Your message is inspiring, but buyers cannot tell what problem it solves.
A 3-night live masterclass for speakers ready to get paid
Stop speaking for free. Start getting paid.
Learn the exact system I used to go from speaking for free to being booked and paid by Ford, Honda, Kroger, Guardian Life, and organizations across 9 countries.
Reserve My Seat - $27
Limited-time launch price. $27 now, $47 after July 20.
20+ years speaking
300+ speaking engagement testimonials
2X TEDx Speaker
But before you trust a word of this, you should know exactly who's saying it.
National stage credibility
2nd Place Finalist. Top 2 of 30,000+ speakers.
Here's why that matters to you: he didn't just perform well — he was judged against 30,000 speakers and ranked near the top. The system he teaches you is the same one that held up under that kind of pressure.
Dr. Karim competed on a national stage, was judged against more than 30,000 speakers, and finished in the top 2. The same clarity, presence, positioning, and audience command behind that performance are what he breaks down inside this masterclass.
10X Speak Off Performance + Judges' Feedback
Watch the 2-minute performance and judges' feedback.
Here's the part nobody tells you: the speakers who never get paid usually aren't the worst ones in the room.
The real reason speakers stay unpaid
You do not have a speaking problem. You have a positioning problem.
Whether you've never charged a dime or you've booked a few gigs and can't make it consistent, the issue is usually not your talent. It is the way your message, offer, fee, and buyer language are packaged.
You hesitate when money comes up, so the conversation drifts back to exposure.
You describe passion while decision makers need outcomes, fit, and value.
You wait for referrals instead of creating repeatable paid-stage conversations.
And here's what it costs
Stay unpaid and nothing about next year looks different.
Another twelve months of standing ovations and an empty calendar. Another round of "we'd love to have you" with no check attached. You watch speakers with half your gift get booked, get paid, and get rebooked, not because they're better on stage, but because they learned to package what you already do for free. The talent was never the problem. And every year you wait, the gap between what you're worth and what you're paid gets wider, not smaller.
Imagine giving another speech. Hearing another standing ovation. Watching people line up afterward to tell you how much you moved them. Then driving home with no booking, no referral, no check. That's the cycle most talented speakers stay trapped in. Applauded everywhere. Paid nowhere.
If any of that hit a nerve, keep going. This was built for exactly where you are.
Read this before you scroll
Which Speaker Are You?
People love you. Standing ovations every time. But no bookings, no system, no way to turn the applause into income.
You've had a few paid gigs. But you can't repeat them. Every booking feels like luck, not a system.
You have years of knowledge and real value to give. But nobody knows how valuable you are, because you've never learned to position it.
You know you're worth more. But every time someone asks your fee, you panic, and you leave money on the table.
If you saw yourself in even one of these, this masterclass was built for you.
This is for you if
You are ready to stop being paid in compliments.
Whether you're just starting out or you've spoken a few times and stalled, this masterclass is built for speakers who know their message has value but need the positioning, language, and confidence to get paid for it.
Reserve My Seat - $27I'm not guessing at what you're feeling. I lived every bit of it.
Who I am
I spent years speaking for free. Then I cracked the code.
I'm Dr. Karim R. Ellis. For a long time, I was exactly where you are now - pouring my heart out on stage, getting standing ovations, and watching everyone leave while I went home with nothing but compliments and a handshake.
I had the gift. What I didn't have was the system. So I built one. I learned how to clarify my message, position my value, and have the conversations that turn a stage into a paycheck. That system became the GPS Method - and it's the same one that's taken me from speaking for free to being paid by Ford, Honda, Kroger, and organizations on four continents.
I'm not teaching you something I read in a book. I'm teaching you the exact path I walked - from free to paid. And if I can do it, so can you.
I still remember driving home after a standing ovation. People had lined up to tell me I changed their life. I felt on top of the world for about twenty minutes. Then it hit me. I gave everything I had on that stage, and I was driving home with nothing to show for it. No booking. No check. And I remember thinking, how can everybody say I changed their life, and nobody wants to pay me? That was the night I knew something had to change.
But you shouldn't take my word for it. Look at the proof.
Proof of outcome
They did not hire me for free.
