Business Leaders & CEO Speakers From Major Brands
Leading Authorities speakers bureau represents top business leaders from some of the world's largest brands, many of whom have been in Harvard business review. If your organization is trying to innovate and disrupt the marketplace, we have world-renowned business speakers who are thought leaders from companies like Google, Facebook, Buzzfeed, and Twitter. If you are focused on brand marketing, marketing strategies, and consumer loyalty, we also represent top business speakers from companies such as Harley-Davidson, Nike, Gatorade, and the NFL. Here are a few of our top suggestions for business keynote speakers and CEO speakers from the world's biggest companies and most well-known brands.
Reggie Fils-Aimé
Former President and COO of Nintendo of America Inc.
- Local: $55,001 - $75,000*
- US East: $75,001 and up*
- US West: $75,001 and up*
- Europe: $75,001 and up*
- Asia: $75,001 and up*
Reggie Fils-Aimé
Sarah Robb O'Hagan
Renowned Business Leader, CEO of EXOS the Performance Coaching Company, Former President of Equinox, Former Global President of Gatorade, Former Marketing Director at Nike and the Virgin Group
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Sarah Robb O'Hagan
Jim Donald
Co-Chairman of Albertsons, Former CEO of Starbucks, Former CEO of Extended Stay Hotels, & Former CEO of Pathmark Supermarkets
- Local: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US East: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $55,001 - $75,000*
- Asia: $75,001 and up*
Jim Donald
Jim VandeHei & Mike Allen
Co-Founders of AXIOS and POLITICO | New Media Speaking Duo
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Jim VandeHei & Mike Allen
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen are two of the nation’s most influential journalists. For years, they worked together building the nationally renowned digital media company POLITICO, transforming it from a newcomer on Captiol Hill to the website and accompanying newsletter that all of Washington considered a “must-read.” Now, they are co-founders of disruptive media company Axios, delivering quick, punchy news and insights on politics, business, media, and technology to a smart and highly-engaged audience. The company has already proved a disruptive force in the digital media space, specializing in high-quality news and analysis easily shared across social platforms by the country’s influential readers.
Christy Tanner
Transformative Big Brand C-Level Executive, Tech Leader & Influencer
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: $55,001 - $75,000*
Christy Tanner
Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Former CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Local: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US East: $75,001 and up*
- US West: $55,001 - $75,000*
- Europe: $75,001 and up*
- Asia: $75,001 and up*
Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Colin Bryar & Bill Carr
Former Amazon Executives, Authors, and Co-Founders, Working Backwards, LLC
Colin Bryar & Bill Carr
Susan O'Malley
Fmr. Pres. of the Washington Capitals and the Washington Wizards, First Female Pres. of a Professional Sports Franchise
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Susan O'Malley
Kevin Gaskell
Former Group CEO of BMW GB, Porsche GB, & Lamborghini GB
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: Please Inquire
Kevin Gaskell
Marisa Thalberg
Forbes CMO Hall of Fame Marketer; C-Suite Executive at United Parks & Resorts, Lowe’s, Taco Bell, and The Estee Lauder Companies
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: $55,001 - $75,000*
Marisa Thalberg
Gregory Wasson
Former President and CEO of Walgreens
- Local: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US East: $55,001 - $75,000*
- US West: $55,001 - $75,000*
- Europe: $75,001 and up*
- Asia: $75,001 and up*
Gregory Wasson
Michael Coates
Former CISO at Twitter and Former Head of Security at Mozilla
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Michael Coates
Angie Bastian
Founder, BoomChickaPop
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: $55,001 - $75,000*
Angie Bastian
Nate Mook
Activist Entrepreneur; Former CEO of World Central Kitchen
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: Please Inquire
Nate Mook
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Emerging Technologies Expert; Former Communications Executive at SpaceX & Facebook
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Dex Hunter-Torricke
What can a CEO thought leader contribute to your event? Think about what they’ve brought to the companies they’ve led. Success, innovation, leadership—these are just a few words that come to your audience’s mind when they hear that you’re hosting the former President of Gatorade or an executive who hails from a name-draw company such as Google, Facebook, or SpaceX. Our business speakers with expertise in improving customer experience, fostering business growth, creating business goals, business management, emerging technologies, and several other topics relevant to the business world.
We understand that hosting events is about way more than speakers with name recognition though. That’s why our team works with you one-on-one to learn everything there is to know about your event. We want to know your event theme, your budget, your target audience—we're even interested in knowing how you want your audience to feel after our business leader or CEO speaker has left the stage. Uncovering those details about your event helps us to find the perfect speaker that best fits your wants and needs.
Discover what our roster of experienced and business-savvy CEO keynote speakers can bring to your event by browsing our list above and clicking on each of the speaker's photos to check out each of their speaker profile pages and learn more about their expertise and speaking topics.
Contact our team if you want to learn more about the CEOs and business leaders we represent for speaking engagements or if you have any questions we can help you address about the speaker booking process.
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If you are looking for a specific speaker not listed above, we still encourage you to contact our team as we specialize in placing hard-to-find and in-demand keynote speakers from all around the world, which may not be listed on our website.