This is the latest in the Speaker Academy series, which started here. The series is addressed to patients and advocates who basically know how to speak on a subject but want to make a business out of it. I’ll try to be clear to all readers, but parts may assume you’ve read earlier entries.
In #16 I said “For a small business, cash is king.” This is especially true for patients who are trying to build a small business in speaking, with no financial backing. In this post I want to “spotlight the spotless” – my clients who have honored our partnership by paying every single invoice within the agreed time of 30 days. Thank you!! A couple of foonotes before we start:
- Date range: This is for events starting January 2013 and ending April 2014. (This May’s events haven’t reached 30 days yet.)
- I hope to dig back earlier, but before 2013 I was in survival mode and my records were sometimes not accurate. Meanwhile, clients – if you remind me that you paid promptly I’ll be glad to include you – just let me know!
- Special honor: Some clients are so great that they’re in a special category – they paid on-site or EARLY! (And they reimbursed my out-of-pocket expenses promptly.) So I’ll start with them:
Special honor: at the event (or before!) Last updated March 30, 2017
These clients paid their deposit and expenses on time, and paid the rest of my fee at the event – or even before! In chronological order, starting 1/1/2013:
- Dignity Health, March 2013
- Michigan Hospital Association, May 2013
- SAS Institute, May 2013 (via Collaborative Agency)
- PFCC Partners annual meeting, June 2013
- Iowa HospitalAssociation (Executive Speakers Bureau), June 2013
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Aug. 2013
- Kansas Hospital Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), Aug. 2013
- Qualidigm (CMS’s Connecticut Quality Improvement Organization), Sept. 2013
- ESRD Webinar (End Stage Renal Disease), Sept. 2013
- Tennessee Hospital Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), Nov. 2013
- Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), April 2014
———- Additions since original post: —————– - Arizona Hospital Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), May 2014
- Arkansas Hospital Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), October 2014
- IPPOSI (Irish Patients Platform), Nov. 2014
- ANA, May 2015
- Phreesia, June 2015
- University of Colorado Denver, Aug. 2015
- IBA Italy, March 2016
- Coalition of Compassionate Care of California, May 2016
- Health2 Resources, Oct. 2016
Honor Roll Last updated March 30, 2017
These clients (2013 and later) paid every single invoice within 30 days. Thank you!
- Aligning Forces for Quality speaking tour, Humboldt CA, Jan. 2013
- Health Action Council, Columbus OH, Jan. 2013
- “My Health Counts” TV program (WNED-TV), Feb. 2013
- Institute of Medicine roundtable, Feb. 2013
- Regional Telehealth Conference (Billings, MT), March 2013
- IKF (my Swiss host), March 2013
- Saskatchewan Health Quality Council Summit, April 2013
- Wharton MBA Lecture, April 2013
- British Medical Journal (essay honorarium), April 2013
- BMJ / IHI Quality Forum, April 2013
- Michigan Hospital HR Conference, April 2013
- Maine Hospital Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), June 2013
- The Alliance (book order), June 2013
- U of Wisconsin web lecture (Patti Brennan), July 2013
- AHRQ / Westat, July 2013
- Meditech (LSS Data Systems), Aug. 2013
- Book order – National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Aug. 2013
- Stratis Health (project work), summer 2013
- Trillium Partners “Back to School” conference, Sept. 2013
- Book order – Orion Health, Sept. 2013
- Schulman Associates IRB, Sept. 2013
- Facilities Guidelines Institute, Sept. 2013
- Berci’s social media course at Semmelweiss University, Budapest, Sept. 2013
- NEHI annual meeting, Oct. 2013
- NEHI book order, Oct. 2013
- World Parkinson’s Congress, Oct. 2013
- Penna Hosp. & HC Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), Oct. 2013
- National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, Oct. 2013
- Partnership for Quality Care, Nov. 2013
- Nebraska Hospital Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), Nov. 2013
- AMIA Fall Symposium, Nov. 2013
- Heartland Kidney Network, Nov. 2013
- Executive Speakers Bureau (internal event), Jan. 2014
- NQF Annual Meeting, Feb. 2014
- HIMSS consumer symposium, March 2014
- Wharton MBA lecture, March 2014
- National Board of Medical Examiners 100th annual meeting, April 2014
———- Additions since original post: —————– - Mississippi Healthcare Symposium, June 2014
- Mississippi Hospital Association, June 2014
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners, June 2014
- Telligen, June 2014
- Rhode Island Quality Institute, July 2014
- A.I.R. PCORI project, July 2014
- National Quality Forum outcomes project, August 2014
- Vancouver Island Health Authority, August 2014
- Health Informatics Society of Australia, August 2014
- AHRQ / Westat, Sept. 2014
- Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Sept. 2014
- Summit of the Southeast (HIMSS Tennessee chapter), Sept. 2014
- UMC Radboudt (Lucien Engelen), Sept. 2014
- Montana Hospital Association (Executive Speakers Bureau), Sept. 2014
- Philippine Society for Medical Oncology webcast, Oct. 2014
- AMIA (Cerner event), Oct. 2014
- Vintura (Dutch consulting firm), Oct. 2014
- Association of American Medical Colleges (Leading Authorities agency), Nov. 2014
- SC Hospital Association, Nov. 2014
- Brown University, Dec. 2014
- Roche National Conference (Eagles Talent Speakers Bureau), Jan. 2015
- NEHI, Jan. 2015
- Wharton MBA Lecture, Feb. 2015
- HealthSparq, Feb. 2015
- InterSystems, March 2015
- Informed Medical Decisions Foundation/Healthwise, April 2015
- UNH Durham, June 2015
- InterSystems, June 2015
- Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, Sept. 2015
- Boucha Group, Sept. 2015
- APB, Nov. 2105
- diaTribe, Jan. 2016
- BMJ, March 2016
- IHS, May 2016
- Harvard Medical, June 2016
- NH Foundation for Healthy Communities, Aug. 2016
- AADE, Aug. 2016
- Colorado Hospital Association, Nov. 2016
- Leigh Bureau, Nov. 2016
- Radboud, Nov. 2016
- APB, Nov. 2016
- ResMed, Jan. 2017
Thank you, every one of you. It’s such a blessing to close out an event on schedule, with no follow-on paperwork!
Next in the series: #19 “The Big Ugly” meets Speaker Academy #19: What’s up with expense checks??
Thanks for sharing this. I understand your underlying point – I do get that – but bigger than the point you’re making, I also see hope.
This list – which doesn’t even include the “those who shall not be named” is LONG. And it gives me hope that all the hustling I’m doing now to build promotional partnerships, pull resources together to build my website, write and give speeches, work on getting my talks video recorded, etc., etc., etc. . . . is towards a goal that is achievable. (And valuable.)
Thanks for your encouragement by example.
By all means, of course, Karen!
Just remember, it’s only taken 4 years full time and a year before that part time. :)
Never made Honor Roll in school. So glad to have made Special Honor Roll for you! Your presence is greatly valued.
Libby
You are so funny – and great – Libby :)