Serving organizations nationwide from Richmond, Virginia · Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM ET

Our speakers

A roster we can vouch for personally.

Around 180 speakers are active with us at any time. Below is a representative sample of the profiles we place most often. Full biographies, video and references are provided with every shortlist.

Dana R.

Leadership & Change

Former operations director for a national logistics network. Speaks on leading teams through restructuring without losing the people who make it work.

  • Keynote · Workshop

Fee band: $9,000 – $16,000

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Marcus T.

Sales Performance

Twenty years in enterprise sales, latterly as a VP running a 140-person field team. Practical, numbers-heavy, allergic to motivational filler.

  • Keynote · Breakout

Fee band: $7,500 – $14,000

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Priya S.

Innovation & Technology Adoption

Product leader turned advisor. Explains why technology programs stall inside organizations and what the first ninety days should look like.

  • Keynote · Moderation

Fee band: $11,000 – $22,000

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Ellen K.

Communication & Storytelling

Broadcast journalist for eighteen years. Teaches executives to say the difficult thing clearly and stop hiding behind slides.

  • Workshop · Coaching

Fee band: $6,500 – $12,000

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Robert A.

Healthcare Operations

Hospital administrator with a background in clinical quality. Speaks to provider networks, associations and payer organizations.

  • Keynote · Panel

Fee band: $8,000 – $15,000

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Nia B.

Culture & Retention

HR director for a multi-site manufacturer. Focused on frontline retention, first-line manager capability and honest employee listening.

  • Keynote · Workshop

Fee band: $6,000 – $11,000

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Tom V.

Finance & Economic Outlook

Economist advising regional banks and trade associations. Delivers outlook sessions that a non-financial audience can actually use.

  • Keynote

Fee band: $10,000 – $20,000

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Grace L.

Customer Experience

Built and ran service operations for a national retailer. Practical sessions on service recovery, measurement and frontline empowerment.

  • Keynote · Breakout

Fee band: $7,000 – $13,000

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Andre M.

Safety & Operational Discipline

Thirty years in industrial safety leadership. A direct, unsentimental voice for manufacturing, energy and construction audiences.

  • Keynote · Workshop

Fee band: $5,500 – $10,000

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Speaker surnames and full profiles are shared with confirmed enquiries only, out of respect for our speakers' other representation agreements.

How a speaker joins our roster

  1. 1

    Seen live or in full

    We watch an unedited full-length session before any conversation about representation.

  2. 2

    Two client references

    We call two organizations that booked them in the last eighteen months and ask what went wrong, not what went right.

  3. 3

    Material review

    Slides, handouts and workbooks are checked for accuracy, sourcing and originality.

  4. 4

    Trial booking

    The first placement is observed by one of our producers, on site or on the broadcast.

Speakers who want to be considered can write to contact@nationalspeakers.la with a full-length recording. We review submissions monthly and reply either way.

Need a shortlist for a specific date?

Send us the date and audience. Three matched speakers, with video and all-in pricing, back to you within one business day.