How to Become a Paid Speaker & Succeed in a Remote-First Economy with Kaleem Clarkson

That Remote Life | Interviews with Digital Nomads and Location Independent Entrepreneurs

Today on the podcast Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Kaleem Clarkson (@kaleemclarkson), the COO of BlendMe Inc, a remote people operations consultancy that helps startups and small businesses transform into high-functioning remote or hybrid workplaces.

He has been featured in Harvard Business Review, named to LinkedIn’s Top 10 Voices in Remote Work, and listed as one of the top 15 Remote Work Advocates by the All-American Speakers Bureau. Kaleem is also a successful speaker who has been presented alongside leaders from companies such as Google, United Airlines, Visa, Facebook, Netflix, Airbnb, and many others.

💬 Topics Discussed:

• How Kaleem started getting paid to speak about remote work?
• Coming up with an interesting and engaging speech
• The significance and usefulness of great storytelling
• How can you make money from speaking?
• How to define your value for the market?
• Sharing information with others who do similar work
• Getting noticed in your niche in the online space
• The current state of personal brands
• How speaking has grown in value thanks to the Internet
• Keeping your company growing while staying flexible
• How to land huge contracts as a freelancer
• Competing in a global talent pool
• What effect would free health insurance have on freelancing?
• Knowing your worth when pitching to companies
• Using the knowledge and skills of people you work with to maximize returns
• What are the benefits of working for yourself?
• Motivations for coming up with innovations
• Web3 and the Blockchain of Business
• The concept of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
• Potential use of DAOs
• Current opportunities in the remote workspace
• Helping companies find their footing in remote work

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🎒 Resources:

• https://www.kaleemclarkson.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaleemclarkson/
• https://www.remotelyone.com/podcast
• https://www.blendmeinc.com/
• https://www.remotelyone.com/
• https://speakerhub.com/
• https://buildingastorybrand.com/
• https://lunchclub.com/
• https://www.drupal.org/
• https://www.workplaceless.com/
• https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0335.1937.tb00002.x
• https://www.a.team/
• https://www.timedoctor.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/liammcivormartin/?originalSubdomain=ca
• https://www.investopedia.com/tech/what-dao/
• https://www.upwork.com/
• https://asana.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-voices-remote-work-10-creators-follow-linkedin-news-1c/
• https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/11/13/embracing-remote-work-meet-the-oracles.html