking. In this episode you will learn: — Step 1: How to capture the right audience from every engagement into a system that keeps serving them — Step 2: How to package your keynote content into digital products that sell around the clock — Step 3: How to automate the follow-up that turns a single speaking engagement into multiple revenue streams — The exact tools and platforms used to build this system without a team or a big budget — Real numbers: what passive income from speaking actually looks like at 6 months and 12 months in You didn't get into speaking to trade time for dollars forever. This episode shows you how to build the system that sets you free.

    15 min

  11. Episode 11

    The 7 Mistakes That Are Keeping You From Getting $10,000 Speaking Gigs

    Most speakers are making at least 3 of these 7 mistakes right now without knowing it. In this episode, I reveal the 4 biggest ones and how to fix them immediately. Get all 7 mistakes + the complete fix → Join my FREE live training this Thursday at 7 PM EST: https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass New video every Tuesday at 10 AM EST. Subscribe so you never miss one. 🎤 Ready to go deeper? Join Kantis LIVE every Thursday at 7 PM EST for his FREE training — The 7 Website Mistakes Costing Speakers $10,000 Bookings. Register free at https://www.monetizeyou.co/webclass 🚀 Build your complete speaker business engine in 5 nights — The Booked and Paid Speaker Challenge. Get your spot at https://www.monetizeyou.co/challenge 📩 Subscribe to Monetize Your Stage so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Watch this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monetizeyouacademy

    21 min
  • 11 Episodes

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Monetize Your Stage with Kantis Simmons is the podcast for speakers who are serious about getting found, getting booked, and getting paid. Kantis Simmons is the Secret Scientist behind some of today's most successful speaking businesses. For over 20 years he has built the business infrastructure, websites, funnels, and monetization systems that have powered six and seven-figure speaker careers. Now he's bringing everything he knows directly to you. Every episode delivers real, tactical, implementable strategies on how to build a profitable speaking business — from crafting a signature talk that commands $10,000+ fees, to building a speaker website that gets you found on Google, to creating passive income streams that generate revenue between bookings. This is not a motivational podcast. This is a business podcast. For speakers who are done being the best-kept secret in their industry and ready to build something real. New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe and never miss a week.

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  • Creator
    Kantis Simmons
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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    Monetize Your Stage