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As business leaders have hopefully heard by now, DE&I, or diversity, equity, and inclusion, are not just some of  this year’s hot buzzwords. They are  a critical part of a healthy workplace culture and have significant, concrete impact on an organization’s bottom line, having been proven to increase staff retention and productivity.

 

It’s all well and good to have stats and articles in your back pocket, but how to successfully embrace and support a diverse workforce and promote an equitable work space is another matter entirely. That is where DE&I consultants and keynote speakers come in. The diversity speakers featured here are experts when it comes to getting down the actual business of making your business more inclusive, providing insight into effective implementation strategies and important considerations for any leader wishing to guide their teams to greatness.

 

Voted one of the Top 100 Black Thought Leaders by BlackList100, top marketing, culture, and diversity 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.

 

Top leadership and diversity keynote 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, a firm specializing in making the most difficult conversations around bias, cultural competence, and inclusion accessible to all.

 

Innovation expert and diversity speaker Tan Le is an award-winning inventor who has been recognized as one of the most influential Women in Technology. As someone who grew up as an outsider, she shares the insights she’s gained into how thinking differently and existing outside social norms can be an advantage.

 

Cynthia Marshall is a top DE&I 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.

 

Former CTO of Netflix Patty McCord is a top corporate culture and DE&I keynote speaker. She is on a mission to reinvent HR to help employees manage their own careers and ambitions, be more productive, and embrace the potential promised by diverse, inclusive workplaces.

 

Gabrielle Scrimshaw is a storytelling, leadership and DE&I keynote speaker specializing in social impact in the areas of economic development and governance. She is considered a global thought leader in indigenous leadership, and is regularly sought out for her insights by North America’s largest national media outlets and corporations.

 

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.

 

Bestselling author, Harvard Business School Professor, and organizational change thought leader Tsedal Neeley is a top keynote 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.

 

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a top DE&I keynote speaker, writer, broadcaster, and activist. Recognized as a Young Australian of the Year, she is a sought-after advisor and speaker on issues of social justice, specializing in the intersection of race, gender, and faith.

 

DE&I thought leader Marcus Collins is an award-winning advertiser and diversity speaker whose expertise lies in the art of virality and cultural contagion. When he’s not helping organizations capitalize on pop culture trends and social media for their marketing campaigns, he’s teaching at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

This article was originally published by BigSpeak on Apr 29, 2022.

What are the top trending topics that Fortune 500 companies are interested in 2022? After looking at our booking data, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau determined that 8 topics are topping the charts ranging from habit building to entrepreneurship to teamwork.

It doesn’t matter whether your company is private, public, big, or small, everyone can benefit from these lessons. We created a list of each topic for you and the top keynote speakers who are experts in that field.

 

Top 8 Trending Speaking Topics in Demand by Fortune 500 Companies

 

1) Habits 

Learn how to create repeatable systems of success by making small changes in your life.

James Clear is a personal development keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. James shows audiences how small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement can lead to the life you want.

Jia Jiang is a top resilience expert and the bestselling author of Rejection Proof. Jia teaches audiences steps to become resilient by learning how to approach rejection.

Juliet Funt is a Fortune 500 advisor and author of A Minute to Think. Juliet shows audiences the pivotal difference between activity and productivity.

BJ Fogg is a Stanford researcher and bestselling author of Tiny Habits. BJ teaches audiences how motivation, ability, and a prompt can help you build or break the habit you want.

 

2) Redefining Impossible 

Doing amazing things in business and life is all about mindset. Learn how to change yours to reach the goals you want.

James Lawrence is a motivational speaker and world-record endurance holder for completing the greatest feats of human endurance in 2021: 100 full-distance triathlons in 100 days. Lawrence inspires business audiences to keep going towards their goals by teaching them a successful mindset.

Molly Bloom is a top corporate and inspiration speaker, former US Team skier, and the bestselling author of Molly’s Game (an Oscar-nominated film). Corporate audiences everywhere are inspired by Molly’s mindset as she overcame injury as an athlete and setbacks in business.

