Goal Setting Keynote Speakers
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Goal Setting keynote speakers influence audiences to perform living life at a optimal level. They are former Navy Seals, entrepreneurs, global industry leaders, and adventurers. They are confident storytellers offering up ideas and strategies for groups and individuals to visualize personal success. GDA has the most compelling goal setting keynote speaker for your next conference.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 9
Robyn Benincasa Featured
Leadership and Teamwork Expert; Full-time Firefighter; Adventure Racing World Champion
Robyn Benincasa is an Adventure Racing World Champion, CNN Hero, founder of Project Athena, and author of the bestselling teamwork and leadership book, How Winning Works. Her entertaining keynotes show audiences the foundations of inspired leadership and how to win as a team.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Kyle Maynard Featured
Inspirational Athlete, Entrepreneur & Author of No Excuses
Despite being born with arms ending at the elbows and legs near the knees, Kyle wrestled for one of the best teams in the Southeast, set records in weightlifting, fought in mixed martial arts, and became the first man to crawl on his own to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 3 Videos: 6
Ben Nemtin Featured
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Organizational Culture Expert, Co-Founder of MTV's The Buried Life
Ben struggled with depression growing up and was forced to drop out of college. Searching for purpose, he created the world’s greatest bucket list with his three childhood friends.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 8
Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray Featured
I'll Push You — 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair
Push Inc. founders Justin Skeesuck, and Patrick Gray guide organizations and individuals toward their full potential through the power of relationships. Overcoming life's challenges requires acknowledging our weaknesses, inviting others into our story, and embracing the fact that we cannot do it all on our own.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 7 Videos: 4
Vince Poscente Featured
Breakthrough Presentations, Olympian, NY Times Bestselling Author
Vince Poscente is a blast of energy, a wellspring of innovative content and flat-out funny. He is an expert in helping people speed through uncertainty towards extraordinary outcomes, while delivering an unforgettable experience with his engaging stories, practical takeways and videos.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 4 Videos: 7
Damon West Featured
Inspirational Change Agent, 3x Best Selling Author, Philanthropist and College Professor
Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a motivational speaker and best-selling co-author (with motivational speaker Jon Gordon) of The Coffee Bean: A simple Lesson to Create Positive Change. His first book was, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World.
Keynotes: 7 Books: 9 Videos: 5
Jon Acuff
One of INC's Top 100 Leadership Speakers, New York Times Bestselling Author of Soundtracks, Finish and Do Over
Jon Acuff is the New York Times best-selling author of nine books, including All it Takes is a Goal, Soundtracks, and Finish. Published in more than twenty languages, his work is both critically acclaimed and adored by readers.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Bonin Bough
TV Host, Marketing Exec, Investor and Author
Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives, the host of The Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837. He was one of the youngest C-suite executives in a Fortune 50 company, Bonin has spearheaded some of the industry’s largest global marketing campaigns.
Keynotes: 11 Books: 6 Videos: 5
Valorie Burton
Best-Selling Author, President and CEO of The Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute, Personal and Executive Coach and International Speaker
Valorie Burton, life strategist and international speaker, is CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute. Her life-changing message has an intriguing, research-based emphasis in the pioneering field of applied positive psychology - the study of what happens when things go right with us.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 2 Videos: 3
Felipe Castro
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Coach, Author and Speaker
Felipe coaches organizations striving for business agility are increasingly adopting a different approach for goal setting created in Silicon Valley. OKR (Objectives and Key Results), the goal framework used by some of the world’s most innovative companies, is quietly taking over the corporate world.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 5 Videos: 3
Jean Chatzky
Personal Finance Expert
Jean Chatzky, the financial editor for NBC’s TODAY show, believes knowing how to manage our money is one of the most important life skills for people at every age and has made it her mission to help simplify money matters, increasing financial literacy both now and for the future.
Keynotes: 0 Books: 8 Videos: 3
Benjamin Hardy
Organizational Psychologist; Author; the World's Leading Expert on the Application of the Future Self Science
Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist, author, and the world’s leading expert on the application of the Future Self science. His books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and his blogs have been read by hundreds of millions.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Isaac Lidsky
Eyes Wide Open
Isaac Lidsky has the ability to speak on several topics based on his life experiences including a retinal degenerative disease that lead to his progressive sight loss and blindness, entrepreneurship, leadership, teams & motivation. Side Note: Isaac played Weasel on NBC's Saved by the Bell.
