Month: January 2024

Are you on the lookout for some new, hot, and exciting keynote speakers who can energize your audience? Look no further! We’re thrilled to introduce you to some fresh talent that has just been added to our site. Whether you’re looking for a dynamic storyteller or an expert in a particular field, our selection of new keynote speakers has you covered. So why not spice up your next event with a truly dynamic speaker? Check out our newest additions today and book your next keynote speaker with confidence!

Zack Kass
Zack Kass stands out as one of the brightest minds in AI today, with a robust 14-year journey at the epicenter of technological evolution. His significant tenure as Head of Go To Market at OpenAI put him front and center building AI strategies with many of the biggest companies in the world. His role in converting state of the art research into real-world business applications has positioned him as one the the foremost thinkers in Applied AI.

Sohee Jun
Sohee Jun, Ph.D., is a premier leadership coach, TEDx speaker, Forbes Coaches Council member, Amazon bestselling author, and a highly sought-after keynote speaker, leadership development expert and facilitator. With over 20 years in the corporate world, Sohee has worked with Fortune 500 companies, including those in the Entertainment, Production & Media sectors, such as Netflix, Fox, Disney, Shondaland, Spectrum, and many more; and has been mentored by globally recognized top executive coaches, including Marshall Goldsmith. She is on a mission to amplify women’s strengths through customized growth plans for reflection and real-world use.

Arthur Brooks 
Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the popular “How to Build a Life” column. Brooks is the author of 13 books, including the 2023 #1 New York Times bestseller Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier with co-author Oprah Winfrey, and the 2022 #1 New York Times bestseller From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. He speaks to audiences all around the world about human happiness and works to raise well-being within private companies, universities, public agencies, and community organizations.

Jennifer Blankl 
Jennifer Blankl, Certified Relationship & Marriage Coach as seen LIVE every other week on Portland’s KOIN News, works privately with hardworking, success-driven professionals to help them ignite a whole new level of connection, joy, and intimacy with their love partner, EVEN when they feel they don’t have the time, energy, or desire to do the “work”… so they can stop living like roommates and feel loved, appreciated, and supported by their partner within 90 days without therapy.

Justin Guarini 
From the tender age of 4 years old, when he was accepted into the prestigious Atlanta Boys Choir program, Justin has been in love with entertainment. Over the past 20 years, Justin has entertained hundreds of millions of fans all over the world. From his breakout run on the groundbreaking first season of American Idol (performing live, in front of 30 million viewers each week and finishing 2nd overall), touring across America in sold out arenas of 30,000 screaming fans, to starring in 7 musicals and plays in principal roles on Broadway, to hosting live televised red carpet events for the Grammys/Emmys/Tonys, to his award winning 7-year long commercial campaign as the lovable “Lil’ Sweet” for Dr. Pepper, to sharing his hard-won entertainment expertise in his best selling book “Audition Secrets”…Justin prides himself on delivering a diverse, memorable, and outstanding entertainment experience for everyone he serves.

Tara Renze 
Tara is an emotional intelligence practitioner, accomplished author and keynote speaker, fueled by an unwavering mission to empower individuals to embrace their authenticity and “be who they came to be.” Her inspiring journey was sparked over 16 years ago by a letter her 87-year-old grandmother wrote to her infant son, containing a profound message that simply said, “be who you came to be.” In those six words, Tara found the courage to embrace her own authenticity and create, own and live the life she desired. Now, she dedicates her life to helping others elevate their emotional intelligence to unleash their purpose, ignite their authenticity, and cultivate enduring happiness, success, love and fulfillment across all aspects of their lives.

Leopoldo Lopez 
Leopoldo López is a Freedom Activist from Venezuela. He was a political prisoner from 2014 to 2020 after being sentenced to fourteen years in prison for leading non-violent street protests and civil resistance in 2014. After spending seven years in confinement, he managed to escape the autocratic regime of Nicolas Maduro in October of 2020 and was able to travel to Spain where he lives with his family.

Wendee Lee Curtis 
Wendee Lee Curtis is a veteran news anchor and Broadway performer bringing the art of news-level production, live entertainment, and the magic of connection to your virtual, hybrid and in-person events. Her experience in both the corporate and theatrical worlds makes her an ideal presenter for hybrid events that need to reach all attendees, virtual or in-house, to be memorable. With her expert knowledge and powerful presence, Wendee will keep your audience engaged from beginning to end. A faculty member at Cornell University, Wendee teaches MBA candidates and legacy leaders how to be candid, confident and captivating on camera.

