The Paid Stage Method ¡ 90-Day Coaching Program ¡ Start Anytime

Land Your First or Next $10K Talk in 90 Days.

A 90-day coaching program with Kantis Simmons for experts with 15+ years of expertise who've spoken before and are done being the best-kept secret in their industry. No cold pitching. No daily posting. Your fee, your books, and your program, all from one stage.

 
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One System. Nine Steps. Built Live With You.

The Paid Stage Method takes you through Get Found, Get Booked, and Get Paid, one step a week. You don't watch it. You build it, live, with a community of experts doing the same.

Build a Website That Books You While You Sleep

Your website is a house. Guests come up the porch, get comfortable, and hand you their contact info in the hallway. We build every room, so planners find you, trust you, and book you.

"Kantis is simply the GOAT! This challenge helped me really understand the importance of building and owning my client list. He has helped me book multiple 5-figure speaking gigs.”

Dr. Raymond Trigg, School Safety Specialist      

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"You Don't Have a Talent Problem. You Have a System Problem."

Kantis spent his first years speaking for free, until he learned that talent wasn't the problem. Today he's made over seven figures from speaking, books, courses, and consulting, and his clients have closed five- and six-figure speaking contracts.

What's Inside Each Stage of The Paid Stage Method

Nine steps in three stages. Each stage builds on the one before it, and the last step loops back to the first, so every stage you're on brings you the next one.

1. The Dream Stage MapYour speaker type, your HERO statement, who you serve, and your top 10 target stages.
 
2. The 24/7 Website MachineA speaker site with your demo video front and center, built from plug-and-play templates.
 
3. Magnetic Promotion PinwheelSearch ads, scroll ads, SEO, and content you already have, sending planners to your demo video.
4. The Trust TrackYour list, your lead magnet, and follow-up that moves new leads to your booking form.
 
5. The Contract CloseYour fee set by market, your hold-the-line script, your speaker kit, and a contract that collects a deposit.
 
6. The Money-Making TalkA signature talk that proves your expertise and sets up your offer, on any stage.
7. The Stage ProposalThe invitation you make at the end of every talk, so the room knows how to say yes.
 
8. The Monetize You PaydayYour books, courses, and coaching ready to sell, before, on, and after the stage.
 
9. The Referral RippleReviews, video testimonials, and referrals from every stage, feeding your next booking.
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*Start anytime ¡ $2,997 or 4 payments of $760*

Your 90 Days, Step by Step

Start anytime. You get the training, templates, and tools for each step, plus live coaching on Zoom every Monday at 7:25 PM ET. One step a week, one clear build, and something real to show for it.

 

Week 1

Get Found

The Dream Stage Map

Get clear on who you are and who you're for.

  • Find your speaker type: keynote, workshop, coach, or platform
  • Write your HERO statement with the Paid Speaker Clarity Tool
  • Name your top 10 target stages and events
You walk away with: Your one-page Dream Stage Map

 

Week 2

Get Found

The 24/7 Website Machine

Build the website that works while you sleep.

  • Map your Speaker House: the rooms every speaker site needs
  • Build your 3 core pages: Home, Speaking, and Book Me
  • Put your demo video front and center for event planners

You walk away with: Your speaker site, built from the templates

 

Week 3

Get Found

Magnetic Promotion Pinwheel

Get in front of the people who book speakers.

  • Find your buyers: the 10 industries and 7.25 places to find paid stages
  • Set up your 3 layers: organic, paid, and automated follow-up
  • Turn one idea into many placements with the content pinwheel

You walk away with: Your first search ad and scroll ad, and a list of 10 target organizations

 

Week 4

Get Booked

The Trust Track

Build the asset nobody can take from you: your list.

  • Decide who belongs on your list, and create your lead magnet
  • Choose where people join, and write your first email
  • Use demo clips and testimonials to move leads to your booking form

You walk away with: Your lead magnet and your follow-up emails

 

Week 5

Get Booked

The Contract Close

Turn inquiries into signed contracts, at your fee.

  • Set your fee by market, midway to high
  • Build your fee architecture and your hold-the-line script
  • Ready your speaker kit and a contract that collects a deposit

You walk away with: Your fee, your speaker kit, and your contract

 

Week 6

Get Booked

The Money-Making Talk

Build the talk that proves you're the one to hire.

  • Turn a talk that claps into a talk that pays
  • Write your 3 signature talk titles
  • Build your story and proof so it works on any stage

You walk away with: Your signature talk, outlined

 

Week 7

Get Paid

The Stage Proposal

Your talk is the first date.

  • Learn to propose from every stage.
  • Build the invitation you make at the end of every talk
  • Make it fit any stage: keynote, workshop, podcast, or virtual
  • Practice it, so it feels like service, not selling

You walk away with: Your Stage Proposal, scripted

 

Week 8

Get Paid

The Monetize You Payday

One stage, multiple paychecks.

