If you love non-exclusivity around your paid speaking – and want to optimize it – I’m your girl.

Welcome! My name is Amy Gray and I’m based in the non-exclusive speaker mecca of Marblehead Massachusetts USA.  The name of this blog is a play on the term ‘hot mic’ – which refers to a microphone accidentally left on, capturing information that the person wearing the mic didn’t intend to share with the world.  I’ll share info that helps you optimize your paid speaking business.  Information you likely won’t hear anywhere else.  In fact, I might tell you something that another party wishes I didn’t – but you need it to be dangerously well-informed.

I also wanted a blog name that would pique curiosity and offer a laugh in a serious world.

Let me know how I did.

I’ll share my thoughts on lucrative paid speaking – and what truly works, vs. what is simply hype.  It is my hope that it will dispel some of the myths around professional representation, speaking fees, what constitutes a great speaker, and so much more. Most of all, I’d love for it to be useful and actionable.  I’m here because what I’ve learned the hard way, since 1994 when I first began working in the events industry — up to now, 2025.  That’s 31 years working with highly visible folks who opted to create their very own lucrative in-house speaking business.

Gulp. Here goes nothing.  Come along for the ride?

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