Jane Atkinson Wealthy Speaker

BE A WEALTHY SPEAKER OR COMEDIAN [EP. 206]

Jane Atkinson is founder of The Wealthy Speaker School, which provides online courses, group coaching and live events for all levels of speakers, helping people look at speaking as a business.  Jane has over 30 years experience in the speaking business, has authored four books and is host of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast. JANE ATKINSON…

ERIC THOMPSON – LIVE STOCK, LAUGHS and LINGERIE [EP. 204]

Eric Thompson has been delighting and entertaining audiences since the early 1980’s with his unique style of comedy, magic, and illusions. Eric is an accomplished comedic magician, a veteran of hundreds of venues including comedy clubs, theaters, college campuses and corporate events.  Outside his career, Eric has served on several boards for philanthropic, civic, business,…

BRAD MONTGOMERY – CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE [EP. 203]

Brad Montgomery teaches people how to use happiness to boost productivity, creativity, innovation & profits. He turns typical meetings into transformational events using the power of happiness. Oh, and he’s pretty funny. Brad has transformed audiences in all 50 states and on four continents. His clients include Microsoft, Verizon, the FBI, the CIA, and the…

RIC WALKER – A COLLEGE DEGREE IN COMEDY? [EP. 202]

Ric Walker is a performer, teacher, writer and director. As an actor he has appeared in numerous plays, independent films and television. Ric has worked as a corporate spokesman for companies such as Eli Lilly, Computer Associates and Oracle. He has improvised with and been a member of comedy troupes The Improvised Shakespeare Company, Comedy…

TOMMY DRAKE – 400 SHOWS A YEAR [EP. 201]

Starting his career in San Francisco, Tommy Drake had his first paid gig in 1990 and hasn’t looked back!  Tommy has performed 400 shows a year over the last 25 years! TOMMY DRAKE SHOW NOTES  The $100 million gig  Why killing every night doesn’t teach you anything  Trying something new every show  Why headliners lose…

SCHOOL OF LAUGHS PODCAST LESSONS LEARNED [EP. 200]

Welcome to the 200th episode of the School of Laughs podcast! What an amazing journey this has been. Two hundred? Yes indeed. We made it. To be perfectly honest there were many times where I thought about moving onto something else. The amount of time invested in this show was preventing me from doing some…

THOM SINGER – KEYNOTE SPEAKER [EP. 197]

Having worked as a keynote speaker and professional Master of Ceremonies nearly ten years, Thom Singer has become an advocate for creating strong experiences for conference attendees. Because of his versatility, he is in high demand. Thom has authored twelve books on the power of business relationships, sales, networking, presentation skills and entrepreneurship.  He regularly…