Leadership Speakers

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Ronald Heifetz is among the world’s foremost authorities on the practice and teaching of leadership. He advises heads of governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations across the globe. In 2016, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia highlighted Heifetz’s advice in his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture.

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Travels From: MA

Fee: $65,000
Travels From: AZ

All change goes against the rules. Polly LaBarre arms leaders with a Maverick Manual to hack the status quo and ramp up originality, invention and game-changing disruption. The true work of leadership, she says, is inspiring, unleashing, and amplifying human creativity, passion, and resourcefulness - creating a cultural DNA where the response to change happens almost as fast as change itself.

Fee Range: $15,500–$25,000
Travels From: CT

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

Fee Range: $50,000–$65,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $24,000–$42,000
Travels From: Intl

In his challenging, information-packed talks, #1 bestselling leadership author Adrian Gostick provides real solutions on managing change, driving innovation, and leading high-performance teams. Gostick is a global workplace expert and thought leader in the fields of corporate culture, leadership, and engagement. He is founder of the training and consulting company The Culture Works and author of the #1 New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestsellers All In,The Carrot Principle and The Best Team Wins.

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

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

Haydn Shaw is an expert on increasing personal productivity and turning around negative work environments and negative employees, as well as helping leaders bridge generation gaps within their organizations. For over twenty years, Haydn has helped Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen Xers, and, most recently, Millennials, work together. He also has worked with Franklin Covey for twenty three years as a senior consultant and one of their most requested keynote speakers specializing in their generations, leadership, execution, personal productivity and trust methodologies. He is the author of Sticking Points: How to Get Four Generations Working Together in the 12 Places They Come Apart.

Fee Range: $7,500–$14,000
Travels From: IL

As founder and CEO of FutureSight Labs, Seth advises many of the world's leading organizations on the key shifts happening around talent management, change and innovation, leadership, and the future of work. With a pulse on the changing nature of work, Seth’s ideas have been featured in such publications as The Wall St. Journal, Forbes, and Entrepreneur and his diverse client portfolio ranges from Wall Street to Main Street. From IBM and Adidas to John Deere and the Farm Credit Council.

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

Fee Range: $30,000–$65,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $30,000–$50,000
Travels From: TX

John Foley inspires with lessons from the Navy’s elite Blue Angels flying team. These core values are the key to world-class performance in any field. As lead solo pilot of the heralded Blue Angels, John Foley had to consistently perform as part of team in an intense, high-stakes environment. Reaching that level of excellence required commitment, discipline and trust. Using Blue Angel methodology as a model, Foley has developed a unique approach that equips others to make the same journey toward excellence in execution. His message and personal stories, delivered with his trademark enthusiasm and charisma, emphasizes principles of trust, alignment, clarity and commitment, positioning individuals and teams to achieve and sustain higher levels of excellence than they ever dreamed possible. Foley has served as an adviser to Fortune 500 corporations, professional athletic teams, venture capital companies, professional associations and educational organizations and successfully connects the high intensity of the Blue Angles with your organization.

Fee Range: $25,000–$50,000
Travels From: ID

Liz Wiseman, authority on leadership and collective intelligence, teaches leadership to executives and educators around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. Liz has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence, is a frequent keynote speaker, and writes for Harvard Business Review and a variety of other business and leadership journals. A former executive at Oracle Corporation, she worked over the course of 17 years as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world.

Fee Range: $31,000–$56,500
Travels From: CA

•Chairman & CEO, Mandalay Entertainment Group •Former Chairman & CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures •Co-owner of the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Dodgers •Upbeat and energetic presentation leaves audiences inspired and motivated

Fee Range: $30,000–$58,000
Travels From: CA

Carey Lohrenz is a dynamic communicator with an incredible story. As the first female F-14 Tomcat pilot, she was a pioneer in military aviation. Having flown missions worldwide as a combat, mission-ready United States Navy pilot, Carey Lohrenz is used to working in fast moving, dynamic environments where inconsistent execution can generate catastrophic results.

Fee Range: $30,000–$40,000
Travels From: MN

Fee Range: $18,000–$25,000
Travels From: GA

Fee Range: $62,000–$150,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $12,000–$15,000
Travels From: NC

Peter Sheahan is known internationally for his innovative business thinking and thought leadership. In his highly customized presentations, Peter Sheahan helps audiences around the globe identify and profit from the newest and hottest business trends taking the marketplace by storm and how to spot potential new market opportunities to gain the competitive advantage in today’s ever-changing, fast-paced world. Founder and group CEO of Karrikins Group, Sheahan is known internationally for his innovative business thinking and thought leadership. Peter is the author of seven books, including Flip, Generation Y, Making It Happen and the recently released Matter: Move Beyond the Competition, Create More Value, and Become the Obvious Choice.

Fee Range: $30,000–$35,000
Travels From: CO

Howard Behar is the former president of Starbucks North America and Starbucks International. He joined Starbucks in 1989 as vice president of sales and operations, and grew the retail business from 28 stores to more than 400, by the time he was named president of Starbucks Coffee International in 1995. Under Behar's leadership, Starbucks opened its first location in Tokyo in 1996, then introduced the Starbucks brand across Asia and the United Kingdom. He retired as president of Starbucks North America in January 2003, but continues to serve in an advisory capacity and to coach leaders at all levels. Since his retirement he has written a book It's Not About the Coffee that describe his leadership principles. Behar served on several other boards, including Anna's Linens, The Gap Inc., Jewish Family Service of Seattle, Washington State Budget and Policy Center and Board of Advisors at Rosewood Capital. His book, It's Not About the Coffee, describe his leadership principles.

Fee Range: $14,000–$32,000
Travels From: WA

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.

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Travels From: NH

Sally Helgesen is one of the world’s leading authorities on how to build sustainable leadership and on the role of work and leadership in the knowledge economy. Ranked as one of the top ranked “leadership gurus” in the world, elgesen is a pioneer researcher, speaker, and consultant on women’s styles of leadership and the unique contributions they make to the workplace. She focuses on honing women’s leadership styles, creating inclusive company cultures, and equipping men in senior positions to fully engage women’s talents and potential. She is especially well-known for her thought leadership regarding women as leaders. She is author of How Women Rise, co-authored with coaching legend Marshall Goldsmith, and The Web of Inclusion, The Female Advantage and Thriving in 24/7.

Fee Range: $13,000–$32,000
Travels From: NY