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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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Dr. Shirley Raines, speaker

Shirley Raines

  • First Female President, University of Memphis
  • President Emeritus, University of Memphis
  • Early Childhood Education & Leadership Development Expert
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Tennessee

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Aly Raisman speaker

Aly Raisman

  • Gold Medal winning gymnast and advocate for positive body image
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

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Massachusetts

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Kikkan Randall, Olympian Speaker

Kikkan Randall

  • 5-Time Olympian, Olympic & World Champion
  • "Get-Activist"
  • Mom Athlete
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

Canada

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Srinivas Rao, speaker

Srini Rao

  • Host and founder of The Unmistakable Creative Podcast and author of Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

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Travels From

California

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Srikumar Rao

Dr Srikumar Rao

  • Happiness and Creativity Expert
  • Bestselling Author
  • Academic Lecturer
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

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Travels From

New York

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Phylicia Rashad, Women's Issues Speaker

Phylicia Rashad

  • American actress, singer and director
  • Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Howard University
  • Advocate for Children, Women's Issues & Fine Arts
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

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Travels From

Virginia

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Freddie Ravel

Freddie Ravel

  • Grammy-Nominated Performer
  • Legendary Pianist and Business Visionary
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$15,000 - $20,000

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Travels From

California

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Mike Rayburn, speaker

Mike Rayburn

  • Award-Winning Speaker, Entertainer, and Guitar Virtuoso
  • Authority on innovation, possibility thinking, and personal mastery
  • Teaches you to become a Virtuoso - Elite Performance Mastery
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Virtual Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Travels From

Nevada

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Michelle Ray, Peak Performance Speaker

Michelle Ray

  • Leadership and Change Expert, Hall of Fame Speaker
  • CEO and Founder of Lead Yourself First Enterprises
  • It Starts with YOU™! Inspiring Leaders and Teams to Take Radical Ownership and Ignite the Power of Positive Change
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

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Canada

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Dave Raymond, keynote speaker

Dave Raymond

  • Hero of Happiness
  • Author of the “Power of Fun”
  • The original Phillie Phanatic
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Virtual Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Travels From

Pennsylvania

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Byron Reese, Future Speaker

Byron Reese

  • AI Expert, Optimistic Futurist, Tech Entrepreneur
  • WSJ Best-Selling Author of 5 Books Translated into 13 Languages
  • Helps organizations harness human potential and embrace technology to build a better future
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Virtual Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

Travels From

Texas

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Garrett Reisman, speaker

Garrett Reisman

  • A NASA Astronaut who flew on all three Space Shuttles and went on to become an Senior Advisor at Elon Musk’s SpaceX
  • Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

Virtual Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

Travels From

California

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Cali Ressler, Vision Speaker

Cali Ressler

  • Co-Founder of CultureRx
  • Work Place Expert
In Person-Fee:

$20,000 - $30,000

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Travels From

Minnesota

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McKenna Reitz keynote speaker

McKenna Reitz

  • Helps empower men and women to reframe life challenges to lead with confidence and purpose
  • Real-life example of strength, power, and perseverance
  • Advanced Placement Psychology Teacher
In Person-Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

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Travels From

Ohio

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Doyin Richards, speaker

Doyin Richards

  • Best-Selling Author for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Creator of the critically-acclaimed Anti-Racism Fight Club™ workshop
  • TEDx Speaker and keynote speaker
  • Champion for mental health at work
  • Columnist for Slate
In Person-Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Virtual Fee:

$10,000 - $15,000

Travels From

California

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Rick Rigsby, Speaker

Rick Rigsby

  • Award-Winning Journalist & Regular TV Media Contributor
  • Best-Selling author Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout and Afraid to Hope
  • Founder of Rick Rigsby Ministries & President of Rick Rigsby Communications
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

Virtual Fee:

$15,000 - $20,000

Travels From

Texas

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Scott Rigsby, Attitude Speaker

Scott Rigsby

  • Worlds First Double Amputee To Finish the Hawaiian Ironman on Prosthetics
In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Georgia

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Abby Rike Rockenbaugh

Abby Rike Rockenbaugh

  • Inspirational speaker on health and wellness and overcoming the greatest odds
  • Contestant on NBC's hit television reality show, "The Biggest Loser"
  • Christian speaker who brings hope through Jesus Christ

 

In Person-Fee:

$5,000 - $10,000

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Travels From

Tennessee

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April Rinne, Economy Speaker

April Rinne

  • Change navigator and guide to help you embrace uncertainty, harness the unknown, and flourish in an upside-down world
  • Top-ranked global futurist and advisor with immersive work and travels in 100+ countries
  • Bestselling author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change
  • Champion of humanity, authenticity, and seeing differently
In Person-Fee:

$30,000 - $50,000

Virtual Fee:

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Travels From

Oregon

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Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins

  • The Most Trusted Expert in Personal Growth
  • Creator and Host of the Award-Winning The Mel Robbins Podcast
  • #1 NYT Best-Selling Author: The Let Them Theory, The Five Second Rule and The High Five Habit
  • Delivers powerful keynotes rooted in cutting-edge research on mindset, behavior change, and personal growth

 

In Person-Fee:

Over $200,000

Virtual Fee:

$50,000 - $100,000

Travels From

Vermont

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