World's Top 30 Motivational Speakers for 2023

Guru #1

Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. With a bold goal to help build a world in which the vast majority of people go home everyday feeling fulfilled by their work, Sinek is leading a movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. Sinek is the author of three best selling books: – The global best seller, “Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller, “Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t”. And his latest book, just launched September 2016, is the New York Times best seller, “Together is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration”. Simon has four more books pending, including “Find Your Why: A Practical Guide to Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team”, coming out late 2017. A trained ethnographer, Sinek is fascinated by the leaders and companies that make the greatest impact in their organizations and in the world, those with the capacity to inspire, he has discovered some remarkable patterns about how they think, act and communicate and the environments in which people operate at their natural best. He has devoted his life to sharing his thinking in order to help other leaders and organizations inspire action.

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Guru #2

Ben Nemtin

Ben Nemtin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? And a star of the MTV show The Buried Life. As the co-founder of The Buried Life movement, Ben’s message of radical possibility has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC News, and Oprah, who called Ben and his friends “truly inspiring.” An acclaimed speaker, Ben has keynoted business conferences and corporate leadership teams around the world, garnering standing ovations from Amazon, FedEx, Harvard, Levi’s, Microsoft, Verizon, and more. In 2019 Ben was named in the World’s Top 30 Organizational Culture Professionals by Global Gurus.

It all stems from a battle Ben had with depression over a decade ago. In an attempt to feel more alive, he created the world’s greatest bucket list with his three best friends. They borrowed a rickety old RV and crisscrossed North America, achieving the unthinkable. And most importantly, every time they accomplished a dream, they helped a complete stranger cross something off their bucket list. From playing basketball with President Obama to having a beer with Prince Harry, from reuniting a father and son after seventeen years to surprising a girl with a much-needed bionic arm–Ben’s bucket list quest has inspired millions to realize their true potential.

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Guru #3

Tony Robbins

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Tony Robbins is an entrepreneur, #1 NY Times bestselling author, philanthropist, and the nation’s #1 life & business strategist. He has empowered more than 50 million people from 100 countries around the world through his audio programs, educational videos, and live seminars. For more than four and a half decades, millions of people have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and transformational power of Tony’s business and personal development events.

Mr. Robbins is the author of six international bestsellers, including the 2014 New York Times #1 financial bestseller, MONEY: Master the Game and UNSHAKEABLE: Your Financial Freedom Playbook (2017). His most recent book, LIFE FORCE: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life and Those You Love, was released in February 2022.

Mr. Robbins is involved in more than 100 privately held businesses with combined sales exceeding $7 billion a year. He has been honored by Accenture as one of the “Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World,” by Harvard Business Press as one of the “Top 200 Business Gurus,” and by American Express as one of the “Top Six Business Leaders in the World.” Fortune magazine’s cover article named him the “CEO Whisperer,” and he has been named in the Top 50 of Worth Magazine’s 100 most powerful people in global finance for three consecutive years.

Mr. Robbins is a leader called upon by leaders. He has worked with four U.S. presidents, top entertainers – from Aerosmith to Green Day, Usher and Pitbull, and athletes and sports teams including tennis great Serena Williams, UFC champion Conor McGregor and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. Business leaders and financial moguls from Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff to Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates have tapped him for personal coaching.

Mr. Robbins is a leading philanthropist. Through his 1 Billion Meals Challenge in partnership with Feeding America, Mr. Robbins has provided over 850 million meals in the last 7 years and he is ahead of schedule to provide 1 billion meals by 2025. Through the Tony Robbins Foundation, he has also awarded over 2,000 grants and other resources to health and human services organizations, implemented a life-changing curriculum in 1,700+ correctional facilities and gathered thousands of young leaders from around the world with its youth programs.

Tony Robbins’ coaching methods have been proven at the highest levels of success in every game imaginable. Tony works alongside business magnates like Danny Meyer of Shake Shack, Jenny Fleiss of Rent the Runway, Joe Gebbia of Airbnb and Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff, coaching them to continually improve, innovate and grow. His work has touched the lives of top entertainers and athletes – from Aerosmith to Pitbull, from Serena Williams to the Golden State Warriors.

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Guru #4

Grant Cardone

Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author and an internationally renowned speaker on leadership, real estate investing, entrepreneurship, and finance. His seven privately held companies have annual revenues exceeding $370 million. Over $1B in internet sales.

