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Companies led by strong leaders outperform competitors and dominate industries. But being a strong leader takes more than a fancy title and loud voice. It takes vision, understanding, listening, and empathy. Fortunately, anyone can learn leadership skills if they take the time. That’s why executives and businesses around the world seek insights from the top leadership experts.

From NFL stars to military leaders to highly acclaimed authors, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau has the most experienced and impactful leadership keynote speakers. These leaders can provide your company with valuable lessons to help you and your business grow.

BigSpeak’s top leadership and teamwork speakers are

Robyn Benincasa

Robyn Benincasa is a top speaker on inspired leadership and teamwork, CNN Hero, adventure racing world champion, San Diego firefighter, founder of Project Athena, and bestselling author. Her entertaining keynotes teach audiences the foundations of inspired leadership and how to win as a team.

Mitch Lowe

Mitch Lowe is a top business and leadership speaker, CEO of MoviePass, and co-founding Executive of Netflix. Lowe uses his experience from working with successful startups like Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass to teach entrepreneurs how to simplify their business and create a winning culture.

Robert Sutton

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, workplace dynamics, and organizational change.

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 shows how extreme life-and-death situations can offer profound lessons for leaders in any setting.

Jocko Willink

John “Jocko” Willink is a top leadership speaker. After two decades of service as a Navy SEAL, John knows a thing or two about leading people in trying situations. He provides unparalleled insight into leadership, team management and more.

Lisa Bodell

Lisa Bodell is an expert on innovation and leadership and the bestselling author of Kill The Company. Bodell gives straight talk to help organizations eradicate workplace complexity that is killing their ability to be agile, fast and innovative.

Alden Mills

Alden Mills is a motivational leadership and teamwork speaker, a former Navy Seal Commander, and founder of Perfect Fitness. Alden Mills uses spellbinding storytelling to entertain and educate business audiences.

Steve Donahue

Steve Donahue is a change expert and leadership speaker, storyteller, and bestselling author of Follow Your Compass. Telling the tale of his daring desert odyssey—Steve Donahue unpacks the secrets of the Epic Story as a leadership tool.

Waldo Waldman

Waldo Waldman is a retired Lt. Col Airforce pilot, executive coach, Hall of Fame speaker, and author of the New York Times bestseller Never Fly Solo. He helps organizations build collaborative cultures of trust, courage, and commitment in order to adapt to change, break performance barriers, and overcome adversity.

Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning is a two-time, Super Bowl-winning quarterback and humanitarian. He entertains and delights audiences with leadership lessons he learned while suffering setbacks in his NFL career.

Vernice Flygirl Armour

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

Afterburner

Afterburner offers high-performance training by elite fighter pilots. The pilots teach audiences how to build a culture of learning, accountability and proven execution using the model of Flawless Execution.

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The content writers at BigSpeak Speakers Bureau are Experts on the Experts. They hold doctoral, masters, and bachelors’ degrees in business, writing, literature, and education. Their business thought pieces are published regularly in leading business publications. Working in close association with the top business, entrepreneur, and motivational speakers, BigSpeak content writers are at the forefront of industry trends and research.

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Resolutions may be tough, but the new year is the perfect time to take stock of what is working and shed anything dragging you down. The key to meeting your goals in 2021 could be looking at things from a new perspective.

Marketing expert Dean McFlicker‘s TEDx Talk, “How To Get What You Want” lays out an evocative and informative how-to guide to getting great results in life and business.

McFlicker is an award-winning producer and director of television marketing at NBCUniversal where he has created campaigns for some of the most successful shows on TV, including This Is Us, The Voice, America’s Got Talent and all of NBC’s live musicals. As an SVP and Creative Director for NBC Marketing’s Original Production Group, Dean has a unique role that combines creativity and executive leadership. As a speaker, he uses his insider insight to translate techniques from film, TV, and Broadway into practical business tools applicable to any industry.

In his TEDx Talk, he shares his approach to problem-solving as a methodology called the Producer’s Perspective:

“In life, you can produce the story you want to unfold by filtering situations through a lens at specific areas of film production. Regardless of what business you’re in, you can use the Producer’s Perspective to help decision-making and for organization and efficiency.”

As we begin 2021, it’s an interesting point of view because if all the world’s a stage, your life hack may be to think like a producer.

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“Accountability is not about setting goals and holding people’s feet to the fire. It’s about getting other people to own it in the first place, so it’s theirs.”

