Wilkerson generated well over $1 million in revenue from keynote speaking.
Carrie Wilkerson · Mom of 4 Teaches How To Land First Paid Speaking Gig with Carrie Wilkerson of The Barefoot Executive · Feb 27, 2016 · at 12:25
Author and speaker Carrie Wilkerson breaks down the total revenue generated directly and indirectly from keynote speaking to host Nathan Latka.
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“So I would estimate, you know, well over a million dollars just because of speaking For contacts, speaking for cash, speaking, you know, for book sales, those kind of things, but I would say well over a million dollars”
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