Perry McCarthy 
From working 14 hours per day 7 days a week on North Sea oil rigs to fund his early career, to finally becoming a Grand Prix driver, he constantly overcame huge hurdles, including serious injury, to pursue his dream. Starting late in life and with no money, Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone told McCarthy that his chances of making it to F1 were about a million to one against. Perry’s bubbly character coupled with his determination, resilience, and absolute refusal to concede defeat beat those odds and has made him a highly popular personality within the sport.

Jason Bevan 
From innovation & creativity keynote talks Packed with insider secrets, to movie footage and inspiration from 19 years working in the big film world, Jason shows how innovation and creativity has become one of our most valuable and potent business skills where humans still outperform the growing powers of artificial intelligence. He demystifies the psychology of how we generate ideas with simple logic and gives clear, easy to follow steps and tools we can all apply to our work and home lives, regardless of our walk of life. All taken from some of the most creative people in the film world; Jason’s talks show how we can tap into the creativity and storytelling skills we already have, but often don’t use…including people that don’t think they are innovative!

How can you make people remember your organization? How can your organization go from a name to a brand that people trust? Before Apple, Starbucks, and Nike were brands, they were just companies that sold computers, coffee, and sneakers. What did they do to become memorable and authentic?

If you’re looking to improve the branding of your organization, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the top Branding Keynote Speakers. These experts have helped companies like Adidas, Beats, Oreo, Harley-Davidson, and Dell stay memorable. If you would like to learn more, check out one of these keynote speakers.

1) Marcus Collins

Marcus Collins is a Marketing Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and the author of For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be. Marcus teaches the significance of developing an empathetic muscle to recognize how we are more alike than different, which can improve your company culture and bottom line.

2) Matthew Luhn

Matthew Luhn is a top keynote speaker in storytelling and a former lead animator and storyteller at Pixar Studios, who worked on Toy Story, Cars, Monsters Inc., and more. Alongside his story work in Hollywood, Matthew works closely with Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, and other professionals to craft stories that bridge the gap between business and heart to build stronger brands and business communication.

3) Omar Johnson 

Omar Johnson is a top branding expert, founder of ØPUS United, and former CMO at Beats Electronics. Johnson shares how he built diverse leadership teams while working at Beats and teaches how your business can make more conscious decisions in its marketing and branding efforts when partnering with the communities you serve.

4) Guy Kawasaki 

Guy Kawasaki is a top branding keynote speaker, social media expert, chief evangelist of Canva, and bestselling author. Kawasaki was a key part of building the Apple empire and worked directly with Steve Jobs. His entertaining, informative keynotes use insights from his time in the tech industry to show audiences how to create disruptive services and products using tactical and practical techniques.

5) Bonin Bough

Bonin Bough is a top branding speaker, marketer, author, CNBC television host, and former Chief Media and eCommerce Officer at Mondelez International. Bonin has been instrumental in the successful transformations and rapid growth of the world’s most-loved, billion-dollar brands, including Oreo, Cadbury’s, Pepsi, Gatorade, and Frito-Lay. From his years of experience, he speaks to the importance of innovation, mindset, culture, and growth.

6) Ken Schmidt 

Ken Schmidt is a top branding speaker and the former Director of Communications at Harley-Davidson Motor Company. In his talks, Ken explains how people are not loyal to products or services but to people. He’ll show your team how Harley-Davidson built “tattoo-worthy” customer relationships that turned customers into evangelists.

7) Barbara Corcoran

Barbara Corcoran is a keynote speaker and real estate expert who has appeared on every major network, including ABC’s Shark Tank and Good Morning America. Over the course of 25 years, Barbara parlayed a $1,000 loan into a $5 billion real estate business, building the largest and best-known brand in the business.

8) Bernice Chao

Bernice Chao is a branding expert, Head of Integrated Creative, Zambezi, and Co-Founder of Asians in Advertising. In 2022, Bernice was inducted into the AAF Hall of Achievement and featured on Forbes, Adweek, Nightline, AdAge, and The Muse. Bernice has given talks at SXSW, the 3% Conference, news stations, AAPI rallies, and Fortune 500 corporations.

9) Jackie Huba

Jackie Huba is a top branding keynote speaker and a strategic marketing executive with over three decades of experience helping companies achieve business and customer goals. She is one of the foremost experts on customer loyalty, advising companies such as Discovery, Whirlpool, and Dell.

