Meridian
Meridian filled a closing keynote in 48 hours
Two days out from their summit, Meridian lost their closing speaker. They needed someone who could hold a tired room at 4pm on day two, and who was genuinely free — not theoretically interested.
- 48 hrs
- brief to confirmed
- #1
- rated session of the summit
- 1,200
- delegates
- $0
- markup paid
01
The brief
A closing keynote on performing under sustained pressure, for a room that had already sat through two days of programming. The previous speaker had withdrawn with 48 hours' notice and the organisers had been told by two agencies that nothing was possible at that timeline.
02
What we did
We checked live availability across the roster rather than asking around, and came back the same afternoon with three speakers who were genuinely free on the date, each with a published fee and a showreel. No discovery call, no gatekeeping.
03
The booking
Confirmed directly at the fee shown on the profile, with travel and cancellation terms agreed in writing before anything was signed. Nothing was added in the middle.
04
The outcome
The session rated top of the summit. Meridian has since used the same route for two further bookings, and the relationship with the speaker now sits with them rather than with an intermediary.
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