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.

Did you know that many senior business leaders struggle with key leadership skills, such as empathy, inclusivity, and communication? According to the CEO Leadership Report 2021, 60% of senior business leaders say they struggle with empathy and 66% struggle with communication. When soft skills such as empathy and communication are critical for leading teams and businesses, what can you do to improve your skills?

If you’re interested in developing your soft leadership skills for yourself or your team, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with some of the top Leadership and Teamwork Keynote Speakers in the industry. These experts are successful CEOs, communication experts, and bestselling authors who can help your company lead the way in 2023.

 

1) Jonathan Reckford

Jonathan Reckford is a top leadership expert and the CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, a global Christian housing organization. Jonathan speaks about leadership skills based on his experience in the for-profit sector at Goldman Sachs, Marriott, The Walt Disney Co., and Best Buy.

2) Gregory Robinson

Gregory Robinson is a top leadership expert best known as the man who successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope, after the project was years behind. Within months of being named Director, he increased the efficiency of the schedule from 55% to 95%. Greg shares how you can lead through alignment of teams and open communication.

3) Dr. JP-Pawliw-Fry

Dr. J.P. Pawliw-Fry is a top emotional intelligence keynote speaker on leadership and peak performance and the bestselling author of Performing Under Pressure. He works with Fortune 500 companies, the military, and athletes to help leaders and teams improve their empathy and performance under pressure.

4) Simon T. Bailey

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.

5) Cassandra Worthy

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.

6) Vernice Flygirl Armour

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.

7) Robert Sutton

Robert Sutton is an organizational change and leadership 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.

8) Lisa Bodell 

Lisa Bodell is a top innovation and leadership keynote speaker, change management expert, and award-winning author of Kill The Company and Why Simple Wins. Lisa empowers leaders with thought-provoking examples and practical techniques that ignite communication and innovation immediately.

9) Thomas Kolditz

Retired Brigadier Gen. Tom Kolditz is a leadership expert and author of In Extremis Leadership: Leading as if Your Life Depended on It. Thomas shares profound lessons on leadership from his research that any leader can use to develop their soft skills.

10) Julie Zhuo

Julie Zhuo is a top management and leaership keynote speaker, a former VP of product design at Facebook (Meta), and the bestselling author of The Making of a Manager. As Facebook grew, so did Julie’s role. Learn from her hardwon experience the soft skills of managing teams.

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Dec 20, 2022.

As we move into Winter, we also move into a season of chaos and crunch, with end-of-year deadlines fast approaching and a million and one personal commitments to be seen to. Motivation can flag as the sun sinks under the horizon earlier each evening, and with it, your morale plummets.

 

Short of a complete overhaul of financial years and the way major businesses are run, there’s not much that can be done to combat this yearly ado of obligations and last-minute projects, but catharsis is available: we prescribe a good laugh.

 

Your medicine? A good comedian speaker. The best comedy keynote speakers don’t just have impeccable delivery and good memory for jokes, they’re incisive, astute, and experts on human behavior who can defuse stress in this busy season and also offer small but actionable insights for both personal and company-wide development that might give you an upper-hand over your workplace this time next year and throughout the months to come.

 

Storytelling comedian speakers The Pinquelton Group are master facilitators and performers with 50+ years of experience connecting to audiences between them. Made up of Andy Eninger and John Loos, their sessions are highly varied, energetic but not exhausting, and never too serious.

 

Motivational and comedy speaker Avish Parashar is a humorist and author who weaves together hilarious interactive skits and improv comedy games  into practical business lessons that teach attendees how to adapt to sudden changes and overcome adversity.

 

Digital Deception is a top entertainment duo of comedian speakers who merge interactive magic with cutting-edge tech to create unique, audience-engaging presentations sure to delight virtual and in-person audiences.

 

Bertice Berry is a sociologist, best-selling author, and comedian speaker praised for her ability to entertain, inspire and educate. An award-winning comedienne and lecturer, she has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Tonight Show, and ABC’s 20/20.

 

Satirist and TV personality Bassem Youssef is a world-renowned comedian speaker known for creating the first ever political comedy show in the Middle East. He has been named named one of the “100 most influential people in the world” by TIME magazine and one of Foreign Policy magazine 100 Leading Global Thinkers.

 

Loretta LaRoche is a renowned humorist and stress management expert who has been awarded the National Humor Treasure Award. Her irreverent sense of humor and incisive mind leave her audiences motivated and roaring with laughter.

 

Comedian speakers often seem to come in pairs. Tripp and Tyler are YouTubers and sketch comedy artists with a number of viral videos to their name and a growing reputation as crowd-pleasing entertainers at both corporate events and comedy clubs.

 

Vegas headliner and comedian 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.

 

Janelle Shane is interested in the strange side of artificial intelligence. One of Fast Company’s 100 most creative people in business, she is a scientist and comedian speaker using humorous experiments to make AI and machine learning accessible to broader audiences.

 

Top booked emcee and comedian 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 leadership and employees.

 

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Nov 30, 2023.

If you are looking for a speaker that will captivate your audience, you need to check out these storytelling keynote speakers. They will weave an interesting tale that will keep everyone engaged and interested in what is happening. Not only do stories grab our attention as a listener, but they also move us, inform us, teach us, and help us remember. The best brands and businesses understand storytelling is the most important marketing, sales, and customer service tool.  If you want to learn how storytelling can help your business, consider inviting one of these storytelling keynote speakers to your next meeting or event.

 

Matthew Luhn

Matthew Luhn is a top storytelling keynote speaker and former lead animator and storyteller at Pixar Studios. He is also an award-winning filmmaker and Pixar veteran of nearly 20 years. Alongside his story work in Hollywood, Matthew works with Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, and other professionals to craft and tell stories that bridge the gap between business and heart to build stronger brands and business communication.

Molly Bloom

Molly Bloom is a top inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly’s Game. Her memoir was adapted into an award-winning film by Aaron Sorkin. Bloom has appeared on numerous shows and in media outlets such as Ellen, Vice, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Vulture, and has been asked to speak at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women.  Molly was also in the Top 3 of the US Ski Team.

Dr. Marcus Collins

From Budweiser to Beyonce, McDonald’s to Google, Marcus Collins has been the architect behind some of the most famous ad campaigns of the last decade. When he’s not helping blue chip brands create contagious marketing ideas as Chief Strategy Officer at award-winning agency, Wieden+Kennedy, appearing on the TED stage, writing a column for Adweek or releasing a much-anticipated new book, he is shaping the next generation of marketers as a marketing professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. A celebrated expert on cultural contagion, meaning-making, brand strategy, and consumer behavior, Marcus shows audiences in any industry or profession how to harness the power of culture to get others to share your vision and most of all, take action.

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.

Omar Johnson

Omar Johnson is a top storytelling keynote speaker, entrepreneur, former CMO at Beats by Dre, and former VP Marketing at Apple. Adweek named Johnson a “Brand Genius,” and Business Insider named him one of the “Most Innovative CMO’s.”

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.

Kelly Vero

Kelly Vero is one of the most experienced thought leaders currently working in future technology. Her specialism is the metaverse, web3 and gamification but her experiences span over 30 years of game development at the top flight of the video games industry. She’s passionate, enthusiastic and really proud of everything she has created in this space. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions and present issues – Kelly is here to help us navigate the metaverse future.

Erik Huberman

A “storyteller” in the truest sense of the word who shares original and unforgettable insights that brilliantly illustrate the moral dimension of the corporate world, Erik Huberman describes the leadership skills essential to success in many spheres of human engagement. He is the co-founder and CEO of Hawke Media—the hottest digital marketing agency in the U.S. He’s also a regular contributor to Entrepreneur.com and was recently named to Forbes prestigious “30 under 30 list.” Erik Huberman addresses topics of entrepreneurship, personal values, win/win business practices, publicity, and e-commerce with authority, wit, and unbridled optimism.

