Jan 17, 2024
Black History Month Keynote Speakers
If you’re looking for a keynote expert with deep experience and a wide perspective for Black History Month, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the top African-American Keynote Speakers. These speakers are founders, C-suite executives, championship athletes, and bestselling authors. They can help your business grow in 2024 through their expertise in branding, DEI, leadership, marketing, motivation, and more.
Here are just a few of the great speakers you can experience.
MARCUS COLLINS
Dr. Collins is a culture expert, professor of marketing at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and the former head of strategy at Wieden + Kennedy, New York. Considered America’s leading cultural translator since the success of his best-selling book, For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be, Dr. Marcus Collins is the recognized authority on leveraging the power of culture to influence behavior, inspire collective change, get people to share your vision, and most importantly, move them to take action.
WEMA HOOVER
Wema has been a transformational DEI leader at Google, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, earning her reputation as an inspiring catalyst for change. Her expertise and thought leadership centers on diversity, equity, & inclusion, authentic leadership, women’s empowerment, and unlocking the true potential of individuals, teams, leaders, and organizations.
GREGORY ROBINSON
Best-known as the turnaround leader of the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), 33-year NASA veteran Gregory Robinson is credited with transforming a program that was billions over budget and years behind schedule into one of NASA’s greatest achievements of the 21st century. Robinson’s renowned leadership skills and soft-spoken management and communication style have earned him numerous awards and honors, including one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 and receiving the TIME100 Impact Award.
CHAUNTÉ LOWE
Chaunté Lowe is the story of determination, perseverance, and strength. Not only is Lowe a mother of 3, a wife, and a business owner, but she is also a professional athlete, an American Record Holder, a 4-time Olympian, a 3-time World Championship medalist, and a 12-time US National Champion. She has been in high demand since she decided to train for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics while undergoing chemotherapy and a double mastectomy for breast cancer. Chaunté Lowe’s resilience is impactful in her own life and to those who hear her speak.
OMAR JOHNSON
Omar is a remarkable leader and marketing innovator who has been called a “Brand Genius” (Adweek) and named one of the “Most Innovative CMOs” by Business Insider. Today, he is the CEO and Founder of ØPUS United and ØPUS Intelligence Labs, a Blacklist Top 100 Black Thought leader, and an active voice in encouraging conversations around racial equity, the power of diversity to drive business success, and empowering younger generations to take action.
Interested in More African-American Speakers?
BigSpeak Speakers Bureau is proud to work with some of the world’s premier Black motivational speakers and African American keynote speakers and thought leaders, from experts on diversity, equity, and inclusion to marketers and tech gurus. Whatever type of engagement your organization is planning, one of the amazing keynote speakers on our roster will be a perfect fit, whether you need a celebrity to motivate and inspire your team or a culture analyst to help a department dial in on and work through their problems, big and small.