Some of the most powerful figures in business today are women who are filling positions of influence in boardrooms, hospitals, athletic competitions, and even Capitol Hill. The top female keynote speakers listed below are among those women; they have helped blaze trails for innumerable women (and men!). These famous female business leaders, finance consultants, Olympians, fighter pilots, and race car drivers are all keynote speakers, and they all have a story to share that will inform and inspire.
- Barbara Corcoran is a business and entrepreneurial speaker. Her story is a classic rags-to-riches tale in which she took a one thousand dollar loan and turned it into a five-billion-dollar real estate business. Now an investor on the hit ABC show Shark Tank, Barbara makes people’s business dreams come to life by using her expertise in the field of sales to guide aspiring entrepreneurs.
- Shannon Miller is a teamwork and leadership speaker, as well as a motivational speaker. She happens to be the most decorated American gymnast in history and is the only female athlete inducted into the U.S. Olympics Hall of Fame – twice! Her tally of five medals at the 1992 Olympics was the most won by a U.S. athlete. At the 1996 Games, she led the “Magnificent Seven” to the U.S. Women’s first ever Team Gold and captured Gold on the Balance Beam for the first time for any American gymnast. As an Olympian, wife, mother and cancer survivor, Shannon is dedicated to helping women make their health a priority.
- Carley Lohrenz is a leadership speaker. As the first female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot in the U.S. Navy, having flown missions worldwide as a combat-mission-ready United States Navy pilot, Lohrenz is used to working in fast moving, dynamic environments, where inconsistent execution can generate catastrophic results. Carey is a powerhouse in the field of delivering engaging Leadership, High Performing Organizations and Diversity Training that directly impacts a company’s ROI and bottom line. Her experience in the all-male environment of fighter aviation and her ability to pass on the Lessons Learned in her career allow her to deliver insight and guidance from a credible platform on Women’s Leadership Issues.
- Suze Orman has been called “a force in the world of personal finance” and a “one-woman financial advice powerhouse” by USA Today. Suze Orman the top finance speaker and motivational speaker. She is a two-time Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times mega bestselling author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer, and one of the top motivational speakers in the world. Suze Orman grew up on the Southside of Chicago, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at the University of Illinois and at the age of 30 was still a waitress making $400 a month. Today, Suze Orman is undeniably America’s most recognized expert on personal finance. BusinessWeek Magazine recognized Suze Orman as “The top female motivational speaker in the U.S” in 2007.
- Leilani Münter a leadership and motivational speaker. As a biology graduate, race car driver and environmental activist she is also an environmental speaker and philanthropist speaker. Discovery’s Planet Green named her the #1 eco athlete in the world, ELLE Magazine awarded her their Genius Award, and Sports Illustrated named her one of the top ten female race car drivers in the world. Since 2007, Leilani has been adopting an acre of rainforest for every race she runs. She uses her race car to spread environmental awareness among 75 million race fans in the US. Leilani sits on the board of the Oceanic Preservation Society and the advisory board of The Solutions Project. She is featured in the 2015 documentary “Racing Extinction.” Leilani is vegan, her personal car is an electric Tesla Model S which she charges with solar power. Leilani’s motto is: never underestimate a vegan hippie chick with a race car.