Leadership Keynote Speakers: Get Inspired

Why Choose Leadership Keynote Speakers?

Choose from leadership conference speakers who led military forces, steered political parties, drove corporate turnarounds, advanced scientific teams, increased employee engagement, and launched ground-breaking startup companies. Because we’re one of the largest premier leadership speakers bureaus, we represent some of the top leadership speakers available.

At Leading Authorities speakers bureau, we’re in the business of “wowing” event attendees. To help you find the perfect in-person, hybrid, or virtual keynote speaker on leadership, we collaborate with you. Tell us your budget, theme, and target audience, and we’ll take care of the rest. Our team helps with handling logistics and bundling extras into your event package, like a meet and greet or book signings, to ensure your event is seamless and makes you look good.

Types of Leadership Keynote Speakers We Offer

Just as there are differing leadership styles there are differing types of leadership speakers who can be used for executive coaching, leadership development, team building, personal growth, or even leadership motivation. Check out some of the types of leadership speakers sure to inspire peak performance and provide valuable insights to any executive team.

New York Times Bestselling Authors

A New York Times bestselling author is most beneficial to audiences that are looking for reading material to go along with what their speaker is sharing with them. These keynote speakers have changed the way numerous business leaders approach their work through their best selling books. For some, knowing that a speaker is a social entrepreneur has the credibility of being on the New York Times bestselling list makes them more reputable. From books detailing the most popular leadership styles to books like "Team of Teams" by General Stanly McChrystal that help leaders rethink how elite teams function.

Leadership and Management Speakers

Leadership and management speakers are best suited for audiences looking for guidance in leading and managing their organization. High level managers, directors, and CEOs would benefit from the knowledge that a leadership keynote speaker or management keynote speaker has to share with real-life experience from their respective field of work. Whether you're looking for great leaders who've led at big brands, or a former Navy Seal and military leaders who bring military and private sector leadership skills we can find the perfect leadership speaker that fits your audience.

Speakers on Business Growth

Speakers on business growth are perfect for any audience and event type. Every organization is interested in growing their business, and it isn’t just the CEOs that should be concerned with this. Every person within the organization has the potential to advocate for change that can lead to growth, making speakers on business growth a great fit for any audience. Bring in an expert on artificial intelligence and big data to equip your leadership teams with a new mindset.

Motivational Keynote Speakers

A Motivational leadership speaker are typically the most common type of leadership keynote speakers. They are the perfect speaker who can mix in the good and fun aspects of leadership with the not-so-fun and tough situations that leaders are sometimes forced to face. Motivational leadership speakers are a great fit for those who are looking to have emotional intelligence weaved into their program. They know how to engage an audience and motivate listeners to lead with gravitas and kindness through change.

African American Speakers

Learn from the inspiring stories of Black leaders who have worked at the highest levels of their respective fields. These speakers bring perspectives on leadership through adversity and the critical roles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in shaping an organization's operations. They also speak from their cultural backgrounds, bringing insights and stories that broaden audiences' appreciation for various cultures and promote more inclusive leadership.

Soft Skills Leadership Speakers

Regardless of your teams leadership styles soft skills are at the core of all great leaders. Improving your communication, confidence, empathy, and teamwork will create teams rooted in trust and purpose driven work. A leadership speaker that focuses on soft skills act as an executive coach that foster professional development among their team. Consider a speaker like Helena Boschi, an organizational psychologist who provides science-based strategies to channel wellbeing into high performance. See more speakers who help leaders improve their soft skills.

Popular Topics for Leadership Events

Within the leadership field, our speakers bring a vast array of experience and perspectives. Their expertise spans various industries, from being social entrepreneurs and leading with purpose to leading some of the worlds largest military teams. Even within each industry, you'll find varied personal experiences each providing insight on how they became exceptional leaders. The variety of industry backgrounds of our leadership speakers and experience creates opportunities for leadership speeches with topics like:

• Guiding principles in leadership
• Leadership through the digital age
• Fostering connections as leaders
• Leading with purpose
• Anti-racist leadership
• Change Management
• Innovation in leadership
• Thought leadership
• Leadership excellence
• Professional development
• Leading successful teams

Depending on your event's theme and focus, our professionals can match you to topics and speakers that create an impact.

Top Leadership Keynote Speakers for Every Event

We bring motivational leadership speaker and thought leadership expertise to a broad range of events and industries for our clients. A few examples of event types that often benefit from leadership keynote speakers are corporate retreats, leadership summits, executive leadership conferences, board of directors meetings, conferences, industry-specific trade shows, social impact events, and annual meetings. These exceptional leaders contribute their specialized expertise and inspire audiences to rethink business leadership and business performance to apply new perspectives in their everyday work.

The Advantages of Working With Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau

Collaboration forms the basis of the work we do on behalf of our clients. We aim to create impactful and memorable events that fit your unique needs. Many of our seasoned and talented staff members have been with us for almost 30 years. Their expertise and tailored approach to event speaker selection means successful outcomes for your event. They connect you with ideas and personalities, finding the right solutions rather than selling a particular speaker. 

Here are a few other advantages we provide:

• International presence: We maintain headquarters in Washington, D.C., and an office in London to serve national and international organizations, ranging from trade associations and major corporations to colleges and universities.
• Storytelling: We match you with leadership experts who bring compelling stories that share the message you aim to promote. We can tell your desired story through an online speech, video, or live event. 
• Bright talent: Anyone can talk, but we maintain a roster of engaging and charismatic personalities who bring unique perspectives from their industries. These experts come from the biggest brands and organizations.

Book Your Next Leadership Keynote Speaker

Contact our team today if you want to learn more about the leadership experts, speakers, and thought leaders we represent for speaking engagements, or if you have any questions we can help you address about the speaker booking process.

To get in touch with a member of our team right away about the fee range for top leadership speakers, public speakers, international speakers, or business authors, you can also fill out the form below, email us at Contact@lauthorities.com, live chat with a member of our team online, or call us at 1-800-SPEAKER.

If you are looking for specific keynote speakers on leadership who deliver TED Talks 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.