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Episode #21: Ministering in the Midst of Mess with Jill Savage
Popular author and speaker, Jill Savage, joins Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp on the topic of Ministering in the Midst of the Mess. During a very difficult time in her marriage, Jill made the decision to be authentic with her audience and use her circumstances to...
Simple Tips for the Non-Graphicy
Ever notice when you are in the market for a new car, the one you want is the only one you see everywhere? Similarly, an editor knows grammar, they have an ever-constant inclination to spell check every email that passes through their inbox. Or if you are a speaker,...
Attending Leverage Changed my Career for the Better
When Leverage boasts that it is "the speaker conference for you," they mean every word of that statement. I have never attended a conference in which I felt sincerely cared for by each of the speakers and my amazing coach. Leverage changed my ministry by equipping me...
Eps #20 Graphics for the Non-Graphic-y with Nicki Koziarz
In this episode, hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp discuss the importance of graphics and visuals in the speaker's ministry with the incomparable Nicki Koziarz. Nicki is a popular Proverbs 31 speaker, author, pug owner, and graphics rockstar. They delve into the...
How to Win Over Your Audience by Serving Them
The other day, after a speaking engagement, a dear friend who's heard me speak more than anyone else asked me: “How do you do that, win over your audience? I have watched you and it’s like you read the women and are able to respond to them organically and the whole...
What Leverage Provided to a 20-Year Veteran TV Host
I packed my bag and jumped in my car for the six-hour drive to the Leverage conference. I love long drives because it gives me time to think, and I had plenty on my mind at this point in my career. As a professional comedian and television host, I have enjoyed an...
Episode #19: Creating a Team When You Can’t Afford One (Part 2)
In the second part of this series, Kathi and Michele dig into more of their great resources for having the right people on your team to keep things moving forward in your business. This episode is full of practical information for when to hire someone, what types of...
How to Avoid Burnout with a Carefully-Considered “Yes” (Plus, a Free Download!)
When I started speaking regularly more than a decade ago, I only had one criterion for saying “yes” to a speaking engagement: an invitation. I was so thrilled to be wanted that my knee-jerk response to every request was an automatic, over-eager, “Yes!” My first...
Episode #18: Creating a Team When You Can’t Afford One
In this valuable two-part episode, authors and speakers, Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt, both discuss the need for a team and provide various ways to gather such support on a shoestring budget. Building a business can be tough and having the right people on the...
Become a Master Curator: Meaningful Content for Your Readers
by Robin O'Neal Smith When you visit a museum and notice a sign with artwork: “From the Collection of….” Somewhere there are many more pieces of art, but a curator selected the specific items they wanted to display. And the other items are stored elsewhere. Just like...
Why Leverage Will Change Your Life
by Greg Hurley I attended Leverage because I want to be the keynote speaker God created me to be. Living in the Bay Area, my calling is to encourage Bay Area Christians to live as God intended, in the areas of calendar, cash and calling. Three areas we all tend to get...
Eps 17 How to Avoid Overwhelmed in your Ministry
In this episode, Leverage Conference coach, writer and speaker Cheri Gregory, joins hosts Kathi Lipp and Michelle Cushatt to offer solutions for the speaker and/or author who feels overwhelmed by the demands of life, family and ministry. You do not want to miss this...
My New Year’s Resolution
Oh, I am no stranger to the New Year’s Resolution, my friend. I know that I made them as a teenager, but the first clear memory I have of making a list was in 1998, in my fourth-floor walk-up in Uji, Japan, where I was serving as a short-term missionary. I was full of...
Eps 16 How To Discover What Your Audience Needs Part 2
In this episode, Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp unearth some practicalities when it comes to uncovering ways to know one's speaking audience. In order to honor the audience, a speaker needs to unearth the background, environment, flavor of the surrounding area,...
Know your Target Audience: Why it Matters
As a fledgling speaker, I had much to learn about audience. Not just any audience, MY audience. Who is my target audience? Who are the people that are going to sit in those seats and absorb with keen attention everything I have to say (or write). And hopefully apply...