  • Map your income before, on, and after the stage
  • Package your books, courses, and coaching
  • Set up checkout so people can buy on the spot

You walk away with: Your #1 backend offer, ready to sell

 

Week 9

Get Paid

The Referral Ripple

Make every stage bring the next one.

  • Collect reviews and video testimonials from every event
  • Turn happy clients and planners into referrals
  • Use in-kind value when a budget falls short

You walk away with: Your review and referral system

 

Week 10

Dec 14

Launch & Refine

Booking Sprint, Part 1

Turn your engine on.

  • Launch your search and scroll ads, pointing to your demo video
  • Turn on your follow-up emails and your booking form
  • Review your numbers on the call: who's visiting, and who's joining your list

You walk away with: Your engine live and bringing in leads

 

Week 11

Launch & Refine

Booking Sprint, Part 2

Handle the inquiries that come in.

  • Role-play a planner call, start to finish
  • Practice your hold-the-line script for when the budget is lower than your fee
  • Send your speaker kit and contract to real inquiries

You walk away with: The confidence to turn an inquiry into a signed contract

 

Week 12

Jan 4

Launch & Refine

Booking Sprint, Part 3

Get stage-ready.

  • Deliver your Stage Proposal and get live feedback
  • Tighten your Money-Making Talk on the hot seat
  • Clear whatever's still in the way of your first or next $10K talk

You walk away with: Your talk and your proposal, ready for the stage

 

Week 13

Review

Your 90-Day Results Review

See how far you've come, and plan what's next.

  • Run your engine audit: what's built, what's working, what's next
  • Celebrate your wins with the community

You walk away with: Your plan for the next 90 days

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*Start anytime ¡ $2,997 or 4 payments of $760*

Who this is for

Professionals with 15+ years of expertise who want to turn their message into income:

✅ Speakers who get invited, but the stages aren't profitable yet

✅ Coaches and consultants who need a steadier way to get in front of the right clients

✅ PhDs, executives, and corporate experts ready for another level of income beyond the 9-to-5

✅ Retirees, or those getting close, ready to turn a career's worth of expertise into income

✅ Authors whose book isn't making real money yet

Who it's not for: anyone who has never spoken to a room. If that's you, start there first and come back when you're ready.

"Kantis' wisdom has helped me close 6-figure speaking contracts, and his expertise has caused me to sell my school curriculum program to schools."

Jonathan Medina, School Motivational Speaker

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Why I built this

I started speaking in 1999.

I was a research scientist with three degrees, a real message, and real talent.

And for my first few years, I spoke for free and called it "exposure."

Then I met a man half as talented as me, making ten times more money.

I asked him what he was doing differently, and he said one thing:

"I stopped being a talented person. I became a business."

As a scientist, I already knew that when you don't get the result, you don't blame the person.

You examine the system.

The Paid Stage Method is that system, and I want to build it with you.

- Kantis Simmons

Your Investment

Here's everything you get, and why it's worth it.

12 weeks of live group mentorship calls

With "Ask Kantis" Q&A and hot seats ($10,000 value)

The Paid Stage Method training

All nine steps ($2,500 value)

Plug-and-play website templates

What a designer charges to build it ($3,500 value)

The Paid Speaker Clarity Tool

Clarity on your message in week one ($497 value)

Bonus: Money-Making Keynote Live

General Admission (March 19–20, 2027, Atlanta)

 ($697 value)

A private Support Community,

plus your Week 13 results review for the full 90 days
 (Priceless)
 Total value: $17,194

COMPARE

A designer

About $3,500 for a speaker website alone. That's more than this whole program, and it's only one of the nine steps.

COMPARE

One-on-one with Kantis

The Accelerator is hands-on $20,000 year mentoring. The Paid Stage Method gives you the same method, with group coaching.

COMPARE

Doing it alone

Months of trial and error. More free talks. More pitching. And every month you wait is a $10,000 talk someone else gets.

Your investment

$2,997

or 4 monthly payments of $760

If this helps you land even one $10K talk, it pays for itself three times over. $760 a month is less than many speakers get for a single local talk.

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My promise to you

Show up, do the work, and if you're not getting results, you won't get left behind. You'll get on a call with me, and we'll figure it out together.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

"Kantis' backend system for booking paid speaking gigs blew my mind. I didn’t even know all of that existed...Now I can stop wasting money by actually working the system.”

Kimberly McKenzie, Speaker and Coach

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Start Anytime. Live Coaching Every Monday at 7:25 PM ET.

12 weeks of live coaching, the full training, plug-and-play website templates, the Paid Speaker Clarity Tool, a private community, and a Week 13 results review.

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*Start anytime ¡ $2,997 or 4 payments of $760*