What It Takes To Be On Big Stages w/ Greg Birch

In this episode, we’re joined by Greg Birch, a Tennessee native raised by military parents that had an early desire to serve others. After college, Greg was commissioned into the US army as an army officer and spent 11 years serving his country.

He has been deployed in both Afghanistan and Iraq, led soldiers in combat, and was twice awarded the bronze star medal for his actions oversee. Greg's time, experience, and training in the military gave him the foundation that Delta Financial is built upon. He believes that leadership and building a winning culture of discipline and selfless service are the core of any great organization. 

What is really exciting about Greg is his determination to become the best and to help others reach top levels. One of his Quotes, “Be the difference, redefine excellence,” exemplifies his life, and it’s evident in our conversation.

Key Highlights
[02:07] Greg’s background and personal info
[08:32] How Greg got on to his first stage
[13:28] Greg's transition speaking to different size groups 
[18:02] How Greg structures impactful speeches 
[20:50] Tactics to help you relate experiences to your audience 
[25:13] How to put everything out there authentically
[27:04] How Grey finds different caliber stages to be on 
[36:17] Tips on how to reach out and find stages to share your message  
[37:53] The one message Greg would share for the rest of his life
[46:39] How to reach out and connect with Greg

Resources Mentioned
Talk Like TED: https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Like-TED-Public-Speaking-Secrets/dp/1250041120.

Notable Quotes

• If you do the basics extraordinarily well, you come up as extraordinary. Find something basic and master it – Greg Birch
• If you can speak to five, you can speak to five hundred. It’s all about having a good message and presenting it in a captivating way. – Greg Birch.
• Speaking is not about you. It’s about making an impact on other people and helping them. So, if you have a message that can help people, even if it’s one person in an audience, that’s all there is to it. – Greg Birch
• Vulnerability is a superpower. When you tell the stories of how you messed up, the mistakes you made, the challenges you had, the depth of depression you faced, and how you overcame, it humanizes you, makes you relatable, and has more emotional impact. – Greg Birch
• Fear is always your feelings and assumptions that are usually incorrect about what you think will happen. 9 out of 10, your fear is always wrong. - Greg Birch
• If you are going to be the best, you must take your ego out of what you’re doing and follow the fundamentals. You will be successful if you do this with your business, relationships, life, and work. – Greg Birch

Resources
Greg Birch
Website: https://deltafinanciallife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregoryabirch_/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-the-difference-podcast/id1649248930

Philip
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-sessions-b2986563/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealphilipsessions