Inspirational Speakers
Captivate your audience with dramatic stories of adversity, triumph, and change. Our awe-inspiring speakers redefine courage and human potential. They can energise listeners with stories that inspire peak performance, move your audience to action, and create a sense of camaraderie and shared purpose. These inspirational speakers have moving inspirational stories that draw out emotions in your audience and leave them feeling like they are capable of accomplishing anything.
Katie Ledecky
Olympic Champion Swimmer; 10x Olympic Medalist, 21x World Champion, 14x World Record Breaker
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Katie Ledecky
Erik Weihenmayer
World-Class Blind Adventurer
- Local: £55,001 - £75,000*
- US East: £55,001 - £75,000*
- US West: £55,001 - £75,000*
- Europe: £75,001 and up*
- Asia: £55,001 - £75,000*
Erik Weihenmayer
Chemmy Alcott
Legendary British Skier, Four-Time Winter Olympian; BBC “Ski Sunday” & Olympic Presenter
- Local: Under £10,000*
- US East: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US West: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Europe: Under £10,000*
- Asia: Please Inquire
Chemmy Alcott
Ben Saunders
Record-Breaking Explorer & Repeat TED Speaker
- Local: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US East: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Europe: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Asia: £35,001 - £55,000*
Ben Saunders
Chris Cassidy
NASA Astronaut, Navy SEAL, CEO and President of the National Medal of Honor Museum
- 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*
Chris Cassidy
Preet Chandi
Fastest Woman to Complete a Solo Expedition to the South Pole
- Local: Under £10,000*
- US East: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US West: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Europe: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Asia: £20,001 - £35,000*
Preet Chandi
Joan Higginbotham
Retired NASA Astronaut, Rocket Scientist, Electrical Engineer, & Third African American Woman in Space
- 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*
Joan Higginbotham
Darcy Gaechter
Adventurer, Author, First & Only Woman to Kayak the Amazon River from Source to Sea
- Local: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US East: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US West: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Europe: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Asia: £20,001 - £35,000*
Darcy Gaechter
DeDe Halfhill
Renowned Leadership Expert and Colonel, USAF (Ret.)
- 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*
DeDe Halfhill
Described by Dr. Brené Brown as one of her “leadership heroes and a total badass,” U.S. Air Force retired Colonel, DeDe Halfhill is a proven leader and communications executive who draws on her 25-year accomplished military career to provide a transparent, real-world perspective on the power of embracing humanness and vulnerability in leadership. During her time with the Air Force, DeDe became a trusted advisor to some of our nation’s highest-ranking military leaders, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense. Deployed twice during the Iraq War, DeDe gained first-hand experience leading and advising through the most difficult circumstances, often when lives were at risk, and when there were no easy answers. She understands leadership, not just from studying it, but by actually living it. Weaving in both humorous and heartwarming stories, she demonstrates the practical strategies for any organization to authentically connect, build trust, and empower others in a meaningful way – and, with Brené Brown's words, that leading with vulnerability and humanity is the path to true courage and exceptional leadership.
Daniel Hughes
Expert on Leadership and Decision-Making in High-Pressure Environments
- Local: Under £10,000*
- US East: Please Inquire
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Daniel Hughes
Daniel Hughes has spent the last 15 years leading and making decisions in high pressure and often environmentally hostile environments. He describes himself as a “determined problem solver, who builds teams to succeed”. He previously has been a Special Forces Instructor, Great Britain Athlete and in 2013 built a team of 268 for him to deliver the world’s highest video broadcast from the summit of Mt Everest to the BBC Newschannel. Hughes is a current 787 pilot and as the founder of Reignite Consulting, he globally delivers Management Development programmes to executive teams and helps organisations establish or reaffirm their vision and values.
Sebastian Terry
Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, TV Host, & Founder of the 100things Movement
- Local: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US East: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US West: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Europe: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Asia: £20,001 - £35,000*
Sebastian Terry
John Volanthen
British Exploratory Diver Who Played A Leading Role In The 2018 Thailand Cave Rescue
- Local: Under £10,000*
- US East: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US West: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Europe: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Asia: £20,001 - £35,000*
John Volanthen
Sebastian Coe
Double Olympic Gold Medalist and Former Chairman, British Olympic Association
- Local: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US East: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Europe: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Asia: £35,001 - £55,000*
Sebastian Coe
Amar Latif
Blind Traveler, Entrepreneur, TV Personality, and Founder of Traveleyes
- Local: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US East: Please Inquire
- US West: Please Inquire
- Europe: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Asia: Please Inquire
Amar Latif
Alex Gregory
Double Olympic Gold Medalist and Motivational Speaker
- Local: Under £10,000*
- US East: £10,001 - £20,000*
- US West: £10,001 - £20,000*
- Europe: Under £10,000*
- Asia: £10,001 - £20,000*
Alex Gregory
A trailblazer in female leadership and one of the top female motivational speakers, Lieutenant General (ret) Nadja West is the 44th Army Surgeon General and the former Commanding General of US Army Medical Command. She is the first African American woman 3-star General in the Army’s history, the first African American Army Surgeon General, and currently the highest-ranking woman to ever graduate from West Point. West shares her story of grit, perseverance, strength, and breaking boundaries, even when faced with adversity. Taking audiences on her journey to becoming the Army’s first African American woman 3-star General, she motivates them to overcome challenges with self-belief, bravery, and balance. With more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, crisis management, and disaster response – including crafting the DOD medical response to the Ebola crisis – West speaks expertly on leadership tactics to effectively lead teams through times of uncertainty and crisis.
