When it comes to planning an important event that will leave a lasting impression, we know how difficult finding the right speaker can be. In this new catalog, we have hand-selected some of our most requested voices for corporations, associations, government agencies, business forums and more. Delivering powerful presentations on a variety of topics, these compelling speakers challenge the status quo and help organizations continue to thrive in today’s ever-changing world.
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Chronic, unmanaged stress—at work, at home, or in other areas of life—can lead to burnout. Dr. Eva Selhub, former medical director for the Benson Henry Institute of Mind Body Medicine at Mass. General, is here to help. In her acclaimed new book, Burnout For Dummies, she shows you how to understand and overcome this all-to-common condition of modern life.
APB speaker Sevetri Wilson, founder and CEO of technology startup Resilia, is going down in the history books once again. In October, Resilia raised $35 million in a series B funding round. It’s the largest raise ever for a solo Black female-founded tech company. It also marks the largest VC raise of a female founder in the state of Louisiana. Wilson first made history when her company closed an $8 million Series A in 2020.
Did you know that two in three employers can’t find qualified candidates to fill their open IT positions? And by 2024, the deficit of software developers in the U.S. alone will hit 500,000? Supply and demand for techies are out of whack and, most alarmingly, there’s no end in sight.
Energize. Motivate. Set the tone. And leave your team refreshed and ready to hit the ground running. Your next sales meeting will be unforgettable with one of these sought-after speakers.
A seven-part podcast series from APB speaker Maria Hinojosa’s Futuro Media and public media organization PRX has won the Pulitzer Prize in the Audio Reporting category. Suave is a series about the criminal justice system that sentences juveniles to life in prison—particularly young men of color—and what happens when, decades later, they’re suddenly granted one more chance at freedom. The story follows David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez from boy to man, exploring incarceration, redemption and the often unusual relationship between a journalist and a source.
APB would like to congratulate exclusive speaker Wes Moore for making history after being elected the first Black governor of Maryland. He is only the third Black person to achieve this position in American history. The Democrat defeated far-right Republican Dan Cox. A political newcomer, Moore’s campaign focused on a message of inclusion and progress with equal opportunity for everyone in the Old Line State.
APB speaker and famed Mayo Clinic Neurosurgeon Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa has been named Dean of Research at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa succeeds Tushar Patel, M.B., Ch.B., who has held the position since 2014 at the Jacksonville institution.
It is an audiobook heard around the world. APB speaker and legendary Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward recently released eight hours of recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump as an audiobook.
APB is excited to announce the exclusive representation of Alyssa Farah Griffin, the only person to have served as the top spokesperson for the President, Vice President and Secretary of Defense. As co-host on ABC’s Emmy Award-Winning daytime talk show, The View, she has garnered 30 Daytime Emmy Awards and four NAACP Image Awards since debuting in 1997.