Missouri Speakers

•Sustained burns on 100% of his body after childhood accident, with a 1% chance to survive •Best-selling author of the book, On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life •Reminds audience of the significance of daily attitudes, the power of gratitude, and the impact of serving others with courage

Fee Range: $10,000–$30,000
Travels From: MO

Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee has built one of the most illustrious athletic careers in the world of track & field. Her performance in the heptathlon and long jump in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, made her a legend. Jackie Joyner-Kersee has set over 18 athletic records, received over 24 recognition awards, is a successful businesswoman, respected community leader, and a dynamic motivational speaker who inspires audiences to go after their dreams with passion and commitment. Working with the 77-year-old Farm Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture, Jackie has embarked upon a nationwide effort to enhance the comprehensive health of our nation’s communities through the promotion of healthy lifestyles.

Fee Range: $20,000–$45,000
Travels From: MO

Dr. Kira Hudson Banks has been working to support individuals and groups to understand themselves, others, and systems of oppression for over 20 years. Her teaching, research, and community involvement is rooted in the values of Black Psychology, which uplifts the interconnectedness and resilience of people and rejects an individual and deficit approach. Banks enjoys facilitating difficult dialogues and has been described as making complex and controversial topics accessible and intergroup interactions more understandable. She has done so in schools, communities, institutions of higher education, and corporations. Currently, Banks is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University, an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology doctoral program. Her research examines the experience of discrimination, its impact on mental health, and intergroup relations.

Fee Range: $13,000–$16,000
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Fee Range: $5,000–$8,000
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Dan Coughlin is a student and teacher of practical processes that improve business performance. He and his clients constantly worked to hone simple processes that could improve performance throughout the organization. As a business keynote speaker, Dan combines real-life stories from his management consulting work with in-depth research of the audience he is speaking to. He then delivers penetrating and practical insights that attendees can use immediately to improve their performance and results. He is the author of the book, The Management 500: A High-Octane Formula for Business Success (2009), which is endorsed by Jason Jennings, Brian Tracy, Marshall Goldsmith, and Alan Weiss. The Management 500 provides business managers with practical advice on how to generate three consecutive years of sustainable, profitable growth.

Fee Range: Inquire
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Britt Frank, LSCSW, SEP is a licensed psychotherapist, human behavior expert, and bestselling author of The Science of Stuck (Penguin Random House, 2022), which was named by Esquire as one of the top wellness books to read in 2023. Her work focuses on dismantling the motivation and wellness myths that prevent you from leveling up in life. Whether you struggle with productivity, mental health challenges, or the never-ending cycle of stress and burnout, Britt gives you actionable tools to break through what’s holding you back.

Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
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Fee Range: $10,000–$17,000
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Nothing can substitute experience. Dr. C.J. Huff has 19 years of experience in the field of education as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in rural, suburban, and urban school districts. His wide range of experiences as a classroom teacher, building principal, superintendent and a family farmer prepared him to lead his district of 1,100 employees and 7,700 students through the recovery effort that has followed the devastating Sunday, May 22, 2011 tornado that ripped through the heart of Joplin, KS.

Fee Range: $5,000–$11,000
Travels From: MO

Shep works with companies that want to build loyal relationships with their customers and employees. His focus is on delivering amazing customer service, customer engagement, managing the customer experience and creating customer loyalty. He is a hall of fame speaker (National Speakers Association) and a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Shep Hyken’s most requested speaking programs focus on customer service, customer loyalty, internal service, customer relations and the customer experience. He is known for his high energy presentations, which combine important information with entertainment to create exciting programs for his audiences.

Fee Range: $25,000–$35,000
Travels From: MO

A New York Times best-selling author and innovation consultant, Diana Kander has spent her career challenging assumptions and asking big questions - what kind of culture needs to exist in an organization to ensure innovative ideas and practices? How has Snoop Dogg continued to innovate decade after decade to stay relevant to the next generation? What causes name brands to lose relevance with their customers and go out of business? A serial entrepreneur who entered the United States as a refugee at the age of 8, she has launched and sold millions of dollars’ worth of products and services. Her first book, All In Startup, has been used by over 100 universities in their innovation courses and countless large organizations to help their employees think more like entrepreneurs. Her second book, The Curiosity Muscle walks readers through a methodology to keep curiosity alive and thriving inside of an organization, ultimately, future-proofing the business.

Fee Range: $17,000–$30,000
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Fee Range: $15,000–$18,000
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Fee Range: $8,000–$13,500
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Fee: $25,000
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Fee Range: $10,000–$21,000
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Fee Range: $15,000–$27,500
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• Founder of The Accountability Institute™ • Named one of the World’s Top 5 Organizational Culture Professionals by Global Gurus • Bestselling author of 12 books including: The Accountability Advantage, I Am Accountable, Non-Negotiable, No More Excuses, and No Matter What • CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee

Fee Range: $17,000–$20,000
Travels From: MO