The Speaker Lab With Grant Baldwin // Public Speaking / Motivational Speaking / Entrepreneurship

Bobby Umar is a speaker who does it all. He writes books. He runs coaching programs. He’s amassed hundreds of thousands of followers in his social media communities. He’s done multiple TEDx talks. And most importantly, he’s a self-described doting dad. If you’re wondering how he manages to juggle so many balls alongside his speaking engagements, so are we — so he joined our founder Grant Baldwin for Episode 443 of the TSL podcast to discuss his speaking journey. Many aspiring speakers want to be like Bobby. All kinds of people in all sorts of industries look to him as a branding and networking expert. But he didn’t start out that way! Over time, he has both expanded and refined his speaking platform so he only speaks on topics he is best at to audiences who are the perfect fit. On the show, he shares how he started with a well-defined niche that allowed him to become a thought leader with a simple, compelling message: discover your personal brand (DYPB). One part of Bobby’s platform that we don’t of