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Energize your Virtual Conference With the majority of conferences, seminars and workshops cancelled or postponed indefinitely, event organizers have turned to technology to provide ways to deliver their message to their audience. Through video conferencing, audiences can now enjoy a virtual experience from some of the world's best keynote speakers. These select virtual speakers are already well-established on the big stage and also excel in providing virtual presentations due to their experience in conducting webinars, Facebook Live events, podcasts, YouTube presentations, and other online events. This article will provide you as an event organizer with the Top 20 Virtual Speakers today and what sets them apart from the others so that you can create a highly engaging and successful online event.
Best Virtual Keynote Overview 1. Lena Requist: Best motivational virtual speaker for startup audiences and enterprises. 2. John Hall: Best virtual speaker on trust and relationship building. 3. Rosann Santos: Best bilingual virtual speaker for racial diversity and inclusion, cultural sensitivity + awareness, academics, career growth. 4. Brian Solis: Best seasoned speaker as a data analyst and author. 5. Tracey Grace: Best virtual speaker for workplace and diversity training. 6. Erik Huberman: Best virtual speaker for engaging storytelling. 7. Tiffani Bova: Best virtual speaker for global conference and industry experience. The Top 20 Virtual Keynote Speakers | BIG STAGE SPEAKERS
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8. Andrew Thomas: Best virtual speaker for startup launch strategies and empowerment. 9. Ashleigh Dilello: Best virtual speaker with a background as a chronic illness survivor and health specialist. 10. John Ruhlin: Best virtual speaker for sales and networking. 11. Sarah Hill: Best virtual speaker for virtual and augmented reality. 12. Shep Hyken: Best virtual speaker for focus and the customer experience. 13. Loretta LaRoche: Best virtual speaker as a humorist for stress management. 14. Abby Huntsman: Best virtual speaker for social and political communications. 15. Nir Eyal: Best virtual speaker for productivity and attention management. 16. Chris Schembra: Best humorous virtual speaker with a podcast. 17. Eli Schwartz: Best virtual speaker for converting paid channels to organic growth. 18. Joel Goldberg: Best virtual speaker for culture-building and storytelling. 19. 9th Wonder: Best virtual speaker with a music background as an activist. 20. Adam Cayton-Holland: Best passionate virtual speaker for relationships. The Top 20 Virtual Keynote Speakers | BIG STAGE SPEAKERS
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1. Lena Requist
Bio:
During tenure as President at ONTRAPORT, company has grown 5000% and made Inc. 500 list., named one of Forbes' Most Promising Companies in America.
With a true passion for team development, this speaker grows organizations from the inside out, optimizing workload and efficiency. Founders of Driver's Ed, a professional productivity course for career-minded people and supports ONTRAPORT Women in Business leading monthly workshops about today's hottest issues affecting female entrepreneurs and businesswomen.
Advocate for fun, lighthearted humor to alleviate stress. Effectively blends humor with stress management. Founder and President of The Human Potential Inc.
Website/PR: Fee Range: $10,000 - $20,000
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Travels From: California, USA
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2. John Hall
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This speaker is convinced he will change how we manage and invest our time. He is Under his leadership, Influence & considered a top sales and Co. ranked No. 72 on Forbes' social media speaker who was "Most Promising Companies in the recipient of the EY America." Entrepreneur of the Year Author of best-selling book, "Top Award for Best Emerging of Mind." Company and also recognized as Business Journals' Top 100 Weekly columns for Forbes and Visionaries. Inc. Co-founder and CEO of Influence & Co, content marketing agency.
Fee Range: Please inquire Travels From: NYC, NY, USA
Website/PR: JohnHallSpeaking.com Speaking Videos
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3. Rosann Santos
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Motivational Youth & Education, Racial & Cultural Diversity, Academic & Women's Issues Speaker.
