Pennsylvania Speakers

Fee Range: $38,000–$82,000
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Dr. Jonah Berger is a professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a world-renowned expert on decision making, social influence, word of mouth, and how products, ideas, and behaviors become popular The author of New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller Contagious: Why Things Catch On, he consults, teaches, and researches consumer behavior and trends, leading effective change, making better decisions, becoming more influential, and getting things to catch on. Berger is an exciting and fresh voice on marketing and strategy. With a PhD in marketing, Berger has spent more than 15 years studying judgment and decision making and consulting for Fortune 500 companies. He looks at how organizations can sway behavior and describes how to prevent consumers from getting mired in “decision-making quicksand.”

Fee Range: $25,000–$40,000
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Legendary member of the four-time World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Rocky Bleier is one of America's most courageous sportsmen. Crippled by enemy fire during the Vietnam conflict, he fought overwhelming odds and demonstrated the courage and determination to overcome his injuries, becoming one of the NFL's premier running backs. His remarkable story became the subject of the book, Fighting Back, which was recreated in the 1980 ABC-TV movie of the same name. In his presentations, he motivates audiences to keep on striving for greater accomplishments, employing a dynamic style with real-life stories and an appropriate injection of humor.

Fee Range: $7,000–$11,000
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Shannon Cassidy specializes in behavioral change and communication. With a keen ability to get to the heart of the matter, inspire new learning and facilitate new actions, her work transforms both people and businesses. Utilizing a variety of approaches, Shannon helps clients develop the inner mindset and outer skills needed for greater executive presence, authentic communication, collaborative teaming, organizational engagement, and effective conflict resolution.

Fee Range: $15,000–$25,000
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Doug Conant is a top change management speaker who speaks widely to people and organizations on effective and enduring leadership practices for the modern age. Conant is an internationally renowned business leader, New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social media influencer with over 40 years of leadership experience at world-class global companies. For the past 20 years of his leadership journey, he has honed his leadership craft at the most senior levels – first as President of the Nabisco Foods Company, then as CEO of Campbell Soup Company, and finally as Chairman of Avon Products.

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An internationally renowned expert on the psychology of consumers, Pamela Danziger plugs marketers and retailers into the collective mindset of the consumer. Danziger specializes in the ever-changing high-end marketplace, calling on her expert knowledge of consumer psychology, behavior, and the economy, as well as her in-depth research into the trends and patterns of the American shopper. Danziger is the author of three ground-breaking books on the consumer-mindset. Her first book, Why People Buy Things They Don't Need, was called "a roadmap" for investors in the retail market by USA Today. A highly-sought after keynote speaker, Danziger has recently addressed large conference audiences, speaking in support of ideation, innovation, corporate sales and advertisers’ meetings. Pam brings a passion for data, coupled with a need to understand what drives and motivates consumers to her audiences.

Fee Range: $5,000–$10,000
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Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
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Ashley Fox is one of the NFL’s most well-respected journalists and a trailblazer in the male-dominated, ego-infused world of sports media. During her 24-year career, including 7 years as a lead NFL reporter and analyst for ESPN, Inc., The Worldwide Leader in Sports, Ashley covered the sport for the largest sports media network in the world. Ashley understands the power of relationships - as well as the steps to build and maintain them. She has mastered the lost art of listening and knows that the best questions mine the most insightful answers. To this day she maintains lasting relationships with some of the most powerful people in professional sports, proving that championship teamwork isn’t just for NFL Sundays.

Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
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• Errin Haines is the editor at large and a co-founder of The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom focused on the intersection of women, politics, and policy. She is also an MSNBC Political Analyst. • Prior to joining The 19th, Errin was a national writer on race and ethnicity for The Associated Press, offering sharp news analysis and original perspectives on current events on topics including urban affairs, policing, historically black colleges, civil rights, and the black electorate. • Her expertise on issues of race, gender, and politics makes her a sought-after voice and thought leader in her industry. Errin was a Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University and is currently a fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics.

Fee Range: $20,000–$25,000
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Ron Jaworski aka Jaws has successfully taken his leadership skills from the Gridiron to the boardroom defining the lines where Sports meets Business. He has always exhibited an entrepreneurial spirit and today, owns a professional sports team, a business relationship company and six golf courses. This 17 year Veteran Quarterback has proven to give a team the momentum they need — from in the huddle to the boardroom. Ron played as a Quarterback in the NFL for 17 years. He has been featured on some of the most successful sports programming at ESPN — including Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Countdown, the NFL Matchup Show, NFLbranded specials, Mike & Mike in the Morning and Pardon the Interruption. Ron and his family strive to give back to the community. They put their heart and soul into their Foundation, Jaws Youth Playbook which helps improve the overall health and wellness of at-risk youth, primarily in the Philadelphia area along with the NFL and United Way.

