Month: January 2023

Are you looking for top corporate keynote speakers? Look no further! There are plenty of truly inspiring individuals who can help take your business to the next level, but we have collected some of the very best. From entrepreneurs and executives, to world-renowned thought leaders, to authors, journalists, motivational speakers—these top corporate keynote speakers run the gamut. With these and many more talented and experienced individuals on our roster, it’s easy to find the perfect fit for your needs who can engage with any type of audience.

 

Top corporate keynote speaker Patricia Seemann is a leadership and performance expert. One of the few consultants with years of experience as a senior executive,she brings her knowledge and experience to bear on the complex questions that CEOs face.

 

Leadership speaker and corporate board member Tanuja Dehne is a public company director and former C-level executive of NRG Energy, Inc. Speaking on mindful leadership, talent development and DE&I, she is frequently called upon to share her expertise across the globe.

 

Patty McCord is the former CTO of Netflix and top corporate keynote speaker and consultant specializing in culture and leadership. She is also the creator of Netflix’s famous Culture Deck, said to be “the most important document ever to come out of Silicon Valley.”

 

President of the Nike Foundation, Maria Eitel partners with key players in economic and social development to achieve the foundation’s objective of contributing to poverty alleviation. With over two decades of corporate leadership experience, she also has a background in public broadcasting and journalism.

 

Ken Schmidt is a customer loyalty expert and corporate keynote speaker who served as the Director of Communications at Harley-Davidson. He is recognized throughout the business world as a provocative thought leader and communications consultant.

 

Verna Myers is an activist, Harvard-trained lawyer, entrepreneur and top corporate keynote speaker who is dedicated to eradicating barriers to diversity in the workplace. One of The Network Journal’s “25 Influential Black Women in Business,”she is also a best-selling author.

 

Kim Perell is an award-winning entrepreneur and corporate keynote speaker. A best-selling author and angel investor, she has contributed to the growth of over 70 startups, a far cry from the broke woman starting her first business at her kitchen table.

 

Shark Tank judge, fashion entrepreneur and best-selling author Daymond John is a dynamic business leader and top corporate keynote speaker. With over twenty years of hands-on proven business experience, he shares the strategies that continue to bring him financial success.

 

Cynthia Marshall is the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks and a diversity and corporate keynote speaker. As the founder of Marshalling Resources, she assists organizations in total cultural transformation and optimizing their human resources.

 

Corporate culture architect and keynote speaker Robert Richman is the co-creator of Zappos insights and a leading authority on employee culture. A member of the Transformational Leadership Council, he helps organizations tap into the full potential of their teams.

 

Innovation and growth evangelist Tiffani Bova is a regular contributor to Fobes, Harvard Business Review, and the Huffington Post, to name just a few. A customer experience and sales influencer, she is a best-selling author and hosts one of iTunes’ top 50 business podcasts.

 

Cassandra Worthy is a top corporate transformation keynote speaker, entrepreneur and Fortune 100 Innovation Leader. The world’s leading expert on Change Enthusiasm®, she is a disruptive thought leader who arms audiences around the world with the means to harness the power of emotion.

 

Branding expert and top corporate keynote speaker Bonin Bough has been responsible for some of the most successful organization transformations, and the rapid growth of billion-dollar brands including Oreo, Cadbury’s, Pepsi, Gatorade, and Frito-Lay.

 

Author, entrepreneur, and Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran has an inspirational story as a self-made real estate mogul. A determined and experienced businesswoman, she is a frequent speaker and contributor to major media networks.

 

Patrick Lencioni is a best-selling author, thought leader, and top corporate keynote speaker. As founder and president of the Table Group, he helps businesses improve their teamwork, clarity, and employee engagement.

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Jan 13, 2023.

Are you looking to improve your business in 2023? Research has shown having more diverse and inclusive teams leads to better financial returns, higher innovation, increased employee engagement, and more market share. Diversity and inclusivity not only improve your business but also make your organizational environment more enjoyable to work in, making it easier to hire and retain top-level talent so you can stay competitive.

If you’re looking to take your business to the next level in 2023, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the top Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) speakers. These speakers are top executives, consultants, and thought leaders who can help you create a more diverse and inclusive environment for your employees and customers.

 

1) Wema Hoover

Wema Hoover is a culture and DEI expert who has dedicated her career to serving as a catalyst for change and as a transformational leader. As a trusted C-suite and board-level advisor, Wema has leveraged her background leading global DEI efforts for companies like Google, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Bristol-Myers Squibb to help inform and guide corporate leadership through evolving corporate culture, creating inclusive work environments, and integrating DEI and sustainability to build high-performance organizations and drive business results.

2) Omar Johnson

Omar Johnson is a top leadership, work culture and diversity keynote speaker. He is a branding expert, founder of ØPUS United, and former CMO at Beats. Omar shares how he built diverse teams at Nike, Apple, Beats and other companies – and that diversity isn’t just the right thing to do, it also results in corporate sustainability and profitability.

3) Risha Grant

Risha Grant is an in-demand D, E, & I keynote speaker, consultant, and author of the book That’s B.S. How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures. Risha works with small and large companies to help uncover unconscious bias and build more diverse and inclusive company cultures. Risha can show your business how to attract and keep diverse talent, communicate with diverse audiences, and capture new markets.