For 20+ years, organizations have paid Dr. Karim R. Ellis to keynote conferences, leadership events, and professional development programs. The same system that got him booked is what he teaches you.
Kroger
Every organization above paid Dr. Karim to take their stage. Not exposure. Not favors. Paid bookings — the same outcome this masterclass helps you create.
International proof
They do not fly speakers to Jamaica for free.
This image shows scale fast: a packed room, a major international organization, branded screens, and Dr. Karim trusted to lead from the front.
And that's the point for you: you're not learning paid speaking from someone who read about it. You're learning it from someone organizations fly across the world to book.
Corporate training proof
Organizations do not pay speakers just to talk.
What that means for you: the same thing those companies paid him to deliver — clarity, positioning, results — is exactly what he's teaching you to package and sell.
They pay for engagement, clarity, transformation, and results. This section turns the photos into a visual argument for why speakers should learn the business side of speaking from Dr. Karim.
The masterclass promise becomes more believable when prospects can see real rooms, real audiences, and real organizations behind the experience.
Four kinds of proof, before you decide.
These photos are not decoration. They each answer a different buying question: Has he been paid? Has he taught companies? Has he led big rooms? Can he connect with people?
Corporate credibilityMajor brands trusted the message.
International scaleLarge room. Global trust. Real stage.
Large-room authority1,800 in the room at Purdue University.
Why the training works
Paid speaking is learned in the room, not just on the stage.
The goal of this masterclass is not to make people louder. It is to help them understand message clarity, buyer language, pricing, positioning, and how to turn a gift into revenue.
Reserve My Seat - $27What you get for $27
Three live nights, one practical roadmap.
This is built for skeptical speakers who need more than hype. You will leave with clearer language, a stronger offer, and a better path toward paid conversations.
A single paid booking can be worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. The system that gets you there is $27. If this masterclass helps you land one paid stage, it pays for itself several hundred times over.
This is a limited-time launch price. $27 through July 20, then it goes up to $47. The speakers who move now get in at the lowest price.
Save My SeatSay your fee out loud without flinchingThree live trainings (July 21, 22, 23 at 6:30 PM ET) that rebuild how you talk about money
Never miss the lesson that unlocks your next bookingFull replay access, so a missed night doesn't cost you the breakthrough
Walk out with a repeatable path from free to paidThe GPS Method framework: gain clarity, position to get paid, secure the stage
Turn "I think I'm worth more" into language a buyer says yes toSpeaker worksheets to map your offer, audience, value, and next booking moves
Get your real situation unstuck in real timeLive Q&A: bring your actual speaking questions into the room
My promise to you
Show up. If you don't leave with a clearer way to get paid, it's free.
Come to all three nights. Do the work in the room. If you walk away without at least one concrete way to position and get paid for your message, email my team within 48 hours of the final session and I'll refund every dollar — and you keep the recordings and worksheets. The only way to lose here is to not show up.
And if you're wondering whether I can really teach this, here's who vouches for me.
Les Brown, on Dr. Karim R. Ellis.
Mentorship and lineage
Before you invest in this, hear what my mentor Les Brown had to say.
Les has poured into me for years. What he shares here means everything to me - in his own words.
The GPS Method
Your roadmap from free talks to paid-stage conversations.
Gain Clarity
Define your message, audience, outcome, and speaking value.
Package Your Value
Package your expertise so buyers understand why your talk is worth investing in.
Get Booked
Build intentional conversations, follow-up, and next steps toward bookings.
This is what happens when speakers actually put it to work.
Proof it works
Real speakers. Real results.
A bestselling author reviews the program
Steven Anthony King · GPS Speakers Academy
The reaction you can't fake
Nobody leaves a video review for a forgettable speaker.
Event planners and audiences don't volunteer feedback like this for speakers who fall flat. These reviews were earned in the room - real people, moved enough to speak up on their own. That response isn't luck or charisma you're born with. It's the product of positioning your message so it lands.
That's what I teach you to create: not just applause, but the kind of reaction that books your next stage. Learn how to earn reviews like these.
▶ Click any photo below to watch what students have to say — real stories, real results.
From struggling with clarity to major stages
Michael Pope · GPS Speakers Academy
From not confident to confident in 3 months
Teresa Gray · GPS Speakers Academy
A bestselling author reviews the program
Steven Anthony King · GPS Speakers Academy
Real student. Real results. Real story.
Dudley Thurmond · GPS Speakers Academy
July 21-23 at 6:30 PM ET on Zoom. Ready to learn the same positioning system?
Reserve My Seat - $27July 21-23 | 6:30 PM ET
The 3-night path.
Why Most Speakers Never Get Paid
Break the free-speaking pattern and identify what is quietly costing you income.
The System That Books Paid Stages
Walk through the GPS Method and learn how to turn interest into a paid conversation.
How To Turn Speaking Into Revenue
Convert your message into a clearer offer and build your next paid-stage action plan.
Before you register
Questions a skeptical speaker would ask.
This section exists to reduce doubt instead of pretending it is not there.
I have never been paid to speak. Is this for me?
Yes. The training shows you what needs to shift before paid bookings become realistic: your message, positioning, offer, fee confidence, and buyer language. You don't need any paid experience to start.
I've gotten a few paid gigs already. Is this too basic for me?
Not at all. If you've booked a few stages but can't make it consistent, you don't have a talent problem — you have a system problem. This gives you the repeatable positioning and process that turns occasional gigs into a reliable pipeline.
What if I can't attend all three nights live?
Come to what you can. Every session is recorded and the replays are yours, so you won't lose anything by missing a night live. That said, the speakers who show up live and do the work get the most out of it.
Is this just going to be a pitch?
No. All three nights are real training — you'll leave with clarity, language, and a plan whether or not you ever work with me again. I do have a program for speakers who want to go deeper, and I'll mention it, but the masterclass stands completely on its own.
Why pay for this when there's free advice everywhere?
Free advice is scattered and generic. This is one connected system, taught live, in the right order, with the chance to ask about your actual situation. Free content tells you what; this shows you how — for you.
What happens after I register?
You'll receive the Zoom details, replay information, and any session resources by email.
Registration closes July 21 at 5:00 PM ET
This is a limited-time launch price. $27 through July 20, then it goes up to $47. The speakers who move now get in at the lowest price.
One decision today could be the difference between another year speaking for free, and finally getting paid what you're worth.
Three live nights, July 21-23 at 6:30 PM ET on Zoom. One framework. A practical next step toward speaking revenue.
A year from now, some speakers will be getting booked and paid. Others will still be speaking for free, wondering what changed for everyone else. The difference usually starts with a decision like this one. $27, fully guaranteed.
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THE 3-DAY MASTERCLASS
$27
Limited-time launch price. $27 now, $47 after July 20.
Walk away knowing exactly how to start getting booked and paid to speak.
Three live nights (July 21, 22, 23):
- Night 1: Why most speakers never get paid — and what's quietly costing you income
- Night 2: The system that books paid stages — the GPS Method walkthrough
- Night 3: Turn speaking into revenue — build your paid-stage action plan
Plus you get:
- Full replay access to all 3 nights
- Speaker worksheets to map your offer and next moves
- Live Q&A: bring your real situation into the room
One paid booking is worth hundreds or thousands. This is $27.
Get the 3-Day Pass - $27BEST VALUE
ALL 4 DAYS
Bonus Day 4: Nail the Interview, Cash the Check
$97
Everything in the 3-day masterclass, PLUS Bonus Day 4: Nail the Interview, Cash the Check (Friday, July 24), the live intensive where you master the event planner interview.
The event planner interview is one of the most crucial pieces of getting booked and paid. One wrong thing said, one statement not properly explained, and it's easy to lose the gig.
Day 4 walks you through the interview process systematically, so you can deliver your best value while staying confident when you state your fee and explain exactly what your speaking package brings.
Plus live mock interviews in the HOT SEAT, where you practice the real conversation and get coached on the spot.
- Navigate the interview step by step — start to finish
- State your fee with confidence — no flinching, no money left on the table
- Communicate your real value — so they understand what your package is worth
- Get in the HOT SEAT — live mock interviews with real-time coaching
- Avoid the costly mistakes — the small things that quietly lose the booking
The 3 nights show you how to get booked and paid. Day 4 makes sure you don't lose the gig in the one conversation where it's won or lost.
After registration, you will receive the Zoom link, replay details, and workbook access by email.