Bilingual keynote speaker for racial diversity, cultural sensitivity, discrimination training for students, the workplace, police officers, and teachers. Strengths Coach who delivers empowering keynotes to professional organizations, educational institutions, career-development and higher learning audiences from every walk of life. Hired by universities and organizations worldwide, incl. National Geographic Society.
Speaks live for in-person and virtual conferences and creates 4K pre-recorded presentations. Certified GALLUP ® CliftonStrengths® Coach Founder of Latinas in Higher Education. Director of Strategic Initiatives for John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Adjunct Teacher, Accomplished Higher Learning Professional and Executive Coach. Bilingual: Spanish/English
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Fee Range: $15,000 - $20,000
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Travels From: NYC, NY, USA
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4. Brian Solis
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Dynamic speaker with an extensive portfolio of topics that cover business Award -winning author. leadership and Global Innovation Evangelist at transformation, disruptive Salesforce. technology, connected consumerism, and the Focuses on thought leadership and research that explores digital evolution of the digital lifestyle in culture and transformation, innovation and society. disruption. Digital Anthropologist & Philanthropist.
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5. Tracey Grace
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CEO of IBEX, an Atlanta-based award winning IT and Government Contracting Firm.
High degree of IT experience with experience in situations demanding high-quality tech solutions. This speaker is thoughtful and intentional in creating workplaces that embrace different people, needs and skill sets. Supports and motivates underprivileged groups in the tech space and disrupts sectors and industries on a regular basis.
Winner of Small Business person of Excellence Award. Featured in Forbes: The Tech Sector Needs More Women and Minorities. AMEX Open "On the Rise Government Contractor on the Year" National Award. Bachelor in Economics and MBA from University of Pittsburgh
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Travels From: Atlanta, GA, USA
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6. Erik Huberman
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Founder & CEO of Hawke Media, a full-service Outsourced CMO.
Featured in Forbes & Inc.
Featured as a keynote speaker globally with an engaging storytelling style in the truest sense of the world. Shares unforgettable insights that brilliantly illustrate the moral dimension of the corporate world. Speaks on leadership skills essential to success in many spheres of human engagement, personal values, business practices, and e-commerce with authority.
Fee Range: $15,000 - $20,000
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Hawke Media, one of CIOReview's "Top 20 Most Promising Digital Market Solution Providers in 2017" Recipient of gold STEVIE award in the American Business Awards for "Company of the Year."
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7. Tiffani Bova
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Growth & Innovation, Salesforce
Host of Leading Business, Marketing & Management Podcast
Frequent speaker and guest on several prominent business and marketing podcasts and delivers keynotes on sales transformation and business model innovation. A distinguished analyst and Research Fellow who excels at thought leadership in the sales and technology sectors of business growth.
Top 100 Twitter Business Influencer
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Thinkers50 of the month, Dec 18' Thinkers50 Radar 2019 WSJ Best-Selling Author Degree in Political Science and Communications
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Travels From: CA, USA
8. Andrew Thomas
Bio:
Speaks and consults on business development, B2C & B2B sales and growing revenue. Empowers Built SkyBell into a top brand in audiences with inspirational the Internet of Things (smart speeches rich with candid and home). actionable advice. Combines IoT Expert, named #3 of the big picture vision with most influential in the world by execution experience to help Inc.com. big companies and startups Consults with big companies and increase revenue, achieve startup to increase revenue and product/market fit and create growth strategies. growth. One of top entrepreneurs to follow in Internet Things and revenue growth.
Website/PR: Fee Range: Please inquire
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Travels From: CA, USA
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9. Ashleigh Dilello
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Speaks to audiences and coaches people on how to thrive in life despite pain and physical conditions. Delivers Chronic pain and illness survivor. content on how to reprogram Self-love and body coaching the mind-body connection to emphasizing health, career, live with greater hope and relationships, your self-worth joy. At the forefront of Bio and happiness. Emotional Healing as it relates to neuroscience. Developed the process of BIO EMOTIONAL HEALING™ Website/PR: Wellness expert, mother, wife and professional dancer from Broadway and TV.
