When people ask, “What’s the fastest way to get more speaking gigs?” the honest answer is almost never what they expect.
It’s not cold pitching.It’s not polishing a demo reel for the hundredth time.And it’s definitely not refreshing your inbox and hoping an event organizer magically finds you.
Most speaking gigs come from relationships, proximity, and momentum... often built long before a contract is ever discussed.
So for this part of the wind-down, we wanted to revisit a handful of articles that all point to the same truth:
If you want more gigs, you don’t just need visibility.You need a system that keeps opportunities flowing toward you.
Here are five articles that work especially well together if landing more gigs is your goal.
Andrew Davis
A practical look at what actually happens before and after you’re on stage — and how to turn a single talk into real conversations, real relationships, and future opportunities.
Andrew Davis
Why You Need to Build Speaker Referral RingsMost speakers think referrals are accidental. They’re not. This article explains how referral rings work, why they’re so powerful, and how to intentionally build them.
Andrew Davis
Before tactics come decisions. This piece zooms out to focus on how speakers who build long-term momentum think differently about ownership, patience, and leverage.
Andrew Davis
Publishers sit at the intersection of speakers, stages, and ideas... but most speakers don’t know how to work with them. This article breaks down how those relationships actually form.
Andrew Davis
This one pulls everything together. Instead of chasing gigs one by one, it shows how to build a referral ecosystem that compounds over time.
What we love about this collection is that none of it relies on shortcuts.
It’s about putting yourself in the right rooms, building trust with the right people, and letting momentum do the heavy lifting! (Which, honestly, is how most sustainable speaking businesses are built.)
Here's to a healthy referral tree!
Andrew & Rachael