 

3) Performing under Pressure 

How can you operate the best under stress? Benefit from the research that has helped top athletes succeed.

JP Pawliw Fry is an internationally renowned thought leader in emotional intelligence and managing under pressure, as well as the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Performing Under Pressure. He shows how to stay consistent when everything else isn’t.

Chaunté Lowe is a motivational 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 through Chemotherapy and a Double Mastectomy. Her story shows audiences the power of resilience through life’s challenges.

 

 4) Entrepreneurship 

Small business growth is booming. Learn from the best on what you need to know to find your niche and grow. 

Marc Randolph is a top corporate keynote speaker, co-founder of Netflix, and the Amazon #1 bestselling author of That Will Never Work. He helps audiences what it takes to lead, innovate, and build a company culture that can reach the heights of Netflix.

Sara Blakely is a top entrepreneur keynote speaker and the creator of Spanx & ASSETS. From her experience starting a billion-dollar company, she shows audiences how to invent the career of their dreams.

Magic Johnson is a world-renowned NBA Hall of Fame All-Star, philanthropist, and motivational speaker. With an incredible history as an athlete, entrepreneur and HIV survivor, his humorous and heartfelt stories show what it takes to succeed.

 

5) Storytelling 

The key to moving people is emotion. Learn from the masters how to craft stories that will move your customers and clients to action.

Matthew Luhn is an accomplished storyteller and business consultant, with over 25 years’ experience working on Toy Story films, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, and more at Pixar. He shares with audiences the steps to making a great story.

Deanna Marsigliese is a creativity keynote speaker, animation art director, and illustrator at Pixar Studios. Deanna specializes in storytelling through character design.

 

6) Leadership

It takes more than a title to get your team to follow you—especially in tough times. Discover how the best leaders inspire confidence in their team. 

Robert Sutton is an organizational change expert, Stanford professor, and bestselling author of Good Boss, Bad Boss. His funny and frank talks provide lessons on leadership, teamwork, workplace dynamics, and organizational change.

Thomas Kolditz is a leadership speaker and expert, retired Brigadier General, author of In Extremis Leadership: Leading as if Your Life Depended on It. He can teach the essential elements leaders need to know to lead through a crisis.

Tsedal Neeley is a top virtual work expert, business thought leader and Professor at the Harvard Business School. Her book Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere was a #1 Bestseller in Business Teams on Amazon. Tsedal can provide companies and leaders with the best virtual practices to perform at the highest levels.

 

7) Change 

Whether you need to handle change that’s been imposed on you or want to change yourself, these experts can inspire you to overcome any challenge.

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.

Albert Lin is an inspirational keynote speaker and storyteller. In 2008, we went from just another restless graduate student at UC San Diego to following his dream of becoming a National Geographic Explorer. On his journey, he lost a leg, founded a business, became an inventor, and evolved into an in-demand international keynote speaker who can show how to handle change.

 

8) Teamwork 

You can go farther and do more in business with a great team than you can alone. Learn how top teams work best together. 

Robyn Benincasa is a top motivational speaker, adventure racing world champion, and founder of Project Athena. In her entertaining and funny keynotes, she shares stories that explain the foundations of inspired leadership and how to win as a team.

Vernice Flygirl Armour is an inspirational leadership speaker and the first African-American female Marine combat pilot. Her moving and exciting talks inspire audiences and leaders to take ownership of their own work and lives.

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This article was originally published by BigSpeak on Apr 18, 2022.

Technology can change our lives—and so can the people who make that technology. If you’ve ever been inspired by the words or actions of a teacher, writer, or speaker, then you understand: one person can make a difference. Sometimes a caring person comes along and shows you that you can do things you never thought possible.

At BigSpeak Speakers Bureau, we work with some of the top Technology Keynote Speakers who are making a difference in people’s lives. These four top Technology Keynote Speakers are thought leaders, company founders, and visionaries who are inspiring women and people of color to become involved in pursuing careers in STEM, robotics, coding, artificial intelligence, and more.

