Professional Speaker Directory

Why are you captivated by some people, but not others? How do certain leaders convince you to change your opinion? In an engaging presentation filled of actionable takeaways, advertising icon Sally Hogshead has the answers.

Sales Training and Relationship Building Expert

The Internet has radically changed the way that people buy and sell. Buyers have more information than ever, and they don’t have time to waste in data gathering meetings. Yet while buying behavior has changed, people still sell pretty much the same way they have for the past 50 years.

Founder of The Accountability Institute™, Named one of the World’s Top 5 Organizational Culture Professionals by Global Gurus, Bestselling author of 12 books including: The Accountability Advantage, I Am Accountable, Non-Negotiable, No More Excuses, and No Matter What, CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame inductee

Sandy works with leaders who want to inspire and engage their teams, admins who want to create strong partnerships with leaders, and customer service professionals who want to WOW their customers.

Creator and Founder of Spanx

Sara Blakely wanted footless body-shaping pantyhose to wear with her cream-colored pants and open-toed shoes, but she couldn’t find them anywhere. As a frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, Blakely took $5,000 in savings and began her adventure in the $2 billion male-dominated hosiery industry.

In an increasingly uncertain, AI-accelerated world, the numbers tell a troubling story: 61% of leaders feel unprepared to navigate today's complexity, 62% are disengaged, and nearly half the workforce is running on fumes. To address these pressing challenges, organizations like Microsoft, Deloitte, PepsiCo, Wells Fargo, the American Medical Association, and the U.S. Navy turn to leadership and workplace expert, Sara Ross and her LeadFULL™ framework— a vitality-powering, human-centered approach to leadership excellence.

Grounded in research but geared for real life, Sara works at the intersection of organizational culture, emotional intelligence, and energy management. Her pioneering multi-year study on workplace vitality formed the foundation of her bestselling book, 'Dear Work, Something Has to Change.' Known for her trademark energy and status-quo-challenging style, Sara Ross embodies her title of Chief Vitality Officer. Her conviction to reigniting a sense of aliveness in a world seemingly designed to smother it out has earned her recognition as a 2023 Women of Influence by SUCCESS magazine and the Global Gurus Top 30 Motivational Speakers list for 2025.