Workplace Safety & Health Motivational Speakers

•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

Mike Adams is an author, speaker, consultant and expert in transformation and performance excellence. Mike's keynotes and presentations cover 30 years of lessons learned in theme areas of performance excellence, Industry 4.0, operating discipline, business planning and alignment, customer satisfaction, and quality and change management. A highly rated speaker driven by real, no sugar coated examples with high energy and humor. Mike has authored a series of collaborative reports on answering global CEO challenges and was contributing writer to Leadership Prescription for the Future of Quality and Answering the CEO Challenge: Innovation Leads, Uncertainty Lingers reports published by The Conference Board.

Fee Range: $5,000–$8,000
Travels From: FL

Fee Range: $7,000–$15,000
Travels From: VA

• Named a “Top Woman in Cybersecurity” by Cyberscoop news and voted DEF CON Hacker of the Year in 2020 • Has spent more than two decades in IT and cybersecurity fields • Protects clients against digital theft, hackers, and infections every day and regularly shares her insights with audiences around the world

Fee Range: $7,000–$15,000
Travels From: Intl

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

Derek Daly’s professional racing career spanned 17 years, and his experiences are nothing short of breathtaking. Daly’s story is one that precious few have lived to tell. In 1984, Derek suffered one of the hardest crash impacts that a driver had ever survived when he hit the wall at Michigan International Speedway at 212 MPH. After 14 surgeries and 3 years in therapy, he returned to full-time racing. He competed in the 12 Hours of Sebring – and won the race two years in a row. Derek literally wrote the book on how to become a ‘complete champion’. Friend, former race competitor and international auto racing superstar Mario Andretti contributed the foreword: “Derek’s book teaches lessons it took guys like me years to learn. Quite honestly, I believe the advice in this book resonates far beyond the racing industry.” Derek has taught the timeless principles of his most valuable asset – speed. He is in high demand by companies who depend on Derek’s Complete Champion Model to motivate, inspire and enlighten their teams.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: IN

• Top Change Management and Transformation Speaker • Global Transition Thought-Leader • Award Winning Keynote Speaker

Fee Range: $12,000–$20,000
Travels From: Intl

At the height of his musical career, while lead singer of The Guess Who, Carl was smacked down, crushed in a car accident, barely clinging to life. his world crumbled.  Carl lost everything: physical ability, employment, family, business. He suffered traumatic brain injury and 75% disability, PTSD and was left a mountain of debt by his former 'advisor'. Carl shares with you and your team the critical path he took to rebuild, re-brand and reinvent his life to six-figure success. His perseverance over a decade sees him touring again. he found happiness and higher skills, despite his injuries.

Fee: $13,000
Travels From: Intl

For over a decade, Susan Frampton has been the President of Planetree, a not-for-profit advocacy and membership organization that works with a growing international network of healthcare provider organizations across the continuum of care to implement comprehensive patient-/person-centered models of care. Dr. Frampton, a medical anthropologist, has authored numerous publications, the most recent including the third edition of the edited collection Putting Patients First. Dr. Frampton was appointed co-chair of the National Priorities Partnership, a collaborative of 52 major national organizations convened by the National Quality Forum working to identify strategies for improving safety, quality and patient-centered outcomes for the U.S. health care system. In addition to speaking internationally on culture change, quality, safety, and the patient experience.

Fee Range: $10,000–$25,000
Travels From: CT

Fee Range: $9,000–$20,000
Travels From: Intl

Mike Hourigan is a refreshingly unique keynote speaker, change management expert and author who helps empower top companies and associations to navigate constant change with real-world wisdom. Years of corporate experience have allowed Mike to develop a completely fresh approach to safety, team building, sales management and customer service training. Mike’s change management and safety awareness presentations have helped teams across a variety of industries improve their workplace morale and get employees to take ownership of serious issues that affect the bottom line. With a style that engages listeners in a way that’s meaningful to them and their company culture, Mike rarely gives his audiences a moment between laughs.

Fee Range: $5,000–$10,000
Travels From: NC

John Iannarelli retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which time he was a member of the FBI SWAT Team and participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City Bombing, the 9/11 attack, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the Sony Hack. Among his many FBI assignments, John previously served in Washington, D.C. as the FBI National Spokesperson and later a member of the Executive Staff of the FBI’s Cyber Division. John is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Computer Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of cyber investigations. An engaging and entertaining speaker, John is the author of four books, including Why Teens Fail and What to Fix, Information Governance Security and How to Spot A Terrorist Before It’s Too Late, just to name a few. John is now a highly sought-after keynote speaker, known for sharing his intriguing insights combined with his sense of humor.

Fee Range: $10,000–$25,000
Travels From: AZ

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: GA

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

After Andy Papathanassiou earned an undergraduate degree in Economics and a master's degree in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University, he sought to explore various industries to start a career. Though he didn't know much about it, NASCAR racing was on the list. He always had an interest in racing and believed his degree in organizational behavior combined with his athleticism could benefit the sport.

Fee Range: $8,500–$15,000
Travels From: NC

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

Dave Sanderson is an Inspirational TEDx Speaker & Author who channeled his life-changing experience on US Airways Flight 1549, the Miracle on the Hudson, into a mission to provide insight on the important facets of faith, conviction and leadership; attributes that he credits with saving his life, and those of fellow passengers as the last passenger to leave the plane.

Fee Range: $5,000–$10,000
Travels From: NC

With thirty-five years of experience in high-hazard operational environments, Jim is passionate about helping leaders and operators in dangerous endeavors with critical mission objectives. He is the only astronaut to have commanded five missions in space (tied with one Russian cosmonaut), and the only person to have landed the Space Shuttle five times. Bringing his experience from the aerospace industry as a former NASA executive and astronaut, Jim joined the oil and gas Industry as a Safety and Operations Auditor for BP Corporation North America, Inc. As the VP, Operating Leadership, Jim helped to improve operating results consistently over the long-term, by emphasizing effective leadership behaviors to inspire people to perform with operating excellence. Jim is the author of Controlling Risk--In a Dangerous World. Currently, he operates Jim Wetherbee LLC while advising, and learning from, companies involved in hazardous operations.

Fee Range: $18,500–$25,000
Travels From: OR

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