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Travels From: California, USA
10. John Ruhlin
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Helps audiences and individuals identify their Dream 100 clients to Founder of the Ruhlin Group. maximize their sales and Relationships Speaker. marketing campaigns and world class gifting programs. Director of Strategic Initiatives Creates relationship action for John Jay College of Criminal plans with an internal and Justice. external focus to show Bestselling author of Giftology gratitude and appreciate to using gifts to cut through the people, employees and noise. clients. His message is simple: Works with major brand like The relationships matter more Chicago Cubs, Morgan Stanley, than ever. Caesars Palace and Keller Williams. Website/PR:
Best Seller in Cutco History and Gifting Expert.
Fee Range: Please inquire
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Travels From: Missouri, USA
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11. Sarah Hill
Bio:
CEO and Chief Storyteller of Healium.
Speaks on technology, virtual and augmented reality using biometrically-healing storytelling to heal trauma and anxiety in people. Speaks to audiences of all backgrounds but also built a program called "Honor Everywhere", that allows Virtual Reality to allow aging Veterans to see their WWII, Vietnam, Korea & Women's Memorials. Experienced in healing through #AR #VR #MR #XR.
Spent 20 year as a 12-time Emmy award winning TV reporter covering trauma. Former interactive TV journalist for NBC, ABC & CBS affiliates. Pioneered virtual and augmented reality tool for the self-management of stress. XR experiences are clinically validated in a 3 peer-reviewed journal and have been viewed more than 7 million time. Fee Range: Please inquire Travels From: Columbia, MO USA
Website/PR: SarahHill.com StoryUp Studios
12. Shep Hyken
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CSP, CPAE is the CAO (Chief Amazement Officer) of Shepard Presentations.
Delivers customer service experience speeches that leave audience with tools ideas and concepts to optimize the customer experience and create unparalleled levels of customer loyalty. Speaks on all points of interaction between businesses and customers to audiences worldwide.
Customer Service and Experience Expert. Best-Selling author on Customer Service: WSJ, USA Today, The New York Times. Thought leader on Customer Service Culture. Fee Range: $20,001 - $30,000 Travels From: Missouri, USA
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13. Loretta LaRoche
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Advocate for fun, light hearted humor as a stress managementconsultant with energetic Advocate for fun, lightpresentation to invigorate hearted humor to alleviate attendees and teach the the art of stress. optimism and resilience. Among Effectively blends humor her 'Sold Out' venues; Boston with stress management. Symphony Hall, The Hanover Founder and President of The Theatre, Emerson Magestic, Berklee Perfoming Arts Center, Human Potential Inc. Providence Performing Arts Writes weekly newspaper Theatre , Palace Theatre in Albany column titled, "Get a Life' NY, Capital Centre for the Arts in Concord NH, Stadium Theatre, Telus Center in Canada. Fee Range: $15,000 - $20,000 Website/PR: Travels From: Massachusetts, USA LorettaLaRoche.com Acclaimed humorist, speaker and author
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14. Abby Huntsman
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Co-Host, "Fox & Friends"
Co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend and frequently fills in on top-rated Fox News Channel programs, including "Fox & Friends" and "America’s Newsroom". Former co-host of MSNBC’s "The Cycle" and producer/host of The Huffington Post’s streaming network HuffPost Live. In 2013, named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in media.
Appears on "America's Newsroom" former co-host of MSNBC's "The Cycle" Producer/Host of The Huffington Post's streaming network HuffPost Live Degree in Political Science and Communications Fee Range: $15,000 - $20,000 Travels From: NYC, NY, USA
Website/PR: @HuntsmanAbby Press
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15. Nir Eyal
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Author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.
Unparalleled knowledge of the intersection of psychology, technology and business who delivers engaging speeches on behavioral design that encompasses user experience, behavioral economics, and a dash of neuroscience. Educates audiences on the techniques used to motivate and manipulate user behavior through attention-based marketing.
