Education & Youth Keynote Speakers

Fee Range: $8,000–$10,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $6,500–$10,500
Travels From: CO

Erik Wahl is a graffiti artist who is making big waves on the international lecture circuit by challenging organizations to break free from business as usual. His breakthrough thinking has earned praise from the likes of top influencers in both art and business. His sought-after artwork has raised millions of dollars for charity and can be seen hanging prominently in executive offices all over the world.

Fee Range: $35,000–$45,000
Travels From: CA

Vijay Govindarajan, known as VG, is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of Int'l Business at the Tuck School and founding director of Tuck's Center for Global Leadership. He is also the faculty co-director for Global Leadership 2020, Tuck's executive education program that focuses on global management. VG's area of expertise is strategy, with particular emphasis on strategic innovation, industry transformation, and global strategy and organization. VG works with CEOs and top management teams in Global Fortune 500 firms to discuss, challenge, and escalate their thinking about strategy. VG received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School and was awarded the Robert Bowne Prize for the best thesis proposal. He also received his MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School where he was included in the Dean's Honor List. He has published eight books, including Reverse Innovation in Health Care How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: NH

Fee: $35,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $15,000–$27,500
Travels From: TX

Jon Gordon is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world today. His engaging talks and principles have influenced numerous leaders and teams in professional sports, business, healthcare and education. Jon speaks on a variety of topics (leadership, teamwork, culture, sales and service) based on his best-selling books and his clients include Southwest Airlines, The Atlanta Falcons, The Los Angeles Dodgers, Campbell Soup, Northwestern Mutual, Dell, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Wells Fargo, PGA Tour, Clemson Football, Intermountain Health Care, Denver Public Schools and many more.

Fee Range: $60,000–$80,000
Travels From: FL

Fee Range: $17,000–$35,000
Travels From: CA

Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, which recovers a forgotten history of how federal, state, and local policy explicitly segregated metropolitan areas nationwide, creating racially homogenous neighborhoods in patterns that violate the Constitution and require remediation. He is also the author of many other articles and books on race and education. Previous influential books include Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black–White Achievement Gap and Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right.

Fee Range: $5,000–$14,000
Travels From: DC

• Elaine Welteroth is the former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, making her the second African-American in Condé Nast's 107-year history to hold such a title • Welteroth was tapped to become a judge on Bravo's hit series, Project Runway • Her book, More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), became an instant New York Times bestseller • Her promotion to editor at age 29 made her the youngest in Condé Nast history to become editor • When she became beauty director of Teen Vogue in 2012, Welteroth was the first African-American to serve in the role • She is credited for the notable increase of Teen Vogue coverage of politics and social justice, encouraging readers to become civically engaged, specifically during the 2016 U.S. presidential election •Elaine released her own MasterClass, on designing a dream career by harnessing one’s values, skills, and passions.

Fee Range: $32,000–$60,000
Travels From: NY

Legendary sports icon, Olympic champion and Hall of Famer, philanthropist, bestselling author, television personality, ringside analyst and longtime face of Skechers’ popular Relaxed Fit collections, Sugar Ray Leonard has established a legacy that epitomizes boxing and invokes the reverence of a champion. Sugar Ray Leonard’s raw and uplifting memoir reveals in intimate detail for the first time the complex human who waged his own personal battle with depression, rage, addiction and greed, that lay behind the champion.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $20,000–$30,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $10,000–$12,000
Travels From: CA

Nick Saban, head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, is widely considered to be one of the greatest coaches of all time, not only in college football, but in any sport. Saban has six national championship titles. He is the first coach in college football history to win national championships with two different schools. Saban has come to be known for his fiery personality on the sidelines and his strong leadership in the locker room and at practice. Saban’s staff and players, as well as sports experts and fans alike, have come to identify Saban’s coaching style as “The Process”—a rigorous work ethic and focus on being the best in the immediate moment rather than looking toward what may be on the horizon. Saban demands that his players concentrate only on the task at hand and give it their all. Once that task is accomplished, move on to the next, repeat, and inevitably success will come. It is this philosophy that has distinguished Saban since his first national championship with LSU in 2003, and it’s the same credo that has rewarded his ‘Bama team with their most recent success.

