BROWSE SPEAKERS by TOPIC

Please note: This is a partial list of the speakers we represent on Business. If you would like suggestions about speakers that match your event goals, please simply contact one of our friendly account agents toll free at: 1-877-717-5327 or email: Speaker@speaking.com.


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Scott Adams , California USA -- 30.0k to 50.0k

Adams held a variety of—in his words—"humiliating and low paying jobs" during his eight years at Crocker National Bank and eight years at Pacific Bell. He's been a bank teller (he was robbed twice at gunpoint), computer programmer, financial analyst, product manager, commercial lender, budget manager, strategist, project manager and pseudo-engineer. During this time Adams entertained himself during boring meetings by drawing insulting cartoons of his co-workers and bosses. Eventually a bespectacled character named Dilbert emerged from the doodles. In 1988 Adams mailed some sample comic strips featuring Dilbert to the major cartoon syndicates. United Feature Syndicate plucked Dilbert out of thousands of submissions received that year and offered Adams a contract. Dilbert launched in about 50 newspapers in 1989.
Note: Mr. Adams only considers speaking engagements in the Western United States
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Debbie Allen , Arizona USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

International speaker, author, entrepreneur and business consultant. Expertise in all aspects of retail. Highly requested topics include: marketing into the future; I'll take it! The science of the sell; seeing through your customer's eyes; consumer behavior and business image improvement.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Howard Anderson , Massachustees USA -- 20.0k to 25.0k

Howard Anderson is President and Founder of The Yankee Group, which is the leading communications analysis firm in the United States. Mr. Anderson is also a founder of Battery Ventures, a Boston based venture capital fund with a portfolio that includes InfoSeek, Fore Systems, Nextel, and Akamai. Mr. Anderson has keynoted both Comdex and Network Interop Conferences and has recently started a high tech incubator in Cambridge, named the Massachusetts Internet Technology Incubator. This fall, Anderson joined the Faculty of MIT, teaching courses at The Sloan School on New Enterprises and the Internet Economy. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Harvard Business School.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Barry Asmus, Ph.D , Arizona USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

Dr. Barry Asmus speaks, testifies, writes and consults on political and business issues facing America. He was named by USA Today as one of the five most requested speakers in the United States. Dr. Asmus was twice voted the Outstanding Professor of the Year, as well as honored with the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge Award for Private Enterprise Education. Barry receives standing ovations and repeat invitations because he customizes every presentation. They are unique and fresh. He presents an optimistic and thrilling future for America. His comments on globalization, demographics and public policy issues are rooted in factual information, enthusiasm and humor. Barry’s presentations are full of ideas that can be used to harness our unlimited future.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Nancy K. Austin , California USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Nancy K. Austin is an internationally recognized authority on the subject of cutting edge management, and the most sought after woman keynote speaker in American business. Her presentations, writing and consulting work are primarily centered on how leading-edge organizations build a new kind of business based on know-how, talent, and innovation. In the process, they create a new style of working together.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Jim Ball , Virginia USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Jim Ball helps businesses and individuals rev-up their goals to produce extraordinary results. An outstanding speaker, Ball provides a distinct edge because of his extensive entrepreneurial and business experiences, and because he transfers specific methodologies that he developed and used successfully throughout his career. AT the venture capital firm he started and managed, Ball used his methodologies to help finance, launch, and grow 23 new businesses including the Discovery Channel. "Jim is an authority on goal power, " says John Hendricks, chairman and CEO of Discovery Communications Incorporated. Previously, Ball was a managing partner at Arthur Andersen in charge of an office serving high technology and rapid growth firms. Jim is the author of DNA Leadership Through Goal-Driven Management, Soar...If you Dare, and the Entrepreneur's Tool Kit.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Rick Barrera , California USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

In 1981, Rick Barrera founded his speaking, consulting, and training firm to identify and teach the distinctions' industry leaders how to produce exceptional results. His clients loved his message and encouraged Rick to put his concepts into writing. His first three business books include:"Non-Manipulative Selling", "Collaborative Selling", and "The Dollars and Sense of Exceptional Service Delivery." Rick's most recent book "Fast Forward, How Today's Best Companies are Meeting the Need for Speed" was published in 2001.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Bill Bartmann , Arizona USA -- 50.0k to 75.0k

Bill Bartmann has been called “The Billionaire Nobody Knows” by the Wall Street Journal. He has created 7 successful businesses in 7 different industries. He's been inducted into the Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame and his expertise has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, and many other publications. He has helped thousands of people start and fund their own successful businesses. He has also helped thousands of people improve their employment situation. He has shown people who were earning $20,000 - $40,000 - $60,000 and $80,000 how to increase their salary – in some cases to a million dollars a year. Unlike many self claimed success "experts", Bill have seen the face of dismal failure and seen the face of great success. This makes me uniquely qualified to teach you how to overcome failure and achieve wild success in any endeavor in your life.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Harry Beckwith , Minnesota USA -- 20.0k to 25.0k

Harry Beckwith is the author of the Business Week bestseller, Selling the Invisible , which has been called "brilliant," "phenomenal," and "masterful" by the country's top marketing executives. He founded Beckwith Advertising, one of the nation's leading advertising agencies. Beckwith has been featured on CNN and in advertising's leading national and international publications, including Advertising Age, Profiles in Marketing, American Management Review, AdWeek, Graphics and Format.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

James Belasco, PhD , California USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