Marita Cheng – Robogals

Marita Cheng is a top technology keynote speaker and the founder of Robogals. Robogals is a global organization that inspires girls into engineering careers and tertiary studies by teaching girls robotics. For her work with Robogals, Marita was named the 2012 Young Australian of the Year and received an Asia Society Game Changer Award at the United Nations!

Kimberly Bryant – Black Girls Code

Kimberly Bryant is a top technology keynote speaker and the creator of the non-profit organization Black Girls Code. The goal of Black Girls Code is to change the face of technology by introducing girls of color (between the ages 7-17) to the field of technology and computer science with a concentration on entrepreneurial concepts.

Anne-Marie Imafidon – Stemettes

Anne-Marie Imafidon is a top technology keynote speaker and the co-founder of Stemettes. Stemettes is an award-winning social enterprise inspiring the next generation of females into the careers of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Over six years, 40,000 girls across the UK, Ireland, and Europe have attended Stemette experiences. As part of the initiative, Anne-Marie has also co-founded Outbox Incubator: the world’s first tech incubator for teenage girls.

Dr. Ayesha Khanna – 21st Century Girls

Ayesha Khanna is a top technology keynote speaker, AI expert, the founder of 21C Girls (21st Century Girls).  21C Girls is a charity that teaches coding and artificial intelligence to girls and women in Singapore. Dr. Khanna is a passionate advocate of gender parity and diversity in tech and artificial intelligence.

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This article was originally published by BigSpeak on Mar 30, 2022.

Did you know corporations that identified as more diverse were 35% more likely to outperform their competitors, according to a McKinsey survey? Or that companies with diverse management teams led to 19% higher revenue, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Despite the many benefits that leaders of color bring to business, a New York Times survey found only 20 percent of leaders identified as a person of color.

At BigSpeak Speakers Bureau, we work with some of the top leadership keynote speakers of color in the industry. These executives have helped lead diverse teams, capture more market share, and improve revenue at brand name companies like Beats, Disney, Facebook, Google, and more.

 

1) Omar Johnson is a top marketing and leadership keynote speaker and the former CMO at Beats by Dre. Learn leadership insights from Johnson that inspired Business Insider to name him one of the “Most Innovative CMO’s” in 2016.

 

2) Simon T. Bailey is a Leadership Imagineer and the former leader of the Disney Institute. He has been named one of the top 25 people who will help you reach your business and life goals by SUCCESS magazine. In his leadership talk, audiences learn simple strategies derived from best-in-class leaders in 13 different industries.

 

3) Cassandra Worthy is a top leadership keynote speaker, a former Fortune 100 Innovation Leader, and a leading expert on Change Enthusiasm®. Cassandra uses stories and her unique perspective to help people learn to lead THROUGH change.

 

4) Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leadership authority, speaker, and advisor on 21st-century teamwork, collaboration, and innovation. Erica uses the power of storytelling and humor—paired with research findings—to provide audiences with interactive, refreshing, practical strategies for modern innovation-driving collaborative teamwork.

 

5) Vernice Flygirl Armour is an inspirational leadership speaker and the first African-American female Marine combat pilot. Her moving and exciting talks inspire audiences and leaders to take ownership of their own work and lives.

 

6) Carla Harris is a leadership keynote speaker, author, and one of Fortune Magazine’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America.” In her popular talk, Carla dispenses leadership wisdom she gained from her 30-year career as an executive.

 

7) Tsedal Neeley is a top virtual work expert, business thought leader, and Professor at the Harvard Business School. Her book Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere was a #1 Bestseller in Business Teams on Amazon. Tsedal can provide companies and leaders with the best virtual practices to perform at the highest levels.

 

8) Julie Zhuo is a top management keynote speaker, a former VP of product design at Facebook, and the bestselling author of The Making of a Manager. As Facebook grew in size, so did Julie’s role. Learn from her hardwon experience tips to master the art of management.

