Business Accelerator

ACCELERATE YOUR SPEAKING BUSINESS

Build a stronger speaking business with clarity, structure, and momentum.

PSA’s Business Accelerator is an intensive small-group mentoring program designed specifically for Professional Members who are earning from their speaking and training work and are ready to take their business further. Over five facilitated sessions, you’ll get direct mentoring, personalised feedback, and the accountability that turns good intentions into real results.

Whether you’re feeling stuck between “working speaker” and “established business”, or you know your capabilities are stronger than your current market position, this is your invitation to get clear, get focused, and grow with purpose.

Small group. High touch. Real results. This program is delivered fully online and capped at just 6 participants per intake. That means every session is shaped around you, your business, and where you want to go.

Is this for you?

Business Accelerator is designed for Professional Members who are ready to grow their speaking business with intention. You’re already earning from your speaking and training work. Now it’s time to build on that with focus, accountability, and a clear direction.

This program is the right fit if:

You’re earning around $50k from speaking and want to grow into larger markets and higher-value work.
You feel stuck between “working speaker” and “established business”.
You have the capability but lack consistency.
You’re unsure how to position yourself in a crowded market.
You want to break away from being the “content trainer” and move into keynotes and broader influence.
You want a clear plan and someone to hold you accountable.
You want the steps to take, not just inspiration.

What makes Business Accelerator different

Business Accelerator is not another webinar series. It’s a high-touch, small-group mentoring program that is highly personalised and responsive to you and your business.

Only 6 participants per intake.
Personal mentoring and real-time feedback from Gary Edwards CSP and Ian Stephens CSP.
Practical exercises between sessions with accountability built in.
Flexible session dates arranged around your cohort, approximately fortnightly.
Bring any real business question to any session.

What you’ll walk away with

By the end of Business Accelerator, you’ll have:

A clear positioning statement.
A sharper, more compelling pitch for LinkedIn, your website, and in-person conversations.
A practical promotion strategy you can sustain.
A structured 6 to 12 month growth plan.
Greater confidence in how to grow your business.

Most importantly, you’ll have taken action. Not just talked about it.

How Business Accelerator works

Business Accelerator combines structured learning with direct mentoring and real accountability. Each session is built around the people in the room, including your questions, your business, and where you want to go.

5 live online sessions.
Small cohort of just 6 participants.
Practical exercises in every session.
Action tasks between sessions.
Ongoing Q&A and support.
Session dates arranged fortnightly, with flexibility built around your cohort.

This program is designed to help you move from:

“I’m doing some speaking…”

“I have a clear business and I’m growing it deliberately.”

From current activity → to clear direction → to tangible results.

Meet Your Mentors

Business Accelerator is mentored by two of PSA’s most experienced and respected speakers.

Gary Edwards CSP

Gary Edwards is an Australian Hall of Fame speaker, Nevin Award recipient and Immediate Past National President of PSA. He’s an influence and negotiation specialist with 30 years experience working with leaders, business owners, speakers and professionals to help them get clear, build trust and shape outcomes.

Ian Stephens CSP

Ian Stephens is a PSA ‘Triple Hall of Fame’ award-winning professional speaker, author, sales performance expert, and one of Australia’s leading authorities on presentation mastery, influence, and audience engagement. With over 30 years of experience developing leaders, speakers, and high-performance teams, Ian helps experts transform their message into powerful audience experiences that drive measurable results.

Your Business Accelerator Road Map

Five sessions. Four pillars.

One cohort of 6 speakers at the same level as you, mentored directly by Gary Edwards CSP and Ian Stephens CSP.

Session 1 — Preparation

A deep dive into the core components of a successful business, so we can identify where your business is at and where you want to go next.

Session 2 — Positioning

Get clear on what you do, who you serve, and why it matters.

Session 3 — Pitching

Learn how to describe your value in a way that creates demand, both online and in person.

Session 4 — Promotion

Build a simple, consistent approach to marketing your work and getting repeat bookings at the pricing level you prefer.

Session 5 — Planning

Turn your ideas into a clear 6 to 12 month plan to grow your business.

What past program participants are saying

“Joining the PSA Business Accelerator has been a game-changer for how I approach my speaking business. It helped me move from being busy and in demand to building a more structured, strategic, and scalable model. The biggest value was the proximity to Gary and Ian, asking questions, learning not just what works, but how to apply it in real time. Combined with a cohort of ambitious speakers at a similar level, the experience was incredibly powerful. It was brilliant, I’d absolutely do it again and would recommend it to anyone who strategically wants to structure their speaking business to generate results beyond the stage.”

— Aisling Smith, Business Accelerator participant

“A mature student and longstanding member of PSA, I was initially a little hesitant to sign up for yet another program. But I’m glad I did! Over a few short weeks, I realised how much I still needed guidance to get my speaking business together. Most critically, the program challenged me from the get-go: what do you really do, for whom and why? I learned how to hone and pitch my differentiation and positioning, clarify and structure my offer, identify and approach my target market, and embrace a masterful and well-proven sales process. I strongly recommend Business Accelerator. A very worthwhile investment for all aspiring and current speakers.”

— Larry Robertson, Business Accelerator participant

“I came into the inaugural PSA Business Accelerator with a book, a body of IP, and good coaches behind me. What I needed was positioning that translated to market and a pipeline I could see. For me, the format made the difference. Short, focused, and accountability-driven. I said to Gary and Ian, ‘Don’t sugar-coat it. Just hit me between the eyes. What’s working, what’s not,’ and trusted them to answer. That kind of directness was incredibly valuable. If you’re sitting on the fence, step off it to accelerate your business.”

— Susanne Le Boutillier, Business Accelerator participant

Your investment

Business Accelerator is available to PSA Professional Members only.

Early Bird: $1,250 AUD (GST inclusive)

Regular price: $1,500 AUD (GST inclusive)

Your investment includes:

Five live online sessions mentored by Gary Edwards CSP and Ian Stephens CSP.
Small cohort of just 6 participants for personalised mentoring.
Practical exercises and action tasks between sessions.
Ongoing Q&A and support throughout the program.
A clear positioning statement, stronger pitch, and 6 to 12 month growth plan.
Fully online delivery with flexible session dates built around your cohort.

Program start: Saturday 27 June 2026

Applications close: Saturday 20 June 2026