Jill Ellis
FIFA Chief Football Officer; 2x World Cup Champion Head Coach; All-Time Winningest Coach in U.S. Soccer History
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Overcoming Adversity Speakers
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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.Search within Overcoming Adversity Speakers
Tony Dungy
Former Head Coach, 2007 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, Former Football Television Analyst for 17 years
Over $70,000Florida
Bear Grylls
Host of Man vs. Wild, Bear Grylls Is Running Wild, and You vs Wild; Adventurer; Author
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Judy Woodruff
Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Contact WSB for FeesDistrict of Columbia
Laszlo Bock
Senior Advisor at Anthropic; 2x AI founder; SVP of People Operations at Google (2006 – 2016); Bestselling author, Work Rules!
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Keith Alexander
Board Member, SolCyber; Founder, IronNet Cybersecurity; Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Former Director, National Security Agency; Former Chief, Central Security Service; Former Board of Directors, Amazon
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Bonnie St. John
Paralympic Ski Medalist, Fortune 500 Business Consultant, Rhodes Scholar, Former White House Official and Bestselling Author
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Jack Nicklaus
Golf’s Greatest Champion
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Leon Panetta
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1994-1997), Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (1993-1994) and Co-founder and Chairman, Panetta Institute for Public Policy
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Sam Kass
Former Senior White House Policy Advisor for Nutrition and Executive Director, Let’s Move!; Founder, Trove; Partner, Acre Venture Partners; Author
Under $25,000New York
Lee Woodruff
Bestselling Author, Freelance Writer
Under $25,000New York
Jason Eck
Head Football Coach, University of New Mexico; 2025 Mountain West Coach of the Year
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Alexi Pappas
Olympic Athlete; Bestselling Author; Award-Winning Filmmaker; TED Speaker
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Richard Montañez
Former Vice President, Multicultural Sales and Community Activation for PepsiCo North America, Author, Philanthropist, Creator of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos brand
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Martin Dempsey
Board of Directors Chairman, USA Basketball; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011-2015)
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John Major
Former Prime Minister, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Carlos Boozer
14-Year NBA Veteran; NBA and College Basketball Analyst, ESPN
$25K - $40KFlorida
Bob Woodruff
Anchor and Reporter ABC News and Bestselling Co-Author
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Mariano Rivera
New York Yankees' Greatest Relief Pitcher of All Time and Author of The Closer
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Mitch Landrieu
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (2004-2010); Mayor, City of New Orleans (2010–2018); Senior Advisor to the President & White House Infrastructure Coordinator (2021-2024)
Contact WSB for FeesLouisiana
Drew Bledsoe
Former NFL Quarterback
$40K - $70K
Nancy Koehn
Harvard Historian, Author, Leadership Coach
$25K - $40KMassachusetts
Ron Rivera
General Manager of CAL Football Program; Former NFL Head coach and NFL Player; Hispanic Football Hall of Fame Honoree
$40K - $70KVirginia
Bobby Jindal
Governor of Louisiana (2008-2016)
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