 

9) Terri Broussard Williams is a top leadership keynote speaker, lobbyist, and best-selling author. Terri teaches a pragmatic approach that motivates leaders to ignite meaningful change in both their organizations and communities.

 

10) Wema Hoover is a global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion speaker and the former Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Google. Wema provides practical insights, perspectives, and actions that will enable leaders and organizations to realize their true potential.

Companies grow or lose business based on how they serve customers. A customer scorned will run straight to your competitor, according to Bain & Company. Bain & Company found if customers have problems caused solely by poor service (and were not price or product-related), they were four times more likely to buy from your competitor. On the other hand, when a customer was treated well they would give your company free word-of-mouth. In fact, 72% of customers said they would speak well about your company to others if treated right, according to a Salesforce study.

Whether you call what your company does customer experience, customer loyalty, or customer service, how you treat your customers is important for the success of your business. If you’re looking to gain an edge in your customer service, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the top Customer Service keynote speakers and consultants in the industry. These keynote speakers know customer service because they have used it to boost customer loyalty to brand-name companies like Disney, Harley-Davidson, Salesforce, and Zappos.

Here are seven of the most in-demand Customer Service keynote speakers:

 

1) Molly Bloom is a top customer service keynote speaker and the bestselling author of Molly’s Game. Molly helped turn a basement poker game into a multimillion-dollar business by creating a unique customer service culture for her players. In her talks, Molly shares how she trained her employees to deliver a personalized service that kept players coming back to her games for years.

 

2) Simon T. Bailey is a top business keynote speaker and the former leader of the Disney Institute. He has been named one of the top 25 people who will help you reach your business and life goals by SUCCESS magazine. In his talks, he shares how to engage all stakeholders and the five principles for keeping a customer for life.

 

3) Ken Schmidt is a top customer service keynote speaker and the former Director of Communications at Harley-Davidson Motor Company. He helped turn Harley-Davidson around in the 80s by driving up customer loyalty through excellent service. In his talks, Ken explains how people are not loyal to products but to people. He’ll show your team how to build customer relationships that could turn your customers into evangelists.

 

4) Duncan Wardle is a top innovation keynote speaker and customer service consultant. As the former Vice President of Innovation & Creativity at The Walt Disney Company, Wardle helped with many of their customer service initiatives. In his talks, Duncan shows how to take your company from a product focus to a customer focus, using some of the strategies that made Disney one of the most beloved companies in the world.

 

5) Tiffani Bova is a customer service keynote speaker and customer service expert, as the Global Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce. In her talks, Tiffani shares how companies most prioritize the human elements of business to be successful. By becoming an employee-first organization, you could help create a more customer-centric organization that would drive your business growth.

 

6) Robert Richman is a top customer service keynote speaker and co-creator of Zappos Insights. In his talks, Robert shares how Zappos became one of the top customer service companies in the world by creating a business culture focused on the customer. He teaches how to design great customer experiences while developing a company culture to sustain your high level of service.

 

7) Soulaima Gourani is a customer service specialist, corporate counselor, and an author with over ten years of management experience in multinational companies. In 2020, she won the Thinkers50 Radar Award. In her talks, she shows how you can turn customers into fans through internal cooperation in your company.

 

How is healthcare changing for you and your business in 2022? Between the pandemic and improvements of technology, businesses have seen a growing use of telecare for appointments and an increased focus on the mental health and emotional well-being of employees. In terms of policy, a new administration in the White House is looking to increase health equity for all users. So how will all these technological, social, and government policy changes affect you and your business going forward?

If you’re looking to learn more about changes in healthcare, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the top healthcare speakers and wellness speakers in the industry. These health keynote speakers are experts on public policy, health technology, and employee well-being. Many of these keynote speakers have advised Fortune 500 companies and written bestselling books.

Here are some of the top healthcare trends of 2022 and the keynote speaker who can speak to your business about them.