What moves your audience? Is it the explorers that push themselves to discover new realms? What about the US military leaders who lead forces on high-stakes missions? Whatever it is that captures your audience’s attention, stories from our top inspirational speakers are bound to leave them amazed.
From military veterans and scientists to CEOs and explorers, our inspirational speakers are ready to share their stories, whether you’re hosting an event focused on team-building, goal-setting, innovation, leadership, or other topics that are trending in the lecture industry.
Because our talented inspirational speakers come from many different backgrounds, we help you find the best speaker for your event and audience. That means we think about more than your budget. We also consider your goals, audience demographics, and theme so we can create a list of inspirational speakers who meet your needs.
We don’t stop there, though. Our team also takes care of the logistics in getting your speaker from Point A to Point B and helps with choosing and organizing event extras. Find out more about our top inspirational speakers by browsing their profile today.
TOPICS COVERED BY OUR INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS
Our top motivational speakers cover a wide range of topics including, how to achieve success in life, motivation and inspiration, their bestselling books and nuggets of wisdom, the difference between female and male motivation, how to unleash the power from within and become the best version of yourself, how to succeed at public speaking, how to become a professional speaker, and how to internalize the thoughts and beliefs of top inspirational conference speakers.
Additional topics these popular motivational speakers talk about are leadership, adventure, branding, economic outlook, turnaround, teamwork, sales, risk-taking and its pros and cons, relationship building, peak performance, overcoming adversity, growth, and overall happiness and well-being. Inspiration plays a key role in enabling others to feel as though they have it within themselves to create something great or enable positive change to happen. Without inspiration, new products and ideas come to a standstill. Booking famous motivational speakers benefits any type of organization and will have a positive impact on any audience. Contact our motivational speakers bureau to get started.
These top motivational speakers and famous inspirational speakers come from all backgrounds and walks of life, with experience in delivering a motivated seminar, speaking at TED talks, are bestselling authors, former Navy SEALs, and world-renowned experts. For some professional motivational speakers, being public speakers did not always come easily. For some, watching motivation videos, having a motivational coach, reading a motivational author, watching other celebrity motivational speakers, practicing public speaking, and surrounding themselves by motivational people is what helped them succeed.
WHEN TO CONSIDER BOOKING AN INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
These famous, inspirational speakers are perfect for any audience in any situation, but especially when your listeners are in the need for corporate speakers or business speakers that don’t just talk about the good parts of life. The most successful speakers in the world are those that can tie in personal anecdotes and instances that are relatable to audiences, even if they haven’t experienced a situation like it before. Successful celebrity speakers are authentic and can inspire and motivate people that have been in a rut or need a general pick-me-up to keep them going on a successful track.
Inspirational speakers are the perfect fit for annual meetings, sales conferences, live broadcast events, or any situation where motivational speaking is involved. A CEO keynote speaker or American motivational speaker can elevate any event experience to increase motivation and productivity.>
According to Entrepreneur, unhappy and unsatisfied workers can cost U.S. companies up to $550 billion per year. Investing in employees and company culture can help resolve this issue and increase employee happiness, satisfaction, and retention. Employers are coming to the realization that just being able to offer a job is not enough – providing a competitive salary, work perks, substantial benefits, and a welcoming and inclusive environment are all things future employees are looking to check off on their list. If these things cannot be provided, employees are going to look elsewhere to have these needs satisfied. American motivational speakers can provide companies with the inspirational talks that employees look forward to and lean on.
OUR PROCESS
Working with LAI makes planning an event and choosing a speaker for your meeting easy. If this is your first time searching for a speaker for an event – we are here to help. The process begins by reaching out to us and giving us a rundown of what type of event you’re planning and what type of presenter you’re searching for. The type of event you’re planning and the speaker for that event will need to go together – if you’re planning a formal event, a lax speaker is most likely not the right fit. Once we’ve established what type of speaker is right for the event that you're putting together, we will send you a variety of speaker options, all within your desired fee range. You will have the ability to explore each of these speakers’ profiles in-depth, their accomplishments, their bios, and their speaking topics, along with some sample speaking footage.
After you pick the speaker you would like to have present at your event and we confirm their availability, LAI handles the rest from there. Everything from deciphering travel logistics to ensure that the speaker is at the meeting on time, to providing their headshot and biography for your event marketing purposes, Leading Authorities speakers bureau is there every step of the way. Additionally, if you are looking for help producing the event, whether it is taking place virtually, in-person, or in a hybrid setting, LAI Live an help. And if you’re looking for a sizzle reel to intro your speaker or a compilation video that highlights the peaks of the meeting, LAI Video can help as well.
ACCOMPLISH MORE WITH TOP INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS
For more information or to book a speaker for you next event or meeting, contact our team.
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