— Bill Benjamin, Performance and Leadership Expert

Bill Benjamin is an emotional intelligence expert who helps leaders perform better under pressure. Bill has contributed to the New York Times and Amazon bestselling book Performing Under Pressure, co-authored by IHHP’s JP Pawliw-Fry and noted psychologist Hendrie Weisinger. He is a regular contributor to CEO magazine, Training Magazine as well as other leadership publications.

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Not all top keynote speakers will cost your firstborn child. Some established and up-and-coming speakers provide great value for modest fees. Whether you’re looking for someone to keynote your event or just lead a productive workshop, these speakers all have rave reviews from audiences and clients. These keynote speakers under $10,000 can motivate, inspire, and teach you how to be more productive, lead better, and provide excellent customer experience.

Barb Stegemann

Barb Stegemann is a motivational speaker, social entrepreneur and Founder of 7 Virtues perfumes who will fill your audiences with confidence in their lives.

Bill Benjamin

Bill Benjamin is an emotional intelligence, performance, and leadership expert who can help companies perform and lead better under pressure.

Danny Bader 

Danny Bader is an inspirational speaker who teaches audiences the principles for leading more purposeful and productive lives.

Dave Mochel

Dave Mochel is an expert in well-being and mindfulness who helps companies foster more positive personal and cultural practices.

Elise Mitchell

Elise Mitchell is a leadership speaker, bestselling author, and C-Suite consultant who was named a Top Speaker to See by The Huffington Post.

James Lloyd

James Lloyd is a motivational humorist and customer experience expert who uses his insight and knowledge to engage audiences and train teams.

Jane Chen

Jane Chen is a social-good entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Embrace, a social enterprise that aims to help the 15 million premature and low birth-weight babies born every year, through a low-cost infant warmer.

Janelle Shane 

Janelle Shane is a machine learning expert and artificial intelligence humorist. In 2019, she was named one of Fast Company’s 100 most creative people in business.

Jones Loflin

Jones Loflin is a change management speaker who teaches practical solutions to inspire individuals and change unproductive organizational behaviors.

Mark Allen

Mark Allen is a motivational speaker, six-time Ironman world champion, and the co-author of the award-winning book Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You.

Max Brown 

Max Brown is an “all-star” keynote speaker and leadership coach who runs high-rated leadership programs.

Michael Lombardi

Michael Lombardi is a leadership expert, media analyst, and former NFL executive of Super Bowl winning teams who teaches companies how to win together.

Mike Hourigan

Mike Hourigan is a much sought-after and entertaining negotiation, safety and change management expert.

Nagin Cox

Nagin Cox is a Spacecraft Operations Engineer for NASA/JPL who is a leading speaker on science, technology, and women empowerment.

Paul Krismer

Paul Krismer is a positive psychology expert who teaches the practical application of positive emotions as a means of achieving corporate and personal excellence.

Patrick Houlahan 

Patrick Houlahan is a former US Marine fighter pilot and motivational speaker who helps teach audiences the leadership principles necessary to succeed.

Rennie Curran 

Rennie Curran is a former NFL player and CEO of Game Changer Coaching who teaches clients how to improve their leadership, career performance, and personal branding.

Srinivas Rao

Srinivas Rao (aka “Srini”) is a branding and creativity speaker and host and founder of The Unmistakable Creative, where he’s interviewed over 700 extraordinary people ranging from bank robbers to billionaires.

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Companies don’t become “brands” because of high-quality products. Top companies become brands because they offer something that goes beyond product. Meet the top branding and marketing keynote speakers in the world who launched brands, helped turn struggling brands around or made brands into international phenomenons.

Our top marketing and keynote speakers are former CMOs, VPs, PhDs, and thought leaders who can help your company find its niche and dominate its industry. Contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau today to book one of these exciting brand keynote speakers.

Ken Schmidt

Ken Schmidt is widely known as one of the business world’s most outspoken and provocative thought leaders on how to create brand loyalty. He’s credited with turning Harley-Davidson’s fortunes around in the 80s and creating a tattoo-worthy brand

Omar Johnson

Omar Johnson is a marketing and branding keynote speaker, former CMO at Beats by Dre, and former VP of Marketing at Apple. For turning Beats Electronics startup into an international brand,  Adweek named Johnson a “Brand Genius” in 2013.

Srinivas Rao

Srinivas Rao is the host and founder of the popular podcast The Unmistakable Creative. As a consultant and speaker, he helps companies find out what is truly unique about their product or service.

Marcus Collins

Marcus Collins is an award-winning advertiser and a Marketing Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He helps companies create contagious marketing ideas that extend across both the online and offline worlds of “social.”

Jackie Huba

Jackie Huba is a strategic marketing executive with expertise in citizen marketing, customer evangelism, and creating monster loyalty.

