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: 8

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 6

Eric Boles

Authority on Leadership, Managing Change, Cultural Transformation, and Peak Performance; Former NFL Wide Receiver

Eric Boles is the president of The Game Changers, Inc, a company dedicated to maximing the human asset. Through assessment, coaching, consulting, and training, Eric helps organizations enhance their culture, develop greater levels of committment and performance and function within their purpose and values.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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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.

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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. 

 

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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.

 

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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.

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Keynotes: 7 Books: 10 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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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Keynotes: 12 Books: 1 Videos: 7

David Nico

Author, Leadership Catalyst, Wellbeing Authority

Dr. David Nico is the Catalyst to Equip Leaders with Dynamic Strategies to Enhance Well-Being, Professional Effectiveness, and Organizational Success

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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.

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Keynotes: 8 Books: 3 Videos: 7

Tara Renze

Emotional Intelligence & Positive Intelligence Practitioner and Thought Leader

Tara is an emotional intelligence practitioner, accomplished author and keynote speaker, fueled by an unwavering mission to empower individuals to embrace their authenticity and "be who they came to be."

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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. 

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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.

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Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 4

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.

 

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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.

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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. 

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Keynotes: 2 Books: 1 Videos: 5

Justin Wren

Humanitarian; Author; MMA Fighter; Mental Health Advocate; Podcast Host

Justin "The Big Pygmy" Wren is a national champion wrestler, UFC veteran, and humanitarian passionate about serving the Batwa Pygmy people of Uganda. Justin's transformative storytelling ignites a fire in the human soul inspiring and empowering audiences to take action that leads deeper purpose, high performance, and long lasting change.

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