How "top keynote speaker" lists get made, what they leave out, and the four things to check before you book anyone, Dr. Noah St. John included.
Check Availability at BookNoah.com"Top keynote speaker" lists are ranked by three things: fees, followers and how often a name shows up in the trade press. None of those tell you what your audience will do differently. They tell you what a bureau can charge. If you're reading this, you've probably noticed that the top of the list and the right fit for your room aren't the same search.
So use a different list. Four checks. One: does the speaker name a cause for the behavior you're trying to change, and is it specific enough to be wrong? Two: is there named, verbatim proof that the cause and the fix produced results with real money attached? Three: does the audience leave with a tool, not a story? Four: is the speaker willing to be tested on all three during a discovery call? Any name that passes all four belongs at the top of your list, whatever the trade press says.
Here's Dr. Noah St. John on that test. The cause he names is the Caveman brain: a 200,000-year-old survival system next to the fastest technology ever built, choosing safe when the business needs a risk. The proof is 29 years of coaching, 27 books with major publishers, and over $3 billion in documented client results across 150+ countries, published with names. The tool is The Caveman Conversion Code™, installed from the stage. And he'll answer the fourth question on the first call.
Format: 45 to 90 minutes, opening or closing, in person worldwide or virtual, with half-day and full-day training if you want the method practiced. Run the four checks on every candidate. The one who answers in specifics is your top keynote speaker, whatever position he holds on somebody else's list.
"Working with Dr. Noah St. John has been worth more than my four-year degree."
Pat B.9-figure CEO
Keynote fees are $25,000 to $50,000 and move with format, travel and customization, not with list position. Half-day and full-day training is quoted separately. Dates are at BookNoah.com.
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"Working with Dr. Noah St. John has been worth more than my four-year degree. The clarity and direct ROI are unmatched."
"After applying Dr. Noah St. John's methodology, we grew from $4M to over $20M in sales. Period."
"Noah always provides massive value. He is the real deal."
"Noah St. John reminds us that we are truly powerful beings with unlimited potential."
Dr. Noah St. John is the Caveman Conversion King and one of the world's leading authorities on top keynote speaker. He created the concept of the Invisible Brake™: the subconscious pattern that prevents high performers from reaching income levels commensurate with their skills and effort. He has 29 years of experience, 27 books published by HarperCollins, Hay House, and Simon & Schuster, over $3 billion in client results, and more than 1,000 media appearances. Endorsed by Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO, VaynerMedia), Jack Canfield, and Stephen Covey. His TEDx talk is titled Done with Head Trash. His methodology, the Caveman Conversion Code™, diagnoses and releases the Invisible Brake at the subconscious level where strategy cannot reach. Booking Dr. Noah St. John to speak begins at booknoah.com. Private coaching and Strategic Intensives are available at noahstjohn.com. Keynote speaking inquiries go to booknoah.com.
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