Ken Schmidt

Ken Schmidt is a top storytelling keynote speaker, author, and former Director of Communications at Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Ken shares stories and insights on the road to building a fanatically vocal customer base, creating a passionately loyal corporate culture, and developing leaders who inspire and motivate.

Jay Ward

Jay Ward is a top innovation keynote speaker, a Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar, and a consultant on all Cars-related projects worldwide. He provides automotive and franchise expertise to both Disney and its partners in matters pertaining to Consumer Products, Interactive, Marketing, Publishing, and Theme Parks.

 

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Nov 4, 2022.

It’s been proven that even the most subdued, straightforward motivational speaker can have an incredible impact on an organization’s bottom line. A professional speaker’s insight can educate and inspire, equipping an organization’s employees for success and growth. Business speakers in many ways remain our bureau’s bread and butter, and we are proud to partner with amazing leaders and visionaries in the fields of innovation, marketing, and leadership.

 

But what if your organization has already hosted an exec from a Fortune 500 megacorp, and has heard the thoughts of half a dozen thought leaders? Too much of even a good thing is no good for a conference attendee’s system, so if your team is less than enthusiastic about their next conference or offsite, consider shaking things up with an experiential keynote speaker.  Compelling and dazzling presenters, these speakers captivate the audience with interactive activities and rock-star level performances, and they’re no slouches when it comes to imparting growth boosting and motivational messages even as they charm, strum, or trick the socks off your team members.

 

The improvisational comedy troupe that was the jumping off point for actors such as Tina Fey, Sreve Carell and John Belushi,  The Second City are in the business of being funny, but that doesn’t mean their experiential keynote presentations are just funny business. They offer talks on collaboration, innovation and creativity, storytelling, DE&I and even harassment and workplace conduct.

 

Jade Simmons is a talented concert pianist and top 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.

 

Michael Carbonaro is world-renowned magician and media personality who regularly performs for public and private audiences across the United States. As one of The Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year honorees, his illusions and engagements are guaranteed to be of the highest quality.

 

Drummer and top 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.

 

Cameron Atlas is a musician, peak performance expert and top experiential speaker who blends music with insights on creativity, innovation and high performance. His customized experiences and high energy level ensure audiences are captivated and inspired to make the most of every single day.

 

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 presentation. With over a decade of experience delighting and informing audiences, he’s redefining the nature of magic shows for audiences around the nation.

 

Butterscotch is a singer, empowerment activist and top 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.

 

Tim Decker is a performance speed painter whose experiential keynotes are interactive and difficult to follow up. High energy and inspiring, his presentations combine comedy, music, and audience participation to create truly unforgettable experiences.

 

Award-winning inventor and author Tan Le’s presentations are quite unique; not many keynotes include sneak-peeks into developing cutting edge technology. Sci-fi and neurology lovers will rejoice when top experiential keynote speaker  Tan demonstrates brain-computer interface devices on stage, including the impressively named “God Helmet.”

 

Entrepreneur and magician Vinh Giang creates a fun and highly engaging atmosphere of illusion and magic that does more than just entertain, helping drive home his message of empowerment, goal-setting and the importance of a positive mindset.

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Oct 24, 2022.

 

Most people have probably heard the saying “may you live in interesting times” bandied about in the past few years. The expression is claimed by many to be a traditional Chinese curse, but all evidence points to his being erroneous, with the phrase first appearing in late nineteenth century England. Whatever the genesis of the saying, business and lay people alike can agree that they’d rather live in an uneventful, stable era; unfortunately, neither of those words are applicable to the current state of the world,  which is characterized by violent shifts from high to low, political shakeups and economic brouhahas.

 

It’s one thing for an organization to survive change, and quite another for it to truly manage it. The ability to succeed in disruptive times and tackle potential crises separates strong businesses from run of the mill operations, giving adaptive companies a head start over their competitors who will still be reeling from the aftershock of a major industry shift. A top change management keynote speaker is a powerful resource for any organization looking to harness the opportunities for innovation presented by change, and can instill a proactive rather than reactive mindset into any team.

 

Top change management keynote speaker and author Michelle Rozen is also known as “The Change Doctor” for her work on motivation, influence and psychology. Her powerful strategies have transformed the lives, performance and success of employees at leading brands in all industries.

