Taking the Stage with Danielle Tucker

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Danielle Tucker (she/her) is an entrepreneur, podcast co-host, as well as the Founder of Expansive Thought Leadership Coaching and ProfessionalSpeakerWebsites.com. With over 8 years of experience in the personal branding space, Danielle is the trusted authority for branding thought leaders of color so they can be seen, heard, lavishly celebrated, and highly paid to speak and share their message with the world. As the strategist of choice for experts featured in ABC, NBC, Essence, and Black Enterprise, to name a few, Danielle's simple and refreshing approach to growing your thought leadership, will empower you to intentionally broadcast your brilliance and get booked and paid to speak!

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Discussed this episode:

• Danielle’s relationship with feminism

• Going from containing her true voice to owning her gifts

• Being a digital nomad and how that helped Danielle find her voice

• What’s missing when marginalized voices are kept off the stage

• Changes in the speaking industry since 202

• Barriers people with marginalized identities face in getting booked for speaking gigs

• Networking as a path to creating your own stage

• Confidence vs. safety re: networking

• Conditioning that holds people back from getting visible

• Tips for managing feelings of inadequacy

• Advice for allies on how to diversify speaking lineups

• A warning about asking “diverse” speakers to only speak to “diverse” issues

• The most important first step in getting more speaking gigs

• The power of an “evidence list”

• Ideas for creating your own stage

• Differences amongst the three most common types of speaking coaches and experts

• Choosing the right coach or expert for you

 

Resources mentioned:

• Expansive Thought Leadership Coaching

• ProfessionalSpeakerWebsites.com

• “Professional Troublemaker” by Luvvie Ajayi Jones

• Black Speakers Network from Brian J. Olds

• "Do Less" by Kate Northrup

• "Speak Up, The Ultimate Guide to Dominate in the Speaking Industry"

• First Stop in Huntsville, AL

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