Roundtable discussions, conference talks, workshops, and presentations on consulting, outreach, pricing, and more.


ICM Roundtable: Productized Consulting

As part of the Independent Consulting Manual, we recorded this series of ‘roundtable’ videos. Enjoy this roundtable on Productized Consulting.

ICM Roundtable: Pricing and Money

As part of the Independent Consulting Manual, we recorded this series of ‘roundtable’ videos. Enjoy this roundtable on pricing and money.

ICM Roundtable: Sales, Sales, Sales!

As part of the Independent Consulting Manual, we recorded this series of ‘roundtable’ videos. Enjoy this roundtable on sales!

ICM Roundtable: Marketing and Promotion!

As part of the Independent Consulting Manual, we recorded this series of ‘roundtable’ videos. Enjoy this roundtable on marketing and promotion.

ICM Roundtable: Hiring & Firing Clients

As part of the Independent Consulting Manual, we recorded this series of ‘roundtable’ videos. Enjoy this roundtable on hiring & firing clients.

ICM Roundtable: Work/Life Balance

As part of the Independent Consulting Manual, we recorded this series of ‘roundtable’ videos. Enjoy this roundtable on work/life balance.


Is Your Consulting Website Making These Mistakes?

At Double Your Freelancing Conference in 2015, my colleague Kurt Elster and I were invited to host a workshop offering critical advice and positive feedback on attendee websites. All-in-all, we reviewed ~12 websites in 45 minutes and gave the attendees actionable advice on how to improve their websites.

Kurt Elster on “Podcasting as a Consultant” and “Getting over ‘The Fear’”

In this conversation with Kurt Elster, we discuss:

  • The value of appearing on podcasts as a guest as a freelancer or a consultant
  • How podcast guest appearances have helped Kurt Elster grow his consulting agency, Ethercycle
  • How to get over ‘The Fear’ of appearing on podcasts as a guest (Hint: You aren’t alone, my friend!)

Nick Disabato on “The Podcasting Experience”

In this conversation with Nick Disabato, owner of the design agency Draft, you’ll learn about the experience of appearing as a guest on a podcast.

(For long-time fans, this was sort of the proto first episode of Make Money Online: https://makemoneyonline.exposed/).

Mojca Marš on “Podcasting as a Consultant”

In this conversation with Mojca Marš, you’ll learn about the benefits of appearing as a guest on podcasts as a freelancer or a consultant.

Mojca is the owner of a Facebook Marketing Agency and speaks directly to the benefits she’s seen from appearing on podcasts as a guest.

Kai Davis presenting at MicroConf 2016

In 2016, I was invited to speak at MicroConf as an attendee speaker. I delivered a 12 minute presentation on a Digital Public Relations topic: how software founders can promote their products by getting placed on podcasts as guests.

Video Q&A on Outreach Marketing and List Building

I sat down with Philip Morgan for a presentation for his audience about building better outreach lists.

Find Your Dream Client

Bryce Bladon and I sat down to teach you how to find your dream clients.

LinkedIn Lead Generation

I sat down with Jake Jorgovan of Outreach Cookie, a LinkedIn Lead Generation Agency, for a presentation on how LinkedIn lead generation works.

Video Overview of Activity-Based Selling

This video overview of Activity-Based Selling is from my (now retired) product Pipeline Essentials, on how to get started using Pipedrive as your sales CRM. (You can still snag an extended trial of Pipedrive’s gold plan right here: kaidavis.com/loves/pipedrive)

Standard Operating Procedures for Consultants

My 20 minute presentation on how standard operating procedures are a powerful tool for scaling processes in your business.

You-Focused Language

In this 15-minute presentation, I dive into what You-focused language is and how to think about it.

Freelancer’s Summit Interview

I sat down for an interview with Freelancer’s Summit in ~2017.

How Solo Consultants Can Get More Clients

This is a ~50-minute presentation I recorded on how solo consultants can get more clients with three powerful marketing levers.

Building an Online Course with Marie and Ben

Marie and Ben (of Notion Mastery — but before that product existed!) came by my community Freelance Camp and shared a presentation on building an online course. Check out Marie and Ben’s excellent product Notion Mastery!

Steli Efti on Follow Up

I sat down with Steli Efti (of Close.io) to discuss the concept of follow-up in sales and email outreach. The conversation is a great one, full of insights on how to connect with more people by following-up.