For fees and booking specifics, please contact Lisa Betts (Lisa@BettsWorks.com or 402-423-3430) or Karel Murray (Karel@Karel.com or 866-817-2986).

Deposit Requirements

A 25% deposit, payable to Karel Murray, secures the date booked. Final payment of the remainder of the fee will be due at the completion of the presentation.

Booking Karel

Hiring Karel Murray for an engagement is a very easy process.  Lisa Betts will be your primary contact for establishing the final details of the booking.  She can be reached by e-mail Lisa@BettsWorks.com or phone 402-423-3430. She has complete access to all of Karel Murray’s programs and is committed to providing exceptional service to customers and clients.

Karel is often consulted to assist our clients in selecting the right program that fits the meeting planner’s objectives.

Booking contracts are mailed by Lisa Betts once the details are agreed to with a request for a 25% deposit payable to Karel Murray.

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding My Fees

Q. How long do I have after placing a SOFT HOLD on a date before I have to decide to book Karel?

A. If another meeting planner contacts Karel and wishes to definitely book on the date that is currently on SOFT HOLD for you, Lisa Betts will contact you and ask you to make a decision to either book the engagement or release the held date. Otherwise, if no inquiries come for that date, we will request a firm commitment after 60 days on SOFT HOLD. Lisa Betts will contact you in advance of end period to discuss how you would like to proceed.

Q. When is an engagement considered a confirmed HOLD?

A. Once Karel Murray receives your 25% deposit and signed contract, your SOFT HOLD will be be changed to a CONFIRMED HOLD.

Q. When does my engagement date become finalized?

A. Your reserved event date is not confirmed until you return your signed contract and deposit to Karel.

Q. Will Karel work for less than her established fees?

A. We feel it would be unfair and unethical of Karel to be quoting different prices to different organizations. However, there are price point breaks established for multiple engagement bookings. 

We want your meeting to be successful but if your budget can’t support Karel’s fee schedule, Karel offers you several choices.

• Work with you to determine ways to afford her fee through creative avenues, value added programming, product sales, combining budget categories or locating a sponsor. 
• Show you how you can take advantage of pricing point breaks when setting up multiple engagements in the same year.
• Discuss product and booth opportunities that will provide a comparable value in exchange for part of the fee.
• Let us refer other speakers to you.

Q. But, does Karel do any reduced fee or free engagements?

A. Karel is a firm believer in giving back to organizations she belongs to.  She has determined that she will provide (4) fee reduced speaking opportunities per year (travel expenses will be the responsibility of the client) for the following organizations on a first come, first reserved basis:

Real Estate Educators Association
Meeting Professionals International
National Speakers Association
American Society of Association Executives

All other organizations with reduced pricing requests will be addressed on an individual basis and Karel's pricing integrity guidelines will be referenced for consistency.

Q. How do we procure a date as one of the reduced fee engagements?

A. Complete the reduced fee application form. We will contact you and discuss your situation and dates.

Q. What is Karel's cancellation policy?

A. If cancellation/postponement is unavoidable, please notify us by telephone as soon as possible and follow up with a written to either Karel Murray or Lisa Betts within five (5) days of the phone call.

• Neither party shall be liable in the event of cancellation due to acts of God, war, government regulation, disaster, strikes, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities or any other events beyond the Client’s control that make it inadvisable, illegal or impossible to hold the specified session(s).

• If the Client cancels the program date and chooses NOT to reschedule, the 25% deposit will be forfeited by the Client and retained by Our Branch, Inc. and any out of pocket expenses we have incurred on the Client’s behalf become the responsibility of the Client.

Rescheduling


• In the unlikely event that you would need to reschedule this program, your deposit will be applied towards a new, mutually agreed upon date to take place within one year of the date of this agreement. Any fees for a reschedule will be "fee in effect" at the time of the new booking.
  
  
• If Client reschedules an event, and cancels a reserved date a second time and rescheduling is not an option, the 25% deposit will be forfeited by the Client and retained by Our Branch, Inc. Any out of pocket expenses we have incurred on the Client’s behalf become the responsibility of the Client.

30 Day Cancellation Penalty

• If the Client cancels the program date and chooses NOT to reschedule at a later date, and if cancellation occurs within 30 days of the event booking date, the 25% deposit will be forfeited by the Client and retained by Our Branch, Inc., any out of pocket expenses we have incurred on the Client’s behalf will be due, and an additional $500 penalty per cancelled date will be assessed and payable by Client to Our Branch, Inc.