Top Booked Innovation Speakers & Thought Leaders

Have your ‘out-of-the-box’ strategies gone stale? Is your innovation cupboard bare? Do you need some idea inspiration? You’re not alone.

Many businesses and business leaders need help maintaining their cutting-edge strategies and revamping their business models. That’s why most cutting-edge businesses are turning to these top innovation speakers and thought leaders for unique insights on creativity, leadership, and teamwork to stay one step ahead of ‘what’s next.’

From computers to change management to e-commerce, innovation comes in many forms. Here’s a list of the top booked innovation keynote speakers and thought leaders who are making waves in the business world and helping companies get ‘out-of-the-box’ once and for all.

Marc Randolph

Marc Randolph is a top innovation speaker, co-founder of Netflix, and the bestselling author of That Will Never Work. After changing the television and movie industries—and our cultural norms— Randolph became an angel investor and speaker dedicated to sharing the knowledge he gained from creating and developing Netflix.

Mitch Lowe

Mitch Lowe is a top business and entertainment keynote speaker, former COO of Redbox, and founding executive of Netflix. Today, Mitch gives inspirational speeches around the world to corporations, conferences and students sharing stories of innovation, disruption and facing the challenges of building new products and service.

Kevin Surace

Kevin Surace is a futurist and disruptive innovation keynote speaker, CEO, creator of one of the first smartphones and AI digital assistants, and an innovator of the decade. Kevin doesn’t just talk about a topic, he led the way, hands-on, so he can speak from experience.

Natalie Nixon

Natalie Nixon is an author, creative guru, and Founder of Figure 8 Thinking. She creates unique approaches for your company to improve processes and transform to better work with your customers.

Jeff DeGraff

Dubbed “The Dean of Innovation,” Jeff Degraff is a world-renowned keynote speaker, thought leader, author, and professor. He is the founder of the consulting services center, Innovatrium, and has authored successful books on innovation, including Creativity at Work, Leading Innovation, and Innovation You.

Jonas Kjellberg

Jonas Kjellberg, the co-creator of Skype, teaches audiences how to completely transform their industry by drawing examples and lessons he learned while disrupting the telecommunication industry with Skype.

Stephen Shapiro

Stephen Shapiro is a top innovation keynote speaker, business author, consultant, and hall of fame speaker. His passionate and captivating talks get audiences out of their seats and into new ways of thinking about business challenges.

Peter Sheahan

Peter Sheahan is an innovation consultant, keynote speaker, founder of the Karrikins Group, and the internationally bestselling author of Flip and Generation Y. The National Speakers Association named Peter one of the 25 Most Influential Speakers in the World.

Alden Mills

Alden Mills used his experiences as a Navy SEAL commander to transform the fitness and workout industry ass founder of Perfect Fitness. Now he is challenging the way we think about our work with teams.

Josh Linkner

Josh Linkner is a seasoned tech entrepreneur whose philosophy on innovation can be found in his New York Times bestseller, Disciplined Dreaming – A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity. He was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and received the President Barack Obama Champion of Change Award.

Lisa Bodell

Lisa Bodell is the Founder and CEO of Futurethink, an innovation firm that specializes in showing businesses how to manage change and boost their innovations. She is the bestselling author of Kill the Company and Start an Innovation Revolution.

Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki has had a hand in shaping some of the biggest brands. He is the Chief Evangelist at Canva, a Brand Ambassador for Mercedes-Benz, and the former Chief Evangelist at Apple. In his talks, he shares his marketing innovations and inspires you to think differently.

Tiffani Bova

Tiffani Bova is the top Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce and an expert on sustainable growth. She works with business leaders to craft growth plans specific to their company based on her ten tried and true paths.

Frits van Paasschen

Frits van Paasschen is a disruptive innovator. Frits has had ample experience innovating companies to success, such as Coors Brewing Company and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Much like his book, The Disruptors’ Feast, his speaking helps audiences stay ahead of the rapidly changing global economy.

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