A dynamic, captivating, and entertaining keynote speaker, James Belasco is recognized for his ability to have a lasting impact on his audiences. People leave his presentations energized with fresh ideas for improving themselves and their organizations. A dynamic speaker on the topics of Strategy, Leadership, Change, and Empowerment address the biggest challenges facing organizations today: creating a future, changing a culture, and developing leaders for the new high tech world. Belasco's many illuminating examples drawn from his eminent career as a consultant and business leader, combined with a lively and energetic delivery, serve as a road map to help participants recreate their own soaring success.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Bill Benjamin , Ontario Canada -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Bill Benjamin is the CEO of the Institute for Health and Human Potential, contributing to its status as a world leader in the exciting field of Emotional Intelligence. Bill is a seasoned business executive with over 14 years of experience and is responsible for the sales, marketing, financial and business development areas of IHHP.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Andrew Bennett , Michigan USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Former personal assistant to Ross Perot and student of W. Edwards Deming, consultant and business leader Andrew Bennett presents inspiration as a critical strategy for achievement. Sharing stories from his own life – a life of contrast between great personal loss and impressive achievement – Andrew weaves together a compelling case about the need for inspiration in our work.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Michael Bergdahl , Pennsylvania USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

Michael Bergdahl is an experienced international business speaker, author and turnaround specialist.

Bergdahl worked in Bentonville, Arkansas for Wal-Mart, as the Director of "People" for the headquarters office, where he worked directly with Sam Walton. It was Sam Walton who gave Bergdahl the nickname, "Bird Dawg"!

Previous to Wal-Mart he worked for PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Division in the sales organization and headquarters staff assignments.

He has experience as a turnaround specialist who participated in two successful business turnarounds at American Eagle Outfitters and Waste Management.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Dirk Beveridge , Illinois USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Author, educator, consultant, and owner of four growing businesses, Dirk Beveridge is an experienced, proven business executive whose international consulting firm serves clients such as General Motors, Continental Grain, Haagen Dazs, W.R. Grace, Union Oil, Spacesaver, John Deere and others. He lectures at the Management Institute of Business, University of Wisconsin and is ad-hoc faculty at several other universities. As one of the top twenty business speakers in the country, DIrk has provided timely, pertinent information to companies such as NYNEX, Dow Jones, Ashland Petroleum, Schlage Lock, Mercury Marine, the Young Presidents Organization, Allied Van Lines, Molson Breweries, Texas Instruments, Radio Shack, The Newell Group, Chicago Title and Insurance, Radio Advertising Bureau, Bridgestone Tire, and many other recognizable organizations. Each year since 1987, Dirk has been featured on international speaking tours addressing groups on five of the world's continents.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Ron Black , Oregon USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Ron Black is an award-winning speaker, consultant, and author with over 25 years of business leadership experience. He delivers down-to-earth, results-proven project management, team building, and sales and marketing content. His warm and engaging style has touched audiences throughout the US, Canada, and Australia, as summarized by a recent participant, "I was enlightened, enriched, and enabled! We left with a renewed focus on achievement!"
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Ken Blanchard , California USA -- 50.0k to 75.0k

Few people have impacted the day-to-day management of people and companies as has Ken Blanchard. A gregarious, sought-after, and prominent author, speaker, and business consultant, he is universally characterized by friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate men in business today.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Ira Blumenthal , Georgia USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k

Considered a business "Renaissance Man," Ira Blumenthal is president of CO-OPPORTUNITIES, Inc., an Atlanta based business development company that has counseled clients such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Exxon, Wal-Mart, McDonald's, United Artists, Delta Airlines, Kroger, Home Depot, and others ... a celebrated writer and the recipient of the coveted "George Washington Honor Medal" for literary excellence ... a high-content public speaker who annually delivers over 100 keynotes around the world on topics related to business development, such as Strategic Alliances, Change, Brands & Branding and Business Development.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Gary Bradt, Psy.D , North Carolina USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

Dr. Gary Bradt is an expert on change and leadership. He is a psychologist, and a leadership consultant to senior executives across multiple industries. He is also a dynamic speaker. In fact, for many years Gary was endorsed by Spencer Johnson as the leading speaker worldwide on Johnson’s business bestseller Who Moved My Cheese? Gary’s keynote clients have included the likes of IBM, FedEx, Kodak, eBay, NASA and General Motors, to name a few.

Gary’s comments today are based on his book, The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity, published by McGraw-Hill. His message contains, hope, humor and inspiration for all of us as seeking to find the golden ring of opportunity buried within every change. I am sure we will all benefit from his insights and practical suggestions on how to win whenever things change. Please join me in giving a warm welcome to Dr. Gary Bradt.


Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Mark Breier , California USA -- 20.0k to 25.0k

Mark Breier advises companies on how to "Act Fast, Act Smart" for success in today's fast- paced business world. An experienced and popular public speaker who combines provocative commentary and anecdotal humor, Mark has seen and experienced all perspectives of management's critical role in helping a company grow and successfuly transitioned itself from traditional business to the New World Economy. Breier's unique management and technology insights make him one of the most sought after authorities in developing fast strategies for fast success in todays' fast moving business.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com

Lynn Brewer , Washington USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Lynn Brewer is a former Enron executive and author of Confessions of an Enron Executive: A Whistleblower's Story, a riveting account of her career at Enron and her decision to blow the whistle. In her nearly three years at Enron, she was responsible for Risk Management in Energy Operations, the e-Commerce initiatives for Enron's water subsidiary, and Competitive Intelligence for Enron Broadband Services. During her tenure she witnessed numerous instances of illegal and corrupt dealings, including bank fraud, espionage, power price manipulation and the gross overstatements to the press, public and financial world.
Phone: 415-861-1700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com