Professional Speaker Directory

DON’T LET THE LAUGHTER FOOL YOU: THE STEVE RIZZO SUCCESS STORY “The Least Likely to Succeed… NOT!”
Once upon a time, Steve Rizzo was told by a guidance counselor that he didn’t have the intelligence for college. And having been saddled with the dubious high school honor of being voted “Least Likely to Succeed,” Steve didn’t give himself much of a chance to emerge as anything special, much less a world-class comedian or Hall of Fame speaker.

Extreme Leadership Expert!

“Approach the act of leadership as you’d approach an extreme sport: learn to love the fear and exhilaration that naturally comes with the territory.”

Keynote Speaker, Communications Expert, Specialist on Presence and Influence, Award-Winning Journalist, and Pilot
Stephanie Goetz speaks about and coaches Fortune 500 C-suite leaders and executives on how to elevate their communication, increase their impact and develop their authentic influence and presence. This Emmy-nominated former broadcaster will motivate and challenge your teams to develop these crucial leadership skills with practical and actionable advice.

Double Amputee, Inspiring and Motivational Speaker; Lost Both Legs Saving Children From Tornado

Best-Selling Author; Educator; Entrepreneur; Leadership Expert; Chairman and CEO, S. Graham & Associates

TV Personality, Businesswoman, & Best-Selling Author

Star Jones is an Emmy award nominated TV host, attorney, best-selling author, and former New York City homicide prosecutor, who has worked in television for over 20 years; offering a fresh perspective to the day’s most talked about crime and justice, political and sociological issues from the worlds of news, entertainment, politics and pop culture.

Coming from an entrepreneurial upbringing, Stacey learned early on how we consistently show up and interact determines our success in our organizations and in our lives. Starting with a career in voice-over, she quickly realized how every word matters - every movement of your body matters and every sound you make matters (volume, tone and inflection). All of these combined determines who listens, who stays connected with you, who believes you and then acts on your recommendation.

Influential Director, Filmmaker, Actor & Producer

Hollywood has produced few young filmmakers as iconoclastic and uncompromising as Spike Lee. Not content with the old formulas, he has set about reshaping the nature and the importance of American movies. In his hands a camera becomes as potent a weapon of social criticism as the pen.

Author, Diversity expert
Dr. Sondra Thiederman is one of the nation’s leading experts on workplace diversity, cross-cultural business, and bias reduction. As President of Cross-Cultural Communications, a San Diego based training firm, Sondra has 25 years experience as a speaker, trainer, and author helping professionals in Fortune 500 companies, public sector organizations, and dozens of associations find ways to successfully navigate our increasingly-diverse and global workplaces.

Former Sales Director, Disney Institute and Best-Selling Author
Simon T. Bailey believes you are meant to share your brilliance. His passion and purpose is unlocking that ability in a way that ignites sustainable transformation.

Former Professional Soccer Player and one of the Longest Living Organ Transplant Recipient
Keith was just 21 when, in July of 1986, he received the heart of a 17 year-old boy. Keith amazingly returned to competitive soccer a year after his transplant playing for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

International Expert in Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property & Economic Development