You Are One Talk Away From Changing Your Life Forever
We help experts, authors, executives, and entrepreneurs land the most credible and authority-building stages in the world to spread their message and their impact.
It’s not just about your talk…it’s about what your talk will do for your life, your brand, and your business.
Our Most Recent Success Story
Brad’s TEDx Message Is Helping Businesses On A Global Scale
Eli Nash
Co-founder, MicDrop
Already a successful entrepreneur, Eli wanted to share his struggles and lessons about the controversial issues of sex and porn addiction, however, he didn’t know how to consciously articulate it. We helped him through this process and to get clear on his idea and mission. His TEDx talk now has over 4 million views and has led to praise and a partnership with two-time NBA champion, Lamar Odon, as well as landing top podcasts and media.
Kevin Breel
Writer, Comedian, Activist
My TEDx Talk now has over 4 million views and has led to 250+ paid speaking gigs, being featured on The TODAY Show, and a six-figure book deal with the world’s largest publisher. This all happened because I just followed The ThoughtLeader system. I suggest you do the same.
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Mariangela Abeo
Founder, Faces of Fortitude
Mariangela was passionate about her mission of helping families process and deal with the suicide of loved ones. However, she wasn’t getting the traction she wanted and was uncertain what to do. We helped Mariangela crystalize her idea. Since working with us she has already been featured on E! News, and Yahoo, as well as grown her social media by thousands. This was all before her TEDx talk even went live on YouTube! She just delivered her TEDx talk where she received a standing ovation.
Zander Fryer
Founder, High Impact Coaching
Zander already had a coaching business that was doing well, however he wanted to take it to the next level and become a global authority in his industry. His TEDx talk has over 40k views and he effortlessly enrolls coaching clients because they know exactly who he is, what he stands for and what his company values are.
Kyla Sokoll-Ward
Coach, Facilitator
Kyla was a coach and speaker who wanted to get paid to speak but didn’t know how to start and was hesitant about investing in herself. After working together, she’s landed three TEDx talks, booked her first paid speaking gig for $3,000, and been invited on TV and multiple podcasts.
Neha Gupta
Founder, College Shortcuts
Neha wasn’t sure if she would be able to land a talk and wasn?t clear on the idea she wanted to talk about. Today, she?s landed two TEDx talks and delivered her talk to over 600 people. Since her TEDx talk has gone live, she?s been featured on CBS, Good Morning San Diego, Newsweek, and Entrepreneur.com.
Jason Reid
CEO, Founder, ChooseLife
Jason was already a successful entrepreneur when he first found us, but he had a new mission burning inside of him after his son took his own life in March of 2018. Jason is now making headway on his mission to end teen suicide by 2030. His TEDx talk has over 100,000 views, he’s producing a full length documentary film to be released in the spring of 2020, and he’s been featured in LA Weekly, Psychology Today, top parenting podcasts and most importantly, saving lives and impacting thousands of people. He just delivered his 2nd TEDx talk, expanding on the mission of his first talk.
Jennifer Kluczkowski
Founder, Mindfresh
As CEO of Mindfresh, Jen was hesitant about how much time it would take to land a TEDx talk and wasn’t sure if her idea was a good fit. Since working together, Jen landed and delivered the perfect TEDx event for her message. Her talk has been reposted on the official TED.com website (which receives roughly 30 million website visits per year.)
Frankie Bonilla
Educator
As a school teacher and educator, Frankie had lots of ideas he wanted to share but didn’t know where to start. The clarity he received working together led to him landing 4 TEDx talks and he is now a renowned thought leader in reinventing education and empowering youth.
Elsie Moses Hoeg
Educator
Elsie knew she had a quality message but wasn’t sure the best way to structure her talk or how to get invited to speak on stage. In working together, Elsie got the clarity she needed to powerfully deliver her idea. As a result of her TEDx talk, a professor at Drake University has updated his course curriculum to include what Elsie shared in her TEDx talk.
