What if your biggest growth bottleneck isn’t your strategy, your funnel, or your offer—but how you communicate your ideas?

In this episode of BizNinja Entrepreneur Radio, Tyler Jorgenson welcomes longtime friend and world-class communicator Hannah Kim—a classically trained opera singer turned TEDx speaker, event curator, and founder of Purpose Speaking.

Hannah shares her unconventional journey from music school to entrepreneurship, challenging the “starving artist” narrative and building a profitable, purpose-driven career around communication. Together, they explore why experience alone doesn’t make someone a great speaker, how rejection builds confidence, and why preparation—not talent—is the real antidote to stage fear.

They also dive deep into the TEDx world: what organizers actually look for, why most applications fail, and how to structure an idea that solves a real problem. Hannah reveals practical tools—including pacing, presence, and reframing rejection—that anyone can use to instantly elevate their communication, whether on stage, on camera, or in business conversations.

This episode is a masterclass in visibility, confidence, and turning your message into real-world impact.

Key Takeaways

• Why comfort on stage doesn’t equal excellence—and how training closes the gap
• How artists and entrepreneurs can break free from inherited “scarcity” narratives
• The real purpose of a TEDx talk (and why motivation alone isn’t enough)
• How rejection can be reframed into confidence and momentum
• Why pacing, presence, and preparation matter more than charisma
• How elite communicators structure ideas that actually land
• What it really takes to move from “good” to top 1% communication

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to BizNinja + Hannah Kim’s Journey

02:50 From Opera Singer to Entrepreneur & Speaker

05:45 Breaking the Starving Artist Narrative

08:00 Mentorship, Training, and the Cost of Growth

10:40 Inside the TEDx World: Speaker vs Organizer

14:00 What Makes Top 1% Communicators Different

17:30 Rejection, Confidence, and Stage Presence

20:15 Music, Meaning, and Human Transformation

23:30 Creativity, Culture, and Personal Balance

25:00 Building the Future: AI, Accessibility & Purpose

27:10 Where to Learn More + Final Takeaways