Aging & Senior Living Speakers

Dara Torres' inspiring story of competing in the Olympics at age 41 shows us all that no matter how big your dreams are, you're never too old to achieve them. Since her first international race at the age of 14, Dara Torres has proven that she is far from your average athlete. She is author of Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life and Gold Medal Fitness: A Revolutionary Five Week Program, both of which made The New York Times best seller list.

Fee Range: $25,000–$32,000
Travels From: MA

Fee Range: $26,000–$50,000
Travels From: CA

Jamie Lee Curtis began her Hollywood career in 1977 when she signed on as a contract player with Universal Studios. She was a regular on the television series Operation Petticoat when she was cast in "Halloween." She has demonstrated her versatility as a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as the blockbuster True Lies, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award. Other memorable leading film role performances include A Fish Called Wanda and My Girl. Jamie also co-starred opposite Richard Lewis in the acclaimed sitcom "Anything but Love," which earned her both a Golden Globe and People's Choice Award. She is an AIDS activist and has an active connection to many children's charities.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $25,000–$40,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: NY

Sonia Arrison is a best-selling author, futurist and analyst who has studied the impact of new technologies on society for the better part of two decades. As a founder, academic advisor, and, currently, trustee at Singularity University in Mountain View, California, her research focuses on exponentially growing technologies and their impact on society. Her most recent book, 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith, addresses the social, economic, and cultural impacts of radical human longevity. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia, and author of two previous books (Western Visions and Digital Dialog).

Fee: $13,000
Travels From: CA

Dan Buettner is a New York Times best-selling author as well as an internationally recognized researcher and explorer who founded Blue Zones®–a brand that compiles the world’s best practices in health, happiness, and longevity and helps people live longer and better.

Fee Range: $75,000–$125,000
Travels From: MN

Fee Range: $35,000–$60,000
Travels From: CA

Maddy Dychtwald is an internationally recognized author, entrepreneur, business advisor, and thought leader on the age wave—and how longevity and the ascent of women are transforming the marketplace, the workplace, the retirement scape, and how we do business. Since co-founding Age Wave more than 30 years ago, Maddy and her team have worked with more than half of the Fortune 500 in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and medical technology to financial services and marketing. She is one of the founders of the nonprofit Women Against Alzheimer’s and serves as a board member of the BrightFocus Foundation, a non-profit that funds research to eradicate diseases of the brain and eye. She is also a founding member of the XPRIZE Alzheimer’s Braintrust gearing up to globally crowdsource innovative solutions to end Alzheimer’s disease.

Fee Range: $20,000–$35,000
Travels From: CA

The five-time emmy award winning host of the Newlywed Game, keynote speaker Bob Eubanks, is one of the most wanted motivational presenters. Eubanks talks from his long personal interaction with contestants on game shows such as the Newlywed Game, as well as his experience as one of Hollywood's most successful entrepreneurs. Eubanks focuses on enhancing team building, people skills, relationships, and the use of humor as a communication skill.

Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
Travels From: CA

Adam is professor in neurology, physiology and psychiatry at UCSF, and the founder and executive director of Neuroscape. Dr. Gazzaley is co-founder and chief science advisor of Akili Interactive Labs and JAZZ Venture Partners. He has been a scientific advisor for over a dozen companies, filed multiple patents, authored over 130 scientific articles, and delivered over 600 invited presentations around the world. He wrote and hosted the nationally televised PBS special, The Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaley, and co-authored the 2016 MIT Press book, The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World, winner of the 2017 PROSE Award. He has received many awards, including the 2015 Society for Neuroscience – Science Educator Award.

Fee Range: $17,000–$25,000
Travels From: CA

Emmy Award winner Leeza Gibbons is one of the most well known pop-culture icons on the air. In addition to her impressive background in the field of entertainment and news media, Leeza is an instrumental advocate for healthcare, wellness, and caregiving. She is also a wife, mother, businesswoman and a New York Times bestselling author. Best known for anchoring and reporting on “Entertainment Tonight” and hosting and producing her own talk show, Leeza has 30 years of experience being in front of audiences. She is a Master of Change. There is authenticity in her message and humility in her delivery. She is a wife and mom whose path to her current domestic bliss was rocky and taught her the “life is messy- it gets all over you”. Now she has embraced her “inner cougar” and learned to live without limits. Leeza brings her hands-on experience as a caregiver as well as her expertise as the author of the caregiver guide, Take Your Oxygen First: Caring for Yourself while Caring for Someone You Love with Memory Loss.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: CA

Stanley Hupfeld became President and Chief Executive Officer of INTEGRIS Health in 1994. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Healthcare Corporation and Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma and served as President of All Saints Healthcare in Fort Worth, Texas for ten years. He has spoken and been published widely, having been honored as the "CEO Marketer of the Year" by the American Society for Healthcare Planning and Marketing, and as "Executive of the Year" by the Sales & Marketing Executives International. He is the 2003 recipient of the W. Cleveland Rodgers Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the health care industry. He currently writes a healthcare column for a local business daily, The Journal Record. Stanley Hupfeld is the author of Political Malpractice, How The Politicians Made A Mess of Health Reform.

Fee: $8,000
Travels From: OK

When it comes to overcoming tough challenges, rising to fearless leadership, and living a life filled with passion, Larry Jacobson hasn't just been around the block. He's been around the world.. As a motivational speaker, Jacobson shares how he made his dream of sailing around the world come true, and the traits and disciplines needed to achieve great accomplishments in one's own life. In addition to the importance of living passionately, he speaks about setting goals, decision-making, taking risks, using fear to your advantage, and maintaining a positive perspective. He speaks from his own experience which lends great credibility to his message. Audiences are inspired and take away tangible skills applicable to their own lives. Comfortable at sea and in the boardroom, Jacobson works as an executive coach and understands executive level and C-suite challenges.

Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
Travels From: CA

A world-renowned athlete and adventurer, motivational speaker Grant Korgan continues to live an unlimited life around the globe after having sustained a 2010 spinal cord injury. Through his captivating presentation experiences, teams and corporations across the nation find Korgan's outlook and inspiring takeaways invaluable in achieving focus, endless drive, leadership, motivation, and personal empowerment.

Fee Range: $5,000–$15,000
Travels From: NV

Richard Lui's career in politics and political news spans 25 years, including news anchor for MSNBC, NBC News and CNN Worldwide. He is a Policy Fellow at the University of California Riverside where he explores the cross of public policy and media, Global Ambassador for Plan International, one of 200 active US State Department Traveling Speakers, and spokesperson for NGOs focusing on gender equality and human trafficking including the UN's HeForShe campaign. Outside of work, Richard travels each week from New York City to San Francisco to care for his father, an Alzheimer’s patient. To highlight and raise awareness of the importance of family caregiving, Richard is an AARP Caregiving Champion and an Alzheimer’s Association Celebrity Champion. Also, he is a champion of gender equality and ending violence against women.

Fee Range: $19,000–$32,000
Travels From: CA

If you are in search of a resilience keynote speaker who will provide an unforgettable and moving experience for your event, we welcome you to the riveting and heartfelt work of Allison Massari. Ms. Massari found peace, purpose, and happiness after overcoming two extraordinary personal tragedies. Taking a long, steep climb from ashes into recovery, she learned very clearly how to navigate her way to true healing. Her rededicated mission is to share her story of resilience, transformation and revitalization to motivate change in people and the organizations that nurture and inspire them. She assists people at deep levels, arming them with tools to better manage their lives. Her story and extensive time in recovery from her accidents also has given her compelling material to enlighten health care workers with a deeper awareness in patient-centered care. Allison Massari has become a fiery voice for the potent power of compassion, kindness, and indestructible perseverance.

Fee Range: $17,000–$24,000
Travels From: CA

Partha Nandi M.D., F.A.C.P is the creator and host of the EMMY Award Winning medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi, reaching 110 million homes daily. Dr. Nandi is a globally recognized physician, bestselling author, and dynamic keynote speaker. His approach blends traditional and unorthodox health principles from the East and West, delivering stunning results for both patients and organizations. He is the bestselling author of Ask Dr. Nandi: 5 Steps to Becoming Your Own Health Hero for Longevity, Well-Being, and a Joyful Life, and a practicing gastroenterologist.

Fee Range: $10,000–$18,000
Travels From: MI

In addition to being a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer, a seven-time New York Times bestselling author and an NBC News special anchor, Maria is a trailblazer for women’s empowerment and one of the world’s leading advocates for Alzheimer’s research.

Fee Range: $94,000–$188,000
Travels From: CA

Dr. Gary Small is well known for his ability to both entertain and teach. In his presentations, Small deftly translates cutting-edge science into everyday language that everyone can understand. He has appeared on The "Today Show", "Good Morning America", "The Dr. Oz Show", PBS, and CNN. His expertise ranges from Alzheimer's disease prevention and memory enhancement to the impact of technology on the brain, as well as the latest psychiatric treatments and therapy breakthroughs. His research, supported by the National Institute of Health, has made headlines in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today. Scientific American magazine named him one of the world’s leading innovators in science and technology. Dr. Small lectures throughout the world and frequently appears on The Today Show, Good Morning American, PBS, and CNN. He has written five books, including The New York Times best seller, The Memory Bible.

Fee: $14,000
Travels From: CA

Dr. Thomas is well known as a medical doctor and an international authority on longevity. He is uniquely able to deliver a talk covering concepts including aging, ageism, longevity, senior housing, medicare, independence, aging-in-place/community, the nursing home industry, and entrepreneurship. Bill’s talks are unscripted and is happy to offer a talk that covers several topics as desired by the client.  Dr. Thomas is always happy to take audience questings using his preferred “Ask Dr. Bill” format.

Fee: $20,000
Travels From: NY

Dr. Gail Wilensky is the John M. Olin Senior Fellow at Project HOPE, an international health foundation, and Chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). She is a nationally-recognized expert on health policy and financing issues. She directed the Medicare and Medicaid programs and served in the White House as a senior adviser on health and welfare issues to President George H.W. Bush. She was also the first chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Her expertise is on strategies to reform health care, with particular emphasis on Medicare, comparative effectiveness research and military health care.

Fee Range: $16,000–$20,000
Travels From: MD

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. She believes with mobility, smart nutrition and building relationships we can harness our own power to control 70% of our health and aging. Dr. Wright specializes in sports medicine and is one of only a few female orthopedic surgeons in the United States. She is the founding director of the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA) and the inaugural Medical Director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Her pioneering research in mobility and musculoskeletal aging is changing the way we view and treat the aging process. Dr. Wright speaks worldwide and has authored two mainstream books, Fitness After 40: How to Stay Strong at Any Age and Guide to THRIVE: 4 steps to Body, Brains & Bliss. Her current book project is entitled, Prescription for Prosperity.

Fee Range: $62,000–$62,500
Travels From: GA