If you would like to book a Top Branding Keynote Speaker, contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau. BigSpeak is a leading speaking agency and one of the top speakers bureaus for keynote speakers, entertainers, comedians, and musicians.

Ready to be inspired by industry leaders? Look no further than BigSpeak’s roster of Major Brand Keynote Speakers. From Nike, to Apple, to Google, Amazon, Mercedes-Benz, Netflix, Disney and NASA, each Major Brand Speaker brings a unique perspective and powerful insights to the table. Whether you’re seeking dynamic leadership strategies, innovative approaches to marketing, or tips for building a lasting brand, Major Brand Keynote Speakers are here to help. With years of experience and a proven track record of success, our keynote speakers deliver engaging talks that captivate audiences and leave a lasting impact. So why wait? Book a Major Brand Keynote Speaker today and take your business to the next level.

Major Brand Keynote Speakers

1) Omar Johnson 
Hailed as a remarkable leader,  marketing innovator and known as the “Brand Genius” (Adweek) behind Beats by Dr. Dre and some of Nike’s most memorable commercials, Omar Johnson was named one of the “Most Innovative CMOs” by Business Insider. He is the CEO and Founder of  ØPUS United and ØPUS Intelligence Labs. ØPUS Intelligence Labs is a leading software that is revolutionizing marketing tech. ØPUS United is a modern brand management company composed of a collective of award-winning executives, athletes, strategists, creatives and musicians. A popular speaker with Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, Johnson is a Blacklist Top 100 Black Thought leader and an active voice in encouraging conversations around racial equity, the power of diversity to drive business success, and empowering younger generations to take action.

2) Cassie Kozyrkov
As CEO at Data Scientific and Former Chief Decision Scientist at Google, Cassie Kozyrkov guides teams in data-driven decision process and AI strategy. She is the innovator behind bringing the practice of Decision Intelligence to Google, personally training over 20,000 Googlers. Since leaving Google, Cassie founded Data Scientific and has been working on projects to help business leaders navigate artificial intelligence.

3) Marcus Collins
Considered America’s leading cultural translator since the success of his best-selling book, For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be, Dr. Marcus Collins is the recognized authority on leveraging the power of culture to influence behavior, inspire collective change, get people to share your vision, and most importantly, move them to take action. Dr. Collins is a professor of marketing at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, former head of strategy at Wieden + Kennedy, New York, and a regular contributor to Forbes. An inductee in the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement, he is the architect behind some of the most notable campaigns of the last decade for brands including Nike, Apple, Budweiser, and Beyoncé.

4) Michelle K. Lee 
Michelle Lee is a technology expert, keynote speaker, executive, board member, former head of a $3+ billion government agency, digital transformation strategist, MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab-trained computer scientist, Silicon Valley veteran experienced in scaling fast-growing companies with disruptive technologies, and top intellectual property expert. Leader with experience at the highest levels in technology, law, business and government who spent most of her career building and advising some of the country’s most innovative companies

5) Julie Zhuo 
Julie Zhuo is a top management keynote speaker,  former VP of Facebook product design, and the bestselling author of The Making of a Manager. Julie has led teams behind some of Facebook’s most popular mobile and web services, such as Facebook’s News Feed, the “like” button, and user profiles.

6) Carolyn Everson 
Carolyn Everson is a top leadership keynote speaker, advertising legend, angel investor, and the former Vice President of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook (Meta), where she headed up their iconic advertising. She has over 28 years of experience in senior operating roles in consumer-facing technology and media companies, including Microsoft, MTV, and Instacart. At Facebook (Meta), she led a team of over 4,000 people in over 55 countries and was responsible for over $80B in revenue.

7) Guy Kawasaki 
Guy Kawasaki is a top innovation keynote speaker, social media expert, chief evangelist of Canva, and a bestselling author. His entertaining, informative talks use insights from his time in the tech industry to show audiences how to create innovative services and products using tactical and practical techniques.

8) Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is a top technology keynote speaker and innovation expert, cult icon, co-founder of Apple Computer, and bestselling author of his autobiography iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon. He is responsible for designing the Apple II, the first personal computer that had the ability to display color graphics. For his contributions to technology, he was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2000.

9) Marc Randolph 
Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, and investor, whose career as an entrepreneur spans four decades. In addition to being the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, Marc has founded or co-founded six other successful startups, mentored hundreds of early-stage entrepreneurs, and as an investor has helped seed dozens of successful tech ventures (and just as many unsuccessful ones). He is host of the top-10 Apple podcast That Will Never Work, where he works directly with entrepreneurs to provide 1-on-1 mentoring. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.

