Health & Wellness
Leadership & Management
Leadership & Management:
17th Surgeon General & CEO, Canyon Ranch Health
Having gone from high school dropout to serving as our nation’s top doctor, Carmona instills in audiences that anything is possible through commitment and determination.
178th President of the American Medical Association
Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld was the 178th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). Upon his inauguration in 2023, he made AMA history as the first openly gay president of the organization.
1st Woman Thunderbird Pilot & White House Fellow
A leader, a combat veteran, the first woman pilot on the Thunderbirds Nicole inspires audiences to rethink the challenges they face every day, and urges them to go beyond resilience and become resurgent.
Retired Navy SEAL, Co-Creator of U.S. Navy’s Warrior Toughness Program, Author of Life on the X
Stephen Drum is a retired Navy SEAL Master Chief, co-creator of The U.S. Navy Warrior Toughness program and executive business consultant who teaches how the same techniques used by the Navy & the SEAL Teams can be applied to leading.
Human-Centered Thought Leader, Bestselling Author, Managing Director at Seramount & The Pemberton Podcast
Steve Pemberton is a visionary human-centered thought leader and the Founder and CEO of The Lighthouse Academy.
Nationally Recognized Health Leader, Executive & Presidential Appointee
Kody H. Kinsley is a nationally recognized health leader, executive, and presidential appointee. Serving as North Carolina’s 18th Secretary of Health and Human Services under Governor Roy Cooper, he was unanimously confirmed by the North Carolina Senate.
Former Turnaround CEO, 2-Time Award-Winning Author, & Authenticity Aficionado
Often called “The Mel Robbins for business,” Erin is a globally recognized expert on the impact of authenticity in the workplace. She’s an award-winning author and co-host of the hit podcast Cause Work Doesn’t Have to Suck.
Former F-18 Navy Fighter Pilot, Top Gun Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork & High-Performance Execution
Captain Jack Becker is a highly decorated, combat proven U.S. Navy fighter pilot and the leading speaker on teamwork, leadership, and process improvement.
4X Bestselling Author; Founder and CEO, Every Monday Matters
For the past 15 years, Matthew Emerzian has been on a mission to create a world where everyone embraces how much and why they matter.
Author & Former Navy Sub Commander
There is one simple yet powerful principle that drives Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska’s passion for creating positive, enduring change in organizations—love.
$1B in Business Impact at Microsoft & Salesforce, Teaching Leaders Why Trust—Not AI—Drives Results
Julissa S. Germosén is a former Fortune 100 executive, bestselling author, and keynote speaker who has delivered at Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, TikTok, Merck, CME Group, and more.
International Human Connection Keynote Speaker & Author
Riaz Meghji is an international human connection keynote speaker and author of the book Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships.
17th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Admiral Rachel Levine, M.D. served as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and led the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Top-Ranked Futurist & 2x Bestselling Author
One of Forbes' Top Futurists, Heather E. McGowan is a globally recognized future-of-work strategist, keynote speaker, and 2x bestselling author who equips leaders and organizations to navigate relentless change.
Author & Employee Engagement Expert
Known as a dynamic and captivating speaker, Joe Mull, M.Ed, CSP, is on a mission to fill workplaces with better bosses who keep top talent in the new age of work.
Bestselling Author, Speaker & Executive Advisor
Curt Steinhorst helps leadership teams navigate the collision of technology, strategy, and human factors—so change sticks and people don’t burn out.
Former Mayor of New York City
Managing a crisis is never easy. But trying to handle one of the worst to hit a major city in a century is almost unimaginable—unless you’re former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The 20th Surgeon General of the United States & Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue
After growing up poor and Black in a Southern rural community, Jerome Adams went on to lead the 6,000 person U.S. Public Health Service as “America’s Doctor” during a worldwide pandemic.
Award-Winning Speaker, Engagement Expert & Singer-Songwriter
Rachel Druckenmiller is a powerhouse speaker and facilitator who helps leaders and teams reignite purpose, fuel connection, and take bold, meaningful action.
