Leadership Speakers

This powerful group of author speakers knows what it means to lead. From CEOs to military officers to creative visionaries, they leave audiences with the knowledge and tools necessary to rise to any challenge.

Ed Catmull

Co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, former president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and author of Creativity, Inc.

James Hatch

Retired member of the Naval Special Warfare Development group, author of Touching the Dragon, and founder of Spike’s K9 Fund

Priya Parker

Facilitator, strategic advisor, and author of The Art of Gathering

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Joanna Barsh

McKinsey Director Emeritus, bestselling author of How Remarkable Women Lead and Centered Leadership and Grow Wherever You Work.

Ori Brafman

Business strategist, organizational expert, and New York Times bestselling author of Sway and Click

Bill Burnett

Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford and co-author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling book Designing Your Life

Dave Evans

Co-founder of Electronic Arts and co-author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling book Designing Your Life

Chris Guillebeau

New York Times-bestselling author of The $100 Startup and host of the podcast Side Hustle School

J. Kelly Hoey

Networking expert and author of Build Your Dream Network

Therese Huston

Author of Let’s Talk: Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower

Anne Kreamer

Journalist, media expert, and author of Risk/Reward

Sherry Lansing

First woman to lead a major motion picture studio, former President of 20th Century Fox, and former Chairman of Paramount Pictures

Angie McArthur

Co-author of Collaborative Intelligence and speaker on intellectual diversity

Amy McGrath

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and founder of Honor Bound, Inc.

Greg McKeown

Author of the New York Times bestseller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, CEO of THIS Inc., and Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum

Travis Mills

Retired United States Army Staff Sergeant and Recalibrated Warrior

Tara Mohr

Founder of the acclaimed global Playing Big leadership program and expert on women's leadership and well-being

Ken Segall

Former Ad Agency Creative Director for NeXT and Apple, author of New York Times bestseller Insanely Simple and Think Simple

Linda Kaplan Thaler

Advertising Hall of Fame luminary, Chairman of Publicis Kaplan Thaler, and bestselling author of Power of Nice and Grit to Great

Bina Venkataraman

Author of The Optimist's Telescope and Editorial Page Editor at The Boston Globe