 | Dan Glickman -- Washington D.C. USA, Contact for fee schedule 
As "CEO" of the world's largest "agribusiness," Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture in the Clinton administration, led the department responsible for one of the nation's largest and most successful industries. With annual U.S. food expenditures of $800 billion, food transportation, processing and distribution totaling $500 billion, farm real estate debt over $100 billion, exports over $50 billion and direct farm receipts for food products over $120 billion, Glickman's agriculture is definitely not small business.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Marvin Hamlisch -- New york USA, Contact for fee schedule
Marvin Hamlisch's life in music is notable for its great versatility as well as substance. Best known as a composer, Hamlisch has written major works for film, stage, recordings and the concert hall. As conductor, he has led the great orchestras of the world, and as pianist and entertainer, he has performed both with ensembles and in solo capacity. As composer, Hamlisch has won virtually every major award: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, one Tony and three Golden Globe awards. His groundbreaking show, A Chorus Line, received the Pulitzer Prize.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Joy Harjo -- New Mexico USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 9th, 1951 to Wynema Baker and Allen W. Foster. She is an enrolled member of the Creek tribe, and is also of Cherokee, French, and Irish descent. Descended from a long line of tribal leaders on her father’s side, including Monahwee, leader of the Red Stick War against Andrew Jackson, she often incorporates into her poetry themes of Indian survival amidst contemporary American life.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Marilu Henner -- California USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
She has an incredible amount of energy, replenished constantly with good health and compatible habits. It is the key to managing the hectic pace of being Marilu Henner. She has starred on stage, in several hit TV series, film, commercials, television movies and variety specials. She has also co-starred with some of Hollywood's leading men and worked with some of the best directors in Hollywood and on Broadway. She believes that with good health one can do it all.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Kevin James -- California USA, Above 75.0k
Kevin James began his auspicious career in stand-up comedy the old fashioned way: an open mic night. Shortly after attending Cortland (New York) State University, he and brother Gary Valentine performed at a few local clubs. Inspired by comic idols and fellow New Yorkers, Robert Klein and Jerry Seinfeld, James got his big break at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival. He was also cast in a recurring role in the comedy series "Everybody Loves Raymond," with his friend and primetime colleague, Ray Romano, on CBS. This led to his own sitcom success, "the King of Queens."
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Dewitt Jones -- California USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Twenty years with National Geographic, photographing stories all over the globe, has earned him a reputation as world-class photojournalist. As a motion picture director, he has had two films nominated for Academy Awards. Dewitt`s knowledge of the creative process, coupled with his relaxed and genuine style, make his presentations truly outstanding.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Naomi Judd -- Tennessee USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Although she would modestly insist otherwise, there has never been anything simple or commonplace about Naomi Judd - not her vision, her faith, nor the music she and her daughter, Wynonna, created as "The Judds." She dreamed bigger, worked harder, took greater risks, and triumphed more resoundingly than most people ever will.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Michel Lauziere -- Quebec Canada, 5.0k to 10.0k
Michel Lauziere is a man of many talents. He is a visual humorist, a fantasy artist, a musician and above all, he is a creative performer who gains personal satisfaction in capturing his public's affection. On stage, Lauziere is a master in grasping the audience's attention and drawing them into his world of the unusual. With his incredible talent and imagination, he can make music out of anything.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Jay Leno -- California USA, Above 75.0k
Jay Leno follows in the footsteps of legendary NBC late-night hosts Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson and is the host of the Emmy Award-winning and top-rated “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Beginning his 14th season in May 2005, Leno has created his own unique late-night style with a combination of humor, talk and entertainment each night at 11:35 p.m. ET - the wee hours when viewers want to wind down with a few laughs before drifting off to dreamland.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Joshua Malina -- California USA, Contact for fee schedule
Joshua Malina plays speechwriter Will Bailey on NBC's hit drama The West Wing. The award-winning show, created by famed playwright Aaron Sorkin, is a critics’ favorite and the latest in a long line of collaborations between Sorkin and Malina. Malina has appeared in all of Sorkin’s projects, and many other television shows and films.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | George Martin -- * England, Contact for fee schedule
Legendary producer, arranger, composer and author, Sir George Martin has had an impact on popular culture and music that is immeasurable. Often referred to as “the fifth Beatle,” Martin signed the Beatles and subsequently produced, arranged and often performed on many of the most memorable Lennon and McCartney songs. At the lecture podium, Sir George speaks in depth about his work as the Beatles arranger, producer and mentor. He illustrates the power that teamwork and integration have and focuses on the dynamic of creativity and risk taking to achieve excellence, originality and innovation.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Shelley Morrison -- California USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
