2020 - June

APB speaker and Political Economy Professor at Brown University, Mark Blyth, discusses anger, politics and economics in his latest book Angrynomics. Mark Blyth and Eric Lonergan have written a book for anyone anxious, worried, or angry about the inconsistency between how they experience the world with the increasing day to day pressures they face and the model used by economic elites and politicians to explain and justify it. 

New York Times best-selling author and high performance expert, APB speaker David Epstein, merges stories from the worlds of sports, business, medicine and education, shedding light on the paths to peak performance. David works with clients to customize his virtual events to their needs using innovative tools such as Prezi to showcase a one-of-a-kind keynote.

APB speaker and the first female U.S. Navy Four-Star Admiral, Admiral Michelle J. Howard (Retired), was also the first African-American woman to reach the rank of three-star and four-star in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and the first African-American woman to command a ship in the Navy. Now, Admiral Howard is being highlighted in Sailing True North: Lessons of Character from Ten Admirals by Admiral James Stavridis USN. 

Oprah Winfrey has chosen New York Times bestselling author and APB speaker James McBride’s Deacon King Kong for her latest book club read. McBride’s novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 and centers on the shooting of a drug dealer by an aging and tipsy church deacon. This book also pays tribute to community and to James’ own childhood in a Brooklyn project. "In a moment when our country roils with righteous anger and grief," Oprah says, "Deacon King Kong reminds us that when we come together as a community in compassion and empathy, our love triumphs."

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The APB Virtual Platform is the next best thing to the live, in person events. It replicates the full spectrum of a 1-3 day live conference, including keynotes, panels, workshops, sponsor/exhibitor booths, and more – with multiple opportunities for networking and interactions. With the money you save on hosting a live, in-person event (including venue rental, food and beverage, travel, and other expenses), you can feature a higher caliber of talent and content than ever before. Best of all, you’ll work with the most experienced agents in the business and a company with an almost 60-year reputation for creative programming and excellence.

In celebration of Pride Month, we honor APB speaker Cleve Jones, a renowned activist and speaker whose work began in the 1970s during the gay liberation movement. A mentee of groundbreaking LGBTQ+ activist Harvey Milk, Jones has gone on to co-found the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, create the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and publish the memoir, When We Rise. 

New York Times bestselling author and APB speaker Wes Moore is about to release his new book, Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City, which was originally based on his personal journey to explore what happened in his hometown, but soon turned into a larger exploration of poverty and inequity; purpose and disillusionment; focus and frustration.

NBA legend and APB speaker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recently wrote a poignant op-ed for the LA Times defending the protests taking place across the country. In this moving piece, Kareem defends these protests saying he doesn’t want to see stores being looted. He goes on to remind people that the protests are what happens when the black community has been pushed to their tipping point. “The black community is used to the institutional racism inherent in education, the justice system and jobs. And even though we do all the conventional things to raise public and political awareness…the needle hardly budges,” he says. “African Americans have been living in a burning building for many years, choking on the smoke as the flames burn closer and closer. Racism in America is like dust in the air. It seems invisible—even if you’re choking on it—until you let the sun in. Then you see it’s everywhere,” Kareem writes. Abdul-Jabbar also goes on to say that racism is deadlier than COVID-19.  

Known best for her role as "Maria" on Sesame Street, APB speaker Sonia Manzano is teaming up with National Geographic on a powerful new children’s book called A World Together. During a time when the world must come together as one, Sonia’s Sesame Street character “Maria” offers readers warmth and wit in a picture book that looks across cultures and generations to celebrate what unites us. National Geographic and Manzano are excited to unveil A World Together, which will be released on September 15th 2020.