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KeyNote Speakers in North America

All the KeyNote speakers on our directory are screened by our recruitment team. They are inspirational thought-leaders, and experienced and accomplished speakers. Our teams are here to advise you on the most suitable speaker for your event. You can rest assured that you will get the inspirational subject-matter expert that you are looking for. Our speakers have typically spoken to large audiences (hundreds of people). In addition, we are training experts and thought-leaders to inspire from stage.

Are you looking for thought leaders and experts in the areas of leadership, marketing, HR, diversity and inclusion, technology, finance, sustainability, transformation, politics, mindfulness, or sexual health? We have them all! You can have a diverse and balanced speaker panel at your next conference, convention, or corporate gathering.

North America

Abbie Mirata

Self-help +1

Abbie is a trainer, speaker, corporate executive, and business owner. From teen mom to VP, founder of the nonprofit Kyndly and owner of a franchise that concentrates on mentoring young people, she is focused on impacting people, creating community, and building a kinder world. She believes people are looking for a human connection in the companies they do business with. As former head of sales operations and training for a multi-billion-dollar public company and VP of People and Culture for a successful startup tech company, Abbie draws from her experiences to help others focus on cultivating joy and finding the light they give from within themselves, each and every day. As a Joy Coach and Keynote speaker, she brings her quick-witted humor, personal challenges, and relentless positivity to every interaction, workshop, and engagement.

North America

Denise Morris Kipnis

Leadership +2

"Denise M. Kipnis Morris heads ChangeFlow Consulting, a global organization development consultancy that specializes in transformational change, and inclusion. Known for organizational puzzle-solving and big-picture thinking, her areas of expertise include: organization design, change management, culture, communication, and project management. Denise has led change projects across various sectors and countries; her clients include multinationals as well as SMEs, not-for-profits, and government agencies. She believes in co-creating culture-specific solutions with people in the organization: developing new or existing capabilities by transferring knowledge and skills, leveraging employee leadership and participation, and fostering diversity and inclusion to build trustful working relationships. With a background in operations and project management, she focuses on practical solutions and business outcomes as well as human factors. Denise has an M.Sc in Organization Development from Pepperdine University, a B.A. in English from Stanford University, and project management certification from the U.C. Berkeley Extension. She has lived in Singapore since 2010."

North America

Jenny Dorsey

Self-development +2

Jenny is a professional chef, writer and artist specializing in multi-platform storytelling fusing food with social good. She leads a nonprofit studio named Studio ATAO, is the Co-Host of Why Food? podcast on Heritage Radio Network and runs her own culinary consulting business. Her food and work has been profiled in outlets such as Eater, Business Insider, Food & Wine, Oxygen TV and NowTHIS. Her full biography, food portfolio and writing can be found at http://jennydorsey.co.

North America

Joanna Barclay

Leadership +2

Joanna Barclay is a published author and global speaker on cultural transformation, building high performing workplace cultures, and conscious values-based leadership. She is an award winning consultant with over 3 decades of success facilitating the transformation of leadership teams and organizations. Audiences love the energy and passion Joanna has for people and her work which focuses on how to bring engagement and happiness into the work environment. Her specialty is speaking at global conferences, awakening leadership potential to make a difference.

North America

Laurel Wilson

Health/Well-being

Laurel Wilson, IBCLC, RLC, BSc, CLE, CCCE, CLD is a TEDx and international speaker, perinatal expert, consultant, educator, and author. Laurel is the co-author of two books, The Attachment Pregnancy and The Greatest Pregnancy Ever. Her passion is blending today's recent scientific findings with the mind/body/spirit wisdom to help professionals and families realize the magnitude and importance of the perinatal period. Spending 17 years as Executive Director for Lactation Programs for the Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association formed the foundation of her inquiry into the science of human milk. She served on the board the United States Breastfeeding Committee from 2016-2019 and currently acts as an advisor for InJoy Health and Kindred Media. Laurel has been joyfully married to her husband for nearly three decades and has two wonderful grown sons, whose difficult births led her on a path towards helping emerging families create positive experiences.

