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March 5th, 2025

Building Influence and Impact with Michelle Joyce

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Larry SprungBuilding Influence and Impact with Michelle Joyce
  1. Building Influence and Impact with Michelle Joyce Larry Sprung 35:35

The journey to creating influence and impact begins with understanding your unique value and effectively sharing it with the right audience.

How do successful speakers elevate their message, balance their lives, and stay ahead of industry shifts?

In this episode of Mitlin Money Mindset®, Larry Sprung interviews Michelle Joyce, founder and president of Michelle Joyce Speakers, about her journey from supporting a keynote speaker to building her own boutique speaker management agency. Michelle shares her strategies for helping thought leaders thrive, the importance of personal branding, and the evolution of speaking as a profession.

Michelle discusses:

  • Her transition from employee to entrepreneur and her motivation to build a Lifestyle-friendly business
  • The essentials of speaker management, including her exclusive roster and tailored approach
  • The importance of personal branding and establishing a clear and memorable message 
  • Trends in the speaking industry, such as diversity, changing audience dynamics, and integrating virtual platforms
  • Advice for aspiring speakers on honing their craft, building key assets, and knowing when to seek professional management
  • And more!

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About our Guest:

Fueled by her passion for managing and Coaching professional speakers, Michelle Joyce founded her exclusive speaker management company in 2015. She and her team manage top keynote speakers and thought leaders on topics such as leadership, business Growth, sales, customer experience, customer service, organizational performance, communication, employee engagement, employee retention, and workplace culture. 

With an unconditional love for the professional speaking industry, and more than 25 years of speaker management experience, Michelle effectively connects audiences and speakers, resulting in a memorable experience every time.

Recognized by Forbes as a Speaker Industry Expert, Michelle is a proven, trusted professional and is often called on to share her knowledge.

Prior to starting the company, she managed one of the most successful professional speaking and training businesses in the country. In that role, she sold thousands of customized and personalized programs to companies and associations all over the globe. She generated new, additional revenue streams, and created ongoing marketing and creative strategies to stay top of mind and attract new business. Michelle also designed specific tools and processes to ensure a flawless event for her speakers and her customers. 

Michelle has been acknowledged in several business books for input, ideas, and expertise; and her articles have appeared in a variety of blogs and newsletters. She is an active, professional member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the International Association of Speaker Bureaus (IASB), where she currently serves as President-Elect. 

In 2018, Michelle received the IASB Pace Setter Award for introducing a new program or service that moved the association forward. In 2020, Michelle was awarded the IASB Dottie Walters Helping Hands Award for recognition of exceptional willingness to assist others in the bureau and speaker management industry. 

When she’s not managing speakers, Michelle co-leads a Girl Scout Troop of incredible future girl bosses. She can also be found at various youth sporting events; traveling and seeking new adventures; or spending time on the lake with her beautiful family and their spoiled- rotten labradoodle.

Disclosure:

Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest’s content linked on this site.

Lawrence “Larry” Sprung, CFP® is a husband, father, entrepreneur and mental health advocate.

Larry is the author of the Amazon Bestselling book “Financial Planning Made Personal” and the also host of the Mitlin Money Mindset™ a podcast that reminds you to ask yourself “What did you do today that brought you joy?®”

In 2004 he founded Mitlin Financial, Inc. naming the firm memory of Larry’s wife’s grandfather, Mitchell, and his mother, Linda. During his career, Larry has found that a lot of industry terms and concepts can seem confusing to outsiders. That’s why he works with the families he serves to break down complex financial topics into easy-to-understand concepts.

In recognition of Larry’s significant contributions to his profession, he has received quite a few awards. In 2021, Larry was named to the Investopedia 100 Top Advisors in 2021 and was even more humbled to make their Top Ten list for 2022.

Outside the office, one of Larry’s greatest passions is raising awareness for mental health. He spent over 12 years serving on the National Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and sits on its financial and investment committees. With his wife, Denise, he has raised more than $1.7 million for the organization through the Keith Milano Memorial Fund. The fund was created in memory of his brother-in-law.

Larry values his family tremendously and his desire to do right by his wife and two sons drives who he is in and out of the office.

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