Larry Gulko

Larry Gulko is a brand architect and strategist, CEO whisperer, and keynote speaker. Larry has a track record positioning an eclectic range of brands to compete more effectively in today’s rapidly evolving global business environment.

Cynthia Johnson

Cynthia Johnson is a global entrepreneur, marketing professional, author and keynote speaker who was listed as one of the top personal branding experts in 2017 by Entrepreneur.

Carmen Simon 

Carmen Simon, Ph.D. is a cognitive neuroscientist who helps some of the world’s most visible brands craft memorable messages by focusing on how the brain works.

Bethenny Frankel 

Bethenny Frankel is an entrepreneur speaker, reality TV star, and bestselling author, who turned Skinnygirl into an international brand through strategic marketing and personal branding.

Tien Tzuo

Tien Tzuo is a marketing keynote speaker, the CEO and founder of Zuora (NYSE: ZUO), former CSO of Salesforce, and the chief evangelist of the subscription economy.

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Emotional intelligence has become the most desired skill set in the workplace as we collaborate more and more. When working together, employees, team leaders, and managers need to engage not only their heads but their hearts. To be successful, you must develop the tools to not only understand and manage your own emotions but also to understand and appreciate the emotions of others.

If you’re looking to increase your emotional intelligence skills, consider booking one of these top emotional intelligence speakers.

1. Jia Jiang

2. Soulaima Gourani

3. JP Pawliw-Fry

4. Bill Benjamin

5. Dr. Travis Bradberry

6. Stephen M.R. Covey

7. Jones Loflin

8. Erica Dhawan

 

Becoming Resilient 

Jia Jiang is a resilience expert, TED speaker, and author. His experiences with handling rejection were documented in his funny and inspiring TED talk “What I learned from 100 days of rejection,” which has over 3 million views, and in his book Rejection Proof. In his talks, Jiang shows audiences how he desensitized himself to rejection while also discovering that by asking for what you want, you can open up new possibilities.

Emotional Intelligence Skills

Soulaima Gourani is an emotional intelligence expert, author of Courage to Succeed, and in 2016 made the ‘Inspiring Fifty’ European list for inspiring role models. Her talks range from how to handle change, creating work-life balance, and becoming more emotionally intelligent as you can see in her talk “Why Emotional Intelligence Will Become Your Most Valuable Skill at Work.”

Managing High Pressure

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. In his talks, Pawliw-Fry shows how successful leaders are those who learn to push through anxiety and discomfort in order to approach the difficult and do the right thing.

Practical Strategies

Bill Benjamin is an emotional intelligence expert and a contributor to the New York Times bestselling book Performing Under Pressure. Benjamin has 25 years of real-world business experience as a senior leader and is a partner at the Institute for Health and Human Potential (IHHP), a successful international research and training company. In his talks, Benjamin teaches his audiences how emotions drive behavior, how to coach more effectively, and practical strategies for managing emotions during pressure moments.

Leadership

Dr. Travis Bradberry is a world-renowned emotional intelligence expert and award-winning co-author of the #1 best-selling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0. Bradberry is also the co-founder of TalentSmart—a consultancy that serves more than 75% of Fortune 500 companies, which has become the world’s leading provider of emotional intelligence tests and training. His talks focus on helping leaders increase their emotional intelligence skill sets and job performance.

Trust

Stephen M.R. Covey is a top emotional intelligence speaker and bestselling author. His New York Times bestselling book Speed of Trust teaches the tools of building trusting relationships. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, the largest leadership development company in the world. Covey’s talks focus on how to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust with all stakeholders.

Time Management

Jones Loflin is an expert on emotional management and time management and the author of the books Getting to It and Juggling Elephants. In his books and talks, Loflin delivers practical solutions for workplace challenges, such as increasing motivation, dealing with change, mastering time management, finding work/life balance, and being more productive. All talks are customized to the client’s specific needs and objectives.

Connectional Intelligence

Erica Dhawan is an expert on connectional intelligence and co-author of Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence. Connectional Intelligence is the ability to form and use the power of relationships and networks. Her talks focus on how to build a Connectionally Intelligent Organization in order to accelerate and sustain the capability of your business to drive breakthrough innovation and results.

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The content writers at BigSpeak Speakers Bureau are Experts on the Experts. They hold doctoral, masters, and bachelors’ degrees in business, writing, literature, and education. Their business thought pieces are published regularly in leading business publications. Working in close association with the top business, entrepreneur, and motivational speakers, BigSpeak content writers are at the forefront of industry trends and research.