North America

Lyn Dee Elridge

Self-development +2

Lyn-Dee Eldridge is the Chief Happiness Officer/Founder of Happiness Jungle LLC. Entrepreneur Mentor, #1 Best-Selling Contributing International Author, Keynote Speaker, Breast Cancer Survivor, Humorist, Certified Co-Brand Partner, with Les Brown, Creator/Producer and TV personality of The Happiness Jungle TV Show. When your cookies crumble like Lyn-Dee's has; cancer, abuse, divorce, grieving, single-parenting, co-parenting, step-parenting, becoming a care-taker, business owner, and dealing with financial pressures, you can learn how to work through everything with a happier, more positive attitude and purpose. She has been able to scale, measure and add value by turning her cookie crumbs into opportunities for growth and empowerment. Lyn-Dee helps individuals, couples, families, small businesses, corporations, non-profit groups, schools, and universities understand how to apply happiness philosophies, how to live a less stressful life with positive actions and how to control your emotions.

North America

Marian Bacol-Uba

Empowerment +2

"After her own life-changing transformation from Survivor to Thriver, Marian now empowers individuals and businesses all over the world to create a thriving life and business. In her talks, she artfully blends soulful inspiration with actionable steps while delivering massive value to her audience. Marian Bacol-Uba is the Founder of Thriver Lifestyle, a Business Coach, TEDx & Keynote Speaker. She is also a Certified Pranayama and Meditation Teacher and the host of Thriver Lifestyle Podcast and Thriver TV on YouTube. Marian speaks about purpose-driven Entrepreneurship, public speaking, conscious leadership, and mindset. She merges her 15+ years of marketing, event production, and business development experience with her mission to create positive social impact and help elevate the voices of women globally, especially BIPOC women. She has been featured on CBS-LA, ABC-7, International Business Times, Thrive Global, Miami Under 40, and over 50 podcasts and publications. For more info visit www.marianbacoluba.com and follow her on Instagram @mbacoluba. Watch her TEDx Talk: http://bit.ly/MBUTEDxTalk"

North America

Meggie Palmer

Equity +2

An award-winning journalist turned entrepreneur, Meggie Palmer spent 15 years as a journalist & Foreign Correspondent for networks including BBC World, CNBC, Channel 7 & Dateline telling stories & producing films around the world, from Syria to Italy. Meggie is a confidence creator. The Founder and CEO of PepTalkHer, she's on a mission to close the gender pay gap. The tech startup uses artificial intelligence to remind women they're awesome and coach them in confidence negotiation. Her team runs corporate programs for brands including Contently, TechCrunch and Thinx training them in confidence, bias negotiation & fostering an inclusive workplace. She's also the founder of Sliding Door Media, a media training company that helps executives and brands globally communicate clearly and with confidence.

North America

Melody Garcia

Purpose +2

Melody Garcia is an International Best- Selling Author, Award-Winning Sought-After Keynote Speaker, Thought Leader, Writer, International Multi-Media Icon, Transformational Catalyst Coach and Humanitarian. With over 20 years in Fortune 100 Corporate Management and Leadership, Melody has a proven track record of building winning sales teams, business processes, coaching, development and mentorship, and extensive experience behavioral-based hiring and training practices! Melody is a Certified Green Belt Six Sigma, along with extensive leadership certifications and high-ranking accolades that boast of her winning mindset and expertise. Her entrepreneurial spirit, combined with top executive commercial industry expertise, gives her a lethal edge in a visionary focus, balancing microscopic attention to detail and macroscopic implementation for increased revenues, connectivity and staying power of any marketplace. Her International-Best Selling and critically-acclaimed book, Women Who Influence was recently accepted into the US Library of Congress in March 2018. Led by her humanitarian heart, Melody founded the 14th Congressional advocacy team for  UNICEF. Known as UNICEF Unite, it is based in Orlando, Florida and represents 190 countries in global advocacy platforms and has been deeply involved in various humanitarian endeavors. She is also a board member for the Steinway Society. An international media powerhouse, Melody's award-winning articles, and TV show and Life Unscripted podcast exposed her to increased global connectivity and reach. Melody has had the incredible opportunity of securing world-exclusive interviews with iconic influencers and globally-renowned figures such as Trent Shelton, Steve Sims, Dr. Steve Maraboli, and Kelly Wright - just to name a few. Melody is also the USA Editor for Germany's #1 Entrepreneur Magazine with a 74 countries distribution and 148 million reader reach. Dynamically, she also expanded Manila Up! International Magazine's reach by increasing distribution to five additional countries.

