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: 6
Robyn Benincasa
Leadership and Teamwork Motivational Speaker, 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: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 5
Eric Boles
Leadership and Change Management Expert
Eric's message is all about changing and making a difference. He talks about the concepts and strategies that has seen work in his training and coaching assignments. They are not just theories or nice ideas.
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: 5 Books: 0 Videos: 2
Gary Brackett
High Performance Coach| Speaker| Mentor
Gary Brackett was a walk-on student athlete, to becoming an NFL Super Bowl champion and team captain, to owning multiple brands as a successful entrepreneur, Gary has a proven track record for translating championship-level success across multiple playing fields, teams, and individuals.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 10
Scott Burrows
Inspirational and Motivational Speaker
Scott Burrows’ unforgettable story of turning a paralyzing setback into a powerful comeback through a clear Vision, a determined Mindset and unstoppable Grit inspires audiences to overcome challenges and put goals into action.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 5 Videos: 2
David L. Cook, PhD
Top Sports Psychology, Consultant, and Best-Selling Author on the Mental Advantage.
Dr. David L. Cook, top sport and performance psychology expert, best selling author, and award winning film producer. Dr. Cook served as the mental training coach for the San Antonio Spurs for eight years that included their two World Championships.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 2 Videos: 1
Gary Coxe
Transformational Business & Life Strategist and Sales Coach
Gary Coxe's work has been featured on The View, Inside Edition, Fox and Friends and as a regular on Dr. Phil’s show, The Doctors, and The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. Gary draws onpersonal triumphs over tragedy and adversity to help individuals and organizations overcome their own obstacles to success.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 1
Randy Dean
Time Management & Technology Expert
Randy Dean, MBA, teaches people how to better manage their time, e-mail, Outlook, Google apps, smart phones, and tablets in a fun and engaging way, giving immediately usable tips that starts enhancing attendees productivity immediately. And he has an amazing repeat client rate, showing clients love his stuff!
Keynotes: 3 Books: 0 Videos: 1
Shaun Derik
Motivation, Performing Artist, and Advocate of "Using Your Indoor Voice or Voice Within"
Shaun Derik, has dedicated over a decade of his life to helping people, young and old, reconnect with their passion. Through his dynamic message delivery, which is a blend of music and comedy, audience members leave Shaun’s presentations feeling motivated and energized.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 0 Videos: 6
Scott Greenberg
Former Award-Wining Edible Arrangements Franchisee, Top Corporate and Franchise Speaker on High-Performance Mindset
Scott Greenberg is an internationally recognized speaker and business consultant who helps leaders and their teams elevate their performance. He’s known for his discussions on the High-Performance Mindset for Franchises, Leaders, Teams, and Great Customer Service. He was also the owner of two award-wining Edible Arrangements Franchises!
Keynotes: 3 Books: 0 Videos: 5
Jason Hewlett
Speaker, Entertainer, Author, Impressionist, and Corporate Events Headliner
Having delivered hundreds of presentations for front-line and leadership motivation, Jason Hewlett combines message, authenticity and humor with music and impersonations. His talk feels like a show with a message, or a keynote speech with entertainment. A recent, and one of the youngest inductees into the Speakers Hall of Fame.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 0 Videos: 3
Charlie Rocket Jabaley
Influencer, Hip-Hop Mogul, Motivational Speaker, Athlete and Dreamer
Charlie Rocket inspires those around him. He’s lost 135 pounds. Became vegan. Ran 3 marathons. Reversed the growth of his brain tumor. Became an Ironman. Recently finished his nationally-known Dream Machine bike tour across America. Is currently on the cover of Runner’s World and secured partnership with Nike.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 3 Videos: 1
Kaley Warner Klemp
Conscious Leadership, Coaching, and Commitments of Sustainable Success
Kaley Warner Klemp is committed to enhancing team communication and interaction. The benefits could be priceless for your entire organization. The Enneagram describes 9 personality types in great detail. The focus dives beneath typical behavioral models into “why” individuals behave the way they do.