Active Angel investor who has invested in Eventbrite, Kahoot! Anchor.fm and Refresh.io Former lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School. Speaker and consultant on technology + marketing. Fee Range: $40,001 - $50,000 Travels From: NYC, NY, USA
Website/PR: NirEyal.com Blog
16. Chris Schembra
Bio:
By asking a single question: "If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your Bestselling author of "Gratitude life, that you don’t give and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for enough credit or thanks to, Human Connection". who would that be?” Contributing Producer at OHenry produces 3 hour long Productions which both invest in Gratitude Interventions and produce commercial theater. (virtual dinners), navigating their attendees to enhanced Led social campaigns lowering well-being and developing suicide rates among vets with pro-social relationships. ptsd. Founder + Chief Question Asker of 7:47.
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Travels From: New York, NY USA
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17. Eli Schwartz
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SEO expert and consultant.
Frequently speaks at marketing events across the U.S., Asia, and Europe to help shape the SEO strategy and user acquisition rate of large organizations and companies seeking rapid growth. He has guest lectured at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, Singapore’s Civil Service College, and the Founder’s Institute. Also a frequent guest on many top industry podcasts.
Over a decade of experience driving successful growth programs for leading B2B and B2C companies. Featured Y Combinator, SEJ, TechCrunch and Entrepreneur. Worked with Shutterstock, BlueNile, Quora and Zendesk build and execute Global SEO strategies. Expert in user acquisition and marketing concepts for rapid growth.
Website/PR: Fee Range: Please inquire.
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Travels From: California, USA
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18. Joel Goldberg
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Builds culture and success through storytelling.
Powerful presenter on talking to groups about the networking principles he's learned from his experience in media. Drives home a strong message of personal perseverance tailored to each and every audience and focuses on delivery impact for growth.
Worked as part of Royals' broadcast team for FOX Sports Kansas City. Play by play voice for ECHL Kansas City Mavericks. 25 years in TV developing relationships with athletes, coaches and team management.
Website/PR: Fee Range: Please inquire.
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Travels From: Kansas City, MO USA
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19. 9th Wonder
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Hip-Hop Record Producer
Fee Range: $15,000 - $20,000
Grammy Award-winning producer, DJ, college lecturer, activist. Formed the hip-hop trio "Little Brother" in 1998 w/Phonte Coleman and Thomas Jones (Rapper Big Pooh), released the critically acclaimed album "The Listening," which received four mics in Source Magazine.
Travels From: Durham, NC, USA
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Record Executive Accomplished DJ and Rapper Grammy Award-winner College lecturer and social activist
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20. Adam Cayton-Holland
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Stand-up Comedian
National touring headliner who plays clubs and colleges all over the country. He was named one of 25 “Comics to Watch” by Esquire Magazine and has appeared on "Conan" and "The Pete Holmes Show." Part of a stand-up trio, "The Grawlix," with Ben Roy and Andrew Orvedahl. The group performs onstage together and also has created an online sketch-comedy series.
Member of the Comedy Trio, "The Grawlix" Named one of 25 "Comics to Watch" Has appeared on "Conan", ABC's "Happy Endings" and many feature podcasts. Filmed the pilot, "Those Who Can't" for Amazon Studios Fee Range: $10,000 - $20,000 Travels From: Denver,CO USA
Website/PR: AdamCaytonHolland.com Press
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BEST PRACTICES TO HIRING BEST VIRTUAL SPEAKERS Most of these speakers are available for both live and virtual events however due to specific circumstances in this unprecedented era, the demand for virtual keynotes is growing significantly. Approach your potential virtual keynote speaker based on how well your needs fits within their expertise and make all best efforts to create a mutually beneficial agreement to deliver high value to your audience attendees. It is important to align the presentation style with the event taking into consideration: length of speaking time, format and visual aids. Having a fee or budget range in mind prior to your search can help optimize the efficiency of your search. Many virtual speakers can also create pre-recorded presentations for your audience in addition to a live keynote. This level of presentation usually provides maximum value and benefit to your virtual event.
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