New Jersey Speakers

Sampson Davis, MD, is an infectious, compelling storyteller that all should hear. His true rags-to-riches journey leaves audiences inspired and filled with motivation. Growing up in one of America’s toughest cities, he made the transition from life-threatening quarters to a highly sought-after professional speaker, best-selling author and specially skilled, life-saving physician. Davis spends his time practicing medicine and traveling the country delivering keynote speeches with timely messages. Davis believes it is important to give education a sense of style and fashion. To glorify and glamorize education is the key. A face must be present, a concrete image that all individuals across America can draw inspiration from. Davis considers his 3 D’s, Dedication, Determination and Discipline, as the necessary ingredients to success. Davis’ speeches will detail topics including mental health, substance abuse, diversity in the medical field and his calling to care as an act of reciprocity.

Fee Range: $15,000–$30,000
Travels From: NJ

Ice T not only invented gangster rap, he has lived it. Ice T is the original embodiment of L.A. Hip-Hop. Through his music, his book The Ice Opinion, and his lecture tours of America’s prisons, high schools, and colleges, Ice T has become an influential spokesman for America’s youth. Born in New Jersey, Ice T learned the art of survival pretty fast. An only child whose parents died when he was very young, Ice T became involved in Los Angeles gangs before spending four years in the army. His first break came when the producers of the film Breakin' asked him to rap in the movie. He went on to become rap music's original gangster. Ice T formed Rhyme Syndicate Records in 1989 and released a string of groundbreaking West Coast rap records. He is an accomplished movie actor. Cast if such movies as "New Jack City", "Ricochet" and "Johnny Mnemonic". He also is part of the cast of "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit".

Fee Range: $50,000–$125,000
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Fee Range: $8,000–$12,500
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Bobbi Brown is an internationally renowned makeup artist and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Her products are sold in more than 400 stores and twenty countries worldwide. In addition to creating cover looks for magazines and making up models for fashion shows, Bobbi is the exclusive beauty editor of NBC’s Today Show and a frequent guest on the E! and Style channels. Bobbi is the author of four New York Times best-selling books and a columnist for Prevention magazine and Ladies Home Journal online. Her most recent book, Bobbi Brown Living Beauty, was published in February of 2007. Her products are now sold in over 400 stores in twenty countries around the world. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three sons.

Fee Range: Inquire
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Donna Cardillo has been speaking and entertaining for over a decade. A licensed registered nurse, her accomplished career combines over 20 years of clinical, managerial, and business experience, not to mention her experience as a professional singer. Known as "the guru" of career development for nurses, Donna's seminar "Career Alternatives For Nurses" has gained national recognition. Donna's sense of humor and down-to-earth speaking style consistently hit the mark with audiences nationwide. Her inspirational and dynamic delivery will ignite a fire under you and start you on a journey of exploration and discovery that will enable you to avail yourself of all that life has to offer.

Fee Range: $8,000–$15,000
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Fee Range: $13,000–$25,000
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Fee Range: $10,000–$17,000
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Fee Range: $7,000–$18,500
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• Kal Penn is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. • He is best known for starring roles including the Harold and Kumar franchise, House, Designated Survivor, and most recently the patriotic immigration comedy Sunnyside, which he co-created for NBC and Hulu. • From 2009 to 2011, Penn took a sabbatical from acting when he was appointed by President Obama to serve as an Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He later served as a national co-chair for President Obama’s re-election campaign in 2012, and on the President’s Committee for the Arts and Humanities focusing on arts education and cultural diplomacy • Penn's memoir, You Can't Be Serious, is a humorous and inspiring collection of stories about ambition, fame, and his unusual career path. • He has been an active member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and most recently completed several global documentary series for Amazon, VICE, and National Geographic. • Penn can be seen as the host of Getting Warmer With Kal Penn, a show focused on the intersection of climate, clean energy, and business.

Fee Range: $38,000–$75,000
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Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
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For almost 20 years, Joe has proven to be one of show business' brightest lights. After stints as a disc jockey and dinner-theater performer, Joe turned to comedy. In 1980, he was chosen to join a newly formed ensemble charged with one of the most difficult tasks in TV history-replacing the original cast of Saturday Night Live. By the time he left the show in 1985, Joe had left his mark on the program, and the nation, thanks to his wide range of hilarious original characters and celebrity impersonations, from The Sports Guy and Doug Whiner to David Letterman and, of course, Frank Sinatra, who had repeatedly endorsed Joe's portrayal of him. In addition, Piscopo starred in three HBO specials. His work in the first of these, The Joe Piscopo Special, won him a Cable ACE Award for Outstanding Performance. He also starred in the critically acclaimed New Jersey Special on ABC-TV.

Fee Range: $30,000–$40,000
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Fee Range: $15,000–$30,000
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•Award-winning career coach, staffing & business strategist, national speaker, and author •Diversity, Inclusion, Unconscious Bias and Corporate Culture Leader •Gail's "So What" approach to combatting bias & focusing on what matters

Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
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Fee Range: $20,000–$30,000
Travels From: NJ