Leaving the Corporate Golden Cage to Become a Speaker | Greg Morley | The Speaker Playbook #12

In this episode of The Speaker Playbook, Max Gouchan sits down with Greg Morley to talk about leaving corporate life and building a new career as a speaker, author and consultant. Greg has worked in senior global roles at Disney, Hasbro, GE and LVMH. After decades in corporate leadership, he decided to step out of what he calls the “golden cage” and start building his own platform through books, public speaking and consulting. If you have ever wondered how to enter public speaking, how to get public speaking gigs, how to become a keynote speaker, or how to transition from corporate life into speaking and consulting, this episode is packed with honest and practical advice. We talk about: • Why Greg left a successful corporate career • How to transition from corporate to public speaking • The emotional side of going solo • How to get your first public speaking gigs • Why your network is your biggest asset • How books can help you build authority as a speaker • Why speakers need mentors, community and feedback • How to price your speaking and consulting work • Why clear contracts matter for professional speakers • How to build confidence before charging for speaking • The importance of investing in speaker training Greg also shares how his first speaking opportunities came through people who already knew and trusted him, and how buying books became part of his early speaking offer. He also talks about the loneliness of leaving corporate, the importance of rebuilding a support system, and why public speakers need their own “board of directors.” This is a great episode for aspiring speakers, corporate leaders, consultants, authors and experts who want to turn their experience into paid speaking gigs. Guest: Greg Morley Former executive at Disney, Hasbro, GE and LVMH Speaker, author and consultant Host: Max Gouchan Founder of BecomeASpeaker Public speaker and speaker business coach Subscribe for more episodes on how to become a public speaker, get paid speaking gigs and build a successful speaking business. #PublicSpeaking #KeynoteSpeaker #SpeakerLife #SpeakingBusiness #HowToBecomeASpeaker #PublicSpeakingTips #CorporateToSpeaker #ConsultingBusiness #ThoughtLeadership #BecomeASpeaker