Who Speak, which had failed in Canada's 1991 recession. As a speaker I searched for an agent to treat me as an important person not a commodity. I couldn't find someone to represent my interests, negotiate the fees and terms I wanted, and go to bat for me when problems arose. I set out to build an agency that was exactly what I always wanted for me. Despite several false starts since March 2000, Experts Who Speak is an advocate and promoter for speakers who are niche experts and passionate about one narrow area of expertise.
None are motivational speakers, but their passions are inspiring.
Each speaker is a maverick, trailblazer or pioneer in some way. And yes, Reynolds even represents herself. I speak on Building Advice Empires and Crisis Brainstorming, but I really prefer to receive requests for paid speaking engagements for my experts who speak. Andrea Reynolds, an author's publicist and professional speaker, abandoned her thriving Bed and Breakfast business geared to authors and speakers who were on book tours when she began receiving terrifying threats and daily harassment from a neighbor from whom she rented her downtown Toronto townhouse. She quickly gave away all the new furniture she had just purchased for the business, before abandoning her household items, books, clothes, and personal memorabilia and returning to the United States.