Cardone is a savvy private multifamily investor and holds a portfolio of over 12,000 apartment units throughout the U.S. worth reaching almost 4.8 billion dollars.

He’s a CEO of seven businesses and founder of 10X Movement hosting largest entrepreneur events in the world. As CEO of the #1 Sales Training Platform in the World, Cardone consults with Fortune 500 companies and customers such as Google, Northwestern Mutual, Morgan Stanley, and more.

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Guru #5

Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations. Brian’s goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 70 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year. He has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages. He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 28 languages.

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Guru #6

Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk builds businesses. Fresh out of college he took his family wine business and grew it from a $3M to a $60M business in just five years. Now he runs VaynerMedia, one of the world’s hottest digital agencies. Along the way he became a prolific angel investor and venture capitalist, investing in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Uber, and Birchbox before eventually co-founding VaynerRSE, a $25M investment fund.

Gary also currently hosts The #AskGaryVee Show, a way of providing as much value as possible by taking questions about social media, entrepreneurship, startups, and family businesses and giving his answers based on a lifetime of building successful, multi-million dollar companies. The show is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and SoundCloud.

Gary is also a prolific public speaker, delivering keynotes at events like Le Web, and SXSW, which you can watch on his YouTube channel.

He was named to both Fortune and Crain’s 40 under 40 lists in consecutive years, and has been profiled in the New York Times, Fortune, and Inc.

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Guru #7

Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins is a serial entrepreneur and one of the most booked motivational speakers in the world. She’s the CEO and co-founder of The Confidence Project, a media and digital learning company working with Fortune 500 brands.

Mel is the creator and star of the Audible Original series “Kick Ass With Mel Robbins,” a first of its kind life and business advice talk show.

In 2017, Mel broke self-publishing records with her international best-seller The 5 Second Rule. It was named the #1 audiobook in the world and the fifth most read book of the year on Amazon. It is translated into 31 languages.

Mel is a relatable, no-BS expert on change, human behavior, and mindset. Her social media platform reaches 20 million people a month and her TEDx Talk has been viewed by over 16 million people.

Mel is also the subject of #MelRobbinsLive, an award winning YouTube advice series documenting life on the road as a female CEO and public figure giving advice, speaking around the world, and raising three kids with her husband of 22 years.

Mel recently launched her science backed productivity daily planner, The 5 Second Journal. The first print run sold out worldwide within minutes.

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Guru #8

Laura Gassner Otting

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Laura Gassner Otting helps people get “unstuck” — and achieve extraordinary results.

Through Limitless Possibility, Laura collaborates with change agents, entrepreneurs, investors, leaders, and donors to push past the doubt and indecision that consign great ideas to limbo. She delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and catalytic perspective informed by decades of navigating change across the start-up, nonprofit, political, and philanthropic landscapes.

Laura’s 25-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a leadership role at respected nonprofit search firm, Isaacson, Miller, to found and run (and eventually sell) an internationally successful executive search firm which partnered with the full gamut of mission driven nonprofit executives, from start-up dreamers to scaling social entrepreneurs to global philanthropists. She is most recently the author Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life, which debuted at #2 on the Washington Post bestseller list, right behind Michelle Obama.

Through her own commitment to give back, Laura has helped build a local Montessori school, co-founded a women’s philanthropic initiative, advised a start-up national women’s PAC, grew a citizen-leadership development program, and completed three charity-inspired marathons—projects emblematic of her passions and values. She’s turned on by the audacity of The Big Idea and that larger-than-life goal you just can’t seem to shake. She’s an instigator, a motivator, and a provocateur, and she’s never met a revolution she didn’t like.

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Guru #9

Eddie Turner

Eddie Turner is an in-demand leadership development expert.  He is “Changing the Face of Leadership” and helping to create “Better Workplaces and a Better World”™ as a Principal Consultant and Executive Coach at Linkage, Inc, now part of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Eddie is a Certified Speaking Professional™ (CSP®) and ranked in the Top 10 on the Top 30 list of Motivational Speakers by Global Gurus.  Forbes recognized Eddie as the Preeminent Authority on Emerging Leaders.  He is ranked #18 on the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Leadership by Thinkers 360 and #13 on the Power List of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership to Watch in 2023.  IFLD named Eddie one of the Top Mentors on the Globe for 2022.