4) Anne-Marie Imafidon

Anne-Marie Imafidon is a top technology keynote speaker and co-founder of Stemettes, which inspires girls everywhere to follow careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Over six years, 40,000 girls across the UK, Ireland, and Europe have attended Stemette experiences.

5) Eliza VanCort

Eliza VanCort is a top empowerment keynote speaker, author, and advisory board member for the Performing Arts for Social Change. In 2018, Eliza gave a TEDx talk on “Women, Power and Revolutionizing Speech” in which she shared her harrowing, yet uplifting, personal story while offering actionable, transformative tools for meaningful personal and social change.

6) Robin Hauser

Robin Hauser is an Unconscious Bias keynote speaker and an award-winning director of documentary films at Finish Line Features. She has spoken about unconscious bias, the importance of diversity and inclusion, and women’s rights at organizations such as NASA, Google, Amazon, SXSW, the White House, and more.

7) Pat Wadors

Pat Wadors is a human resources expert, Chief People Officer at UKG, and considered one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council. Pat is the creator of the DIB (Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging) framework, which champions employee belonging as the key driver of employee satisfaction and retention. “DE&I may capture your head,” she says, “but belonging captures your heart.”

8) Bernice Chao

Bernice Chao is an inclusivity speaker, author, Head of Integrated Creative, Zambezi, and Co-Founder of Asians in Advertising. Bernice helps audiences learn to fight against xenophobia while teaching the visibility mindset to advance their careers.

9) Paula Caligiuri

Paula Caliguiru is a team-building speaker, Distinguished Professor of International Business and Strategy, and author of Build Your Cultural Agility. In her talks, audiences will learn five key strategies for building trust when team members are of different cultures, generations, and functional areas.

10) Brianna Scurry

Briana is a top motivational keynote speaker who pioneered the first paid professional women’s soccer league as a founding player in 2001. Briana speaks about concussion awareness, success, and LGBT issues.

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Jan 4, 2023.

Inspiration is essential for your personal and business success. According to the Harvard Business Review article “Why Inspiration Matters,” inspiration is the springboard for creativity, facilitates progress toward our goals, and increases well-being.

If you’re looking to find some inspiration, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the Top 10 Inspirational Keynote Speakers. These inspirational speakers have overcome obstacles, built great businesses, written the book on dealing with challenges, and can help you do the same.

 

1) Molly Bloom

Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, author, and the subject of the Oscar-nominated Aaron Sorkin film, Molly’s Game. Using examples from her career, Molly inspires audiences with the tools she used to rise to the top of her industry and overcome personal setbacks.

2) Jia Jiang

One of the most-viewed TED speakers of all time, bestselling author and entrepreneur Jia Jiang has made becoming rejection-proof the ultimate superpower for success-seeking Fortune 500 audiences. His inspiring, research-based keynotes are known for laugh-out-loud stories from his fascinating life and professional journey, motivating all of us to become fearless in pursuit of our goals and dreams.

3) Chaunté Lowe

Chaunté Lowe is an inspirational keynote speaker, 4-time Olympian, 3-Time World Championship medalist, and breast cancer survivor. She has been in high demand ever since she decided to train for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics while going through chemotherapy and a double mastectomy. Her story shows audiences the power of resilience through life’s challenges.

4) Marc Randolph

Marc Randolph is a top inspirational keynote speaker veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. As co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, he laid much of the groundwork for a service that’s grown to over 200 million subscribers, and fundamentally altered how the world experiences media.

5) Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour

“FlyGirl” is a top inspirational speaker, America’s first African-American female combat pilot, and the author of Zero to Breakthrough. FlyGirl motivates people to action through her contagious energy and moving stories of overcoming challenges.

6) Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins is a famous inspirational speaker best known for her TEDxTalk “How To Stop Screwing Yourself Over.” Mel helps you break your habits of procrastination and self-doubt so you can become a more confident and productive individual.

7) Tan Le

Tan Le is an inspirational keynote speaker, technology entrepreneur, author, and founder and CEO of EMOTIV. She inspires audiences with her personal story of an immigrant girl from Vietnam who grew up to make a brainwear device that helped a paraplegic man drive a car with thoughts alone.

8) Jade Simmons

Jade Simmons is a rockstar concert pianist and powerhouse inspirational performer. Her stunning mainstage presentations combine virtuoso performance with riveting storytelling to speak to the hearts, minds, and goals of a company’s most valuable resource…its people.

9) Daymond John

Daymond John is an inspirational speaker, founder of FUBU clothing, and a reality TV investor on Shark Tank. In his talk, Daymond shares his story of overcoming tough times to grow FUBU clothing from a garage startup to a multi-million dollar company.

10) Robyn Benincasa

Robyn Benincasa is a top inspirational keynote speaker and the bestselling author of How Winning Works. In her entertaining and funny keynotes about her time as an Adventure Racing world champion, she motivates audiences to succeed together by explaining how to win as a team.

 

Whether you’re looking to do a conference, keynote, webinar, or Zoom meeting, these Top 10 Inspirational Keynote Speakers have the skills to deliver an exciting and motivational experience.