 

Award winning author, thought leader and top change management keynote speaker Tsedal Neeley specializes in remote work and organizational change.Recognized as a Top Voice on LinkedIn in remote work and one of the 100 people transforming business by Business Insider, she is also a professor at the Harvard Business School and offers several popular online courses.

 

Top change management keynote speaker Patty McCord is a corporate culture consultant and the former CTO at Netflix. As our world becomes increasingly dynamic and connected, the classically standard ways in which we work have simply become irrelevant in today’s workforce, and Patty specializes in coaching small teams on culture and leadership.

 

“Dean of Innovation,” bestselling author and business professor Jeff DeGraff is a frequent advisor to Fortune 500 companies and a top change management keynote speaker. With his mission to democratize innovation, Jeff brings innovation to everyone, every day and everywhere through his books, his public television program (Innovation You), columns (Inc.) and radio program (The Next Idea).

 

Top transformation and change management keynote speaker Cassandra Worthy is the world’s leading expert on Change Enthusiasm®, a Fortune 100 Innovation Leader, and author. As the founder and CEO of Change Enthusiasm® Global, she arms individuals to harness the power of emotion to embrace and accelerate change.

 

Bill Benjamin is an emotional intelligence and change management speaker specializing in leadership and peak performance. With a brain science based approach to learning to perform under pressure and embrace empathy, he works frequently with senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies.

 

Lisa Bodell knows that winning innovators embrace change. An award winning change management keynote speaker, author, and entrepreneur, she  is often called upon by global companies to help them eradicate workplace complexity that is killing their ability to innovate and adapt.

 

Top change management keynote speaker Robert Sutton is also a Stanford professor and bestselling author. On a mission to change organizations for the better, he helps teams innovate, scale up their businesses and tackle destructive friction.

 

Natalie Nixon, or “The Creativity Whisperer,” is a global authority on business growth, applied innovation, and a top change management keynote speaker with a focus on helping C-Suite leaders employ wonder, rigor, and foresight to their management. A hybrid thinker, author and stageist, she was selected for Real Leaders’ “Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World for 2022” list; and has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company and INC.

 

Mike Abrashoff is a leadership and performance expert and top change management keynote speaker. A bestselling author and highly popular speaker, he regularly works with both Fortune 500 organizations and startups to help increase their organizational performance.

 

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Sept 26, 2023.

To a layman, the fields of medicine, health and wellness can still feel accessible although there is hardly a dearth of information out there: influencers with the hot new superfood or avant-garde workout routine, pharmacies with medication releases and recalls, biomedical researchers churning out vaccines as quickly as possible to keep pace with evolving disease variants. Having this information means nothing without a way to decipher it, which is where a health keynote speaker can step in.

 

The acting doctors, entrepreneurs and nutritionists on our roster make complicated concepts digestible, educating and supporting audiences in making healthy choices and provide vital insights into trends in both medical care and global health. The individuals highlighted below are some of the finest speakers and thought leaders we have to offer, fully equipped to assist audiences, whether they’re trying to stay on top of a steady stream of news or facing crushing pressure in the workplace.

 

Innovation and health keynote speaker Daniel Kraft is an inventor, physician, and the acting chair of Medicine at Singularity University since 2008. With over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry ranging from biomedical research to clinical practice, his specialty lies in stem cells as used in regenerative medicine for both children and adults.

 

Healthcare expert, futurist, and leading health keynote speaker Vin Gupta has spent the past 15 years working on global initiatives to improve public health. The Chief Medical Officer of New Health Initiatives at Amazon, he is a frequent contributor to international media outfits and has been a trusted voice throughout the COVID pandemic.

 

José Morey is a technology consultant, author, and top health keynote speaker who specializes in the intersections between technology, human augmentation, and healthcare. He has worked with NASA, IBM and Hyperloop as a medical consultant, earning him the moniker of the first “Intergalactic Doctor.”