Expert on Personal Transformation, Peak Performance & Creating Environments for Success
Based in Venice, California, Seb Terry is a cheeky Australian whose passion for life is not only evident through his famed bucket list journey, but is powerfully unleashed onto stages with every keynote that he performs.
Author & Entrepreneur
Dan Heath is the co-author, along with his brother Chip, of four long-running bestsellers: Made to Stick, Switch, Decisive, and The Power of Moments. Their books have sold over three million copies worldwide and been translated into 33 languages.
US Air Force Fighter Pilot & Lieutenant Colonel
Brandon helps leaders transform their teams into high performing, high reliability organizations by harnessing the same tools used by US Air Force Fighter Pilots.
Keynote Pianist, Business Leader, Entrepreneur & Author
With more than 1,000 performances in 28 countries, Felipe Gomez has dazzled audiences at corporate events, association conventions, and global leadership conferences.
Resilience, Future of Work, AI & Change Management Expert
How do we cope and thrive in the unprecedented new world we now and ourselves in? The answer, says bestselling author, workplace expert and resilience researcher, Adam Markel, is to tap the power of resilience to become Change Proof.
Nonverbal Communications Expert
Jan Hargrave is the nation’s leading behavioral authority and body language expert. Jan proves with her contagious warmth, wit, and knowledge that there is a method, and style, to success.
Hall-of-Fame NCAA Basketball Coach, Best-Selling Author & Mental Health Warrior
When it comes to coaching, teamwork and the leadership needed to excel, no one does it better than Joanne “Coach P” McCallie, former NCAA Division I women’s basketball head coach for 28 years.
Diversity & Inclusion Specialist and Author
Justin Jones-Fosu MBA, CSP is a full-time dad-e who also happens to be a social entrepreneur, and author. He is the Founder and CEO of Work. Meaningful. where he speaks 50-60 times a year for professionals, corporations and organizations.
Head Coach, Los Angeles Chargers
Jim Harbaugh is the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. Formerly the head football coach at the University of Michigan, he is one of the most respected names in football and a proven leader on and off the field.
Author & Creator of The Hero Effect®
Kevin’s unconventional path to business and personal success has taught him that winning in business and in life requires anything but conventional thinking.
CEO, Founder, Bestselling Author & Global Workplace Expert
Jenn Lim is the bestselling author of Beyond Happiness. Her authentic real-talk approach and decades of experience in people, culture, and org design give her the street cred to back up her purpose.
Award-Winning Franchise Owner & Business Performance Expert
Meet Scott Greenberg: one-part business game-changer, one-part motivational leader. Scott practically wrote the book on what it takes to transform businesses from average to extraordinary.
Shaquille O'Neal's "Head Coach for Happiness"
Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo is the authority on how to crush your inner critic so that you can live your life with purpose, fulfillment, and True Success™ – both personally and professionally.
Blue Angel Lead Solo Pilot
As Lead Solo Pilot of the Blue Angels, the US Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron made up of the top pilots, John Foley had to perform consistently as part of a team in an intense, high-stakes environment.
Empowering Organizations To Challenge What’s Possible
As a leading authority on adaptability, resilience & continuous improvement, Cameron has spent the past 15 years helping organizations, leaders, and teams break through limitations and unlock new levels of performance in the face of constant change.
NYT Best-Selling Author & Motivational Leader
Moore energizes audiences with his remarkable personal story of overcoming adversity through education, embracing personal responsibility and emerging as an inspirational leader.
Olympic Speed Skater & Design Thinking Expert
John “Kairos" Coyle is a true polymath: a champion athlete, a widely-read intellectual, a seasoned executive, an NBC sports analyst, a 3 time TedX speaker, a professor and award winning author of two books.
Expert on Connecting Well-Being & Performance, Bestselling Author & Healthcare Entrepreneur
As the founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company, Suneel Gupta helped thousands of people build better habits for life and work. Now as a bestselling author and Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, Suneel has taken his mission one step further.