North America

Nicole Garneau

Self-development +2

Meet Dr. Nicole, a scientist, TEDx alum, and award-winning communicator. Dr. Nicole uses food and drink, backed by science, to make difficult topics accessible and interactive, and therefore inspires actionable results. With a style all her own, that incorporates a humorous and heartfelt interplay of science, vulnerable storytelling, and effective tools, she helps people walk away from her keynote surprised by their own insights and motivated to take action in their lives.

North America

Rebecca Cafiero

Empowerment +2

Rebecca Cafiero is a TEDx Speaker and the Founder of Brand Camp Retreats and Elevate Your Life Project. She is the host of the Becoming You Podcast. After directing sales and marketing strategies for Fortune 500 companies and managing more than $1Billion in sales, Rebecca followed her heart to become an entrepreneur and speaker. She's married her extensive background in business, branding and sales strategy with her passion of empowering women to be their best, while designing a life + business they love. Rebecca has mentored numerous women to attain a six-figure or more yearly income through social and online marketing and empowered hundreds more to start their own business. Rebecca speaks about strength in vulnerability, growing your income through impact, personal branding, sales and content creation. She has been featured on Reader's Digest, Women's Health Magazine, US News & World Report, Realtor Magazine, Brit + Co and over 25 podcasts and publications.

North America

Ruchika Tulshyan

Equity +2

Ruchika Tulshyan is an award-winning inclusion strategist and keynote speaker. She is the CEO of Candour, a practice that advises global organizations on diversity & inclusion strategy and communications. She is also author of The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality In The Workplace. An eminent journalist, Ruchika writes regularly for publications including Harvard Business Review, Forbes and The Seattle Times. She is also Distinguished Professional-in-Residence for the Communication Department at Seattle University. In 2019, Ruchika was named to the Thinkers50 "On the Radar" list, a global community of influential management thinkers to watch. Originally from Singapore, Ruchika has lived and worked in multiple countries over three continents. She currently resides in Seattle, USA.

North America

Stacy Bernal

Inclusion +2

Stacy Bernal is an author, speaker & coach at See Stacy Speak LLC. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Weber State University with a BA in Communication. In 2018, she founded Awesome Autistic Ogden, northern Utah's premier autism appreciation event, as well as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Stacy feels passionate about working with organizations that want to cultivate the inner badassery of their team members so that they feel empowered to share their voices and ideas and create lasting change in themselves, their companies, and their communities. She's especially engaged in promoting diversity, equity & inclusion in an ever-evolving world. Stacy has been featured on Thrive Global, Chicago Now, Scary Mommy, Autism Parenting Magazine, and HER Magazine. Her debut memoir The Things We Don't Talk About has received much acclaim and praise. She is an ultra-marathoner, eight-time marathoner, and three-time triathlete. She lives happily with her husband and two sons in beautiful Utah.

North America

Sunny Slaughter

Equity +2

"Sunny Slaughter is a TEDx Alum, Master-Connector, Vulnerability Expert, Global Human Trafficking Expert, Federal Law Enforcement Instructor, Executive Consultant, and CEO of Sunny Slaughter Consulting, LLC. Featured as one of DC's top 25 Women Business Leader of 2020 in Women Leadership Magazine USA. She is a member of the Women Business Collaborative, Leaders Advisory Council committed to empowering and advancing women as CEO’s, in the C-Suite, gender parity, gender pay, and minority women. As a Vulnerability Expert, Sunny identifies risk, vulnerability, develops mitigation strategies, and response plans. She brings over 35 years of executive consultancy, tactical guidance, strategic thinking, policy compliance, safety preparedness, and crisis management expertise to a cross-section of professionals in government, corporate, business, organization, institution, agency, and community. Sunny has been recognized by the White House, Obama Administration as a Change Maker, and had her written report included in the Presidential Daily Briefing.  Sunny Opined her intersectional experiences as a global human trafficking expert focused on the complex nuances of slavery for the 1619 Project launched by The New York Times Magazine which re-examines slavery in the US.  She was the guest for the Special Edition of the 1619 Project for the NYTReadalong, a global network of thought leaders who gather weekly for a deep dive into the global issues contained throughout the pages of the New York Times.

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