A Jewish woman of Spanish descent, born in New York City and raised in the South Bronx, Morrison is better known for her portrayal of "Rosario," the feisty, wisecracking maid on NBC's hit comedy Will and Grace. As "Rosario," she takes great pride in portraying an older, Hispanic woman who is tough, smart, and able to hold her own. The show earned the Emmy for Best Comedy in 2000 and the SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2001. The show also earned a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, and Morrison herself received an ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) nomination for supporting actress.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Kevin Nealon -- California USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
With his dry wit and popular characters a mainstay of Saturday Night Live for his enduring, record-setting nine-year stint (1986-1995) on the equally enduring late-night comedy television staple, Kevin Nealon shattered the public's funny bone with such popular characterizations as Subliminal Man and over-muscled meathead Hanz (alongside Dana Carvey's Franz) in addition to his popular stint as anchorman for that series' satirical news segment, Weekend Update.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Tonya Pinkins -- New York USA, Contact for fee schedule
Oprah describes Tonya Pinkins as one of the "Ten Women in America Who Will Take Your Breath Away in 2004." This Tony Award winning actress and modern day Renaissance woman is the star of Tony Kushner's ("Angels in America") critically acclaimed, hit Broadway musical "Caroline, or Change." For her portrayal of "Caroline," Pinkins has been nominated for the "Best Actress in a Musical" Tony again this year. A single mother of four who also plays "'Livia Frye Cudahy" on the ABC daytime drama, "All My Children," Pinkins made her mark on stage as "Sweet Anita" in "Jelly's Last Jam," for which she received a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle and Clarence Derwent Award and starred in "Play On!" and "The Wild Party."
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Miha Pogacnik -- Hamburg Germany, 15.0k to 20.0k
Applying the artistry of music to the demands of business, Miha Pogacnik works with corporations around the globe to enhance understanding of change and to heighten innovation and competition. His message of celebrating meaning and renewal is a critical one in response to the current atmosphere of worldwide fear and uncertainty. As a virtuoso violinist, creative genius, and speaker, he shows us that art is a significant force for productivity, creativity, peace, and renewal; that music offers effective answers to the most pressing needs of business—including the needs for integration, quality, and meaning.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Debbie Reynolds -- California USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
As star of more than thirty motion pictures, two Broadway shows, two series, as well as dozens of television appearances, here and abroad, in 2004 Debbie Reynolds celebrates her fifty-sixth year in show business. Born Mary Frances Reynolds on April Fool’s Day, 1932 in El Paso, Texas, she moved with her parents and brother to Burbank, California when she was eight years old.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | The Capitol Steps -- District of Columbia USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
The Capitol Steps are a bipartisan comedy troupe composed of both present and former congressional staffers. Spawned at a Christmas party in 1981, the group soon mushroomed our of control ("like most things in Congress"). They have performed their son parodies for four Presidents, recorded 18 albums, appeared on Nightline, Good Morning America, Today, and NPR, and have been regularly featured on CNN's Inside Politics. After a recent performance, Vice President Al Gore said, "A lot of people in Washington are confused; the Capitol Steps are not." Humorist P.J. O'Rourke says, "The Capitol Steps are what Washington would be like if everyone were smarter and could sing."
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Twyla Tharp -- New York USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Twyla Tharp is much more than just another “award-winning choreographer,” she’s an entrepreneur, manager, and accomplished businesswoman. Tharp's entrepreneurial drive led her to found Twyla Tharp Dance company in 1965. From its humble beginnings, to its Tony Award-winning performance in “Movin’ Out," Tharp has grown the business by motivating, managing, and maintaining it the only way she knows how: with creativity and discipline. Tharp’s presentations instill a work ethic and inspire creativity into all who see them: peers, family members, or even employees. Don’t let the gym clothes and dance shoes fool you, she’s here on business.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Calvin Trillin -- New York USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Calvin Trillin, the author of Random House's Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Election in Rhyme, is The Nation's "deadline poet." He has been acclaimed in fields of writing that are remarkably diverse. As someone who has published solidly reported pieces in The New Yorker for forty years, he has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America." His wry commentary on the American scene and his books chronicling his adventures as a "happy eater" have earned him renown as "a classic American humorist." His About Alice—a 2007 New York Times best seller that was hailed as "a miniature masterpiece"—followed two other best-selling memoirs, Remembering Denny and Messages from My Father.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Steve Uzzell -- Virginia USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Steve Uzzell is one of the top advertising and corporate photographers in the country. Steve's approach to his photographic work serves as a universal blueprint for problem solving. His audiences not only learn to be open to solutions that can be found in unexpected places, but that preparation lays the groundwork for magic to happen. He travels the globe for clients such as Honda, Weyenhaeuser, Yellow Freight and Boeing, and his work has garnered international acclaim and won numerous awards, including ten from Communication Arts.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
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