Erica at BarCamp 2005 (photo by Scott Beale)
I started my “side business” — a web hosting company — when I was 20 years old. In a commoditized industry with over 20,000 companies competing in an often cutthroat manner, I grew my business from $0 to over $1 million per year in revenue — without taking on any investors, and while spending less than $25,000 on marketing. (My confession: Most of that $25,000 was wasted money!)
I thrive on teaching others how to create and run inspired, successful businesses. I actively engage your audience with powerful attraction techniques designed to empower and motivate everyone in the room to succeed.
In 10 minutes, I can have your audience making successful elevator pitches. I teach how to use Internet marketing and SEO techniques to build a million-dollar business, and I will show your audience how to get started in business. I even enjoy speaking about my mistakes — to ensure that no one else has to go through them.
All of my speaking gigs include plenty of time for questions so your audience leaves feeling more knowledgeable and in control. Your audience will love my energy and the nothing-held-back honesty about how I grew my business to $1 million at such a young age.
I’ve spoken at the following conferences:
- BarCamp 2006, San Francisco (topic: Ask Any Web Hosting Question)
- Web Builder 2.0 2006, Las Vegas (topic: Navigating the Web Hosting Maze)
- BarCampBlock 2007, Palo Alto (topic: Ask Any Web Hosting Question)
- HostingCon 2007, Chicago (topic: Forget the price wars! Here’s how to attract more profitable customers.)
- She’s Geeky 2007, Mountain View (topic: Confidence)
- Hackers Conference 2007, Santa Cruz (topic: Selling Your Business)
- Pat O’Bryan’s UnSeminar5 2008, San Antonio (topic: How To Build a Million-Dollar Business)
If you have an upcoming conference and want to bring in a dynamic, engaging speaker, please contact me.
Feedback:
“Just a quick email to say thanks for the great session you did at HostingCon - Very informative and also very fun, which is what is needed in this industry just a bit more often!” -HostingCon 2007 participant
“It’s inspiring to see another young lady so accomplished. Great speaking skills and presence!” -UnSeminar5 participant
“Great talk. You have fantastic energy!” -UnSeminar5 participant
