Planning an executive retreat, leadership retreat, offsite, board meeting or client advisory board? Whether in-person, hybrid or virtual, the guest speaker caliber is of vital importance. Below you’ll see our top resources, with parameters to consider when choosing a professional speaker or facilitator.

• Working knowledge of your industry gleaned from ownership, startup, executive, advisory and speaking experience.
• No hidden agendas to sell their products or services to your company or risk of backing out at relative last minute (e.g. “free” speakers from vendors, sponsors or customers).
• Strategic, futurist outlook.
• Deep Experience with complex business issues.
• Can apply insights from outside your industry.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives, founders, board members with power, strong personalities.
• Superior Conflict management capabilities, able to move a group towards outcomes.
• Experience operating in longer form, small group, interactive settings.
• Customized content.
• Willingness to provide adequate pre-meeting interviews, conduct primary/secondary research.
• Comfort interfacing with homogenous and heterogenous groups.
• Agility: addressing shifting meeting objectives, other parameters after contracting.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• ICF certified coach or trained facilitator (more important for facilitation).
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Note – Where pricing is noted, it is posted by each speaker and may not be current. It typically reflects standard keynotes – not more labor intensive executive retreats and board meetings:

Leadership, Strategy, Teamwork, Engagement, Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion, Productivity, Uncertainty/Change, Crisis Management, M&A Integration, Culture, Governance, Transformation: 

 Rhonda Vetere – Seasoned C-suite technology executive, Author and global leader with 25+ years of experience managing large, global teams, M&A and Digital Transformation.

   Andrea Flack-Wetherald – Social Worker Turned Comedian, Speaker & Bestselling Author of Mindful Improv Thinking™?    

  Cassie Kozyrkov – CEO of Kozyr, AI Luminary, Former Chief Decision Scientist at Google, and Pioneer of Decision Intelligence

 Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi – Visionary AI strategist, Founder and CEO of The International Social Impact Institute® (The ISII).

   Michele Wucker – Author of The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore.

  Dr. Ruth Gotian – Weill Cornell Medicine’s Chief Learning Officer, Author of The Success Factor and other Books on High Achievers, Mentorship and Leadership Development.

Dorie Clark – Author of The Long Game and Stand Out. Lauded by Thinkers50 and Marshall Goldsmith as a Top Communication Coach

 

Graphic Recorders, Visual Storytellers and Visual Note-Takers

 Zack Kass – AI Futurist, former Head of Go To Market at OpenAI

   Leanne Meyer – Author of Climbing the Spiral Staircase, 30 Years of Fortune 100 Executive Coaching.

   Jez Rose – Behaviour Insight Advisor to most of the Fortune 500 and executive leadership performance coach, Author of Flip the Switch.

 David Allison – Consumer behavior expert, whose Valuegraphics Database helps organizations create exponentially better customer engagement.

 Lindsay McGregor – Co-author of Primed for Performance. Data-Driven Culture Expert.

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Tsedal Neeley – Harvard Business School Professor, Author of 2021 Book Remote Work Revolution, Speaker on Globalization and Digital Transformation

 

 Naveen Agarwal – InsureTech, AI and Digital Transformation Speaker. Board Advisor, Former C-Suite Executive in Multinational Public Firms.

   Jay Baer – Hall of Fame Business Growth Speaker, NY Times Best-Selling Author, Internet Pioneer, Serial Entrepreneur, Tequila Influencer.

   Henna Pryor – Workplace Performance Expert, Former Staffing Sales Star, 2x TEDx speaker, Good Awkward Author.
  Jessica Encell-Coleman -Creator at The Magic of Human Connection

   Vito Di Bari – Futurist, Author, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Speaker.

   Dr. Bertice Berry – Sociologist, best-selling author, lecturer, educator, and political analyst

 Diana Kander – Curiosity’s Contribution to Innovation, Author of The Curiosity Muscle. 

  Tucker Bryant – Former Googler and Stanford poet shares creative tools everyone can use.

Cy Wakeman – Drama researcher, global thought-leader, and New York Times best-selling author who is recognized for cultivating a counter-intuitive, reality-based approach to leadership

Cassandra Worthy – Thrive in the face of merger, acquisition, and significant disruptions like COVID-19 from the world’s leading Change Enthusiast

Terence Mauri – Global Disruption Thinker, Founder, Hack Future Lab, Partner, MIT Solve, Inc. Columnist, Thinkers50 Keynote Speaker, Amazon Bestselling Author, Advisor to Fortune 500 CEO’s.

 Natalie Nixon, PhD – Strategy, Foresight, and Innovation Expert, Award-winning Author, Creativity Guru, Global Keynote Speaker

Robert Safian – Long-time editor-in-chief of Fast Company Magazine with a unique focus on innovation, technology and leadership.

 Jean Marie DiGiovanna – Author of Stop Talking, Start Asking. Global Leadership Speaker.

 Justin Jones-Fosu – Leveraging leadership experience with three Fortune 500 companies. Passionate Productivity, Everyday Diversity, and Leading through Respect.

   Julie Holmes – Inventor, Enterprise Software Exec on Innovation & Thriving Amid Change

Sarita Maybin – Author, Say What You Mean in a Nice Way – Communicating with Kindness and Compassion

 

     Kristi Hedges – Author, The Inspiration Code on Leadership Influence

Peter Sheahan – Executive Advisor, Author of 6 books including bestsellers Fl!p and Generation Y. Speakers Hall of Fame, 2,000+ Presentations on Business Trends

 

Beau Lotto – Neuroscientist, 3-Time TED Mainstage Speaker & Author of Deviate

Dr. Jessica Kriegel – Workplace culture strategist. Author of Unfairly Labeled: How Your Workplace Can Benefit from Ditching Generational Stereotypes and upcoming book, The Culture Equation

 

   Jon Levy – Behavioral Scientist, Author of You’re Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence

Deborah Rosado Shaw – Former SVP, Chief of Global Diversity & Equity, PepsiCo.

