Booking Thought Leaders as Speakers and Amplifying Their Voices, with Jessica Lalley, Voices to Connect (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 750)
On this special 750th edition of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray welcomed Jessica Lalley, founder of Voices to Connect. Jessica works with both thought leaders seeking to build their brand as speakers as well as organizations seeking speakers who do more than entertain. Jessica shared her entrepreneurial journey and how she developed Voices to Connect. She discussed how her firm equips thought leaders and speakers to effectively reach and resonate with organizations and nonprofits. The conversation shed light on the importance of pre- and post-event preparation for speakers and the need to present skills and content that contribute to lasting transformation in companies. Jessica shared several success stories, offering insights into how the right speaker can benefit organizations and their constituents. She also addressed the value of creating signature talks, developing a well-rounded bio, maintaining a consistent online presence for their professional advancement, and cultivating a serving attitude.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Jessica Lalley, Founder, Voices to Connect
“Opening doors, making connections & creating opportunities for respected executives, published authors, speakers and thought leaders around the world.” Jessica Lalley has a gift for connecting people and a passion to see people find their best fit in the Kingdom of God. She loves to help forge partnerships and connections where people who need to know each other come together.
Her agency, Voices to Connect, a strategic PR and marketing firm, stewards the influence of leaders at every stage of their careers to clarify their message, elevate their platform and accelerate their influence. This is done through coaching, consulting, brand strategy, speaking engagements, book launches, strategic connections and partnership development.
She has been on teams for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups, as well as leading fundraising and relationships for local and international non-profits and ministries. Serving at her alma mater, Clemson University, she is on the Marketing Advisory Board of the Business School and mentors students as well.
Jessica, from Atlanta, Georgia, is married with two college-aged children. Her areas of expertise include digital strategy, intentional networking and customizing out-of-the-box, results-oriented solutions. Jessica teaches business owners creative ways to market themselves and their companies in order to drive growth and increase loyalty from both employees and customers.
Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Jessica on LinkedIn
Topics Discussed in this Interview
About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 750 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
