INSPIRATION
We have 151 speakers within this category
- Jim Abbott
- Courageous Baseball Star
- Buzz Aldrin
- Second Man on the Moon
- Stacy Allison
- First American Woman To Peak Everest
- John Alston
- Sales and Marketing/Attitude Expert
- John Amatt
- legendary mountain climber
- Lance Armstrong
- World Champion cyclist, Olympian, and cancer survivor
- Neil Armstrong
- The First Man on the Moon
- Linda Armstrong-Kelly
- Mother of the cycling legend, Lance Armstrong
- Tracy Austin
- Legendary Tennis Player
- Paul William Azinger
- Cancer Survivor & Professional Golfer
- Dusty Baker
- Manager of the Chicago Cubs
- Robert Ballard
- Celebrated Marine Archaeologist Credited with Discovering Titanic
- Ann Bancroft
- First Woman to Ski to the North Pole
- Murray Banks
- Lifestyle Expert
- Alan Bean
- American Hero- 4th Man on the Moon
- Greg Behrendt
- Co-Author, “He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”
- Chris Berman
- 5-time National Sportscaster of the Year known for his nicknames and jovial studio anchoring on ESPN
- Sabeer Bhatia
- Creator of Hotmail
- Jesse Billauer
- Life Rolls On – “Jesse’s Story”
- Sara Blakely
- Creator and Founder, SPANX
- Josh Blue
- Last Comic Standing 2006
- Martin Bowen
- Oceanographer
- Dr. Gary Bradt
- Interpreter of Bestseller Who Moved My Cheese?
- Shelly Brady
- Author Ten Things I learned from Bill Porter
- Joan Brock
- Experience Life Through all of your Senses
- Michael Broome
- Humorous Inspirational Storyteller
- Boris Brott
- Motivational Speaker, Inspirational Symphony Conductor, Cultural Ambassador
- Les Brown
- Motivator, TV Personality, Best Selling Author
- Tony Campolo
- professor of Sociology
- Jack Canfield
- Co-creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul
- Chris Carmichael
- Lance Armstrong’s Personal Coach
- Coach Ken Carter
- Coach, Author, Educator and Inspiration for the film Coach Carter
- Rubin Hurricane Carter
- The “Real Life” Hurricane
- John Cassis
- Inspirational Teambuilder
- Dan Clark
- Author, Speaker and
Contributing Author to Chicken Soup for the Soul
- Maxine Clark
- Build-A-Bear Workshop®
Maxine Clark—Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Bear
- Christine Clifford Beckwith
- Industry Top Producer, Best-selling Author, Business Owner, Cancer Survivor
- Captain Gerald Coffee
- Vietnam POW – “Creating and Maintaining a Positive Attitude”
- Linda Cohn
- ESPN Sportscenter Host
- Cynthia Cooper
- WorldCom Whistle Blower
- Bob Costas
- Emmy Award-Winning Sports Broadcaster
- Lynne Cox
- Famed Long-Distance Swimmer
- Pat Croce
- Mega-entrepreneur and author, I Feel Great and You Will Too!
- Marjorie May "Midge" Cross
- Everest Expedition Leader/Cancer Survivor
- Robin Crow
- High-Octane Blend of Teacher and Entertainer
- Dick and Rick Hoyt
- FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES
- Steve Donahue
- A speaker with a difference
- Wayne Dyer
- “There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem”
- Dr. Kevin Elko
- The Psychology of Sales
- Linda Ellerbee
- Author And So It Goes
- Mike Eruzione
- Olympic Gold/ Story of the Century
- Gail Evans
- Author, “Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman…”
- Richard Paul Evans
- Author, Best-Seller, The Christmas Box
- Sarah Ferguson
- Duchess of York
- Roy Firestone
- Las Vegas-style Impressionist
- Tim Gard
- Comedian
- Charles Garfield
- Healthcare
- Andrea Giovino
- Author “Divorced from the Mob”
- Amanda Gore
- Life Balance Dynamo
- Lawrence Otis Graham
- Diversity In The Workplace
- Stedman Graham
- Diversity and Personal Branding Guru
- John Gray
- Stress and Relationships Speaker and Best-Selling Author
- Bud Greenspan
- World-renowned Olympic filmmaker
- Jack Groppel
- Human Performance Expert
- Jason Hall
- Diving accident leaves this top insurance salesman quadriplegic
- Scott Hamilton
