Purpose. As a Member of the Badassery LLC community, I acknowledge my willingness to present and share my expertise at conferences, lectures, or events with organization(s) or individuals(s) with whom Badassery LLC contracts for my services.

Participation.

  • Badassery LLC is acting as a referral service and is not responsible for my opinions or comments.

  • My participation with Badassery LLC is strictly voluntary and I have the right to determine my level of participation. I am under no obligation to present at any specific engagement.

  • I must be a member in good standing with Badassery LLC to participate as a Speaker. I understand that my membership may be withdrawn at any time.

  • This contract represents a commitment throughout a duration of of my choosing, with at least a 3-month commitment. A monthly or quarterly fee (dependent on your cohort) is required to continue membership with Badassery LLC.

  • I understand that I must cancel my membership at least 1 week before my next billing cycle.

  • Badassery LLC is open to everyone. Discrimination against a community member based on gender, race, age, religious affiliation, sexual preference or otherwise is not acceptable and may result in the suspension/removal of my ability to participate as a member on the platform.

Booking. I cannot commit independently with any organization or individual who initially contacted me through Badassery. Alternate methods of re-booking are prohibited, including but not limited to: email, LinkedIn, social media, etc. Failure to comply may result in suspension of speaking privileges and will be a breach of contract.

Re-booking. If a Booker decides to work with me again, I understand that all bookings must come back through Badassery.

Performance.

  • I agree to represent Badassery LLC in a professional manner at any and all speaking engagements.

  • I agree not to defame, slander or libel any person, firm, or corporation affiliated with Badassery LLC.

  • I agree and state that all speaking materials and content presented will not infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, patent, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.

  • I agree to comply with the criteria provided to me by the requesting organization(s) or individual(s).

  • I agree that I must coordinate with my employer around my organization’s public speaking and logo usage rules (if applicable).

Price of Services.

  • I can determine my speakers’ fees, and can change the price at any time.

  • I will be responsible for coordination and financial obligations of all aspects of my speaking engagements with the contracting booker(s) or individual(s) in the case that the booker does not offer compensation. This includes, but is not limited to, my level of participation, travel arrangements, and expenses if any.

Event Requirements. Badassery LLC is not responsible for Members' role in fulfilling event requirements.

No Shows. Badassery LLC is not to be held liable of a "no-show"; the matter is to be resolved by the Booker and Member.

Payment.

  • Badassery LLC will take a 25% commission and I will keep 75% of the speakers’ fee, after taxes and fees.

  • I will receive payment within 60 days of successful completion of the speaking gig. All payments will be made by Badassery LLC to the speaker via Gusto or another mutually agreed upon methods of payment.

Contractor. I agree and understand that I am an independent contractor. I agree that I am not an employee, servant, agent, contractor, partner of, or a party to any joint-venture agreement with Badassery LLC. I do not represent my opinions to be those of Badassery. I agree that my verbal, media, and other presentation materials shall, at all times, identify any opinions are my own and are not reflective of Badassery LLC.

Intellectual Property. Any proprietary information shared by the Member during the tenure of the Contract is rightfully the Member’s existing intellectual property. Badassery LLC shall not claim any ownership over such intellectual property. However, ownership may be claimed only if the Speaker agrees in writing, to transfer such rights to the Company.

Recording. The Booker may record all or part of the Member’s presentation, and keep the recording for internal use only and will not sell the content.

Indemnification. I shall indemnify and hold harmless Badassery LLC from any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, or expense arising in any way from the performance of services. I hereby agree to release Badassery, its subsidiaries, and members from any claims for injury or damages resulting from my participation in my speaking gigs.

User Content. For any content provided by Members to Badassery LLC, including any text, records, graphics and pictures that describe the Member Profile (“User Content”), solely for the purpose of display on the Site, you grant Badassery LLC a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub licensable right to exercise the copyright, publicity, database rights and all other intellectual property rights users have in the content, in any media known now or in the future. You agree not to post User Content that: (i) may create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal; (ii) may create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property; (iii) may constitute or contribute to a crime or tort; (iv) contains any information or content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive or personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable; (v) contains any information or content that is illegal (including, without limitation, the disclosure of insider information under securities law or of another party’s trade secrets); (vi) contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; or (vii) contains any information or content that is not correct, accurate and current. Badassery LLC reserves the right, but is not obligated, to reject and/or remove any User Content that we believe, in its sole discretion, violates these provisions.

Cancellation.

  • I may cancel this Agreement only upon giving written notice to us and on the terms set forth below. 

  • I will give at least 7 days notice for all gig cancellations. Failure to do so will result in a penalty equaling 25% of the gig fee.

Entire Agreement. This agreement contains the entire agreement between me and Badassery, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between us with respect to the event. There are no representations, warranties, agreements, arrangements, or understandings, oral or written, between me as the Member and Badassery LLC relating to the subject matter contained in this agreement and the proposal which are not fully expressed in this agreement and the proposal.

Amendment. This agreement may be amended only in writing signed by Badassery LLC and me; provided that such amendments may be executed via handwritten markings on an executed copy of this agreement so long as each of Company and Member have signed or initialed their consent to each such handwritten marking.

Assignment. Neither Badassery LLC nor I may assign any of its rights or obligations under this agreement to any other person without the other party’s prior written consent.

Indemnification and Liability. The Member shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Badassery LLC from and against any and all demands, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees of any kind or nature, to which Badassery LLC may become subject to the extent arising out of, resulting from, or in connection with any claim, litigation, investigation, or other proceeding relating to this agreement, the services related to this agreement, or any related transaction contemplated hereby, regardless of whether Badassery LLC is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, litigation, investigation, or other proceeding is brought by Badassery LLC or any other person; provided that the foregoing indemnity will not apply to any demands, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, or liabilities to the extent they are caused by Badassery LLC’s gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct. In no event shall either party to this agreement be liable to the other party for special, incidental, or consequential damages of any nature for any reason whatsoever.

Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding, claim, or counterclaim brought by or on behalf of any party related to or arising out of this agreement or the performance of services hereunder.  

Miscellaneous. The indemnification, compensation, reimbursement, jurisdiction, governing law, and waiver of jury trial provisions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect regardless of the termination or cancellation of this agreement. This agreement and the services and agreements hereunder are intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and do not and are not intended to confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person other than the parties hereto.