Develop an ownable, bookable idea.
Build and deliver better talks.
Grow your speaking revenue and results.
Let’s get you out there as the best version of you
I work with experts and leaders on the journey from competent to resonant
“Jay’s a practitioner, not a consultant.
“He’s got frameworks and lessons from years of speaking professionally and helping some of the best in the business, but his advice is not one-size-fits-all. Whether you’re prepping for your first keynote or you’ve given hundreds, Jay will make you better.”
—Simone Stolzoff (writer for The Atlantic & The New York Times; mainstage TED speaker; bestselling author of The Good Enough Job)
My work with you requires me to…
…understand your thinking on a deeper level
…help you translate your expertise and big thinking into sharper, memorable ideas, speeches, stories, and other IP
…adapt my process throughout our time together to suit your style and needs (no “one-size-fits-all” systems)
…all without sacrificing the depth, nuance, and personality that makes you unique (in fact, we need to amplify it all!)
“I’m extremely hesitant to trust anyone with anything public-facing. But Jay is just that good.
“He knows what's gonna work, and he also knows how to make it work for YOU. Hire Jay. He gets it, and he's worth it.”
—Michelle Warner (business strategist and consultant)
Explore My Advisory Services
3 Powerful Places to Start:
1. signature talk intensive
Real progress in real-time on your real talk
For clients with existing speeches, or at least existing drafts. Together, we make rapid progress ahead of a key date on your calendar. Please note the strict conditions below. Thanks!
Perfect for when you’ve got a big gig coming up or want to finally arrive at a true signature talk you reliably pitch and deliver
You bring a draft of your talk (or complete some prep work I assign), and we spend our call time making rapid progress in real time on your speech, with clear next steps.
We end with my comprehensive video review of a recorded rehearsal of your full talk
Included:
Two 90-min sessions (recorded)—we’ll work through the speech beat by beat together. We can focus on structure, content, and/or delivery as your needs and our time allow.
A full-speech video review from me, offering comprehensive notes on either a recording from a real event or a recorded rehearsal (up to a 45-min talk).
A bonus third call (1 hour, recorded) if you agree to let Jay edit the material and publish as content, similar to this.
Investment: $3,500 | Timeline: Must be completed within 60 days of 1st call
2. Keynote Launch
Everything you need to make this your moment.
We talk about launching books, courses, communities, and other offerings. Your speech deserves the same treatment to increase your momentum, bookings, and impact.
Perfect for authors publishing books, experts pushing into paid speaking, or big thinkers ready for their ideas to have a moment.
You arrive with the talk already, or book my Signature Talk Intensive to craft it (separate fee)
We’ll work on your launch strategy, marketing plan, and the proof points, network, and systems you need to succeed with your signature talk. (Depending on your specific needs and traction, this might include session descriptions, pipeline and relationship building, your before-during-after gig process to maximize each opportunity, pitch strategy and assets, content marketing, and more.)
What we’ll build together:
Session descriptions to serve as the tantalizing promise of your signature talk on your site. These are the all-important front door and signature sales asset every bookable speaker needs, along with an understanding of customizing for each opportunity.
Content marketing and launch strategy to get your signature idea and speech into the world in the most powerful way possible
Repeatable success systems around your talk to ensure your results compound (online and in-person, as well as before, during, and after each speaking engagement)
Investment: $5,500 | Timeline: 3 calls (90 min each) over 3 months
3. VIP DAY
1 day of in-person work in Boston
Perfect for deeper work, uninterrupted, to rapidly improve your speech and/or business
Receive valuable prep work before and clear next steps for after
Clients are responsible for their own travel and lodging, though I’m happy to make suggestions
Investment: $7,500 | Limited availability. Please inquire.
For Strategic, Ongoing Support:
1:1 Advisory & Collaboration
Stop chasing attention. Become the one others seek.
For when you want more than just a moment of clarity and collaboration, work with me as your dedicated 1:1 advisor.
I take a framework-forward approach, but everything is ultimately customized based on your specifics.
Please expect every-other-week calls + reasonable unlimited asynchronous support (email, voice notes, video notes) + shared documentation, organized to be stress-relieving.
Month-to-month: $8,500 per month
3-month engagement: $5,500 per month [$16,500 total]
6-month engagement: $5,000 per month [$30,000 total]
2 ways I can support you One-on-one:
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Build, validate, and own a signature idea and the surrounding parts and pieces needed to drive results through it and get booked for it.
Together, we’ll turn your expertise and thinking into a clear, insightful, ownable premise, capable of driving leads and sales.
What we’ll build together:
Your premise, clearly articulated and repeatable (your ownable, bookable idea)
The narrative argument to secure buy-in your premise (i.e. the language you need to message it, argue for it, inspire action from your market with it)
As the work requires and time allows, powerful elements of your IP emerge from this: memorable quotes you share and others repeat; frameworks and methods you become known for; signature stories and signature bits to cement your idea ownership and deepen your resonance everywhere you show up.
You’ll also walk away understanding how to turn this work into your signature talk and on-premise, high-impact content.
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Turn an emerging or proven idea of yours into a sustainable, growing speaking business, whether you get paid directly as a professional speaker, use speaking to drive leads, or both.
What we’ll build together:
Your signature talk
Improved content and delivery of your talk (and ways to benefit away from your speeches from both)
Proven, repeatable systems installed around you to continually capture stronger testimonials and video, market and sell yourself as a speaker, and both book better gigs and maximize the results of each opportunity, turning every 1 talk into several more.
You’ll also be equipped with ideas and frameworks to continually refine and grow the business in a more systematized way, along with clear next steps you should take once we finish our engagement
“He opened up a whole new world for where I can take my IP. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. He heard me more deeply than I even hear myself. That's what I think is so magical about Jay: he doesn't force his frameworks. He holds your hand. He leads. He pushes. He nudges. He adapts in the moment to ensure that you get to where you are trying to go. Incredibly powerful. Incredibly valuable.”
—Mykel Dixon (musician, author, experience designer, & five-figure speaker)
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“This is about your business, not just messaging or speaking.”
“Jay doesn’t really help people create a message or talk, though that is an outcome. He helps them better understand themselves and what they think. There's a lot of business power in that.”
—Devin Bramhall (author & agency growth advisor; fmr. agency CEO)
Trusted by Dozens of entrepreneurs and brands like these:
“Jay helped me serve a bigger audience & build my platform in my own unique way.”
“It felt like he had known me for years. He made my message super clear and powerful to both me and others — waaaaaaay better than I could have done alone. In a few short conversations, he totally understood my voice and gave honest feedback throughout.”
—Shawn Shepheard (business coach, speaker, and podcaster)
Hi, I’m Jay.
I’m a speaking strategist and business growth advisor trusted by authors, keynote speakers, execs, entrepreneurs, and brands like Disney, Salesforce, and Intuit Mailchimp.
After working in sales at Google and serving as the head of content for multiple startups, including HubSpot pre-IPO, I wrote the book Break the Wheel to help businesses differentiate and toured globally as a professional keynote speaker. My journey as a speaker has been featured in 3 different books.
I’ve hosted more than 500 podcast episodes in my career, written/directed/hosted documentaries for brand clients, and even once starred in the pilot of a failed cooking show on cable TV. (I was 11.)
I live outside of Boston with my wife and two kids, where I’m almost always trying to be the biggest goof in the room.