Mike O’ Krent
Founder, Stories Alive
Mike already had an established business, however, he wasn’t receiving the credibility and support he wanted to take his mission to the next level. Mike’s TEDx talk is now making waves and he is a global authority in his field.
Laura Mattia
PhD, MBA, CFP
Laura was already an experienced financial leader and researcher, however, she didn’t know how to get her message out. Laura landed 2 TEDx talks after working with Thought-Leader. She’s been featured on 2 of the top wealth podcasts in the world, was offered to speak at Twitter on Women’s Finance, and was invited to interview with the WSJ. She’s now a global authority in women’s finance.
Kien Vuu
Founder The Live Again Project
Although he had years of experience in health & western medicine, Kien was looking to get his innovative health knowledge out to the world in a powerful way. We helped Kien hone in on his unique idea and structure his talk. Since his TEDx talk has gone live, he’s been invited to speak at numerous conferences around the country to share his expertise.
Lucas Mack
Founder, Vulnerable Heroes
Lucas set a goal to get on a TEDx stage as he felt compelled to share his message about what we can do to stop child abuse. He achieved that goal in April of 2019 and says the experience was life-changing for himself and for his business. His TEDx talk has over 107,000 views and led to the creation of his Nonprofit (Vulnerable Heroes). The nonprofit has helped him reach many more individuals and move his mission forward to break the cycle of child abuse.
Marcy Pusey
Story Coach, Editor, Publishing Consultant
Marcy is a powerful and authentic story telling coach, editor, and publishing consultant with 19 books published of her own! She helps her clients nail down and synthesis the logical tangible ways to use storytelling to enrich their own messages.
Matt Balducci
Entrepreneur & BioHacker
Matt dreamed of giving a TEDx talk but was seeking support, focus, and structure. Working with Thought-Leader helped him land 2 TEDx talks. When Matt first started he had no idea how to land a TEDx talk, or how to share his message in an impactful way. He’s a true believer in The Thought-Leader methodology and feels he wouldn’t have been able to knock this off his bucket list without working together.
Mary Jane Claydon
Permaculturist
Mary Jane was hesitant to work with us because of the investment, but she believed it would be worth it and moved forward towards the vision. She was chosen by over 151 other applicants to give a TEDx talk because of how she presented herself on her video submission, which she credits to working with us. Her biggest takeaway is the clarity and confidence she has around her message and purpose.
Myrna Scales
Speaker, Author
Myrna Scales is a caring and compassionate mother who has dealt with the highs and the deep lows of motherhood after her son was diagnosed with cancer at only age 2. She has created a powerful mindset and method to dealing with these crushing moments in life with grace and strength.
Bo Parrish
Portfolio Consultant and Financial Advisor Coach
Bo Parrish shares his journey to finding determination and the inspiration to share his story. Our intensives and world-class coaches have helped him prepare his talk and find the confidence needed to put his idea into the world.
Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett
Work & Career Psychologist, Keynote Speaker, Author, Advocate
Nigel Ramberansingh
Director (IPSL) CEO (CBR Holdings) at Industrial Plant Services Limited
Nigel Ramberansingh comes from a background of business ownership in his family and used that skill and experience to start his own real estate company. His talk pushes people to look at the true depth and value of human connection at its deepest roots.
Kijuan Amey
Public Speaker
His experience and growth through PSB
Chelsea Gifford
Entrepreneur
How Thought-Leader has helped her advance personally and in her career
Joie Cheng
Speaker, International Best-Selling Author, Certified Publishing Coach, Podcast Host
Joie was a client from 2018 she has landed 2 Tedx Talks shares her personal experience and refers to her friends who had success with us as well!
Angelo Lumpkin
Angelo Lumpkin TedX experience
Angelo gives insight to experience with the Thought-Leader. He shares his experience with both intensives and talk practices. He also then gives his advice to those thinking about joining the course.
Ava Kaufman
Founder/President Ava’s Heart
Ava shares her experience about how Thought-Leader helped her land her TEDx talk, and then leverage it to support her non-profit.