 

   Patty Azzarello – Tech CEO, Author of Move and Rise – on Leading Business Transformation

Christopher Littlefield – Employee Appreciation & Remote Team Leadership

 

Dr. Tasha Eurich – Organizational psychologist, researcher and New York Times bestselling author of Insight

 

   Nick Webb – Futurist, Healthcare Inventor, Technologist and Innovation Expert

   Ram Charan – World-Renowned Business & Board Advisor, Execution Expert, and Best Selling Author

   Dr. Tiffany Jana – Author of Erasing Institutional Bias, TEDx Speaker

Juliet Funt – Whitespace Evangelist, Business Culture Speaker, Building Creativity, Engagement and Productivity

 

Kristin Arnold – MBA, Elevating Workplace Team Performance by facilitating high-stakes meetings, speaking/Emceeing at events, & moderating panels (F2F, virtual & hybrid).

 

   Riaz Meghji – The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships

Kate O’Neill – Author of Tech Humanist, early Netflix employee, Thinkers50 Radar, Fortune 500 advisor.

 

   Pernille Spiers-Lopez – Former IKEA North America President, Admired for CSR/Sustainability, Retail Leadership

   Rich Horwath – bestselling author on strategy has helped the largest, most complex organizations use strategic thinking for business growth

    Robert Cialdini, PhD – Pre-Suasion Author, Preeminent Influence & Persuasion Expert

    Neel Doshi – Co-author of Primed for Performance. Data-Driven Culture Expert

    Liz Wiseman – Author of Rookie Smarts and Multipliers

    Dr. Joan Pastor – Leading in Times of Massive Disruption, Leadership EQ

   Alden Mills— Speaks from the intersection of CEO and Navy SEAL – profile being updated. 

   Frans Johansson – Author, The Click Moment & The Medici Effect: Seize Opportunity in an Unpredictable World/Breaking Down Silos

   Simon T Bailey – Former Disney Institute Exec on Leading Change and Customer Experience

    Lisa Bodell – Author: Why Simple Wins, Kill the Company  

  Dr. Tracey Wilen – Impact of technology on society, work and careers. Author/coauthor of 13 books.

Mark Schulman – World-Class Drummer for Beyonce, PINK, Foreigner on Performing Under Pressure

 

Dr. Daniel Kraft – TED Speaker, Digital Health Futurist, Physician.

 

Jamie Metzl – Technology, AI and Geopolitical Futurist Speaker, Bestselling Author of Superconvergence.

 

John Rossman – Former Amazon Executive, Author and Expert on Digital Disruption

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Futurists, AI, Big Data, Tech & Trends:

   Clara Durodié – A technology strategist specializing in the business and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services.

   Nikolas Badminton – Futurist with Extensive Corporate Tech and Executive Experience, Author of Facing Our Futures: How Foresight, Futures Design and Strategy Creates Prosperity and Growth.

   Rohit Talwar – AI Expert and Futurist – The Future of Financial Services and Insurance as well as many other sectors.

 Asha Saxena – AI & Big Data Advisor, Columbia University Business School Professor

 

    Jack Shaw – One of the world’s Top 5 Technology Futurists and Long-time Business Advisor to a Wide Industry Range

   Jim Carroll – Global Futurist & Author with Proven Virtual Skills and Pro-Caliber Studio. Rapid business model change, business transformation in a period of economic uncertainty and fast paced innovation

   Mike Walsh – Leading authority on Digital Business Transformation, author of The Algorithmic Leader

   Tom Koulopoulos – Tech Entrepreneur, 11 Books on Digital Business Ecosystems, Cybersecurity 

   Anders Sorman-Nilsson – Swedish/Australian Futurist and Innovation Strategist

Sales, The Consumer, Marketing, Business Growth:

   Bridget Brennan – Author, Why She Buys on the Female Consumer

Sally Hogshead – Bestselling author of How the World Sees You – Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination and Fascinate: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist

 

    Kelly McDonald – A marketing and communications expert focused on how to connect with people not like you.

Innovation, Contrarian & Creative Thinking: 

 Alana M. Hill – International change leadership expert, engineer, passionate energy industry veteran who has paved the way for women leaders in tech.

Poet Ali – Keynoter on The Human Spirit whose 2014 TEDx Talk has over a million views.

   Maria Konnikova – New York Times best-selling author, Professional Poker Player and Journalist

 Matthew Mueller – Author of The Mindful Innovator, columnist for Innovation Leader and a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert working with some of the world’s biggest retail and CPG brands.

   Matthew Luhn – Acclaimed Pixar Creative on Winning Business Storytelling

Rohit Bhargava – Likeonomics, Non-Obvious Trends Author on Future of Healthcare, Building Brands w Personality

 

    Peter Sheahan – Innovation Strategist and Author Flip, Making it Happen, Matter

 Nicholas Webb – Inventor, Best-selling author, one of the most popular innovation, healthcare, future trends, and customer experience speakers

   Ozan Varol – Think Like A Rocket Scientist Author on Innovation and Critical Thinking

Peak Performance: 

   Dr. Rick Jensen – Pro Sports Performance Coach, Author of Drive to the Top

Mark Schulman – World-Class Drummer for Beyonce, PINK, Foreigner on Performing Under Pressure

 

Startup/Entrepreneurship: 

   Linda Rottenberg – Entrepreneur’s Advocate, Author of Crazy is a Compliment

Healthcare:

   Jeff Bauer – Internationally respected futurist and Healthcare-focused economist

 

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