Nursing & Healthcare Speakers

Jeffrey Bauer is an internationally recognized thought leader who forecasts the evolution of health care and develops practical approaches to improving the medical marketplace. He is widely known for his realistic proposals to create efficient and effective health care through multi-stakeholder partnerships and other private sector initiatives. As leader of the futures practice for ACS Healthcare Solutions, he forecasts the future of health care and describes practical, creative approaches to improving the delivery system. He has facilitated an expert task force on the future of selected specialties for one of the nation’s largest medical associations, managed technology assessment for a 28-hospital health system, analyzed performance of selected clinical service lines, and developed strategic plans for hospitals and professional associations. He has assisted hundreds of provider, purchaser, and payer organizations with strategic planning and performance improvement. Jeff Bauer's presentations are customized for special audiences or conference themes.

Fee Range: $6,000–$12,000
Travels From: WI

Karyn Buxman is an international speaker, successful author, and neurohumorist (living at the intersection of the brain and humor). Karyn is a pioneer in the field of applied humor, starting with her masters thesis in graduate school and now continues her partnerships with leading neuroscientists. Today Karyn helps leaders—and those they serve—achieve peak performance and optimum health through the art and science of applied humor. More than 500 organizations—including NASA, the Mayo Clinic and the Million Dollar Round Table have hired Karyn to entertain, educate, and inspire their audiences again and again. She is one of 227 people in the world—and one of only 39 women—to be inducted into the National Speaker’s Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame. Karyn’s mission: To improve global health, business, and peace through laughter and heal the humor-impaired.

Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
Travels From: CA

Dave Caperton's programs have been described by his many clients in business, education and healthcare as a perfect blend of relevant content and entertaining high-energy humor. Drawing on his 20-plus years as an international keynote speaker, business owner, entrepreneur and executive coach and his background as an educator, stand-up comedian and comedy writer, Dave Caperton combines his long business experience and award-winning teaching strategies with razor sharp humor and comic timing to provide transformative insights on engagement, service and managing perception in a way that delivers results and fun.

Fee Range: $6,000–$8,000
Travels From: OH

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
Travels From: NJ

Sharon Delaney McCloud is an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, keynote speaker, executive coach, emcee, host and moderator ready to make your event a smashing success, whether in person or virtual. As a Certified Diversity Executive CDE®, agency owner, cancer survivor, Olympic Torch Bearer, author and communications expert, Sharon knows how to get the job done. In addition to speaking and training, Sharon offers a robust executive coaching program for women . Focusing on female leaders looking to grow their influence and impact is her specialty.

Fee Range: $10,000–$16,000
Travels From: NC

Fee Range: $10,500–$14,000
Travels From: CA

Dr. Janet Lapp is fast emerging as one of North America's most celebrated keynote speakers and trainers. She is the author of Plant Your Feet Firmly in Mid-Air , Dancing With Tigers, and Positive Spin and is the producer and host of the highly-rated CBS series "Keep Well." During her nursing career, she worked as an emergency room nurse and as a nurse manager. Also a former professor of psychology, her ideas have appeared in scholarly journals and in magazines such as The New York Times Magazine, American Health and Prevention. Specializing in change management for challenging groups, she was invited to Leningrad to help with management changes in Soviet industry. As a dynamic and entertaining speaker, Lapp focuses on accepting, creating and thriving on change, developing new thinking skills and converting daily stress into positive energy.

Fee Range: $14,000–$25,000
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

Fee Range: $10,000–$14,000
Travels From: WA

Brad Nieder, M.D., CSP, is a funny doctor, keynote speaker and clean comedian who blends healthcare humor with wellness advice and an uplifting message. Audiences finding him entertaining and inspiring (and informative, too, as Dr. Brad explains--without being boring--how laughter really is good medicine ... for managing pain, enhancing immune system function, reducing stress and more.) Dr. Brad is unique. (After all, how many physicians do you know who can make you laugh?) He's been described as Jerry Seinfeld or Ray Romano...with an "MD." Always a fan of standup comedy and improvisation, Brad became a founding member of the SIMPS improv troupe while attending Stanford University. During medical school at the University of Colorado, he frequently performed standup comedy throughout Denver for both live audiences ... and cadavers. So inject a dose of Healthy Humor™ at your next event. You--and your attendees--will be feeling better in no time!

Fee Range: $8,000–$14,000
Travels From: CO

Push Inc. founders, Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray, guide organizations and individuals toward their full potential through the power of relationships. This team delivers powerful and engaging keynotes to create happier, more engaged, and more productive employees and individuals through the power of teamwork! They have co-authored the award-winning book I’’ll Push You, and Imprints:The Evidence our Lives Behind, released in Sept. 2019. They are the subjects of the award-winning film, I’ll Push You.

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

Organizational therapist, human resource professional, and expert in the psychology of human behavior, Connie Podesta is internationally known for her high-energy, interactive and entertaining sessions. Having worked with hundreds of corporations nationwide, Connie has an insider's knowledge of organizations and uses this unique perspective to create customized presentations on key issues such as personal accountability, communication, life balance. Her business expertise combined with her diverse talents as a comedienne, author, Board Certified Professional Counselor, and radio/TV personality enable Connie to inspire her audiences to reach new heights in their personal and professional development.

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

Dr. Sheri is a proven visionary, author and highly sought after physician leader. She is a board certified occupational & environmental medicine physician, public health expert, and a breast cancer survivor. Throughout her decades of clinical practice, further fueled by her unique perspective as both a physician and a patient, she has mastered emotional intelligence and as such she has become mindful in the practice of medicine. Her mindfulness has allowed her treatment to transcend medicine. In addition to helping patients and healthcare practitioners transform how healthcare is delivered and experienced, she also shares her story, her voice, her life, and her victory in awe-inspiring and motivational ways. Dr. Sheri Prentiss brings the unique perspective, her experience as both a patient and a physician, to her impassioned and captivating speeches. Her remarkable story of pain, loss, and change has inspired hundreds of thousands of people across the country and abroad.

Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
Travels From: IL

• Founder of The Accountability Institute™ • Named one of the World’s Top 5 Organizational Culture Professionals by Global Gurus • Bestselling author of 12 books including: The Accountability Advantage, I Am Accountable, Non-Negotiable, No More Excuses, and No Matter What • CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee

Fee Range: $17,000–$20,000
Travels From: MO

Fee Range: $11,000–$14,500
Travels From: FL

• COO and CEO of hospitals in California, Oregon, and Colorado • President and CEO of Centura Health Integrated Physician Network • CEO of Health Solutions LLC • President for the VHA Mountain States Region (a network of 60-plus hospitals and aligned physician practices across the region)

Fee Range: $3,000–$7,500
Travels From: CO