10) Matthew Luhn 
Matthew Luhn is a master of the art, practice, and business applications of storytelling. A writer, animator, director, author, and sought-after speaker, he draws upon his 25-year career working on The Simpsons and Disney/Pixar blockbusters including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Up, and Ratatouille to help audiences sharpen their storytelling skills for business success [and embrace new technologies as a catalyst for innovation.] Matthew also works with Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, and others to craft and tell stories that bridge the gap between business and heart—building stronger brands and more impactful business communications.

11) Deanna Marsigliese 
Specializing in storytelling through character design, Deanna has worked at Pixar Animation Studios since 2012. Her credits include Luca (2021), Soul (2020), Onward (2020), Toy Story 4 (2019), Incredibles 2 (2018), Bao (2018), Inside Out (2015) & The Good Dinosaur (2013). Deanna delivers panel talks & leads workshops world-wide, having been hosted by SXSW, D23, ILM, Leaders London, Pixelatl, CTNX & The Walt Disney Family Museum.

12) Gregory Robinson 
Best-known as the turnaround leader of the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), 33-year NASA veteran Gregory Robinson is credited with transforming a program that was billions over budget and years behind schedule into one of NASA’s greatest achievements of the 21st century. Robinson’s renowned leadership skills and soft-spoken management and communication style have earned him numerous awards and honors, including being named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 (alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky) and receiving the TIME100 Impact Award, which credited Robinson’s leadership on Webb as bringing us closer to understanding the universe.

13) Zach Kass 
Zack has spent 14 years in AI, most recently as the Head of GTM for OpenAI where he built its sales, partnerships, and solutions teams. Today, his mission is to champion a future of abundance by demystifying AI and helping leaders around the world prepare for the impending technological revolution.

14) Adam Cheyer
A pioneering visionary, inventor, thought leader, and technological innovator in the world of AI and computer human interfaces, Adam Cheyer is best known as a creator of Siri, later acquired by Apple. A serial entrepreneur, he has been a co-founder or founding member of five successful tech start-ups including Siri, Change.org, Viv Labs, Sentient, and GamePlanner.AI. Now transforming the AI experience at Airbnb, Adam holds 39 patents in the areas of AI, human computer interfaces, conversational assistants, machine learning, and more.

Are you tasked with planning your organization’s next conference and worried you’ll put on a dud? Looking to motivate your team, but fear a regular presentation isn’t going to cut it? A top music keynote speaker takes your event to the next level, wedding education and entertainment seamlessly and ensuring higher levels of audience engagement, ensuring you, and your event, will succeed.

Acclaim Entertainment Group is a performing arts troupe that specializes in entertaining and motivating corporate audiences. From 45 minute educational musical journeys to instrumental extravaganzas performed by 27 piece orchestras, their offerings uplift and inspire.

Hip-Hop artist, activist and music keynote speaker Taylor Bennett is a rapper best known for his lyrical style. As one of the only openly bisexual hip-hop artists to receive widespread acceptance, he engages audiences regarding the pursuit of individuality through the arts.

Top experiential and music 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.

Rockstar concert pianist  motivational powerhouse Jade Simmons is a music keynote speaker who captivates audiences around the world with her genre-bending performances. With impact spanning multiple industries and broad appeal, her presentations on leadership and creativity create boundless inspiration.

Hip-hop artist Ahmen Sivaloganathan is a social activist and music keynote speaker devoted to education, justice reform, and mental health. An orchestrator of sustainable transformation, he leverages the power of culture to educate and empower his audiences, encouraging them to focus on both compassion and excellence.

Musical director, pianist and vibraphonist Christian Tamburr is the CEO and lead facilitator of Sonic Leadership, an organization devoted to educating corporate audiences on matters of communication, teamwork, and reaching performance goals.

Butterscotch is a singer, empowerment activist and top music 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.

Dana Leong is a two-time Grammy winning musician, composer and producer. A boundary-pushing performer, he combines storytelling and technology with his music to create interactive, mesmerizing experiences that provide exciting perspectives on music, entrepreneurship and success.

Renowned drummer and music 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.

Freddie Ravel is an acclaimed business expert and music keynote speaker who applies the communicative and scientific powers of music to ignite and inspire the hearts and minds of his audiences. A Grammy-nominated pianist, he has played with Madonna, Prince, and Carlos Santana, and his satisfied clients include NASA, IBM, and Apple.