Month: October 2023

The vast majority of us are held back by fear in our personal and work lives in some capacity. Our anxiety surrounding failure holds us back from achieving our goals and causes often unproductive self-critique, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Fear, and failure in of itself can be helpful and educational when looked at from the right perspective.

Let a leadership keynote speaker help you overcome your fear and hesitation. With decades of successes and failures under their belts, these thought leaders can guide and educate even the most fearful among us, giving us the insights necessary to move forward and embrace uncertainty. 

Former White House advisor and leadership speaker  Nicole Malachowski was the first female Thunderbird pilot. Possessed of a uniquely indomitable spirit, she has faced and overcome numerous challenges, leaving her equipped to help others navigate uncertainty and failure.

Entrepreneur and leadership keynote speaker Deborah Perry Piscione is an avid innovator and thought leader in the future of work. Fascinated by the relationship between invention, rapid growth, and risk taking, she understands the need for occasional failure to to find the balance between value creation and profitability. 

Ricardo Semler is a bestselling author and leadership speaker catalyzing employee-empowered leadership. He encourages audiences to question the current system and create innovative systems in the workplace to deal with modern management problems.

Stress expert Rebecca Heiss is a sought after leadership keynote speaker working with people to overcome their subconscious fears, working with, instead of against, our hard-wired biology to turn ordeals into adventures.

Former fighter pilot Michelle Curran knows that vulnerability and fear can fuel success. Comfort with discomfort is a necessary tool for personal and organizational change, and she teaches audiences how to lean into their fear and become their own biggest advocates.

CEO and educator Stedman Graham is a top leadership keynote speaker committed to lifelong education. The author of eleven books, he focuses on mindfulness as a tool for personal and organizational effectiveness.

Jeannette Gaudry Haynie is a national security speaker and former Marine Corps officer working at the intersection of gender and leadership. She has served in leadership positions for Women in International Security and the Athena Leadership Project, and taught courses at the George Washington and Tulane Universities.

Ryan Leak has devoted himself to helping others confront and overcome their fear of failure.   Bestselling author and executive coach, he helps 25000 leaders annually turn setbacks into stepping stones.

Leadership keynote speaker Dee Caffari is an expert in high performance in risky environments. A world-record setting solo sailor, her careers as an educator and skipper have given her a unique understanding of conflict management and the relationship between success and failure.

Leadership expert Derek Gaunt specializes in negotiation. The former leader of Washington DC’s hostage negotiation teams, he has a passion for interpersonal communications and the de-escalation of emotions in order to deal with change and make better decisions.

Have an event coming up in the new few months and need to ensure your employees will not only attend, but actually be attentive? Bring in a top experiential keynote speaker to end your year with a bang or set the tone for 2024. Experiential keynote speakers range from artists to musicians and magicians, and are bound to both entertain and motivate burnt-out audiences.

Jade Simmons is a multi-talented concert pianist and experiential keynote speaker whose genre-bending musical performances weave together entertainment and insights on transformative leadership, communication, and storytelling for a high-impact engagement audiences won’t soon forget.

Magician, mentalist, and top experiential keynote speaker Oz Pearlman is equally as comfortable working a crowd during a cocktail hour as he is giving a formal stage performance. With over a decade of experience delighting and informing audiences, he’s redefining the nature of magic shows.

Comedy troupe The Second City are in the business of being funny, but that doesn’t mean their interactive keynote presentations are just funny business. They offer talks on collaboration, innovation and creativity, storytelling, DE&I and even harassment and workplace conduct.

Vegas headliner and experiential keynote speaker Jeff Civilico has performed over 5000 shows on the Las Vegas Strip, and specializes in custom programs that meet his clients’ needs exactly. His contagious spirit and feel-good comedy entertain and inspire in equal measure.

Butterscotch is a singer, empowerment activist and experiential keynote speaker who uses her voice to defy gender and social constructs. She blends Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul and Reggae, and her shows are emotionally and physically invigorating with her trifecta fusion of singing, beatboxing, and playing either piano or guitar simultaneously.

Internationally recognized multimedia artist and innovator Phil Hansen is a top experiential keynote speaker. A master storyteller working at the intersection of traditional art and electronic media, he provides audiences with unforgettable interactive experiences that leave them inspired and primed for success.

Rockstar drummer and experiential keynote speaker Mark Schulman has performed with P!nk, Cher and Velvet Revolver. Using his real-word experience and top-tier drumming skills as educational tools, he’s worked with megacorps and individuals to help them unlock the “Rockstar Attitude” that lets them perform their very best.

Top experiential keynote speaker Cameron Atlas is an artist blending music with insights on creativity and high performance. With a down to earth, approachable attitude, a piano, and a guitar, he delivers outstanding and empowering experiences that inspire his audiences.

Top booked emcee and experiential keynote speaker Adam Christing is a crowd-pleasing favorite who works with corporate, association, and non-profit audiences and has been ranked among the top five after-dinner speakers in North America for his ability to appeal to both executives and employees.
Dion Walcott is an entrepreneur, visionary storyteller and experiential keynote speaker offering interactive sessions to audiences that blend motivational keynotes with creative team-building activities. His sneaker art experience draws on his career as an artist and sneaker culture influencer, bringing teams together in a bid to create collaborative Sneaker Art.

A diverse, inclusive workforce enriches a company’s culture and its bottom line, increasing employee ability to deal with change, expand their creativity, and respond to increasingly diverse customer bases. BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with some of the world’s top diversity, equity and inclusion speakers, each of them experts in the creation of rock-solid cultures and flexible leaders who go beyond tolerating differences, but actively embrace and encourage them.

