Happy Women’s History Month! This year, join us in celebration and book these inspiring speakers for your event. With their strength, activism, and drive to achieve a more just society, these changemaking women are guaranteed to uplift audiences of all kinds.
Bestsellers and Award Winners
These authors have topped bestseller lists and won prestigious awards for their artful stories.
Jennifer Egan
Author of Manhattan Beach and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Visit from the Goon Squad
Delia Owens
#1 New York Times-bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing and wildlife scientist
Taylor Jenkins Reid
New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six and Malibu Rising
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
National Book Award Finalist and author of Sabrina & Corina
Marjane Satrapi
Academy Award-nominated director, cartoonist, and author of Persepolis
More bestselling author speakers: Ariel Levy, Gillian Flynn, Diana Gabaldon, Charlaine Harris, Debbie Macomber, Namwali Serpell, Ariel Lawhon, Lara Prescott, Sigrid Nunez, Elizabeth Strout, Kiley Reid, Erin Morgenstern
Activists and Advocates
From advocates for racial and gender equality to activists on the front lines of abolishing the death penalty, these speakers examine the inner workings of society and pose ideas for how we can improve.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Physician, scientist and activist who exposed the Flint water crisis
Sarah McBride
Delaware State Senator-elect, LGBTQ activist, and National Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Youngest of the Little Rock Nine, civil rights advocate, National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee
Dr. Jennifer L. Eberhardt
Award-winning social psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious bias
Brittany K. Barnett
Award-winning attorney, entrepreneur, and author of A Knock at Midnight
More inspiring activists: Clemantine Wamariya, Sarah Burns, Isabel Wilkerson, Diane Shader Smith
Leadership Experts
Leaders and entrepreneurs alike will find meaning in these speakers’ talks about how to take one’s leadership and career skills to the next level.
Priya Parker
Facilitator, strategic advisor, and author of The Art of Gathering
Joanna Barsh
McKinsey Director Emeritus, bestselling author of How Remarkable Women Lead and Centered Leadership and Grow Wherever You Work.
More leadership speakers: Tasha Eurich, Linda Kaplan Thaler
Motivational Speakers
These speakers will inspire and move audiences with their stories of survival, empowerment, and self-improvement.
Cheryl Strayed
Author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir Wild and “Dear Sugar” columnist
Dani Shapiro
Bestselling author of Hourglass and Inheritance, host of the Family Secrets podcast.
Holly Whitaker
Bestselling author of Quit Like a Woman and Founder of Tempest, Inc.
More motivational speakers: Jane Fonda, Carine McCandless, Melissa d’Arabian, Olivia Gatwood, Suleika Jaouad, Dr. Michele Harper, Latasha Morrison
Journalists
With their investigative prowess and incredible stories, these journalists speak boldly about our shifting culture through their reporting.
Alisyn Camerota
Author, journalist, and anchor of the CNN morning news program New Day.
Amanda Lucidon
Obama White House photographer, award-winning filmmaker, and New York Times-bestselling author
Bina Venkataraman
Author of The Optimist’s Telescope and Editorial Page Editor at The Boston Globe
Casey Cep
New York Times bestselling author of Furious Hours and New Yorker staff writer
More journalists: Lauren Markham, Dr. Sheri Fink, Jill Leovy, Bethany McLean, Rebecca Mead
Younger Audiences & Parenting
From children’s and young adult fiction authors to parenting experts, these speakers are perfect for events with young audiences and their parents alike.
Jacqueline Woodson
National Book Award and four-time Newbery Honor Winner, MacArthur Fellow, and bestselling author of Red at the Bone
Cara Natterson, M.D.
Pediatrician, consultant, speaker, and author of Decoding Boys
More speakers for young adults and parents: E. Lockhart, Nic Stone, Sabaa Tahir, Evette Dionne
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