Your Event Deserves Better Than Speaker Roulette
Meet Speaker Matchmaking
The right speaker. The right stage. Zero BS.
The Nightmare You're Trying To Avoid...
It's 2am and you're wide awake, staring at the ceiling, thinking about the speaker you just booked for your flagship event.
You've spent seven hours scrolling through speakers bureau databases, reading through identical bios that all promise to "inspire and energize your audience." You've watched demo reels that were probably filmed in 2019. You've read testimonials that sound suspiciously generic.
You finally picked someone. Their headshot looked professional. Their topic seemed perfect. The bureau said they were "excellent."
But Now You're Lying Awake Wondering...
What if they're a diva? What if they demand a private green room with specific bottled water and lose their mind when you can't deliver it?
What if they no-show? Or show up 20 minutes before they're supposed to go on, frazzled and unprepared?
What if they're boring? What if your audience sits there checking their phones while this person drones on with recycled content they've given 500 times?
Your Reputation Is On The Line
If this speaker bombs, it's not their problem—it's yours. Your boss will remember. Your attendees will remember. And you'll be the one who "picked the boring speaker."
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So yeah. You're awake at 2am. Again.
Here's a Different Way...
What if...
Someone who's actually hosted multi-day events and sourced speakers personally vouched for every recommendation they made?
What if you didn't have to scroll through databases or wonder if the person you're hiring is going to show up and actually deliver?
What if you had one person—not a faceless agency—who knew your event, knew your audience, and said, "Here's who you need. I'd bet my own reputation on them."
That's what I do.
I Work With Two Groups of People
For Event Planners & Hosts
You need a speaker who won't bore your audience to tears or bail on you three weeks before the event.
I personally vet every speaker I recommend. I've seen them work a room, adapt when things go sideways, and treat event planners like humans (not just a paycheck).
My service is completely free to you. I only work with the best speakers (who pay me), which means my only job is finding you the perfect match.
Let's talk about your event.Â
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For Speakers
You're already crushing it at $10K+ per keynote. You've proven you can deliver. But your agency isn't out there hustling for you every month—they're waiting for the phone to ring.
I don't wait. I pitch you. I advocate for you. I match you with events where you'll actually shine, not just any random stage.
Plus: monthly strategy sessions where we talk about your marketing and backend, and full transparency on every single opportunity I submit you for.
This is additive to your agency, not a replacement. Think of me as the person in your corner who actually gives a damn.
Let's see if we're a fit.
Hi, I'm Kathy...
I wear tiaras to Zoom calls, live in a tiny house in a Missouri national forest with three dogs (Molly, Bella, and Winnie the Pooh—yes, really), and I've built multiple million-dollar businesses by refusing to be boring or told no.
After 20 years at a well-known Fortune 500 Company, they told me I smiled and laughed too much to ever get promoted. So I quit, started my own business, and made a million dollars while wearing pajamas and a tiara. Because joy matters. And also? I'm really good at matching the right people with the right opportunities.
I've been on your side of this. I've hosted five multi-day live events with 60+ people in the room. I've sourced speakers who absolutely crushed it and a few who... didn't. I learned what separates someone who elevates a room from someone who just takes up space on stage.
Speaker Matchmaking isn't a database where you scroll through 500 headshots and hope for the best. It's me, personally vouching for people I believe in and making introductions I'd stake my reputation on.
Bottom line: I only make introductions I'd bet my tiara on. And I love this tiara.
Let's connect.
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Kathy Goughenour
Tiara-wearing, dog-loving, formerly-told-to-stop-smiling business builder Founder, Speaker Matchmaking