Fee: $30,000
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Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins is a dynamic speaker, author, scholar, a Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. Jenkins is appointed within the School of Nursing, the School of Social Policy & Practice, and The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. He is also the director of the Interpreting Attitudes toward Minorities in Medicine (I AM) Research Group.Jenkins, who is two-time award winner national journalist examines the influence of race, racism, and psychosocial stress within medicine. Jenkins is also an authority in the field of institutional inclusion and diversity, specifically in medical and academic industries. He intertwines innovative research with his personal journey through sports and higher education to examine an organizational change in the areas of inclusion and diversity.

Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
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Fee: $32,000
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Rachael Mann, a national authority on career and technical education, champions forward-thinking in educational spaces. With an MA in educational leadership and 14 years of diverse classroom teaching, she penned "The Things You’ll Grow", "The Spaces You’ll Go", and co-authored "The Martians in Your Classroom", spotlighting STEM integration. Holding pivotal roles such as the Arizona State Director for Educators Rising and founding member of the Council on the Future of Education, she's committed to future-ready education. Based in Hershey, PA, Rachael inspires through talks and workshops

Fee Range: $7,800–$15,500
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Fee Range: $7,500–$20,000
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Eric McElvenny has become synonymous with inspiration. His story of determination, faith, and hope has resounded in encouragement nationwide. Eric’s foundation of faith has been his backbone; his source of truth, hope and strength. In 2013, he completed his military career, and is still an active endurance athlete, competitor to this day. Eric has been able to touch many people with his faith message and overall spirit. His greatest joy is being a husband and father, and he continues to touch and inspire lives as a professional triathlete and inspirational speaker.

Fee Range: $5,000–$20,000
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David B. Nash, MD MBA, is a board certified internist who is internationally recognized for his work in public accountability for outcomes, physician leadership development, and quality-of-care improvement. He is the Founding Dean Emeritus of the Jefferson College of Population Health and now serves as the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy. Dr. Nash is regularly on Modern Healthcare's list of Most Powerful Persons in Healthcare and is a principal faculty member for quality of care programming for the American Association of Physician Leaders. Dr. Nash has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and edited 23 books, including Connecting with the New Healthcare Consumer, The Quality Solution, Demand Better, and most recently Population Health: Creating a Culture of Wellness (3rd edition).

Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
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Fee Range: $15,000–$25,000
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Fee Range: $12,000–$20,000
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Weaving together humorous stories, jokes, audience interaction, and improv comedy games, Avish keeps the audience engaged while imparting a key lesson: Planning is Important, but Improvising is Essential! No matter how well you plan, things will go wrong, surprises will arise, and the Universe will throw you a curveball. Your success and sanity are directly related to how you respond these challenges. By the end of one of Avish's presentations you will have key tools to flow with all that life throws at you. Avish has spoken to the very creative (actors and directors), the very un-creative (accountants), the very casual (college students), and the very business-like (sales professionals). The end result is always the same - smiles, laughs, and a new way of looking at life and business.

Fee Range: $4,000–$12,500
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Fee Range: $10,000–$25,000
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Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist, advisor and trend-weaver to organizations focused at the intersection of health, technology and people. Jane founded THINK-Health after working with health care consultancies in the US and Europe. Jane’s clients span the health/care ecosystem: technology, pharma and life sciences, providers, plans, retail, financial services and consumer goods. She founded the Health Populi blog in 2007.

Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
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Fee Range: $4,000–$10,000
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Michael Sherlock is a keynote speaker, trainer, author and podcast host in the areas of leadership, sales and the customer experience, with over 25 years of experience delivering motivational speeches and training sessions to audiences worldwide. With a corporate background in leading rapid turnarounds and transforming organizations, Michael brings a record of success and expertise at the highest levels of global business. As a Vice President of US Sales for two multi-national medical device companies, Michael has managed net revenue exceeding $50 million and managed as many as 500 employees at a time. She has created and executed business transformation initiatives across hundreds of businesses, built leadership development programs for numerous C-Level executives, and helped her clients generate significant additional annual revenue.

Fee Range: $7,000–$15,000
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Using the perfect blend of analysis and humor, Michael Smerconish delivers an engaging, thought-provoking and balanced dialogue on today's political arena and the long-term implications of the polarization in politics.

Fee Range: $30,000–$40,000
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