Jessica Yellin
Founder and Host, News Not Noise
Under $25,000California
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Choose from WSB's roster of high-profile author speakers, including news anchors, Harvard professors, scientists, and more. Delve into the themes behind their books or learn about an author's creative process—the sky is the limit with our experienced author speakers. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.Search within Authors
Jake Knapp
Investor and New York Times Best-selling Author, Sprint and Make Time
$25K - $40KWashington
Jos Dirkx
Top 100 Women in AI; Chief AI Strategist; World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer; Founder, Beenova AI; Singularity University Faculty Member; Best Selling Author, Tackled! and Girls Do Good
Under $25,000
Ian Khan
Thinkers50 Future Readiness Award Finalist, Host of The Futurist on Amazon Prime Video, and Creator of AI-IQ™, delivering a personalized live experience for every attendee.
Under $25,000
Verity Harding
Director of AI and Geopolitics, the University of Cambridge; Founder, Formation Advisory; Global Head of Policy, Google DeepMind (2016-2021); Author of AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own, an Economist Biggest Book of the Year and one of McKinsey’s best books of 2024
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Kevin Brown
Speaker and Creator of The Hero Effect®
$25K - $40KFlorida
Kevin O'Leary
Respected Investor; Author; Venture Capitalist; Judge on ABC’s Shark Tank and CNBC's Money Court Reality Show
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Brent Gleeson
Navy SEAL Combat Veteran, TV Personality, Author, Founder and CEO of TakingPoint Leadership, and Regular Contributor to Inc. and Forbes
Contact WSB for FeesCalifornia
Ruben Gonzalez
First Four-Decade Winter Olympian; Business Author; Leadership, Sales Kickoff, Change Expert
Under $25,000Colorado
Bob Costas
Award-Winning Sportscaster, Broadcaster and Best-Selling Author
Contact WSB for FeesMissouri
Mike Walsh
Founder and CEO of Tomorrow
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Michael Beschloss
Presidential Historian, NBC News and PBS NewsHour, New York Times Columnist and #1 Best-Selling Author
Contact WSB for FeesDistrict of Columbia
Tony Hawk
Legendary Skateboarder & Entrepreneur. Founder, The Skatepark Project (formerly the Tony Hawk Foundation)
Contact WSB for FeesCalifornia
Jon Hilsenrath
Author; Journalist; “Fed Whisperer”
Under $25,000Maryland
Brittany Hodak
Author, Creating Superfans; Host, "The Creating Superfans" Podcast; Founder, The Superfan Company; Former Chief Experience Officer, Experience.com
Under $25,000Tennessee
Eric O'Neill
Cybersecurity Expert; Technology Futurist; National Security Strategist at VMWare Carbon Black; Bestselling Author; Former FBI Operative; Inspiration for the film Breach
Under $25,000Maryland
Michelle Poler
Founder and Author, Hello Fears
$40K - $70KCalifornia
Taryn Marie Stejskal, Ph.D.
Founder and Chief Resilience Officer of the Resilience Leadership Institute, Former Head of Executive Leadership Development and Talent Strategy at Nike, Former Head of Global Leadership Development at Cigna
Contact WSB for FeesPennsylvania
Adam Cheyer
Top Technology and AI speaker, Co-Founder and Former VP Engineering of Siri and Viv Labs
Over $70,000California
Richard Culatta
Innovator, Tech Futurist, and Author
Under $25,000Virginia
David Plouffe
Obama Campaign Manager and White House Senior Advisor, Author, Non-Profit and Tech Executive
Contact WSB for FeesCalifornia
Todd Buchholz
Former White House Director of Economic Policy and CNBC Regular
Under $25,000California
Mel Robbins
Serial entrepreneur; Bestselling author; Internationally recognized social media influencer; Founder and CEO of 143 Studios, Inc.
Over $70,000Massachusetts
Mark Updegrove
Historian and author; ABC News' Presidential Historian; Host of PBS' "Live from the LBJ Library;" President and CEO of the Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation
Contact WSB for FeesTexas
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