Hello Performer Reveals the Future of the Speaker Industry
The speaker market still operates much in the same way as 20 years ago. Emails, requests for proposals, intermediaries, and waiting. At the same time, hotels are booked with a few clicks, rides are ordered in seconds, and food arrives at your door effortlessly.
Why is booking a speaker for an event still so complicated and slow? You send a message, wait for a response, clarify details, and request a quote.
The problem is not in demand, but in the structure. There is a need for speakers, and more events are organized globally than ever before. Yet, the market operates inefficiently. A speaker doesn't always know at what price they have been sold or for what kind of events they have been offered. For the client, finding the right speaker takes time, and comparing options is difficult. It's not about individual operators, but about the ingrained practices of the industry.
Many industries have already undergone a similar transformation. Thanks to digital platforms, price, availability, and options are immediately visible, and decisions can be made quickly. Now, this is also possible in the speaker market.
Hello Performer's idea is simple. We want to make it easier to find and book speakers, and to give speakers more control over their work. When the process becomes clearer, both the client and the performer benefit.
In practice, this means the speaker is in the driver's seat. They decide the price, availability, topics, and which gigs to accept. As control and transparency increase, the entire industry can evolve in a direction that is simpler, fairer, and more functional for everyone.
