The vast majority of us are held back by fear in our personal and work lives in some capacity. Our anxiety surrounding failure holds us back from achieving our goals and causes often unproductive self-critique, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Fear, and failure in of itself can be helpful and educational when looked at from the right perspective.

Let a leadership keynote speaker help you overcome your fear and hesitation. With decades of successes and failures under their belts, these thought leaders can guide and educate even the most fearful among us, giving us the insights necessary to move forward and embrace uncertainty. 

Former White House advisor and leadership speaker  Nicole Malachowski was the first female Thunderbird pilot. Possessed of a uniquely indomitable spirit, she has faced and overcome numerous challenges, leaving her equipped to help others navigate uncertainty and failure.

Entrepreneur and leadership keynote speaker Deborah Perry Piscione is an avid innovator and thought leader in the future of work. Fascinated by the relationship between invention, rapid growth, and risk taking, she understands the need for occasional failure to to find the balance between value creation and profitability. 

Ricardo Semler is a bestselling author and leadership speaker catalyzing employee-empowered leadership. He encourages audiences to question the current system and create innovative systems in the workplace to deal with modern management problems.

Stress expert Rebecca Heiss is a sought after leadership keynote speaker working with people to overcome their subconscious fears, working with, instead of against, our hard-wired biology to turn ordeals into adventures.

Former fighter pilot Michelle Curran knows that vulnerability and fear can fuel success. Comfort with discomfort is a necessary tool for personal and organizational change, and she teaches audiences how to lean into their fear and become their own biggest advocates.

CEO and educator Stedman Graham is a top leadership keynote speaker committed to lifelong education. The author of eleven books, he focuses on mindfulness as a tool for personal and organizational effectiveness.

Jeannette Gaudry Haynie is a national security speaker and former Marine Corps officer working at the intersection of gender and leadership. She has served in leadership positions for Women in International Security and the Athena Leadership Project, and taught courses at the George Washington and Tulane Universities.

Ryan Leak has devoted himself to helping others confront and overcome their fear of failure.   Bestselling author and executive coach, he helps 25000 leaders annually turn setbacks into stepping stones.

Leadership keynote speaker Dee Caffari is an expert in high performance in risky environments. A world-record setting solo sailor, her careers as an educator and skipper have given her a unique understanding of conflict management and the relationship between success and failure.

Leadership expert Derek Gaunt specializes in negotiation. The former leader of Washington DC’s hostage negotiation teams, he has a passion for interpersonal communications and the de-escalation of emotions in order to deal with change and make better decisions.