Joel Salomon
Finance Coach
Joel gave his TEDx Talk on how we can live better lives by improving our income. Joel shares with us about how much he enjoyed the support from the Thought-Leader community.
Jenny McCombs
Nurse
She shares her experience from the support of the Thought-Leader team to her giving her TEDx Talk.
Leah Skurdel
Speaker, Event Leader, Author
Leah had a strong calling to help other moms manage their stress. Thought-Leader has given Leah the confidence and tools needed to continue to create a profound impact in the world.
Lloyd Davis
Life Insurance Agent
Lloyd Davis is a father and husband who experienced the loss of his son and wife in a short timeframe. He struggled with his bereavement and is now an advocate speaking about ways to cope and heal from a loss in life.
Mike Strausbaugh
Musician, Music Mentor
After struggling with a rare genetic disease and the imposter syndrome that came with a late diagnosis, Mike knew he had an important message to share with the world. So he committed to working with Thought-Leader to make that dream a concrete plan. He now feels more confident and powerful in his mission to change the world for the better.
Patricia Van Pelt
Senator
Her journey throughout her life to the Tedx stage
Mariama Whyte
Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Coach
Mariama has been on many stages as a performer but was craving the chance to show up on a stage as her authentic self. As a creative individual, Mariama has a lot of ideas and used Thought-Leader’s support to hone in on her idea and find clarity in her direction to the TEDx stage.
Dr. Margaret Cochran
Psychotherapist In Private Practice, Transpersonal Psychologist, Mental Health Practitioner, Educator Author, Media Personality
Margaret speaks on the difficult journey to the Tedx stage and how the love and support of the Thought-Leader program made it easier.
Blaine Bartlett
Keynote Speaker, Author, Co-Host BloombergTV & AppleTV, Executive & Leadership Coach
As an advocate for elegant leadership and self-growth, Blaine saw the opportunity to expand his mission and beliefs by working with Thought-Leader. Thought-Leader helped Blaine clarify his TEDx idea and allowed him to find patience and trust in the path to TEDx. Blaine has now done two TEDx talks, one virtual and one live!
Mary Miner
Senior Perioperative Practice Specialist
The Thought-Leader program and community gave Mary increased confidence and a clear pathway toward a goal that seems achievable and easy to follow!
David Gerber
Executive Coach
The Thought-Leader team helped David extract his idea from many stories to create a clear and powerful talk. Now his TEDx talk has over 1 Million views!
Christine Ramsay
Certified Diversity Professional
Working with Thought-Leader helped Christine overcome self-doubt and allowed her to surround herself with a community of supportive, like-minded people. She’s now a speaker at the United Nations and recently landed two keynotes paying over 10k each!
Nicole Wilhelm
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Philanthropist
Before Thought-Leader, Nicole was stuck only speaking in the Real Estate arena. Now, she’s stepped into her personal Thought-Leadership and speaks about topics she’s most passionate about, like mental health advocacy.
Katie Kimball
Founder/CEO of Kids Cook Real Food
Katie Kimball used Thought-Leader’s TEDx program to go from a small-town teacher to a 6-Fig Business Owner!
Brad Stevens
Founder/CEO Outsource Access
What A TEDx Talk Can Do For Your Business: Learn about how Brad grew his business and used TEDx to market himself
Leigh Hall
UX | Qualitative Researcher
Thought-Leader’s Talk Writing Intensive helped Leigh create a solid outline for her TEDx talk that gave her the structure & confidence to deliver a talk she was proud of!
Phil Cohen
Founder, Speaker, Coach
Phil knew he wanted to become a TEDx speaker but didn’t know where to start. The Thought-Leader program allowed him to take it step-by-step and land his talk with the support of a close-knit community of other speakers.
Yarona Boster
Professional Speaker, Certified Speaker & Life Coach
Yarona was struggling to reach the number of people she wanted to be and knew that the next step for her to widen her impact was a TEDx talk. Thought-Leader made what she thought was a daunting goal her reality, and now she can focus her energy on helping others!