 

Jane Chen is a social-good entrepreneur, innovator, and health keynote speaker who founded Embrace, an organization that provides low-cost infant warmers to aid the 15 million premature babies born every year. A TED speaker and leader, she has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and as one of Forbes’ Impact 30.

 

A trio of motivational and healthcare keynote speakers, The Three Doctors are the co-authors of three books, recipients of the Essence Award and a BET Honors award. Childhood friends who worked together and uplifted each other, they are one of the medical industry’s most inspiring stories of dedication, determination, and success.

 

Spiritual health and wellness educator Koya Webb is an in-demand health keynote speaker and top thought leader on a mission to promote self-care as an antidote to daily life’s biggest challenges. An entrepreneur and author who has studied holistic medicine for over 15 years, she has been featured on national media outlets such as Goop, Forbes, NBC, and CBS.

 

Entrepreneur and angel investor Robin Farmanfaian is also a top health keynote speaker who has presented for audiences in 12 countries. The VP of Actavalon, she is also on the Board of Directors for New Scholars and acts as a Strategic Advisor to the VR therapy organization MindMaze.

 

The bestselling author of eleven books and health keynote speaker Mark Hyman is the Head of Strategy and Innovation at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He regularly appears on major media networks, including CBS, Good Morning America, and CNN, and is an active policy maker in the fields of disease prevention and wellness.

 

Sought after health keynote speaker, wellness expert and integrative medicine expert Anusha Wijeyakumar is the wellness consultant for Hoag Hospital, one of the top rated hospitals in the USA. Passionate about women’s health and social justice, she is the co-founder of co-founded the movement Women of Color + Wellness and sits on the boards of two non profits.

 

Michael Osterholm is an epidemiologist, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, and top health keynote speaker. The author of more than 315 papers and abstracts, including 21 book chapters, he is a frequent consultant to the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control.

 

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Aug 31, 2022.

Over the years, it has become one of BigSpeak’s biggest priorities to focus on booking more female motivational speakers because of the keynote speaker industry being primarily male dominated. The ever increasing number of inspirational women BigSpeak has worked with includes powerful entrepreneurs, advocates, educators, and business leaders. We hope to carry on supporting these extremely talented individuals and encourage the continual emergence of female keynote speakers within the industry.

Furthermore, we would like to spotlight some of our most booked and requested female motivational speakers to show our appreciation and help them positively influence others as they have for us.

 

Molly Bloom

Molly Bloom is a top inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly’s Game. Her memoir was adapted into an award-winning film by Aaron Sorkin. Molly was one of BigSpeak’s top booked speakers in 2021. She resonates with all audiences and talks about making the best of bad situations and pivoting to overcome setbacks as they arise, no matter how severe.

Wema Hoover 

An authentic, riveting and impactful speaker, Wema Hoover uses her lived experiences as a Black female senior executive working both in the US and abroad to provide practical insights, perspectives and actions enabling organizations to realize the true potential of diversity and inclusion. Working with the top Fortune 500 companies, Hoover is a huge driver of change for creating cultural competence and diverse talent.

Robyn Benincasa

One of the highest-rated, female motivational speakers in the world, Robyn Benincasa regularly shares the stage with world leaders and business icons, her customers include many Fortune companies like Starbucks, Deloitte, and Aflac. When the challenges are steep, and the competition fierce, Benincasa provides individuals and organizations the tools they need to inspire themselves and one another to their greatest heights and to cross their most challenging finish lines.

Cassandra Worthy

Cassandra Worthy is a top change and transformation keynote speaker and Founder & CEO of Change Enthusiasm® Global, a well-respected Growth Enablement firm serving its client base through keynote speaking, training, and consulting. With contagious energy that radiates throughout every room she steps into, Worthy is the world’s truly disruptive thought-leader on change that companies need to build organizational resilience and adaptability.

Tiffani Bova

Tiffani Bova is a business growth keynote speaker, innovation, growth evangelist, and the author of Growth IQ. Bova has been named to the latest Thinkers50’s list of the world’s top management thinkers. She is a change maker whose thought-provoking and forward-thinking insights have made her a frequent guest on a variety of industry-leading podcasts and live broadcasts.