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The phrase Emotional Intelligence (EI or EQ) gets thrown around a lot, but could you tell your friend what it means at a party? In this short intro to the subject, you will learn the meaning of Emotional Intelligence, the twelve elements of being emotionally intelligent, the top educational materials on the subject, and the foremost EQ thought leaders, so you can amaze and entertain your friends with your EQ expertise.

Origin

The term “emotional intelligence” was coined in 1990 by Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer.

Definition

According to Psychology Today, “Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others.”

It is generally said to include three skills: emotional awareness; the ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problem solving; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes regulating your own emotions and cheering up or calming down other people.

The 12 elements of emotional intelligence

According to Daniel Goleman and Richard E. Boyatzis of the Harvard Business Review, there are four domains and 12 competencies of emotional intelligence you can master or work on. See the handy chart below to learn where to invest your efforts.

Top book on emotional intelligence

Daniel Goleman wrote the book on emotional intelligence. Literally. In 1995, his mega-bestseller Emotional Intelligence redefined the way the world defined intelligence. Intelligence was no longer just abstract problem solving, but also involved understanding ourselves and social situations.

Goleman’s book is filled with entertaining case histories about emotional intelligence that help demonstrate the importance of learning to manage our emotions and to understand the emotions of others.

Top video on emotional intelligence

With almost two million views, you can learn a thing or three about emotional intelligence and compassion in Daniel Goleman’s TED Talk: Why aren’t we more compassionate? Or if you want to work on some of your EQ skills, check out these 5 TED talks on emotional intelligence.

Top leaders with emotional intelligence

What does an emotional leader look like? Look no further than Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, or Howard Schultz of Starbucks, who are just three great examples of leaders with emotional intelligence.

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Kyle Crocco is the Content Marketing Coordinator at BigSpeak Speakers Bureau, a graduate of UC Santa Barbara, and the lead singer of Duh Professors. He regularly publishes business book reviews and thought articles on Medium, Business 2 Community, and Born 2 Invest.

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Coronavirus has become a threat to public health and world economy. While it’s unlikely the virus will pose a risk to your immediate health in the United States, there will be some effects on your travel and business due its spread in China. To learn the four ways Coronavirus will affect the world, read the blog “Coronavirus” by geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan.

Peter Zeihan is the author of the forthcoming book Disunited Nations.

 

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“You can lose. You can get close and lose. But you don’t want to leave with regret, thinking I played small. I didn’t go for it.”

— J.P. Pawliw Fry, Bestselling Author of Performing Under Pressure

J.P. Pawliw-Fry is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When it Matters Most, published in 65 countries with multiple translations. As a provocative and highly captivating speaker and thought leader, J.P.  challenges groups to think differently about human behavior, leadership and how to manage the pressure that is overtaking so many organizations and individuals today.

 

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“You don’t do it for money. It’s not about greed. It’s about personal freedom. The reason you want to be an entrepreneur is to be able to do whatever you want with your time anytime you want. That’s the whole idea. It’s to set yourself free to pursue the dreams you have.”

— Kevin O’Leary

Kevin O’Leary is a top entrepreneur speaker, author, venture capitalist, and guest judge on Shark Tank. In 1986, O’Leary co-founded SoftKey Software Products, and by the late 1990s, SoftKey had acquired numerous competitor companies including Compton’s New Media, The Learning Company, Mindscape and Broderbund. In 1999, the company was sold to the Mattel Toy Company for $3.7 billion, which is one of the largest deals ever done in the consumer software industry.

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Identity theft, hacking, and other cybersecurity attacks such as DDoS attacks can be detrimental to a business, leaving employees, customers, and company information vulnerable. Once information has been stolen, it is virtually impossible to “unsteal” it. And despite increased employee literacy in safety methods and protective programs, hacks can and do happen regularly, sometimes resulting in devastating effects.

But all is not hopeless. Though hackers are constantly honing their infiltration methods, so too are the cybersecurity experts and IT team leaders ramping up their efforts to stay one step ahead of the hackers.

15 leaders in the field have recommendations for young tech executives to keep a handle on and take measures to prevent a cyber attack, from creating incident response plans to using audit logs to figure out the hacker’s methodology. For an in depth look, check out the original article on the Forbes website.

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“So whatever you do in life, always ask yourself: What do you want people to feel? What do you want to leave with them?”

— Matthew Luhn, Former Pixar Story Artist

Matthew Luhn is an accomplished storyteller, author, instructor, motivational keynote speaker, and story consultant, with over 25 years’ experience creating stories and characters at Pixar Animation Studios. Matthew’s story credits include Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Monsters University, Finding Nemo, UP, Cars, Ratatouille and other films currently in development. He is also the author of The Best Story Wins, teaching how to use storytelling for business.