Neena Meehan
Creative Parenting Coach
The Thought-Leader program helped Neena re-position her message to reach a new and larger audience. Working with Thought-Leader saved Neena valuable time by streamlining the journey to the TEDx stage with the structure of their program.
David Daniels
Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting
Thought-Leader supported David through his journey to land 2 TEDx talks and is now featured on the TED website. He’s used his TEDx talk to grow his coaching business and spread his message of presence with the world.
Janet Harvey
CEO of inviteCHANGE
Thought-Leader’s Pitch Day program helped Janet get invaluable feedback for her talk by putting herself in front of professional speaker bookers & influential decision makers.
Tanja Diamond
Autistic Maverick leader, Business and Life Strategist
Thought-Leader’s Pitch Day program gave Tanja a format to create a formulaic talk that she can use over and over again in many different formats. The feedback she received from the speaker bookers gave her the confidence to continue leaning in to her authentic voice!
Erin Sarles
Co-Active Certified Coach, Business Consultant
Increase in clarity and confidence from attending our Application and Talk Writing Intensive
Rosanne Hauck
Single Mom, Business Woman
Rosanne reflects on the incredible community support she’s received through Thought-Leader’s accountability.
Julia Matseshe
Executive Director/CEO
Breaking the hurdle of charging a high-ticket offer!
Amy Cross
Grocery Expert, Blogger, and Course Creator
Thought-Leader helped Amy learn how to build a team of people that support her in sharing a message to reach millions!
Cynthia Coup
CEO of OARS
Working with Thought-Leader helped Cynthia overcome her self-doubt and trust that she is an expert with an important message to share!
Rachel Webb
Licensed New York Attorney, Devoted Sunday School Teacher
Rachel is a lawyer by trade and a ballerina by night. She has turned the negative attention from bullies in her life into fuel and uses her TEDx talk and Big Idea to spread the idea that thanking your bully takes away their power and allows you to use that energy to grow and change.
Alp Bora
Owner of Alp Bora Inc. Mining Consultation
Alp shares his career in the mining industry and his goals and aspirations of helping the industry become more environmentally sustainable.
Kimberly Godsey
RN, MSN, AG-ACNP-BC
Kimberly Godsey is a practicing Nurse who has seen the capacity for connecting mental and physical healing together to create a more powerful and effective healing path for her patients.
Nicole Stillings
Manifestation Expert, Mindset Coach, TV Personality, Podcast Host, Investor & Advisor
Nicole Stillings is a powerful manifestation coach who teaches her clients how to create the life they love and dream of through manifestation routines mindsets and habits.
Ruth Monnig
Speaker
How she landed a Tedx Talk then found Thought-Leader and found help
Robin Camarote
Leadership Development and Executive Coach
How she has enjoyed the entire TLA process so far!
Linda Patten
Leadership | International Speaker, Bestselling Author & Leadership Trainer/Mentor
Her experience with working on the Business Accelerator
Dr. Leslie Kasanoff
Doctor
How she has found success in the Business Accelerator course.
Christina Buendia
Teacher, Mom
I love how smooth and easy the process is. Compared to other programs, this is very straightforward! It’s helped me get so much clarity on my message.
Cynthia Guy
Founder at Health Enrichment, LLC
Cynthia dedicated herself to studying Thought-Leader’s curriculum and was pleased when it quickly came to fruition, and she landed her TEDx talk. She encourages everyone to trust the process!
Damesha Jones
Beauty/Wellness, Speaker
Damesha has utilized the various resources she developed in our program to pitch her idea to various speaking platforms. As a result of working with Thought-Leader, her personal passions have influenced her professional opportunities.
Kathy Biggs
Motivational Speaker
Kathy most benefited from the structure and guidance provided in our program. She also loves the variety of coaches and the various perspectives they have offered her.
Brooke Roman
Healer
Brooke loved the combination of group and individual coaching in our program. The shifts we helped guide her through have translated to the types of clients she attracts, and as a result Thought-Leader has impacted the people she works with!