Eddie has appeared in national print, radio, and television media, such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, PBS, NPR, and ABC.  He has also worked as a national media commentator.

Eddie Turner is a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches organization.  He is a Certified Breakthrough Coach by Marcia Reynolds (the World’s #1 Female Coach), a Fellow with the Institute of Coaching (McLean/Harvard Medical School), an International Certified Coach, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) coach with the International Coach Federation, and an official ICF Mentor Coach.  Of the more than 50,000 ICF members in more than 150 countries, Eddie Turner was recognized as an “ICF Coach of the Week.”

Eddie is the author of an international best-selling book, a C-Suite advisor, and the former host of the Keep Leading!® podcast, which earned Apple Podcasts’ coveted New & Noteworthy designation and reached 80 countries around the globe.

Eddie Turner is one of 60 contributing subject matter experts to the Talent Development Body of Knowledge—The Definitive Resource for the Talent Development Profession.

Eddie studied leadership and organizational behavior at Northwestern University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree.  Eddie also holds an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Guru #10

Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored five New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids. And check out his new products: Financial Peace Junior and Junior’s Adventures Storytime Book Set! “The Dave Ramsey Show” is heard by more than 8.5 million listeners each week on more than 550 radio stations, “The Dave Ramsey Show” channel on iHeartRadio, and a 24-hour online streaming video channel. Ramsey Solutions offers a suite of products and services to help people get control of their finances and other aspects of their lives.

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Guru #11

Karl Lillrud

Karl Lillrud has extensive experience from multiple industries i.e., E-Commerce, Retail, Internet-based, Pharmaceuticals, Government, Telecom, Bank and finance, Media, Fortune 500 companies and more.

As a speaker, Karl always shares his passion and experience to empower the audience.

He’s aim is to makes sure that audiences have a great deal of new knowledge, methods, and tools that they can apply in their environment which makes their companies grow directly.

Karl Lillrud is a best-selling author of 6 books, two times TEDx speaker. He has been honored as one of the world’s top 50 ecommerce experts and world’s top 30 ecommerce influencers.

With a burning interest in the growth of global E-Commerce and retail, Karl started to study customer behavior and customer psychology to understand more about the difference between a customer and a window shopper.

But also, to understand why E-Commerce conversion is around 3% as compared to the retail conversion of around 57%. Which led to the role of a speaker, where Karl is invited to speak all over the world.

He started his first business at age 16, today 25 years later he has helped organizations like H&M, Spotify business, AstraZeneca, 3, Tele2, TUI and many more to scale their business, convert bottlenecks into opportunities and build both internal and external success factors.

Karl Lillrud has helped over 1000 ecommerce stores to increase their conversion and market growth.

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Guru #12

Shiv Khera

Mr. SHIV KHERA based in USA,  is an Author, Educator, Business Consultant, successful Entrepreneur and a much sought-after speaker.

He inspires and encourages individuals to realize their true potential. He has taken his dynamic personal messages to opposite sides of the globe, from the U.S. to Singapore. His 30 years of research & understanding has put organizations on a path of growth and fulfillment.

Mr. Shiv Khera is the author of 15 books including the international bestseller “You Can Win”, which has sold over 3.8 million copies in 21 languages. His other books are creating new records. His Clients include Lufthansa, HP, Citigroup, HSBC, Canon, Nestle, Philips, Mercedes Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Metlife and many more.

Tens of thousands of people have benefitted from his dynamic workshops internationally in over 20 countries and millions have heard him as a Keynote Speaker. He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows.

Mr. Khera is the brand ambassador of Round Table Foundation. He has been recognized and honored by Rotary International and The Lions International.

His Trademark is

“Winners don’t do different things, They do things differently”®

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Guru #13

Debra Searle

Debra Searle MVO, MBE, is a unique and inspiring individual.  She achieved a first class honours degree, has launched four companies, won Gold World Championship medals for GB, presented over 40 programmes for the BBC, had two books published, become the youngest ever trustee of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and successfully rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean.  Her Majesty The Queen has recognised Debra on two occasions – in 2002 with an MBE and in 2014 with an MVO.  She has spoken at over 1000 events across 38 countries.

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Guru #14

Jim Lawless

Jim Lawless is one of the world’s leading keynote speakers. Over half a million people on five continents have been entertained and inspired by Jim’s presentations and many more by his bestselling book “Taming Tigers” (Random House).

