Boutique Speaker Development and Representation
The hardest part of building a speaking career often isn’t the speaking. It’s having to keep putting yourself forward in a crowded field—figuring out what to say about yourself, finding the right people, making the connection, following up, and doing it all over again. And when your message is still taking shape, even knowing where to begin can feel overwhelming.
That’s where we come in. Speaker development helps you uncover and shape the point of view, story, and presentation you want to bring into the world. Speaker representation takes that work outward—finding the right audiences, building organizer relationships, and creating opportunities around what you have to say. Some clients need one. Some move naturally from one into the other.
We partner with a small number of lawyers, educators, advisors, authors, motivational speakers, and other thoughtful voices with something meaningful to share. You work directly with Cheryl and Philip, who stay closely involved from the first spark of an idea through the conversations, relationships, and opportunities that follow.
Our intention is to help your speaking grow into something lasting—one meaningful room, one trusted relationship, and one opportunity at a time.
Speaker development: $3,000/month.
Ongoing representation: $3,500/month.
Tell us about your work and goals. We begin with a conversation about fit and the right starting point.
We take your speaking career personally. We want to understand what you believe, what you have lived and learned, and what you want an audience to take with them.
Our intention is to build a sustainable ecosystem around your speaking: a clear message, a professional speaker profile, trusted organizer relationships, meaningful introductions, and opportunities to be invited back.
Philip helps shape the ideas at the heart of your presentation. Cheryl brings a natural instinct for connection and a creative approach to finding the people and places that fit. She handles the conversations that lead to an agreed engagement, then stays involved through scheduling and coordination.
We continue the relationship work between appearances, paying attention to what resonates and where a connection might lead next. We want each stage of the work to strengthen the foundation for the years ahead.
We begin with your goals and what is ready now, then agree on the right stage of support.
Work with Philip on your point of view, audience, and principal presentation. Four working sessions each month, agreed feedback between meetings, and a monthly strategy conversation with Cheryl keep the work focused and connected to your goals.
Cheryl researches opportunities, develops organizer relationships, handles outreach and follow-up, and carries approved engagements through fee conversations, confirmation, scheduling, and coordination. She looks for thoughtful ways to build on those relationships over time.
Your page on the Cheryl Janis Agency website brings together your biography, topics, audience information, and available media. We prepare it for search discovery and incoming inquiries, publish materials you approve, and keep it current during our partnership. You also have a professional page to share with your contacts.
You have a place to bring questions, consider opportunities, and talk through decisions. We offer honest guidance, review progress with you each month, and keep you informed as the work develops. We agree on the meeting rhythm and communication before beginning.
Speaker development: $3,000/month.
Ongoing representation: $3,500/month.
One monthly fee. No commission. No long-term commitment. Cancel anytime.
See the Services and What Is IncludedCheryl is building more than a CLE pipeline for me — she’s creating a long-term speaking strategy with the right attorney audiences, repeat opportunities, invitation-based events, and the messaging and materials to support it.
We welcome lawyers throughout the United States who want speaking to strengthen professional relationships and support referrals. Explore our approach, including our experience with Utah attorney audiences and CLE coordination.
Speaker Representation for Lawyers
Founder and Speaker Representative
Cheryl leads representation with a calm presence, thoughtful judgment, and a natural ability to build relationships. She stays involved in the strategy, organizer conversations, and practical details around your speaking.
Director of Speaker Strategy and Development
Philip helps you find the strongest ideas in your experience and shape a presentation that is clear, distinctive, and useful to an audience. His strategic input continues within your agreed service.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER · JOURNALIST · PEAK PERFORMANCE EXPERT
13-time Emmy-winning journalist and former Good Morning America correspondent Elisabeth Leamy helps leaders and teams conquer priority overload. Through The TRIoritize Technique™, she gives audiences a practical way to identify what matters most — and protect their best effort for the work that deserves it.
Meet Elisabeth
Criminal Defense Attorney & Legal Educator
Helping attorneys navigate difficult client relationships, reduce escalation, preserve professional boundaries, and build a more effective and sustainable legal practice.
Meet Josh
Speaker, Educator & Dialogue Facilitator
Through deeply personal storytelling and dialogue across profound divides, Tamara explores how inherited history, trauma, and extremism can be transformed into courage, connection, and meaningful change.
Meet Tamara
Author · Award-Winning Journalist · Speaker · Public Educator
From Jim Crow Birmingham to Israel and a life across worlds, Len Cooper shares a deeply personal story of survival, belonging, human dignity, and unexpected possibility.
Meet LenThis partnership is for people ready to invest in their speaking, participate in the work, and give relationships time to develop. We agree on the scope and priorities before beginning, then review progress together.
You approve your message, fee parameters, and the engagements you accept. You decide whether to continue each month.
We commit to the work we agree to do and honest conversations about progress. Bookings, income, and timing are not guaranteed.
Tell us about your message, the audiences you want to reach, and where you would value support. We would like to understand your goals and explore whether we are the right partners for the work ahead.
A finished presentation is not required to begin the conversation.