Holli Kenley
Therapist
Holli had been applying to TEDx events on her own for 6 years without success. Our program helped her hone in her message and utilize a consistent process for submitting her materials to TEDx organizers. She has since landed 2 TEDx talks!
Annika Sorensen
Leadership Coach and Speaker
Annika had a hard time staying on track with the process of landing a TEDx talk. As a result of working with us and the utilizing our guidance, she landed 2 TEDx talks
Roland Thompson
Non-Profit Founder
Roland benefited from a structured process to guide him on his journey to the TEDx stage. If he had done this on his own he would have quit, so working with Thought-Leader enabled him to stay committed to sharing his message with the world.
Paul Glover
Executive Business Coach
Paul assumed that he didn’t need the help of Thought-Leader because he had already given his talk before, but he was surprised at home much harder the process was once he began it. He stayed open-minded during his work with our program and as a result, experienced more ease and success on his journey to the TEDx stage.
Jill Melton
Author and Speaker
Jill was able to break through her own self-imposed barriers during the Thought-Leader Accelerator. The small group work and coaching enabled her to cut through the noise and drill down to the core of her message.
Suzanne Mahadeo
Filmmaker, Non-Profit Director
Working with Thought-Leader enabled Suzanne to fulfill her vision of doing a TEDx talk. The structure and accountability have both been vital to her journey, and she loves getting to practice her talk to an audience of like-minded peers and coaches.
Mariah and Byron Edgington
Speakers | Authors | Neurodiversity Advocates
Conny Strub
Founder – STRUB Activewear
Conny wanted to be with big thinkers, and this opportunity presented itself to her. She most benefited from working with the coaches who guided her to her authentic message.
Leslie Levito
Entrepreneur, Coach
Leslie has participated in a variety of Thought-Leader programs, and most recently benefited from Taylor’s sales training in the Business Accelerator. His way of being really resonates with Leslie because he understands the source of the sales process.
Mark Ereth
Doctor, Professor
Mark landed two TEDx talks as a result of our program, and was able to develop two different but related talks that serve his underlying message. He believes in sticking to our process as closely as possible and benefited from the structure provided by our program.
Anna Evans
Physical Therapist, Professor
Anna most enjoyed working with our coaches to develop a call to action that is powerful and cohesive. She continued to work with her Thought-Leader peers throughout her process, because with their support she found her voice.
Leslie Lucy
Educator
Leslie shares her experience with the Thought-Leader Application & Talk Writing Intensives and why everyone needs them!
Will Russell
International Opera Singer
How William used the Thought-Leader structure to perfect and deliver his talk worldwide.
Sarah Gardiner
Campaign Coordinator
Sarah shares how working with Thought-Leader helped her nurture her message and create actionable takeaways for the audience. She loved working with the Thought-Leader Team during the Intensives!
Chantal Robitaille
Transformational coach
Her experience with the TLA process
Nicole Bueno
Manager at EY
Nicole chats with our team about her love for how efficient the Thought-Leader process is.
Eric Mikkelsen
Speaker, Trainer, Soul Sensei | Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist | Wellbeing Expert
Dr. Julie Radlauer-Doerfler
Speaker| Author| Educator | Activist| Purpose-Builder
Linn McKeown
Coach and speaker
Jacquelyn Rodriguez
The Clean Beauty Biz Coach I Salon Business Coach I Certified Master Neuro-Coach I Energy Healer I Holistic & Sustainable Salon Owner I Speaker
Leslie Levito
Business & Success Coach | Brand & Business Strategist | Speaker | UGC Creator | Co-founder Cutclass & Brands Etcetera
Dr. Bobby Glass
College professor, Speaker, Coach
Bobby learned a lot about the audience and tone of voice, and why it is important. Thought-Leader taught her how it is important to have your own voice in the world if you want to help others.
Reinhard Klett
Certified High Performance Coach, Speaker
With Thought-Leader’s Pitch Day program, Reinhard learned to pay attention to details and not focus on the ego. Now he gets to focus on having fun during the process!
