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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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Frank Abagnale

Frank Abagnale

  • Renowned cybercrime and fraud prevention expert, bestselling author and subject of Catch Me If You Can
  • Spokesperson for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA)
  • Expert on Forgery, Embezzlement and Secure Documents
  • Takes you behind the scenes to reveal how simple strategies can thwart today’s cyber criminals
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South Carolina

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Carlos Alvarado Quesada, keynote speaker

Carlos Alvarado Quesada

  • 48th President of the Republic of Costa Rica
  • Widely praised for his innovative approach to sustainable energy
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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$15,000 - $20,000

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Costa Rica

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Carl Sferrazza Anthony

  • Author & Commentator
  • Speechwriter for Nancy Reagan
  • Historian for the National First Ladies Library
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Virtual Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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California

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Gary Berntsen Speaker

Gary Berntsen

  • 23-year Veteran of CIA, Best-Selling Author of Jawbreaker
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$10,000 - $15,000

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New York

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Adam Bierman

Adam Bierman

  • Co-Founder & Former CEO of MedMen – Built the first U.S. cannabis unicorn and helped mainstream the cannabis industry.
  • Pioneer in Emerging Industries – Known for taking bold bets and transforming taboo sectors into billion-dollar markets.
  • Unconventional Thinker with Big Vision – Inspires audiences to challenge norms and think radically about business.
  • Startup Founder & Strategic Advisor – Advises next-gen entrepreneurs building disruptive, culture-shifting brands.
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

Virtual Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Travels From

Costa Rica

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Ian Bremmer, Speaker

Ian Bremmer

  • President, Eurasia Group
  • Expert on Global Politics and Risk Management
  • Created Wall Street’s first global political risk index
In Person-Fee:

$100,000 - $200,000

Virtual Fee:

$50,000 - $100,000

Travels From

New York

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Jonathan Brill keynote speaker

Jonathan Brill

  • Business Futurist, AI Inventor, and Transformation Architect
  • International bestselling author of Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change
  • Strong track record of developing innovative products that generate significant revenue for clients like Samsung, Microsoft, Verizon, PepsiCo, and the US government.
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

California

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Ed Brodow, Negotiation Speaker

Ed Brodow

  • Conservative Political Commentator & Dubbed "The King of Negotiators"
  • Bestselling Author of 10 books including: Negotiation Boot Camp: How to Resolve Conflict, Satisfy Customers, and Make Better Deals
  • Emphasizes that you can overcome economic malaise and overtake the competition by using core negotiation skills
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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California

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Arthur Brooks

Arthur Brooks

  • Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership, Harvard
  • Social Scientist, Bestselling Author, and The Atlantic Columnist
  • Speaks all around the world about human happiness and works to raise well-being within private companies, universities, public agencies, and community organizations
In Person-Fee:

$100,000 - $200,000

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Travels From

Massachusetts

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Aja Brown, keynote speaker

Aja Brown

  • Mayor, City of Compton (2013-2021)
  • Co-Founder, Compton Community Development Corporation - a non-profit emphasizing education programming, scholarships, and small business loans
  • Participant, Policy Link and ESSENCE’s All-In Cities Initiative
  • Advocate for Equity and Justice, Revitalization of Cities, and Guaranteed Income
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Travels From

California

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Todd Buchholz, Speaker

Todd Buchholz

  • Award-winning economics Professor at Harvard
  • Former White House Director of Economic Policy  
  • Discusses the intricate connection between policy and the economy, and what’s at stake for the country in years to come
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Virtual Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Travels From

California

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Ken Burns, Media speaker

Ken Burns

  • Academy Award Nominated Historical Documentary Film Maker
In Person-Fee:

$50,000 - $100,000

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Travels From

New Hampshire

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Andrew Busch, Finance Speaker

Andrew Busch

  • Economic Futurist & Markets Expert
  • Former CMIO, U.S. Government
  • Converts today’s chaos into tomorrow’s growth opportunities
     
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Virtual Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Travels From

North Carolina

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Lisa Caputo, Finance Speaker

Lisa Caputo

  • Television Commentator and Public Speaker on Current Events and Politics
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

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Travels From

New York

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Kori Cioca

Kori Cioca

  • U.S. Coast Guard Veteran,
  • Sexual Assault Survivor 
  • Advocate Known for "The Invisible War"
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

Virtual Fee:

$7,500 - $10,000

Travels From

Ohio

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Kellyanne Conway, Speaker

Kellyanne Conway

  • First Woman in U.S. History to Successfully Helm a Presidential Campaign
  • CEO and President of the Polling Company
  • Political commentator on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business
In Person-Fee:

$50,000 - $100,000

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Travels From

District of Columbia

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John Di Domenico

John Di Domenico

  • Award Winning Donald Trump Impersonator;
  • Professsional Actor,
  • Writer and Emcee
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$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Nevada

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Alex Epstein

Alex Epstein

  • Contributor to the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and the Washington Times
  • Cutting-edge researcher brings original insights to the energy debate
  • Champions the use of fossil fuels by arguing the benefits far outweigh the costs
  • Erases the stigma against fossil fuels with concrete facts and a unique perspective
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

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Travels From

California

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Kay Firth-Butterfield

Kay Firth-Butterfield

  • CEO, Good Tech Advisory, TIME 100 Impact Awardee 2024, Who’s Who Emerging Innovator, Who’s Who in America, Forbes 50 over 50, former Head of AI at the World Economic Forum and world’s first Chief AI Ethics Officer
  • Her latest book, Co-Existing with AI – a Guide to working, loving and playing with AI is available for pre-order and will be published in January 2026 by Wiley
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

Vermont

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Carol Rollie Flynn, Speaker

Carol Rollie Flynn

  • President-Elect of the Foreign Policy Research Institute
  • 30-year Veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Senior Fellow - Program on National Security
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

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Travels From

Pennsylvania

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