- Olympic Champion & Cancer Survivor
- Carl Hammerschlag
- Master Storyteller & Internationally recognized Author and Physician
- Mark Victor Hansen
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Co-Author
- Keith Harrell
- Attitude Is Everything
- Mary Hart
- Co-Host,Entertainment Tonight
- Chef Jeff Henderson
- Award-Winning Chef and Best-Selling Author
- Peter Hillary
- Extraordinary Adventurer
- Dick Hoyt
- FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES
- Rick Hoyt
- FATHER AND SON TRIATHLETES
- Dan Jansen
- Olympic speedskating champion
- Bruce Jenner
- “World’s Greatest Athlete”
- Ann Jillian
- Actress and breast cancer survivor
- Magic Johnson
- Basketball & Business Legend
- Dewitt Jones
- National Geographic photographer
- Star Jones Reynolds
- Co-host of the ABC Television Network’s “The View”
- Naomi Judd
- Overcoming Adversity
- Jackie Kallen
- Inspiration for the movie “Against the Ropes”, starring Meg Ryan
- Dean Karnazes
- The Ultramarathon Man
- Sarano Kelley
- Win the Game of Life
- Judson Laipply
- Humorous and Inspirational Comedy
- Sherry Lansing
- Former Chairman & CEO, Paramount Pictures’ Motion Picture Group
- Loretta Laroche
- Humor In The Workplace
- Eric Larsen
- Global Adventurer
- Jim Loehr
- Renowned Performance Psychologist
- Bob Love
- Inspirational Chicago Bulls legend
- Joseph MacInnis
- One of The World’s Foremost Explorers
- Tori McClure
- The First Woman to Row Across the Atlantic
- Albert Mensah
- The Prince of Possibilities
- Dr. Will Miller
- Storyteller/America’s Pop Culture Analyst
- W. Mitchell
- Overcoming Adversity
- Jim "The Rookie" Morris
- The Rookie – Visit the Disney website and call us now for a preview video of this important speaker!
- Story Musgrave
- Former Astronaut
- Jim Nantz
- CBS Sports Host
- Dr. Jerri Nielsen
- Incredible Story of Survival at The South Pole
- Brian O’Malley
- Everest Adventurer
- Steve Palermo
- Former Baseball Umpire on Overcoming Adversity
- Vince Papale
- Inspirational Hero
- Alan Parisse
- This Is Your Time – Expert in Change, Leadership, and Sales
- Ian Percy
- Organizational & Inspirational Psychologist
- Rosita Perez
- Spouse Program Presenter on “Life Fulfillment”
- Neal Petersen
- Author of No Barriers
- Jackie Pflug
- Terrorism Survivor
- Connie Podesta
- Relationship Expert
- Bill Porter & Shelly Brady
- The Motivational/Feel Good Story of the Decade
- John Powers
- Do What You Love; Love What You Do
- DeLores Pressley
- Speaker, Life Strategist, Author
- Aron Ralston
- An Amazing Story of Survival
- Stephanie Ready
- First Female Coach in NBA History
- Steve Rizzo
- Humor in the Workplace
- Robin Roberts
- News Anchor, Good Morning America
- Grady Jim Robinson
- Inspirational Storyteller
- Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger
- A True American Hero. His life inspired the major motion picture RUDY
- Marla Runyan
- America’s First Legally Blind Olympian
- Jeff Salz
- Adventurer
- Mike Schlappi
- Inspiring Paralympic Gold Medalist, MBA, Author
- Richard Simmons
- Popular Fitness Host
- Suzanne Somers
- Actress, Comedienne, Author and Cancer Survivor
- Lyn St. James
- Professional Racecar Driver
- John Sweeney
- Author, Innovation at the Speed of Laughter : 8 Secrets to World Class Idea Generation
- Dr. Roosevelt Thomas
- Author, Diversity
- The Three Doctors
- “A Promise Made… A Promise Kept”
- Dennis Tito
- World’s First Space Tourist
- Joe Torre
- World Champion Yankee Manager
- US Women’s Soccer Team
- Olympic Heroes
- Kurt Warner
- Exceptional talent with outstanding arm strength and accuracy
- Matt Weinstein
- Humor in the Workplace
- Dr. Cornel West
- Groundbreaking Author
- Bob Wieland
- Wheelchair-bound Inspiration
- John Wood
- Leaving Microsoft to Educate the World’s Children
- Sharon Wood
- First North American Woman to Reach the Summit of Mount Everest
