Leadership Keynote Speakers: Get Inspired

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. 

If you are looking for a leading expert on business growth, a social entrepreneur, extreme leadership, emotional intelligence, or future trends, you've come to the right place. A motivational keynote speaker can come in the form of a founder and CEO, a Navy SEALs member, a leadership consultant, a serial entrepreneur, a bestselling author, or a national speaker. Additionally, check out the different types of leadership keynote speakers we recommend.

Types of Leadership Keynote Speakers

Choosing the right leadership keynote speaker for your event is important. Wow your audience with some one of these leadership speaker types.

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. For some, knowing that a speaker has the credibility of being on the New York Times bestselling list makes them more reputable.

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.

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.

Motivational Keynote Speakers

Motivational keynote speakers are typically the most common type of leadership keynote speakers. They are the people 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 keynote speakers know how to engage an audience and motivate listeners to lead with gravitas.

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.

Leadership Topics Our Speakers Cover

Within the leadership field, our speakers bring a vast array of experience and perspectives. Their expertise spans various industries, from business to military. Even within each industry, varied personal experiences lead to unique leadership topics. The range of industry backgrounds and experience creates opportunities for leadership speeches with topics like:

• Leading in uncertain times
• Guiding principles in leadership
• Leadership in the digital age
• Fostering connections as leaders
• Leading with purpose
• Anti-racist leadership
• Leadership under pressure
• Innovation in leadership
• Leading outside the workplace
• Leading successful teams

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

The Event Types We Find Speakers For

We organize keynote speakers with leadership expertise to cover a broad range of events. A few examples of event types that often benefit from leadership keynote speakers are corporate retreats, leadership summits, board of directors meetings, conferences, industry-specific trade shows, social impact events, and annual meetings. Leadership speakers contribute their specialized expertise and inspire their audiences to rethink leadership and 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.

Find Your Next Keynote Speakers On Leadership

Contact our team today if you want to learn more about the leadership experts, speakers, and authorities 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 =around the world, which may not be listed on our website.