Your Next Keynote Speaker Awaits You Here

Nick Jankel

Thought Leader & Author, Leading In Change, Transformational Leadership, Leasing Transformation & Breakthrough Innovation

Janine Stange

Fueling Purpose and Sparking Change with Tools That Work.

• Motivational speaker, singer, and on-air personality
• Subject of the documentary “National Anthem Girl” streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple TV
• Philanthropist and Founder of  ‘Janine’s Team’

Deborah Gardner

OCEAN DEPTHS TO CENTER STAGE: Strategies to help leaders and teams stop drifting and start thriving.

• Professional Speaker
• Competitive Performance Expert
• Hospitality Today Live broadcast podcast show
• Researcher
• Author of 6 books
• Broadcaster
• Consultant

Amber Swenor

Where who you are meets how you lead: unleashing the authentic power that transforms people, teams, and culture | Helping people stop performing and start leading as their true selves: creating aligned leaders, thriving teams, and cultures that rock.

Amber Swenor: Transformational Leadership Speaker, Business Strategist, Entrepreneur & Rockband Frontwoman

• Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Unleashed: A Been-There Rocked-That Guide to Radical Authenticity in Life and Business
• Founder & CEO of Soul Seed Strategy, helping leaders and teams align identity, strategy, and culture for sustainable growth
• Frontwoman of the award-winning symphonic metal band Morningstar, named Hard Rock/Metal Album of the Year (Madison Area Music Awards); song “Free” reached the metal music charts in 2025
• Known for blending rockstar energy with strategic depth, delivering both the inspiration to ignite change and the frameworks to make it last
• Track record: business leader who scaled a 7-figure agency in less than 4 years, coached leaders who doubled and tripled revenue, and guided organizations through culture transformation
• Entrepreneur with real-world business credibility: brings a diverse background across brand strategy, coaching and consulting, real estate, and agriculture, offering a grounded perspective that connects with leaders from every industry.
• Global Impact: a Vital Voices Global Fellow and educator, Amber has trained and mentored women entrepreneurs from over 20 countries, advancing conscious leadership and economic empowerment worldwide.
• Lived Resilience: first in her family to graduate high school and college, Amber turned early challenges into fuel for an entrepreneurial journey defined by courage, connection, and purpose, walking a path of transformation she now inspires others to take
• Hired by corporations, associations, and conferences seeking a speaker who engages the heart and equips the mind
• Signature outcomes: stronger team alignment • authentic leadership • resilient cultures • clarity through change • empowered leaders who rediscover the power, confidence, and brilliance within themselves
• Presentation formats: Keynotes • Workshops • Retreats • Customized Leadership & Change Programs

Laura Putnam

Be curious.
Be well.
Be a new kind of leader.

BESTSELLING AUTHOR | LEADERSHIP CATALYST | WORKPLACE WELLBEING EXPERT

Desi Payne

Energizing excellence in leaders and their teams to create a positive workplace culture.

• Workplace Culture Expert
• Motivational Humorist
• Leadership Trainer

Ryan Minton

Positive Leadership Keynote Speaker | Customer Service Expert | Bestselling Author

Inspiring voice on leadership and culture, Ryan Minton draws on 25+ years of hospitality leadership with brands like Marriott and Hilton to help organizations reconnect people to purpose and performance.

Transforms audiences with authentic stories, simple actions, and proven frameworks for creating extraordinary employee and customer experiences.

Renowned for his energy, authenticity, and relatability, Ryan leaves audiences motivated to lead differently — with empathy, gratitude, and heart.

Kim Becking

Ignite Unstoppable Momentum™

Award-winning author, breast cancer survivor and entrepreneur who provides messages of hope, inspiration and humor and encourages us all to use life’s stumbling blocks to rebuild our lives.

Candace Doby

Leadership communication strategist, author and courage coach delivering practical communication tools to build courageous leaders and high-performing teams.

• Partners with leaders of organizations to increase engagement and innovation by creating a culture of courage where employees have the support to speak up.
• Shares a Courage-Ready framework — built from a decade of courage research, award-winning leadership at Chipotle, and insights from solo global travel — to equip employees with practical tools to speak up, step up and show up fully at work.
• Offers a fun, accessible entry point into the conversation on courage with her inspirational journal, A Cool Girl’s Guide To Courage.
• Brings command, relatability and humor to the stage and screen.

Tucker Bryant

Former Googler turned poet helping leaders Turn the Page on their toughest challenges by thinking like an artist.

Tucker Bryant spent a decade between Stanford and Google uncovering a surprising truth: even leaders on the cutting edge of innovation struggle to take the creative risks necessary to their ability to thrive. As a nationally renowned poet and former Google Product Marketer, Tucker demonstrates how the age-old wisdom of the poets who have used artistic innovation to push their crafts forward for millennia can help leaders Turn the Page™ on their biggest challenges and opportunities by breaking free from the hidden comforts and outdated models of thinking that stifle innovative leadership, competitive edge, and business growth.

Lt. Col Dan Rooney, USAF

Serving with Honor. Leading with Purpose

• F-16 Fighter pilot
• Three combat tours, 2x Top Gun recipient
• PGA golf professional, Founder / CEO, Folds of Honor
• Speaker: USA Ryder Cup teams (2x)
• USA Today best-selling author
• People Magazine Hero of the Year, ABC World News Person of the Year
• USAF Distinguished Service Medal

Hayley Podschun

Whatever It Takes – The Broadway Attitude to Achieve Your Biggest Dreams and Overcome the Unexpected with Ease

Broadway powerhouse performer, screen actor, and sought-after speaker who brings high-voltage energy, heart, and humor to every stage she steps on – whether it’s Times Square or a corporate ballroom.