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How do you know if you have a TEDx worthy idea? Do you have to be a professional speaker to get on stage? Will it help in the growth of your business? These are all valid questions answered in today’s episode. Listen in as Roger Killen co-founder and producer of TEDxStanleyPark joins Ursula to talk about taking the message out of our heads and onto the world stage with a TEDx talk. A talk that creates impact, makes a difference in the world and helps to build the business of our dreams. Ursula’s Takeaways: Tedx Talk? (9:13) Deep Fear Of Public Speaking (11:15) Business Exists To Address A Problem (16:07) You Never Talked About Incomes (22:28) Financially Rewarding (28:25) Make Sure You’re Enthusiastic (31:27) Credible Ideas (37:40) About Roger Killen In 2011, after 30 years as a serial entrepreneur, Roger became the co-founder and producer of TEDxStanleyPark. This event grew to become one of the largest TEDx events in the world. Since 2016 every TEDxStanleyPark speaker has earned a standing ovation, 6 have over 1,000,000 video views and 23 became Amazon international bestselling authors. Then COVID-19 happened and Roger transitioned into supporting people with disruptive ideas to become movement leaders. They start this process with a world-class TEDx talk. Roger also runs Entrepreneurs International Network–the largest free small business training organization in the world. Roger’s top core value is reliability, his favourite colour is purple, and he loves Japanese food. Website: https://getinspiredtalks.com/ (https://getinspiredtalks.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roger.killen.7 (https://www.facebook.com/roger.killen.7) LinkedIn: https://www.facebook.com/roger.killen.7 (https://www.facebook.com/roger.killen.7) FREE GIFT: FREE 30-minute Discovery Call for people with disruptive ideas in their head or heart that they want to get out there where it can do good but they are unsure how. About Ursula Mentjes Ursula Mentjes is an award-winning Entrepreneur and Sales Expert. She will transform the way you think about selling so you can reach your revenue goals with less anxiety and less effort! Ursula specializes in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and other performance modalities to help clients double and triple their sales fast. Honing her skills at an international technical training company, where she began her career in her early twenties, Ursula increased sales by 90% in just one year. Just 5 years later, when the company’s annual revenue was in the tens of millions, Ursula advanced to the position of President at just 27. Sales guru Brian Tracy endorsed her first book, Selling with Intention, saying, “This powerful, practical book shows you how to connect with customers by fully understanding the sales process from the inside out. It really works!” Ursula is also the author of One Great Goal, Selling with Synchronicity and The Belief Zone, which received the Beverly Hills President’s Choice award. Her Podcast, Double Your Sales NOW, is available on iTunes, iHeartRadio and other outlets. Ursula also serves as Past Statewide Chairperson of the NAWBO-CA Education Fund and Past President of NAWBO-CA. She is the recipient of the SBA’s Women in Business Champion and a recipient of the Willow Tree’s Extraordinary Example and Extraordinary Entrepreneur Awards, the NAWBO-IE ANITA Award, chosen as PDP’s Extraordinary Speaker, PDP’s Business Woman of the Year, the Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards Finalist and the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from two Presidents. She has shared the stage with bestselling author Loral Langemeier, Les Brown, Tom Antion, Lisa Nichols, Giuliana Rancic and many others! Her clients include Aflac, Ebenezer and Fairview Hospitals, New York Life, Paychex and more! She holds a B.A. in Psychology and Communication from St. Olaf College and an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from California Baptist...