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Inspiration Speakers

Inspire Your Team with these Top Keynote Speakers 

In an era marked by true adversity, nothing is as imperative to a company's success as inspiration. Emerging from a global pandemic, only to find ourselves on the brink of a recession, has left every industry dealing with change and uncertainty. Now is the time to fall back on our own morale, resilience, and emotional intelligence. And to do so, your team needs to be inspired to find the fight and reach new heights.

Inspiring Motivational Speakers for Your Next Event

Our carefully curated roster of highly acclaimed Inspirational Keynote Speakers holds people from every walk of life who are passionate about helping others find their best version of themselves through inspirational keynote speaking. You'll find championship athletes, business moguls, successful entrepreneurs, adrenaline junkies, mountain climbers, top academics, researchers, and more. Each Inspirational Keynote Speaker brings their own unique perspective to their audience in order to motivate them to overcome any challenge.

The Power of a Personal Story

We understand the profound impact that a powerful story can have on an organization. Bringing in inspirational speakers with compelling life stories and remarkable accomplishments is an investment in your team's motivation and mindset. These speakers share authentic tales of overcoming adversity and achieving success, which resonate deeply and foster a stronger organizational culture. A speaker who has experienced profound personal triumph can ignite passion, boost employee engagement, and inspire innovative thinking across all levels of your company. Whether it's a serial entrepreneur who built an empire from scratch or a leadership authority whose TED talk went viral, their experiences provide actionable insights that drive both personal growth and professional development. Our roster of top motivational speakers offers the perspective your team needs to see challenges as opportunities, directly contributing to enhanced morale and productivity.

The Best Motivational Speakers for Your Corporate Event

National Geographic Explorer and United Nations Speaker Chris Bashinelli brings his extreme worldview to his audiences to inspire them by changing their perspective. He’s traveled the world, from the United States to Lebanon to China and more, to understand the true human connection and what brings us all together. He surveys different cultures and perspectives to help reshape his audiences’ ideas of what is possible, what you can achieve, and how you view your dreams and goals.

Bert Jacobs, ​​Co-Founder and Chief Executive Optimist of Life is Good, launched a t-shirt company out of his van with his brother John when they were fresh out of school. From there, the company took off as a global source of optimism and a positive lifestyle brand. Throughout the years, the Life is Good Kids Foundation took shape and has helped over 120,000 kids daily facing poverty, violence, and illness with the profits from the business. Jacobs attributes this success to his view of life and his ability to always stay positive. He helps his audiences harness this positive worldview for their own success.

Maybe your team is inspired by extreme, action-packed stories. For those vicarious adrenaline junkies, we have speakers like Nicole Malachowski, a pioneering aviator, and the first woman Thunderbird pilot. As a 21-year USAF veteran, combat pilot in Iraq and Kosovo, commander of the F-15E Fighter Squadron, and a White House and Pentagon Fellow and Advisor, Malachowski’s inspirational keynote speeches are chalked full of real-life stories and personal experiences in the military. She pushes her audiences to a better version of themselves by guiding them through change, friction, and adversity.

Allison Massari is an Inspirational Keynote Speaker focused on resilience, change, adversity, and triumph. As a burn survivor herself, she advocates for the patient experience within the healthcare system. Massari applies her ideas for ideal patient care to help organizations transform internally and externally. She also pulls on her past experience to help her audiences find the art of happiness in the face of any adversity.

Alex Sheen is a social entrepreneur, humanitarian, and philanthropist who believes in the value of his word and your word. He’s on a mission to help transform our collective way of thinking about accountability and staying true to our word. Inspired by his own father’s dedication to his promises, he began a nationwide movement called Because I Said I Would that helps teach everyone from youths to corporate leaders the power of their promise.

Whether your team needs someone to speak to their soul with heartfelt stories or get their blood pumping with action-packed experiences, we have an Inspirational Keynote Speaker who can motivate and uplift them. Now more than ever, companies around the world are in need of a morale boost and actionable items to help them overcome adversity and maintain a can-do mood. Move your team to action and inspire them to achieve greatness with a tailored keynote speech from one of our top Inspirational Keynote Speakers.

