Elevating the Event Space | Kraig Kleeman | 519

All right, thoughtleaders – be honest.
Have you ever nodded off a little during a presentation?

Now imagine a conference filled with rock and roll, choreographed numbers, and comedy. That’s a presentation you’d sit up and pay attention to!

Our guest today is Kraig Kleeman, the founder and Executive Producer for Rock the C-Suite a production company that brings electrifying original and relevant musical performances to corporate events.  In addition, he is the author of The Must-React System: User's Guide to Prospecting C-Suite Executives which provides a strategy for winning meetings with senior executives.

Kraig shares where the inspiration for Rock the C-Suite came from and how corporate messaging is better received through the performing arts. He describes the high energy performances he produces that can be the main stage of a conference delivering an audience-focused show that provides researched topics that mean the most to those putting on the event.

Before Kraig was rocking the stage he had authored The Must-React System and he explains why when doing outreach leading with value proposition and product benefit language might seem intuitive it actually isn’t the most effective method.  In fact, providing fact-based briefings combined with smart questions can allow the potential client to map your research to their own experiences and advance you to the next step!

Kraig provides great advice for landing meetings with executives and creating high-octane events that any company can take advantage of.

Three Key Takeaways:

·         Conference producers should prioritize the well-being of the audience over the distribution of information.  If the audience has zoned out, they will not take in the information.

·         When crafting content for a conference make sure to collaborate with the event owner to really dial in a deliverable that is effective for them and their audience.

·         Cold call outreach to executives will have greater success if you lead with fact based research and not value proposition