World Champion Adventure Racer & Author
A world champion adventure racer, firefighter and founder of World Class Teams, Flashover Seminars and the Project Athena Foundation, Robyn Benincasa accepts full blame for motivating people to do insane things.
NBA Life & Optimization Coach
As a former professional basketball player (both international and domestic) and a coach for the Brooklyn Nets, David has personally helped over 150 NBA players with their personal and professional development both on and off the court.
Entrepreneur & CEO of The Progress Agents
Award-winning business author, Dean Lindsay – CEO of The Progress Agents LLC and Founder of World Gumbo Publishing – is a successful entrepreneur, a skilled business culture consultant, and a powerful keynote speaker with a humorous approach.
President, The Beryl Institute
As President of The Beryl Institute, Jason has created the leading global community on improving the patient experience, engaging 45,000+ members in 50+ countries and establishing the framework for the emerging profession of patient experience.
Artist & Motivator
Committed to leading businesses to new levels of vision and performance through creativity, speaker Erik Wahl helps people identify - and overcome - roadblocks to success.
Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley
Carla Harris is a Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She is responsible for increasing client connectivity and penetration to enhance revenue generation across the firm.
Award-Winning Musician & Author of Black Sheep
Brant Menswar is a core values activist, former rock star and named one of the country’s “Top 10" motivational speakers. His books and Top 200 podcast (Thoughts That Rock) expand on his ground-breaking work around values-based leadership.
Emmy Award Winning Writer & Producer
Scott Halford, CSP, CPAE is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer. Scott’s expansive knowledge in the areas of achievement psychology, critical thinking, and influence add richness and depth to his programs.
Inc. 500 CEO, Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author & Navy SEAL
Alden Mills is the Inc. 500 CEO of Perfect Fitness, founder of multiple businesses, bestselling author of Be Unstoppable and Unstoppable Teams, a three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander and nationally recognized rower.
Former Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO
A 20-year veteran of the US Navy SEALs, two White House administrations and senior executive roles in the private sector, Mike Hayes translates the lessons he has learned to help organizations develop stronger leaders and improve their bottom line.
Keynote Speaker on Meaningful Influence & Presence
Connie Dieken is a social scientist whose research focuses on leadership influence. She advises C-suite executives at the world’s leading brands on how to influence positive outcomes under challenging conditions in all directions.
Star of ABC’s Shark Tank
Daymond John has been a phenomenally successful business person for over 25 years. Along his entrepreneurial journey, through his many successes as well as failures, he has learned a few things about getting the best out of business and life.
Author, Entrepreneur & Award Winning Keynote Speaker
When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan. Erica Dhawan is the world’s leading authority on 21st century Collaboration and Connectional Intelligence.
Best-Selling Author & “America’s Historian”
History. Legacy. Character. Great leadership. Brad Meltzer draws upon the themes of his best-selling books and popular television shows, challenging audiences to look at their lives, work and mission through the lens of legacy.
Leadership & Happiness Expert
After graduating from Harvard Business School, Neil Pasricha spent a decade as Director of Leadership at Walmart, the world’s largest company. While there he wrote the 50-million-hit, award-winning blog 1000 Awesome Things and NYT bestsellers.
Creator of the 5 Second Rule
Mel Robbins is the co-founder of Inspire52 and an award-winning CNN commentator and legal analyst. In her motivational presentations, Robbins speaks at events around the world on human behavior and leadership.
Inspiring Innovator & Transformational Thought Leader
CNN Health’s top story of 2019, Doug Lindsay is a standing ovation TEDx speaker who shows audiences how to take on seemingly impossible challenges.
Former U.S. Navy Commander, Leadership Expert & Gen Z Engagement Strategist
Known for his innovative leadership style, former Navy commander Mike Abrashoff turned the worst-performing ship in the fleet to the best by changing his leadership style and the culture - not the crew
President at The Table Group & Management Consultant
Patrick Lencioni is a business author and the founder of The Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm specializing in executive team development and organizational effectiveness.