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Laura D. Adams

Laura D. Adams

  • Personal Finance Expert
  • Her book won the prestigious 2011 (EIFLE) Award 
  • Financial Literacy Advocate
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Virtual Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Travels From

Florida

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Marcus Allen, Speaker

Marcus Allen

  • CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence
  • Former NFL Super Bowl MVP & NCAA Heisman Trophy Winner
  • Charismatic and passionate public servant devoted to helping those less fortunate
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

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Travels From

Georgia

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Harvey Alston, Speaker

Harvey Alston

  • Expert in Leadership, Personal Development, and Perseverance
  • Best Inc. founder
  • Member of the National Speakers Association 
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Ohio

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Michael Aronin, Speaker

Michael Aronin

  • Comedian with a Killer Sense of Humor and Cerebral Palsy
  • Motivates People to Look Beyond Physical Limitations and Move Forward
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Maryland

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Robert Ballard, Speaker

Robert Ballard

  • Award winning U.S. Navy Commander & Discoverer of the Titanic
  • Producer of several Emmy-winning documentaries
  • Brings audiences on a deep sea adventure with vivid storytelling and photography
  • Teaches the importance of exploration in everyday life
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

Virtual Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Travels From

Connecticut

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Lonise Bias, Coaching / Mentoring	Speaker

Lonise Bias

  • Community Centered, Motivational Speaker, Trainer and Consultant
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Maryland

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Peter Bielagus, Economics speaker

Peter Bielagus

  • Young America's Financial Coach
  • Known as the “Go-To Guy For Young People and Their Money”
  • Author of three books on money management and creator of Youtube personal finance show Money In The Movies
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

Virtual Fee:

$7,500 and Under

Travels From

New Hampshire

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Matt Birk, Sports Speaker

Matt Birk

  • NFL Man of the Year
  • All-Pro Center & Super Bowl Winner
  • NFL Director of Football Development
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

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Travels From

Minnesota

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Liz Bohannon keynote speaker

Liz Bohannon

  • Founder & CEO of Socially Conscious Fashion Brand, Sseko Designs
  • Bestselling author of Beginner's Pluck
  • Passionate about building community and helping others build lives and businesses of purpose, passion, and impact
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Virtual Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Travels From

Oregon

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Michele Borba, Family Speaker

Michele Borba

  • Child Expert, Author, Speaker, and Educational Consultant
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

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Travels From

California

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Orlando Bowen keynote speaker

Orlando Bowen

  • Founder of One Voice One Team Youth Leadership Organization
  • GameChanger - Equipping People to Get Off the Sidelines and Make a Difference
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

Canada

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Lucas Boyce Speaker

Lucas Daniel Boyce

  • Motivational Speaker for Overcoming Adversity
  • Author of Living Proof: From Foster Care to the White House
  • Former Executive for NBA Orlando Magic
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Florida

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Adolph Brown, Speaker

Adolph Brown

  • Master Teacher & Motivator
  • Dubbed "The World's Greatest Edu-tainer"
  • Co-host of the show "The Parent Test''
  • Internationally Recognized Real-World Business Leadership & Educational Excellence Authority
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

Virginia

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Rolfe Carawan, Communications Speaker

Rolfe Carawan

  • Corporate Visionary with the head of a CEO and the heart of a pastor
  • Dedicated to Developing People and Building Unity
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

Virtual Fee:

$7,500 and Under

Travels From

Virginia

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Ken Carter, Diversity Speaker

Ken Carter

  • Man Behind Inspired Hollywood Movie, Coach Carter
  • Life Coach and Motivational Speaker
  • Brings the hard-hitting advice about accountability, integrity, teamwork and leadership
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Virtual Fee:

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Travels From

Texas

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Derek Clark, Motivational Speaker

Derek Clark

  • From Foster Care to Success
  • The Wisdom and the Will to Never Give Up
  • Author of Never Limit Your Life
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Idaho

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Carlos Conejo, Personal Growth Speaker

Carlos Conejo

  • Operational Excellence and Leadership Expert
  • Process Improvement and Lean Enterprise Specialist
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Virtual Fee:

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Travels From

California

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Ashley Rhodes-Courter, Speaker

Ashley Rhodes Courter

  • The Quintessential American Success Story Child Advocate
  • Education and Overcoming Adversity Speaker
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Virtual Fee:

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Travels From

Florida

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Jessica Cox, Motivation Speaker

Jessica Cox

  • First Armless Person in the World to Have Obtained a Pilot’s License and her Black Belt
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Virtual Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Travels From

Arizona

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Bill Curry, Overcoming Adversity Speaker

Bill Curry

  • Famous College Football Coach
  • ESPN Analyst
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Virtual Fee:

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Travels From

Georgia

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