"Because of what I learned in Speaking & Influence, we hosted a powerful 6-hour live book launch event… and over 75 people stayed from start to finish"
Speaking & Influence Mastery

"Because of what I learned in Speaking & Influence, we hosted a powerful 6-hour live book launch event… and over 75 people stayed from start to finish"

Before taking the Speaking & Influence Mastery class, little did I know, I was preparing for one of the biggest milestones of my life—
I was about to become an international best-selling author… but I wasn’t doing it alone. I was leading 22 other women to become best-selling authors too, through a deeply personal anthology called Turning Pain Into Her Power.
As powerful as that sounds, behind the scenes, there was fear, hesitation, and resistance. Writing about our most vulnerable experiences brought up a lot of emotion — especially questions like:
How will this affect the people in our lives? Will telling our truth hurt someone we love? How do we share raw, real stories without burning bridges?
That’s when I joined the Speaking & Influence Mastery class — and it changed everything.
Thanks to this program, I found the confidence, clarity, and skillset to guide myself and others through storytelling that heals — not harms.
I’ll never forget asking Eric a question during one of the live sessions: How do you tell the truth without creating rifts with the people you care about?
His answer gave me so much peace — and so much power. It wasn’t just what he said, it was how he said it. With empathy, strategy, deep understanding of the human spirit and a little bit of humor. 
I brought that wisdom straight into my Podcast Babes community. I started coaching the other authors using what I learned — not just about delivery, but about energetic presence, emotional pacing, and storytelling frameworks that move people to tears and transformation.
It didn’t just help us write the book. It helped us launch it.
And now, my life — and our community — is forever elevated.
 Because of what I learned in Speaking & Influence, we hosted a powerful 6-hour live book launch event… and over 75 people stayed from start to finish.
 People laughed, cried, connected, and left changed.
 And the feedback we got? Off the charts.
I credit so much of that to the practice sessions I led, where I taught the other women how to embody what I learned in this class — how to own the stage (even virtually), speak from the heart, and hold the room with intention.
Today, I’m not just a best-selling author — I’m a mentor to other women who are finding their voice, sharing their stories, and transforming their pain into purpose. And every single one of us is now a best-selling author because we learned how to speak with truth, courage, and influence.
Thank you Mindvalley and Eric for giving me the tools to not only become more powerful on stage — but to help others rise beside me.

Catherine Kinsley

Coach

Floral Park, United States

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