Decorated Fighter Pilot & Motivational Speaker
Speaker Rob "Waldo" Waldman is a professional leadership speaker and author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Never Fly Solo.
Expert on Leading Through Change
A clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, C-Suite executive coach and author, Dr. Gary Bradt focuses on the human side of change, advising leaders and motivating teams.
Leadership Development Expert
Known as "the high content speaker who motivates," speaker Mark Sanborn is an expert on leadership, team building, customer service and navigating change.
Conductor / Symphonic Music Presenter
After a distinguished career at the helm of two American orchestras, Roger Nierenberg is now emerging as a creative force for innovation in the presentation of symphonic music.
Business Communication Expert & Author
For 20 years, Joseph Grenny has advised over 100,000 leaders on every major continent. An author and social scientist for business performance, he has conducted research on human behavior to improve performance.
Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine
Geoff Colvin is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today's most significant trends in business. As Fortune's Senior Editor-at-Large, he is one of America's most respected commentators.
Former NBA Star & Peak Performance Coach
As a nationally recognized speaker, Walter commands the stage, making the entire audience feel seen. People walk out of his talks motivated and inspired. His principles are simple but powerful and he uses his experience in a way that changes people.
Brain Scientist
Wherever the very latest neuroscience intersects with real-world challenges facing the workplace, education, healthcare, and our everyday lives, you’ll find energizing insights from brain scientist John Medina.
Physician, CEO Coach, Communication & Burnout Expert, Author
An internal medicine physician who connects the dots between health and leadership performance by inspiring personal and cultural transformation across industries and healing burnout.
Entrepreneur, Veteran & Bestselling Author
The founder of an NGO and a former Marine, Rye Barcott has the distinction of being both a warrior and a peacemaker, a juxtaposition he explores in the memoir It Happened on the Way to War.
Peak Performance Expert, Performer & Author
High-energy keynote speaker and world-class performer Bronkar Lee deconstructs innovation and creativity, making it more accessible to the individual in everyday work and life.
Former Editor & Managing Director, Fast Company
As the former Editor & Managing Director of Fast Company, Robert Safian is known for highlighting the “new” in business while keeping reverence for the “tried and true.”
CEO & Co-founder at ArO & Investor
Robin Farmanfarmaian is an entrepreneur and angel investor, focusing on cutting-edge medical and biotech companies poised to impact 100M patients. Currently she is the CEO of ArO, an early stage software and device company in VR and AR.
Founder and CEO, Tomorrow & Business Consultant
Founder and CEO of Tomorrow, a consumer innovation research lab, Mike Walsh advises some of the world's leading brands and corporations on what's coming next in their industry.
US Navy Fighter Pilot & Leadership Speaker
The first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the US Navy, speaker Carey Lohrenz translates her leadership experience to the business world.
Award-Winning Essayist & Critic
William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent college speaker, and the best-selling author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life.
Authority on Patient Safety & Attorney
John J. Nance, a native Texan, licensed attorney, and decorated Air Force pilot veteran, is the author of five non-fiction books, 13 fiction books, and the major healthcare book, Why Hospitals Should Fly.
Former CEO of X Prize Foundation
Dr. Peter Diamandis formerly headed the X Prize Foundation, which leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive breakthroughs that benefit humanity.
Technology Innovator & Investor
Robert Herjavec is one of North America's most recognizable business leaders. A dynamic speaker, Herjavec demonstrates his entrepreneurial expertise through his leading role on the Emmy nominated show, Shark Tank.
Senior Executive Team at the Studer Group
Craig Deao leads the Education, Speaking and Publishing teams for Studer Group. He is also a sought-after national speaker on topics related to leadership, accountability, patient experience and safety.
