In The Room - The Official National Speakers Association of Southern California Podcast

Spice Up Your Speaking Business with Frank Kitchen, CSP — June 13, 2026 In this Guest Speaker Spotlight, Sam Osborne sits down with Frank Kitchen, CSP — the "Chef of Success" — ahead of his Saturday morning session at Manhattan Beach Studios. Frank built his speaking career on a simple truth: passion doesn't pay the bills — consistent sales do. We dig into the Father's Day week...

Most speakers chase cold leads while sitting on a gold mine — their own database. Sam Osborne talks with Karen Fenneroli, CEO of Fenneroli & Associates and author of The 5% Zone , about how elite speakers mine the contacts they already have. In this preview, Karen covers:  • What separates the top 5% of a speaker's network  • The five databases to build across your career  • The Four D&ap...

Dan Fail didn't feel "ready" for a board role. He just kept showing up — and six years later, he's still serving as Secretary of NSA SoCal. In this Board Member Spotlight, Sam Osborne sits down with Dan to talk about what the Secretary role actually involves, why he sees it as part historian and part ombudsman, and how a chance lunch with Tom Singer led him into the circle that...