A strong leader is essential for any venture, acting as a steadying hand on the wheel in times of crisis and creating strategies to bring their teams success. But the balancing act between maintaining a healthy work culture, keeping everyone motivated, and encouraging personal and organizational growth is a tricky one that sometimes leaves even the most confident managers floundering and seeking guidance themselves.

Our top-class leadership keynote speakers stand above the rest when it comes to both presentation skills and their ability to develop leadership skills in their audiences. The visionaries and trailblazers highlighted below are but a small sampling of the incredible talent our bureau is privileged to work with, but between the ten of them, these top keynote speakers represent every leadership style and background, hailing from Google and the NFL, from the boardroom to the battleground.

Carla Harris is a top leadership keynote speaker, author, podcast host and wealth management executive. Fortune Magazine has named her one of The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America, and she was recently recognized by Real Leaders as one of their Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World in 2022. With 30 years of experience on Wall Street, she has valuable insights into the technology, media, retail, and healthcare sectors, to name just a few.

Seth Mattison is a recognized workforce and generational dynamics expert and leadership keynote  speaker who has been featured in Forbes, the Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He unpacks how an organization can scale-up via providing an elevated client experience in an age of increasingly demanding and sophisticated customers.

Kim Perell is an award-winning entrepreneur, angel investor, bestselling author and in-demand leadership keynote speaker. A passionate mentor to women in business, she is currently invested in over 70 startups, and has been featured and profiled in The New York Times and Forbes. 

The former Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Google, Wema Hoover is a top executive coach and culture curator who utilizes her experiences working as a black female leader to help drive businesses to realize the true potential of diversity to empower employees and better connect with customers.

Bill Benjamin is an emotional intelligence and top keynote speaker specializing in leadership and peak performance. With a brain science based approach to learning to perform under pressure and embrace empathy, he works frequently with senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies.

Top leadership keynote speaker Robert Richman is a customer experience expert and the co-creator of Zappos Insights, a subsidiary that educates other organizations by sharing Zappos’ methods for creating a rock-solid, high performing business culture and delivering top of the line customer service.

Cynthia Marshall is a top leadership keynote speaker and the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. With an executive career that has seen her  leading teams at AT&T, the Dow Chemical Company, and the North Carolina State Chamber of Commerce, she has earned wide recognition for her ability to align employees and get things done.

Customer loyalty and leadership keynote speaker Ken Schmidt is the former Director of Communication at Harley-Davidson. An expert at creating loyal and vocal customer bases and developing inspiring leaders, he has partnered with many of the world’s biggest and most successful brands.

Carey Lohrenz is a former Navy pilot, leadership specialist , and powerhouse keynote speaker. The first female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot in the Navy, she’s flown missions worldwide and has been requested by several Fortune 100 organizations.

Top leadership keynote speaker Jen Welter is the first female NFL coach in league history. A trailblazer and role model, she specializes in developing a winning mindset, team building and authentic leadership.

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