Author, Speaker & Business Thought Leader
The WSJ ranked Gary Hamel as the world's most influential business thinker. Hamel is a sought-after keynote speaker, educating audiences on management, strategy, leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Vice President of Research Insights at G2, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School & NY Times Best Selling Author
A popular business author and former leadership coach at Yahoo!, speaker Tim Sanders enlightens audiences with the key to better business.
Teamwork, Leadership & Peak Performance Authority
A former NFL player and president of The Game Changers, Inc., Eric Boles helps organizations enhance their culture, strengthen team dynamics, enhance performance and navigate change.
CEO & Founder, Mach 2 Consulting
Anthony "AB" Bourke is a former fighter pilot as well as the founder and former CEO of Afterburner, Inc. He speaks on leadership, team building & communications.
Battle Tested Army General & Author
With 34 years in the US Army at his heel, corporate speaker Rick Lynch has distinguished himself as an exceptional leader & strategist. His book Adapt or Die provides unprecedented clarity to leaders.
Former Head, Mike’s Hard Lemonade & Futurist
Anat Baron is a force of nature whose forte is building brands, leading teams, and growing companies. She has led major organizations through periods of internal upheaval, intense competition, and market disruption.
Captain of the 1980 Olympic US Hockey Team
Mike Eruzione led the US Hockey Team that beat the odds to win the Gold Medal at the 1980 Olympics. His decisive winning goal allowed the underdog US team to beat the Soviets and stun the world.
Corporate Entertainment & Teamwork Performers
Drum Café transforms a company, division or work team into a drumming orchestra, teaching participants to listen to one another and to make music together.
Psychologist, Leadership Expert & Author
Dr. Henry Cloud is a clinical psychologist with a unique ability to connect with his audiences. He devoted his time to spreading principles of hope and life change by speaking at corporate and leadership events.
Innovative Educational Consultant
Speaker David Sousa is the author of How the Brain Learns, in which he translates discoveries on brain research into practical and effective classroom strategies.
Author, Nurse Leader & Health Culture Expert
One of the top 20 people changing healthcare in America, Kathleen Bartholomew is an expert on creating healthy work environments.
Best-Selling Author of The Happiness Advantage
Shawn Achor is the world’s leading expert on the connection between happiness and success whose research has made the cover of Harvard Business Review.
Founder & CEO, National CARES Mentoring Movement
The visionary that built the Essence brand, Taylor left the magazine to found an organization devoted to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty among African-Americans.
Founder, Homeboy Industries
Father Gregory Boyle is the founder and CEO of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention and re-entry program in Los Angeles County.
Chief Medical Correspondent at ABC News & Cardiologist
Dr. Tara Narula is a board certified cardiologist, associate director of the Cardiac Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital and assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine.
Leadership Expert, New York Times Bestselling Author & Executive Coach
How do today’s best leaders accelerate business results? By engaging their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values. In his challenging, information-packed talks, Adrian Gostick provides real solutions on managing change.
Award-Winning Music Historian
Dr. John Edward Hasse helps audiences understand the power music has to move and inspire us to greater heights. He is a gifted pianist, author and editor of several books including Jazz: The First Century.
Former Conductor, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Former conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, speaker Benjamin Zander addresses teamwork, creativity, leadership, and the transformational power of music.
Co-founder & CEO of Sprout
Cindy Eckert is a highly regarded entrepreneur, a strong advocate for female entrepreneurship, a pharmaceutical leader and one of the few self-made woman billionaires in history. Associates of hers call her unapologetically pink.
Business Leader & Founding Member, Fast Company
Polly LaBarre is co-author of Mavericks at Work, founding team member of Fast Company magazine, and co-founder of Management Lab, where she consults global brands and arms leaders with a Maverick Manual to hack the status quo and ramp up originality, invention and game-changing disruption.
Legendary Football Coach
The embodiment of the word "teamwork,” Bob Ladouceur's engaging presentations teach audiences how to achieve the perfect harmony between cooperation and working towards a unified goal.