 

1) Public Health Policy

If you’re looking to learn more about public health policy changes for your business, Dr. Vin Gupta is a top healthcare keynote speaker, physician, and health policy expert. As a Harvard-trained lung specialist, Vin has spent the past 15 years working worldwide to improve public health for organizations, including the US Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and the Pentagon’s Center for Global Health Engagement. He also has advised many Fortune 500 businesses on their COVID management.

 

2) Health Technology

Are you wondering about how technology will affect healthcare in your business in 2022?

José Morey, M.D. is a technology and health keynote speaker and a consultant for NASA, IBM, and Hyperloop Transportation. José can help you understand how computers and artificial intelligence are changing healthcare for your business and the health industry.

Or consider healthcare speaker Robin Farmanfarmaian. Robin is a healthcare expert and angel investor who drives high-level business development for cutting-edge medical and biotech companies. She knows firsthand how telemedicine and other technology changes are impacting businesses and healthcare professionals.

 

3) Employee Well-Being

The emotional well-being of employees has become central to health trends in 2022. If you’re looking to improve the well-being of your employees, consider these well-being experts.

Dave Mochel is a world-class life coach who has coached new and established leaders as well as championship athletes, health care professionals, educators, and entertainers. Dave works with businesses to show ways to approach life and work that allows you to thrive and connect with others while you work (even more) effectively toward your mission.

If you’re looking to create more healthy habits, consider habits expert James Clear. James is a personal development keynote speaker and a New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. His entertaining talks teach audiences how to instill small habits that lead to continuous self-improvement.

Happiness and success go hand-in-hand as positive psychology expert Shawn Achor well knows. Shawn is a top keynote speaker on happiness and the New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage. In his talks, he teaches audiences methods to improve their happiness so they can improve their emotional well-being.

 

Do you feel your data is safe from cybercriminals? According to an International Data Corporation (IDC) study, it might not be. About 37% of global organizations were the victim of some form of a ransomware attack in 2021. Even if your business was not a ransom target, you may have suffered a loss of revenue due to a supply-chain ransomware attack that slowed down supplies or deliveries. Or perhaps you suffered a data breach because most of your employees are now working remotely full or part-time. Sadly, when it comes to cybersecurity, it’s not a matter of “if” you will be attacked but “when” you will be attacked.

If you’re looking to secure your company from cyber criminals or prepare for supply chain disruptions, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with some of the top cybersecurity keynote speakers and consultants in the industry. These keynote speakers are former FBI, bestselling authors, or hackers turned consultants. They have helped small businesses and Fortune 500 companies safeguard their data.

If you’re looking for someone to give you the latest cybersecurity tips, consult with one of these top cybersecurity experts.

 

Eric O’Neill is a top cybersecurity keynote speaker, former FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence operative, and the bestselling author of Gray Day. Eric is also the founder of The Georgetown Group, a premier investigative and security services firm. He has become a go-to-consultant for cybersecurity during the pandemic, helping many companies become more secure with the increased threat of hacking due to remote and hybrid work.

 

Keren Elazari is a former hacker turned cybersecurity expert and an internationally celebrated cybersecurity keynote speaker. Her 2014 TED talk, viewed by millions, helped shape the conversation about hackers and their important role in society. Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading Israeli security firms, government organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. Keren teaches companies how to adapt to the new reality of attackers everywhere and how to build a digital immune system to fight them off.

 

Jeremiah Baker is the co-founder of Netragard and a cybersecurity expert. Since founding the company, Jeremiah has been helping to protect and care for his clients through a unique education process where he and his team first hack their clients (with permission of course) then reverse engineer the breach to create a remediation and security hardening plan.

 

John Sileo is a cybersecurity expert who learned the hard way. He lost everything to cybercrime, including his multi-million-dollar software company and two years of his life while facing jail time for cybercrimes he did not commit. John has been featured on 60 Minutes and Anderson Cooper, contributed to The Wall Street Journal and spoken for clients ranging from the Pentagon to Amazon. He works with companies to ensure their digital privacy, teaching lessons from his own tragic experience.

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This article was originally published by BigSpeak on Feb 17, 2022.