Keynotes: 7 Books: 10 Videos: 7
Joan Lunden
Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist and Women's Health Advocate
An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, and women's health & wellness advocate, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 30 years. Lunden continues to be one of America’s most recognized, trusted personalities and a sought after speaker throughout the country.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 7 Videos: 1
Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP
Goals & Grit ™ Expert
Caroline is the world's leading expert on Goals & Grit. She helps people get more grit, achieve their goals, and find happiness. A Harvard graduate with a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology fro the University of Pennsylvania, she has authored seven books inclusing Creating Your Best Life and Getting Grit.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 4
Alden Mills
Inc. 500 CEO, Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author, Navy SEAL
Alden Mills is the former Inc. 500 CEO of Perfect Fitness, founder of multiple businesses, bestselling author of Unstoppable Mindset, Unstoppable Teams, and Be Unstoppable, a three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander, nationally recognized rower, and keynote speaker on a mission to help 100 million people Be Unstoppable.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 12 Videos: 3
Tom Morris
World's Top Public Philosophers and Pioneering Business Thinkers
Philosopher Tom Morris has become one of the most popular keynote speakers in our time on topics of success, motivation, leadership, and change management. He brings the wisdom of the ages to bear on all our most pressing contemporary challenges with deep thought, high energy, and surprisingly great humor.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 7
David Nico
Leading Expert in Whole Leader Health™, Author, Harvard Visiting Fellow
Dr. David Nico is the leading expert on Whole Leader Health™, a strategic framework that helps organizations develop resilient, high-performing leaders by aligning personal well-being with leadership effectiveness.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 5
Marilyn Sherman
Peak Performance & Front Row Experience Expert; Author
Hall of Fame business speaker Marilyn Sherman has spent years motivating and inspiring audiences to get out of their comfort zone and get a front-row seat in life. If you're looking to engage your audience with a speaker delivering strategies for peak performance, you'll love Marilyn.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 3 Videos: 5
Sean Swarner
Top 8 most inspiring people ever. Everest, 7-Summits, Both Poles, Hawaii Ironman, 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. Keynote, author, film subject.
Sean Swarner, ranked among the top 8 most inspiring people in history, defied two terminal cancers to conquer Everest, all Seven Summits, both Poles, and the Hawaii Ironman. Featured in an Emmy-nominated film, his global keynotes inspire millions, unlocking purpose, passion, and limitless possibilities through resilience, courage, and transformation.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 5
Seb Terry
Expert in Peak Performance and Creating Environments for Success and Personal Transformation; Author; TV Host
Driven by a passion to see others achieve, Sebastian Terry’s one-of-a-kind story has organically become a powerful catalyst for personal and organizational transformation.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Rocky (Rock-T) Turner
Author, Speaker, Radio-TV Personality, Former Professional Baseball Player
Professional baseball player turned DJ and radio personality, Rock-T aka Rocky Turner, has a heart to motivate people to stop making excuses and get it done.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Dan Waldschmidt
Keynote Speaker, Business Strategist and Ultrarunner
Dan empowers audiences with the focus, insight, and accountability they need to achieve their best results yet. His stories of ordinary humans achieving outrageous success will light a fire under each member of the audience to launch an extraordinary life of their own.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 1 Videos: 5
Justin Wren
Humanitarian, UFC Fighter, Non-profit Founder, Mental Health Advocate, Author
A prominent UFC fighter, Justin emerged from a near death experience, found purpose through service, and now stands as an international humanitarian leader. The visionary Founder of Fight For The Forgotten, his organization has provided life-changing water, housing, healthcare, farming and freedom from slavery for thousands of disadvantaged people.
Topic Index
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- 15 Accountability
- 5 Compassion
- 22 Courage / Heroism
- 24 Goal Setting
- 165 Inspiration / Achievement
- 104 Motivation
- 100 Overcoming Adversity
- 92 Peak Performance
- 77 Personal Growth
- 32 Storytelling