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It’s estimated that 75% of the population has , AKA the fear of public speaking. Kit Pang is on a mission to help people not only overcome this fear but also become confident and influential speakers. 

Kit is the founder of , which offers public speaking, presentation, and communication skills training through one-on-one coaching, in-person classes, and self-paced online courses. Here’s a snapshot of BostonSpeaks’ business success: 

• Increased revenue 10x in two years 
• Grew a six-figure business with multiple revenue streams 
• Helped over 10,000 students 

From his time as a Harvard Business School Public Speaking Coach to being a three-time TEDx Speaker Coach to being President of a Toastmasters Club, you’d think Kit has been a confident speaker his entire life — but that’s far from the case. 

“I used to be shy, and whenever I found myself in a group or class setting, I would feel very hesitant to speak up and express my thoughts,” recalls Kit. “I had an accent and thought that what I had to say wouldn’t sound smart or that my contributions didn’t matter.”

It wasn’t until he entered a public speaking competition at the end of his senior year at Hamilton College that he was able to push through his fears and actually find a passion for public speaking. 

The Challenge: Growing an In-Person and Online Business 

Before he founded BostonSpeaks, Kit pursued other opportunities, but public speaking was always at the back of his mind. “Whenever I saw great speakers present a keynote or talk on a panel, I always wondered how they became speakers,” he says. “I wanted to do exactly that: inspire, motivate, and help others grow.”

With that mission as his motivation, Kit decided to start a public speaking business. He began by hosting local workshops around Boston and promoting the events on sites like Eventbrite and Meetup. In his first year, Kit hosted 150 events — that’s when he knew BostonSpeaks was a growing business. 

He began to build a tech stack to run the business online and in person, exploring everything from ConvertKit and Mailchimp for email marketing to WordPress and Wix for his website to Teachable and Thinkific for online courses, but “nothing felt just right,” he says. “Each had its perks, but there was always something missing.”

Admittedly not a “tech guy,” Kit was tired of trying to learn new tools and cobble them together for his business. He wanted something that would make it easy to run everything he needed under one roof. 

The Solution: Simplifying BostonSpeaks With an All-in-One Platform

After doing some research to find the best solution for everything he needed — online courses, coaching, community, and marketing tools — 51���� always came out on top. Kit decided to give it a try as an investment in his busine