AMERICAN FORK, UT, June 04, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — eSpeakers, the speaker business & marketing platform trusted by professional speakers, coaches, and experts since 1999, announces the release of Masters of the Mic: How 10 Leading Experts Turned Their Influence Into Wealth and a Life They Love – And How You Can Too, available now on Amazon in Kindle and paperback editions.
The book compiles the real-world strategies, hard lessons, and proven systems of ten of the most successful professional speakers working today, including Hall of Famers and icons of the speaking industry, into one practical, candid resource for anyone building or growing a speaking career.
What Makes This Book Different
Unlike general business books or speaking theory, Masters of the Mic is built from first-person accounts. Speakers opened their actual playbooks: the unglamorous decisions, the specific tactics, and the career-defining moments that most professionals never share publicly.
Among the insights revealed in the book:
Shep Hyken, CSP, CPAE, made 100 cold calls per week early in his career. Consistently. Every week.
Scott McKain, CSP, CPAE, gave 1,000 free speeches before ever receiving a paid booking.
Elizabeth McCormick, CSP, turned a $15,000 speaking engagement into a $49,000 contract by asking a single question.
Phillip Van Hooser, CSP, CPAE, left his job without telling anyone, gave himself six months to replace his income, and converted one free session in a coal mine into more than 800 paid bookings.
Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE, put a neon orange label on his VHS demo tape so it would always surface first in a bureau’s stack. His bureau-sourced business grew from 20% to 80%.
Jeff Civillico studied tape like an athlete, recording every show or presentation, and then watched it back the next morning with a notebook.
Sam Silverstein, CSP, CPAE, wrote an entire book about a client, for free, and it redefined his business for the next 15 years.
About the Authors
Masters of the Mic was written by Joseph Heaps and David R. Reed of eSpeakers. Both authors bring decades of combined experience working inside the professional speaking and meetings industries at the platform level, giving them a unique vantage point on what separates speakers, coaches, and experts who build lasting careers from those who stall.
“We had access to people that most aspiring speakers only read about from a distance. They have been on the big stages for decades, and they told us the truth. The strategies in this book are not just theory. These are what these speakers actually did and are still doing. If you are serious about building a career as a speaker, this book will accelerate your path.”
— David R. Reed, Co-Author, Masters of the Mic
“eSpeakers has been at the center of the professional speaking industry for 26 years. We have seen what works and what doesn’t, and we wrote this book to transfer that knowledge directly to speakers, coaches, and experts at every stage of their careers. The contributors held nothing back. That is what makes it worth reading.”
— Joseph Heaps, Co-Author, Masters of the Mic
Praise from the Contributors
“This is the best book for aspiring professional speakers that I have ever seen. Seriously, and I have seen almost all of them. I’ve even written some of them. Dave and Joe at eSpeakers are at the center of the world of professional speaking, and they know all the main players. You will truly treasure the insights you get from this book. Do not merely learn from one of us; learn from the top producers in our profession.”
— Jim Cathcart, Hall of Fame Speaker and NSA Past President
“This book is loaded with wisdom on how to make it as a professional speaker. The authors interviewed ten successful speakers who held nothing back. I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking about becoming a speaker and to anyone who already is one. There is a lot of great information regardless of where you are in your career.”
— Shep Hyken, Customer Service Expert and Hall of Fame Speaker
“Masters of the Mic is one of the most practical and honest books I have read on what it really takes to succeed as a professional speaker. This is not fluff, theory, or recycled motivation. It is a real-world blueprint from people who have actually built careers, brands, and businesses from the stage.”
— Sam Silverstein, Hall of Fame Speaker and Author
Availability
Masters of the Mic is available now on Amazon in Kindle and paperback editions.
About eSpeakers
Founded in 1999, eSpeakers is the leading speaker business & marketing platform connecting professional speakers, speaker bureaus, and meeting planners. eSpeakers powers speaker directories, event management, CRM, and marketing and business systems for thousands of speaking professionals worldwide.
Learn more: www.espeakers.com
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