Corporate Coach, Mentor & Author
Dr. Lance Secretan is one of the most insightful and provocative leadership teachers of our time. He is the former CEO of a Fortune 100 company, professor, award-winning columnist and author of 15 books.
Corporate Execution Strategists
Afterburner Inc. trains organizations in the simple, scalable improvement processes of Flawless ExecutionSM. Encompassing three management solutions, they bring elite military precision to corporations around the world.
Traveler
Sometimes you take a trip. Sometimes the trip takes you. After college, Eric Saperston bought a vintage yellow Volkswagen Bus, took his Golden Retriever Jack, and set off on a cross country trip to follow the Grateful Dead and much more.
1st Legally Blind D1 Athlete & Ex NFL Free Agent
Aaron Golub is a professional speaker, entrepreneur, and consultant. He became the first legally blind division one athlete to play in a game when he played football at Tulane University.
Former NFL Pro
Former NFL pro JJ Birden is now a performance coach, sharing lessons from his life that help audiences and professions realize the most important thing about success—it is never given, but always earned.
Human Behavior Expert
Colette Carlson is a human behavior expert and Hall of Fame keynote speaker who helps leaders and teams build trust, connection, and communication that drive real results.
TED Speaker & Space Exploration Engineer
As a child, Nagin Cox had a dream of exploring space. And through incredible determination, a fighting spirit and a never-quit attitude, she has done just that. Cox has been a spacecraft operations engineer at NASA’s JPL for over 2 decades.
Social Psychologist, Award-Winning Harvard Lecturer & Bestselling Author
Dr. Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist, bestselling author, and keynote speaker. She focuses on presence and performance under stress, the causes and outcomes of feeling powerful vs. powerless, and more.
America’s First Latina Fighter Pilot
Turned away from flight school because she was a woman, Custodio went on to break barriers (including the sound barrier) as the first Latina USAF pilot and commercial pilot for American Airlines.
Change Management Specialist
To Mark DeVolder, adaptability, innovation and resilience are essential to success in a world of exponential change. As such, he’s dedicated his career to equipping and motivating leaders to harness the hurricane of change.
Speaker, 3x Bestselling Author, Leadership & Culture Expert
Chris Dyer is a culture builder disguised as a serial entrepreneur, CEO, and consultant. His companies were named a Best Place to Work 15 times and featured on Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest-growing companies five times. #1 Leadership Speaker on Culture by Inc. Magazine
Best-Selling Author
Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts and hospitals.
U.S. Air Force Officer & Certified Character Coach
Jason Harris is a motivational speaker, consultant, and certified character coach who values dedication, service and excellence.
Founder of the #NoMatterWhat Movement
Sterling Hawkins is an author, investor and entrepreneur, but most importantly a keynote speaker and founder of the #NoMatterWhat movement.
First Nurse to Climb Seven Summits of the World
Patrick Hickey became the first nurse to climb the 7 summits of the world to call attention to the nation's nurse shortage. He parallels his story with goal setting, dedication, and facing adversity.
Chief Operating Officer, NAIC, Transformational Leader & Advocate
Trail-blazing Executive. Authentic Leader. Unwavering Advocate. These are just a few of the descriptions that come to mind when describing the emergent and compelling voice of Carmen Ortiz-McGhee.
Career & Workplace Expert
Lindsey Pollak is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading career and workplace experts.
Former Head of Marketing for LaFace Records
Sheri Riley works with high achievers to make choices that lead to less stress and more clarity. She ran the marketing at LaFace Records where her innovative approach helped introduce the world to some of the most influential, multi-platinum artists.
Organizational Psychologist & Belonging Expert
Dr. Jessica Sharp, who uses she/her pronouns, is on a mission to change the world through love and belonging. Jessica is a social entrepreneur and sought-after leadership development consultant and speaker.
Senior Astronaut, Stanford Engineer and MBA
Steve Smith made an audacious childhood dream to be an astronaut come true despite multiple setbacks. He is one of America’s most experienced astronauts with 4 spaceflights and 7 spacewalks to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.