Nov 9, 2023
Top 10 Best Keynote Speakers Today
Who is all the rave in the speaking world right now? We’ll let you in on the top 10 best keynote speakers right now. How do we calculate who is the ‘best,’ you ask? We analyze our data reports to find out who we’ve booked the most and who consistently receives rave reviews. Experts in all kinds of topics, the top 10 best keynote speakers include an award winning film director and animator, bestselling authors, leadership thought leaders, executives of major corporations, emotional intelligence experts, and entrepreneurs.
Discover the top 10 best keynote speakers!
Matthew Luhn is a writer, animator, director, and top innovation keynote speaker. During his 20-year career at Pixar Animation Studios, he worked on numerous films including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, UP, and Ratatouille. Alongside his story work in Hollywood, Matthew works with Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, and other professionals to craft and tell stories that bridge the gap between business and heart to build stronger brands and business communication.
“Everyone loved his presentation – so many attendees were taking notes, nodding their heads, and he got a standing ovation. A number of people came up to me afterwards commenting on how much his message will help them with their future presentations and meetings with clients.” – Ann, Society of Certified Senior Advisors
Legendary for running the world’s most exclusive high stakes poker game frequented by A-List Hollywood celebrities and sports figures, Molly Bloom is a top-booked inspirational speaker and one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women. She shares a life journey of triumph, ruin, and reinvention—from Olympic dreams crushed by a career-ending accident to seeing her multi-million-dollar business threatened by organized crime and shut down by the FBI. Her story of grit, resilience and self-determination has been called a “goosebump experience,” inspiring corporate audiences and winning stellar reviews.
“Molly Bloom was FANTASTIC. Great story, message and delivery. And on a personal level, she’s wonderful to work with. A great experience all around.” – Ron, NetOne
James Clear is a top personal development keynote speaker and the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Atomic Habits, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. His thought leadership regularly appears in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Medium, and Time. He is a regular guest on CBS This Morning and a MasterClass instructor. His entertaining talks teach audiences about small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement.
“James is a strong, confident facilitator and his message was easily understood by the audience. He did a great job teaching and facilitating a conversation with our group about habits. It was a great experience and our team got a lot of valuable ideas from the time spent.” – Laura B., North America Training Manager at Lululemon
Robyn Benincasa is a top leadership and teamwork keynote speaker, author, and Adventure Racing World Champion. One of the highest-rated, female motivational speakers in the world, she regularly shares the stage with world leaders and business icons, her customers include many Fortune companies like Starbucks, Deloitte, Aflac, Boeing, and more.
“Words really can’t describe how amazing your presentation was today. Your commitment towards TEAMWORK is truly inspirational.” – Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Bill Benjamin is a top emotional intelligence keynote speaker, leadership thought leader, culture expert, and contributor to the New York Times bestseller, Performing Under Pressure. He has a degree in Mathematics and has shared the brain science of emotions with discerning audiences including the U.S. Marines, NASA engineers and Surgeons, as well as leadership teams at Amazon, the Fed and Coca-Cola.
“Bill is so incredibly insightful! His ability to command the stage and deliver actionable tips to really help people become better leaders who are emotionally intelligent is second to none in my experience.” – Kristin S., Chief Member Services Officer at ASQ
Consistently ranked as one of the world’s top business thinkers, two-time bestselling author Tiffani Bova is an acclaimed expert on all things top-line growth. She has helped hundreds of companies around the globe respond to changing market dynamics and customer expectations while developing a customer-centric go-to-market approach. Her energizing presentations ignite teams to succeed and provide transformative frameworks to unleash unparalleled growth. Unique as both a practitioner, academic, author, and influencer, Tiffani provides the perfect combination of research and real-world experience gained as the global growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce and as an advisor to tech leaders including Microsoft, Cisco, Amazon-AWS and others.
“Tiffani was a great addition to our event—beyond expectations! She offered insights and perspective that connected the customer experience with the employee experience and challenged our attendees to take her words home with them and integrate them into their businesses.” – Steve, Council for Responsible Nutrition
A business attorney and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI), Kwame Christian took his place among the world’s top negotiation experts when his TEDx talk went viral, spurring his bestselling books, Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life and How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond, as well as Negotiate Anything, the #1 negotiation podcast in the world. Defining negotiation as “any conversation in which somebody in the conversation wants something,” Kwame has worked with the Fortune 500 to apply the fundamentals of negotiation to virtually all aspects of corporate success. He has also helped thousands, from all walks of life, acquire a negotiation mindset that can be applied to universal situations, conflicts, and difficult conversations. As Kwame is frequently quoted, “The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations.”
“One of the team used several of the negotiation skills learned that very same day which resulted in an increase in our fee percentage with this client which covered the cost of the training!” – Casey H., Director of Recruiting VIP
Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry is a high-performance culture keynote speaker, leadership thought leader, peak performance expert, and co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Performing Under Pressure. His work with leaders from Fortune 500 companies, U.S. Marines, Olympic athletes, NBA, and NFL teams has provided him with considerable opportunities to test his science-based tools in environments of high pressure.
“Best keynote presentation I have been to in years! Very different than the usual: extremely interesting and powerful – yet highly entertaining. It is not often I hear someone who can really ‘put it together.” – Ernst and Young
Jia Jiang is a top resilience keynote speaker with one of the most viewed TED Talks and the bestselling author of Rejection Proof. In 2019, Toastmasters International awarded Jiang the Golden Gavel, which is given annually to honor the best keynote speaker in the industry. In his book, website, and talks, Jiang provides inspiration and knowledge for people and organizations to become fearless through rejection training.
“Jia’s passion, energy, and willingness to share personal examples of both fearing rejection and overcoming that fear encouraged us all to step outside our comfort zones and adjust the way we think about and interact with the world around us.” – Sandra L., Vice President Training Design, Citi
Famous as “Mr. Wonderful” on ABC’s multi-award-winning Shark Tank, Kevin O’Leary is a serial entrepreneur, respected investor, and bestselling author. A frequent guest on CNBC, Fox Business, and CNN, he is a go-to expert on business topics and financial markets. O’Leary is the founder of O’Leary Financial Group; Chairman of O’Leary Ventures, Beanstox, and O’Shares Investments; and a Strategic Investor in WonderFi. A self-made multi-millionaire who has launched and invested in more than 80 companies in the U.S. and his native Canada, O’Leary is passionate about helping people from all walks of life gain the freedom that comes from achieving their financial and entrepreneurial dreams.
“Kevin O’Leary is candid, motivating and speaks with passion. He leaves the audience feeling ready to take on anything.” – Adam, Chicago
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