What Actually Works on a Financial Services Audience
Four speakers with real track records in banks, credit unions, advisory firms, accounting practices, and carriers, and how to tell which one fits your room.
Three Keynote Speakers for Healthcare Audiences
What healthcare clients actually ask for When a healthcare organization calls us about a keynote, it is almost never because they want someone motivational. It is because their people are tired in a way that time off has not fixed, and because the usual wellness session did not move anything. Three of our speakers work…
What a Letter From Equitable Says About Booking a Resilience Keynote Speaker
The letter A few weeks ago a letter came in from Equitable, after Scott Burrows delivered the keynote at a wealth management advisor summit in New York City. I have read a lot of thank you notes over the years. This one stopped me. “I’ve attended many presentations throughout my career, and I can honestly…
Why Your Event Needs a Keynote Speaker Who Brings Energy, Not Just Information
When the Room Is Already Full By the time most audiences sit down for the keynote, they have heard every update. They know the numbers. They sat through the strategy deck and the reforecast. Whether it is a leadership retreat, a sales kickoff, an annual meeting, or the closing session of a conference or corporate…
Why Engagement Keynotes Are Getting Smarter (And What That Means for Your Next Event)
Planners stopped asking for a motivational lift. Here is what they want from an employee engagement keynote speaker now, and how to tell who delivers it.
Why Healthcare and Financial Conferences Keep Booking the Same Leadership Vitality Keynote Speaker
Two of the highest-pressure industries in the country keep booking the same leadership vitality keynote speaker. Here is why Sara Ross is the go-to for healthcare and financial services conferences.
Why August Is the Best Month to Lock In Your Annual Conference Keynote Speaker
The planners who end up with the best keynote speakers are not necessarily the ones with the biggest budgets. They are the ones who move early. Every year I watch two types of event planners work through the same process. The first group reaches out in July or August. They have time to talk through…
When the Stakes Are Real: Why Resilience Keynote Speakers Hit Differently When the Story Is True
There are a lot of resilience speakers in the world. Some have frameworks. Some have research. Some have compelling slides. A smaller number have a story that actually happened to them. And when you put one of those speakers in front of an audience that has faced real pressure, something different happens in the room.…
Five Speakers Built for Association Audiences
Five Speakers Built for Association Audiences (And the Annual Conferences That Need Them) If you plan association conferences for a living, you already know what it feels like to walk into a venue and realize the keynote speaker has no idea who they are talking to. They are funny, or they are smart, or they…