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: 8 Books: 9 Videos: 6
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: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 5
Kyle Maynard
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: 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: 7 Books: 2 Videos: 6
Ben Nemtin
The New York Times Bestselling Author, Organizational Culture Guru, Member 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: 12 Books: 2 Videos: 4
David Nico
Author, Leadership Catalyst, Wellbeing Authority
David Nico PhD, is the Catalyst to Equip Leaders with Dynamic Strategies to Enhance Well-Being, Professional Effectiveness, and Organizational Profitability.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 9
Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray
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: 5 Books: 7 Videos: 4
Vince Poscente
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: 3 Books: 5 Videos: 5
Dane Rauschenberg
Extreme Athlete - Ran 52 Marathons in 52 Weekends
Dane Rauschenberg is the extreme athlete who successively ran a certified marathon every weekend in 2006- 52 in total. Dane has quickly become a sought-after motivational speaker for not only races of all distances, but also universities, corporations and businesses nationwide looking for someone to create a spark.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 0 Videos: 1
Sebastien Sasseville
Athlete | Change Management and Leadership Expert | Author
Sébastien Sasseville empowers leaders to lead with purpose and inspires organizations to embrace change. An endurance athlete, his extraordinary accomplishments include summiting Mount Everest, completing the mythical Sahara race, and running across Canada are made even more impressive by the fact that he lives with Type 1 Diabetes.
Keynotes: 8 Books: 2 Videos: 5
Kevin Sheridan
Keynote Speaker & Employee Engagement and Virtual Management Expert
Kevin Sheridan is a Best Selling Author, and one of the most sought-after voices in the world on the topic of Employee Engagement. Having spent thirty years as a high-level Human Capital Management consultant, helping some of the world’s largest corporations rebuild a culture fostering productive engagement.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 3 Videos: 2
Marilyn Sherman
Hall of Fame Business Keynote Speaker
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: 7 Books: 6 Videos: 1
Thom Singer
Expert in Human Engagement and Potential
Potentail does not equal results. In today's distracted work environment there is a disconnect between social media "likes", "links", "shares" and "follows" and real meaningful business connections. Thom's work centers around helping people get back to the basics of relationships that lead to better opportunities and more sales.
Keynotes: 0 Books: 1 Videos: 4
Dudley 'Tal' Stokes
4 time Winter Olympian and founding member of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Team
Stokes and his teammates serve as an example of the success that is possible with determination, confidence and disciplined ignorance. The story of the Jamaican bobsleighers inspired the movie Cool Runnings.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 3 Videos: 5
Sean Swarner
First Cancer Survivor to Summit Everest, Author, Performance Coach Adventurer, World Record Holder
With only one functioning lung, a prognosis of fourteen days to live, and being in a medically-induced coma for a year, Sean Swarner is the first cancer survivor to stand on top of Mt. Everest. Sean has broken through defined human limitation to redefine the way the world views success.
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: 0 Books: 0 Videos: 1
Brittany Underwood
International Trade Entrepreneur; Local Social Entrepreneur
The Akola Project is a social business within a non-profit framework that empowers marginalized women to generate income to uplift the lives of their families and communities by employing them to make high-fashion jewelry, handbags and home goods.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 0 Videos: 6
Mark Valenziano
Blind Speaker inspiring personal greatness to lift organizations to new heights.
Mark explores six avenues to building confidence, infusing optimism, and reinforcing the whys and hows of adaptability. The result is individuals who are inspired, focused & aware, and companies that can more smoothly transition in to their future.
Mark customizes his programs to meet your specific goals.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Deirdre Van Nest
Deirdre helps financial advisors improve business & build their brands.
Deirdre Van Nest is the go-to expert for financial advisors, leaders, and anyone in a client-facing role, on improving communication skills (one-one-one or with a group). She's a Certified World Class Speaking™ Coach, Certified Fearless Living Coach, and bestselling author of “Fire Your Fear™.”
Keynotes: 3 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: 4 Books: 2 Videos: 11
Bill Walton
Basketball Legend, Broadcaster, Humanitarian, and Survivor
Bill Walton may be the most colorful figure in sports. An ESPN broadcaster, Bill’s college and NBA championship teams are legendary. But chasing the dream took a nightmarish toll: 38 surgeries and spinal failure. Insightful, funny, and profound, Bill inspires with lessons about winning, losing, teamwork, and overcoming the odds.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 2 Videos: 5
Damon West
M.S. in Criminal Justice with a Life-Sentence on Parole, Addiction, Recovery and Behavioral Health Advocate
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.
Topic Index
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- 30 Accountability
- 11 Compassion
- 22 Courage / Heroism
- 35 Goal Setting
- 174 Inspiration / Achievement
- 101 Motivation
- 103 Overcoming Adversity
- 97 Peak Performance
- 89 Personal Growth
- 33 Storytelling
- 248 Virtual