Fee Range: $156,000–$345,000
Travels From: AL

As a young athlete, Ibtihaj struggled with the restrictions wearing a hijab imposed on the requisite sport uniforms, until she discovered fencing, where she finally felt she could be true to herself. She went on to attend Duke University, where she was a three-time All-American and the 2005 Junior Olympic Champion. A member of the U.S. National Fencing Team, Ibtihaj jousted her way into the history books at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro wearing her hijab, ultimately helping the women’s fencing team earn the bronze medal. As a stereotype-busting trailblazer and inspirational role model, she is an official sports ambassador, serving on the State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sport Initiative and talking with young women around the world about the importance of sports and education. Drawing from her triumphant journey and unwavering commitment to her authentic self, Ibtihaj inspires others to overcome any obstacle and pave their own unique path to success.

Fee Range: $18,750–$32,000
Travels From: CA

Craig Kielburger is a social entrepreneur and the co-founder of a family of organizations dedicated to the power of WE, a movement of people coming together to change the world. Along with his brother Marc Kielburger, Craig co-founded WE Charity, which provides a holistic development model called WE Villages, helping to lift more than one million people out of poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Back at home in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, WE Schools and W corporate social reponsibilityE Day provide comprehensive service learning programs to 10,000 schools, engaging 2.4 million young change-makers. His work has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes and the BBC. Craig is the youngest ever graduate from the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA program. He has also received 15 honorary doctorates and degrees for his work in the fields of education and human rights. Craig is a New York Times bestselling author, who has published 12 books, as well as a nationally syndicated columnist. Craig has received the Nelson Mandela Freedom Medal and the World Children’s Prize.

Fee Range: $25,000–$30,000
Travels From: Intl

• CEO of Fearless Positivity and Co-Founder of Digital Wellness Institute •Bestselling author of The Future of Happiness, Ripple’s Effect, and How to Make a Shark Smile • Member of the United Nations Global Happiness Council • Regular contributor for Forbes on Women, Technology, and Leadership • The only person named a Point of Light by two Presidents • Received BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management • Co-Founder of GoodThink, a positive psychology research and consulting firm • Fellow of the World Innovation Organization • Featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness e-course

Fee Range: $15,000–$25,000
Travels From: TX

•Leland is the first person drafted into the National Football League to have also flown in space. •He was featured on National Geographic's One Strange Rock, hosted by Will Smith, where he explained how his brain repaired itself after an injury that left him deaf and almost stopped him from ever going to space. •Even after being medically disqualified to fly in space by NASA flight surgeons, •Leland completed two Space Shuttle missions to help build the International Space Station. •Leland served as the co-chair of the White House's Federal Coordination in STEM Education Task Force, developing the nation's 5-year plan for STEM education, and as NASA Associate Administrator for Education. •His memoir, Chasing Space, shares his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars. •Leland served as a consultant on National Geographic's second season of Mars..

Fee Range: $25,000–$44,000
Travels From: VA

Reshma Saujani is the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, the international nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a computer programmer looks like and does.

Fee Range: $50,000–$94,000
Travels From: NY

•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

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

Gabrielle is currently the star of BET’s “Being Mary Jane”, which will air its second season in 2015. She plays ‘Mary Jane Paul,’ a successful talk show host searching for “Mr. Right,” while balancing her professional and private life. Gabrielle was also recently seen on the big screen in “Think Like a Man, Think Like a Man Too” and “Top Five”. Gabrielle’s passion for acting is rivaled by her involvement as an Ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Foundation as well as her support for the Young Survivor Coalition (YSC) and the Rape Treatment Center (RTC) at UCLA. In her free time, Gabrielle often travels on behalf of Susan G. Komen and the YSC to share her story of losing a friend to Breast Cancer and inspires others as well as visits the RTC to talk to young women. She also helped found a program called “A Step for Success” in 2004 which helps to raise funds for the economically challenged Kelso Elementary School in Los Angeles.

Fee Range: $100,000–$250,000
Travels From: CA

Nick faced tremendous obstacles in life from, living life without limbs, to being bullied at school and fearful for his future with no purpose in sight. Without hope, his feelings of helplessness and isolation led him to attempt suicide. Nick persevered through life’s challenges and discovered key principles which enabled him to find his purpose and turn obstacles into opportunities; making him one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world! Millions of people have found hope, purpose and the strength to overcome their challenges through Nick’s inspirational speeches and powerful coaching.

Fee Range: $25,000–$88,000
Travels From: TX

Hill Harper is an award-winning actor, best-selling author and philanthropist. Harper starred on the hit CBS drama CSI: NY, HLN’s How It Really Happened with Hill Harper, Showtime's award-winning series Homeland, and a leading role as Dr. Marcus Andrews on the highly-acclaimed new show The Good Doctor on ABC. In theaters, he can be seen in the movie Concussion and the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me.

Fee Range: $50,000–$94,000
Travels From: WA