Heather McGowan

Heather McGowan is a top innovation virtual keynote speaker, author, and strategic consultant. McGowan helps leaders prepare their people and organizations for the Post Pandemic world of work. She’s transforming mindsets and entire organizations around the globe with her message about how the next phase of work will focus on continuous learning, rather than simply learning once in order to work.

Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour

FlyGirl is a top inspirational speaker, America’s first African-American female combat pilot, and the author of Zero to Breakthrough. A relevant, engaging Inspirational Leadership speaker, FlyGirl will share the precise steps she used to break six-figures during her first year in business and seven-figures in only four! One of her passions is helping business leaders and female entrepreneurs make gutsy moves and create breakthrough results.

Nancy Giordano

Described as endlessly optimistic, Nancy Giordano is a strategic futurist and bestselling author with a drive to help enterprise organizations and visionary leaders transform to meet the escalating expectations ahead. Invited to give over 100 global keynote talks, and with growing conviction of what will (and needs to) shift, executives value her unique abilities to sense and synthesize the terrain ahead.

Tan Le

Tan Le is a top innovation and business keynote speaker, technology entrepreneur, author, and founder and CEO of EMOTIV. Tan Le is recognized as one of the most influential pioneers in the emerging field of brain-computer interface. Le received the 2018 Industrial Research Institute Achievement Award for “outstanding accomplishment in individual creativity and innovation that contributes broadly to the development of industry and to the benefit of society.”

Risha Grant

Risha Grant is the founder and CEO of Risha Grant LLC, an award-winning diversity consulting and communications firm and the author of That’s BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures. Through her empowering keynotes, Grant teaches others how to cultivate D&I tools to better their outcome. From her race, gender and lifestyle choices, to growing a small business and tackling economic issues, every area of her life intersects diversity.

 

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Jul 25, 2022.

What are the latest and greatest books every manager should read in 2022?

This week, Thinkers50 released their list of Best New Management Books for 2022 and quite a few of the authors are also keynote speakers. BigSpeak can bring these bestselling management authors to your event live, in-person (or virtually) and ready to be adapted to the context of your organization.

If you’re looking to uplevel your leadership skills and learn how to better manage your team, read on for the Best New Management Books according to Thinkers50 and the keynote speakers who authored them.

 

Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance, Erica Dhawan, (Harper-Collins).

Erica Dhawan 

When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan. Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named by Thinkers50 as the “Oprah of Management Thinkers”, she is the author of two books Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance.

 

Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger and Multiply Your Impact, Liz Wiseman, (Harper Business).

Liz Wiseman 

Liz Wiseman is a top leadership keynote speaker, researcher, and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world.  She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers:  How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect:  Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts:  Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. 

 

Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take, Paul Polman and Andrew Winston, (Harvard Business Review Press).

Andrew Winston 

Andrew Winston is a top environmental keynote speaker, a globally recognized expert on how companies can navigate and profit from humanity’s biggest challenges. Andrew’s first book, Green to Gold, was the top-selling green business title of the last decade, selling more than 100,000 copies in seven languages. Inc. Magazine included Green to Gold on its all-time list of 30 books that every manager should own.

 

Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company, Whitney Johnson, (Harvard Business Review Press).

Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson is a leading thinker on driving innovation via personal disruption, and the co-founder of a boutique investment firm with Clayton Christensen. A disruptor of ideas and wielder of influence, Whitney Johnson uses her talent to build movements. Having immersed her life and studies in the idea of personal disruption, this innovator and former Institutional Investor-ranked Wall Street analyst infuses communications with a palpable business story.

 

The Conversation: Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations, Robert Livingston, (Penguin Books).

Robert W. Livingston 

Dr. Robert W. Livingston is a Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior to joining Harvard, he held full-time faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and the University of Sussex in England, where he was also Director of the Centre for Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity (LEAD). In addition, he has held visiting faculty positions at Princeton University and Carnegie Mellon University.

For the full article and list of management books, please visit Thinkers50. 

 

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Jun 29, 2022.