If you fear your organization is lagging behind and clinging to old methods, consider bringing in one of our thought leaders to impart their wisdom and help smooth over difficult transitions and conversations.

Robin Hauser is a documentarian and diversity keynote  speaker focused on issues of unconscious bias, especially as they affect women and their financial health. Her explorations into implicit biases in AI and the skewed vision of reality these algorithms create is invaluable for organizations truly committed to mitigating exclusion and inequality.

Voted one of the Top 100 Black Thought Leaders by BlackList100, top marketing, culture, and diversity, enquiry and inclusion speaker Omar Johnson is an entrepreneur and innovator. The former VP of Marketing at Apple and CMO at Beats by Dre, he shares his insights on how organizations can promote diversity by making conscious decisions in their marketing and branding efforts.

The former Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Google, Wema Hoover is a top executive coach and culture curator who utilizes her experiences working as a black female leader to help drive businesses to realize the true potential of diversity to empower employees and better connect with customers. Her inspiring presentations enable meaningful discussions that encourage full employee awareness and participation.

Transformative business leader Anne Chow is a top diversity keynote speaker specializing in unconscious bias and organizational transformation. The Former CEO of AT&T Business and an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, she engages with her audiences through panels and keynotes.

Cynthia Marshall is a top diversity, equity and inclusion  keynote speaker and the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. With an executive career that has seen her  leading teams at AT&T, the Dow Chemical Company, and the North Carolina State Chamber of Commerce, she has earned wide recognition for her ability to align employees and get things done.

Pegine is a serial entrepreneur, the sole Latina in the Motivational Speaker Hall of Fame, and a diversity, equity and inclusion speaker specialized in engaged leadership and setting employees up for success. A transformative speaker, she has impacted the lives of countless others on her own journey to acclaim and success.

Bestselling author, Harvard Business School Professor, and organizational change thought leader Tsedal Neeley is a top speaker on diversity, equity and inclusion. An esteemed leadership speaker and educator, she regularly aids executives in scaling their organizations for the global work revolution.

Author, actor, director and top diversity, equity and inclusion keynote speaker Mickey Rowe is a disability and access expert dedicated to making life easier and more productive for everyone. His audiences have included The Kennedy Center, CUNY, and the DAC of the South Korean Government.

Kwame Christian is a negotiation expert and diversity speaker with two bestselling books and the world’s #1 negotiation podcast. A practicing attorney and the CEO of the American Negotiation Institute, he works with audiences from all walks of life to tackle difficult conversations and build stronger relationships.

Top leadership and diversity, enquiry and inclusion speaker Verna Myers is an author, activist, and cultural innovator. Dedicated to eradicating barriers to diversity in the workplace, she is the founder of the Verna Myers Company, and has delivered keynotes for NASA, Warner Bros, and The World Bank.

Stress expert Rebecca Heiss is waking up audiences around the world. A sought-after diversity, equity and inclusion speaker, she enables others to understand and confront the roots of unconscious bias and engage with difficult conversations without fear, leading to increased cooperation and connection.

“Not everyone is going to be an Olympic athlete, but everybody could figure out what it is that they’re passionate about, what it is that they want to accomplish in life and go for it.” — Chaunté Lowe, 4-time Olympian

Do you know what you’re passionate about? Are there goals you want to reach in your life that you haven’t reached yet? Sometimes, you can get discouraged by setbacks and obstacles in life. But there is a way to get back on track.

If you’re looking for some inspiration, BigSpeak Speakers works with some of the top Black Women Motivational Speakers. These speakers are champion athletes, top thought leaders, and artists who have overcome obstacles and learned how to reach their goals. Each one is an engaging speaker who can leave your audience with exciting takeaways.

1) Chaunté Lowe

Chaunte Lowe is a motivational keynote speaker, 4-time Olympian, 3-time World Championship medalist, and breast cancer survivor. Her story shows audiences the power of resilience through life’s challenges.

2) Cassandra Worthy

Cassandra Worthy is a motivational keynote speaker, innovator, and the world’s leading expert on Change Enthusiasm®  Cassandra inspires and empowers her audiences so they can shine and overcome any challenge in their life.

3) Vernice Flygirl Armour

FlyGirl is a top inspirational speaker, America’s first African-American female combat pilot, and the author of Zero to Breakthrough. You’ll find FlyGirl’s highly contagious energy, moving stories, and gutsy essence will motivate your audience to action.

4) Jade Simmons

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

5) Tiana S. Clark

Tiana “the Audacious Commander” Clark is a leadership and resilience keynote speaker, professor, founder, and award-winning filmmaker of Soci Circle. Using stories, she engages audiences so they can take on challenges in life and become more audacious.

6) 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.

7) Tiffany Dufu

Tiffany is a leadership and motivational speaker who has been featured in The New York Times, ESSENCE, O, The Oprah Magazine, and NPR. She is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, a sought-after speaker on women’s leadership, and has presented at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, MAKERS, and TEDxWomen.

8) Butterscotch

Butterscotch, a top empowerment speaker and vocal percussionist virtuosa, uses her powerful voice to defy gender and music social constructs. She shares her story of how she overcame overt biases and emotional tax to become crowned the world’s first female beatbox champion.

9) 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, she has inspired over 40,000 girls across the UK, Ireland, and Europe who have attended Stemette experiences.

10) Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Yassmin inspires audiences as one of the 2020 LinkedIn Changemakers. She is a globally sought-after advisor on issues of social justice and has traveled to over 24 countries across five continents, speaking to governments, civil society, and corporations on inclusive leadership, tackling bias, and achieving substantive change.