John Brennan
CIA Director (2013–2017); Senior Intelligence and National Security Analyst at NBC and MSNBC
We all face adversity in life—but what matters is how you overcome it. WSB connects event planners with inspiring speakers who have amazing stories of triumph that will keep your attendees on the edge of their seats. Head coaches, military veterans, psychologists, and astronauts are available to share real-world stories of overcoming adversity. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.
CIA Director (2013–2017); Senior Intelligence and National Security Analyst at NBC and MSNBC
#1 International and New York Times bestselling Author and Neuroscientist
Rocket Scientist turned Professor, #1 Bestselling Author, and Expert on Innovation and Creativity
2020 and 2012 Paralympic Gold Medalist, NBC Sports Winter Paralympics Correspondent, Author, and Equality Activist
Former President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Information, Space and Defense Systems, and The Ford Motor Company
The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2007-2010) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997-2007)
Former Vice President, Analytics and Basketball Development, Miami Heat; 2012 and 2013 NBA Champion, Miami Heat
World Renowned Harvard Expert and Best-Selling Author on Collaboration, Communication and Teamwork
2011 NCAA Wrestling Champion, Recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, ESPN ESPY Awards and Author
American Historian and Best-Selling Author; Presidential Historian, CNN; Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University
U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014); Stanford Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow; Washington Post Columnist; NBC News Analyst
Serial entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and venture capital investor
Former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy; Author, The Heart of Business - Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism; Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School
First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War, Author
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