Jim acts as an elite team coach at board level and serves as a non-executive board chairman. He has advised companies globally on creating cultural change and elite teams. He has designed and implemented successful change programmes in companies including Apple, Barclaycard, Atos, Axa, BT, Aramark, Skrill Group and Badminton England.

He insists on testing his principles on himself before advising others, using “Taming Tigers” to become Britain’s deepest freediver. He is the first Briton to dive below the magic 100m barrier on a single breath of air.

In response to an audience challenge, he proved “Taming Tigers” by becoming a jockey in 12 months. At the outset he was 3 stone (20kg) too heavy and could not ride.

These adventures – and the lessons he learned – bring him and his methodology immediate credibility with audiences on all continents.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, qualified as a solicitor and practiced commercial law in the City of London and in a major IT company before founding Taming Tigers Limited (formerly “Optimise”).

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in 2008 in recognition of his business writing.

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Guru #15

Peter Sage

Peter Sage is a well-known international serial entrepreneur, best-selling author and expert in human behaviour. He is a highly sought-after speaker and coach and has spoken on five continents, sharing the stage with the likes of Sir Richard Branson and President Bill Clinton.

Due to his depth of experience, teaching style and unique way of looking at the world, Peter’s seminars and programmes have frequently been ranked amongst the most impactful in the world.

In 2013 he was awarded the distinguished Brand Laureate Award from the Asian Pacific Brands Foundation for extraordinary individuals. Previous winners include Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Hilary Clinton & Tiger Woods. In 2015 he was named one of the greatest leaders and entrepreneurs by Inspiring Leadership Now alongside Sir Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

Peter is an accomplished athlete having completed several marathons and the formidable Marathon des Sables – widely recognized as the toughest footrace in the world. He also competed at British Championship level indoor rowing, is a qualified open water diver, an experienced skydiver, national champion marksman and a long-standing member of the infamous Dangerous Sports Club. In addition, he has been patron of 2 registered charities and has personally raised over $1m dollars for good causes all over the world.

He is a global citizen and lives with his fiancé and 2 dogs.

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Guru #16

Erica Dhawan

Erica Dhawan is the world’s leading authority on Connectional Intelligence and the Founder & CEO of Cotential.

Through speaking, training and consulting, she teaches business leaders innovative strategies that increase value for clients, deliver results and ensure competitiveness.

She is the co-author of the bestselling book Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence. Erica was named by Thinkers50 as “The Oprah of Management Ideas” and featured as one of the emerging management thinkers most likely to shape the future of business. She hosts the award winning podcast Masters of Leadership.

Erica speaks on global stages ranging from the World Economic Forum at Davos to companies such as Fedex, Pepsico, and McGraw Hill Financial. Erica writes for Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company and the Huffington Post.

Erica also serves as a board member to Lufthansa Innovation Hub. Previously, she worked at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. She has a MPA from Harvard University, a MBA from MIT Sloan, and a BS in Economics from The Wharton School.

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Guru #17

Les Brown

As one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers, Les Brown is a dynamic personality and highly-sought-after resource in business and professional circles for Fortune 500 CEOs, small business owners, non-profit and community leaders from all sectors of society looking to expand opportunity. For three decades he has not only studied the science of achievement, he’s mastered it by interviewing hundreds of successful business leaders and collaborating with them in the boardroom translating theory into bottom-line results for his clients.

As a premier Keynote Speaker and leading authority on achievement for audiences as large as 80,000—Les Brown energizes people to meet the challenges of the world around them. He skillfully weaves his compelling life story into the fabric of our daily lives. The thread is forever strengthened, touting why you can’t afford to be complacent and to aim high, achieve and actively make an impact on the world.

Les Brown never tires of using his energies to transform the world, well-beyond the podium and public appearances, meshing traditional and social media to empower his audiences. Hundreds of thousands are watching him on YouTube and tens of thousands interact with him regularly on Facebook. He has a keen way of turning what he touches into gold. Over 20 years ago, he won a Chicago-area Emmy® for his unsurpassed fundraising pledge drive for the Public Broadcasting System. Followed by several bestselling books and hosting popular national talk shows on television and radio.

Les Brown is committed to motivating and training today’s generation to be achievers and leaders as he introduces new audiences every day to It’s Not Over Until You Win, Up Thoughts for Down Times and Fight For Your Dream. Les Brown’s audio series,“Choosing Your Future,” remains his all-time bestseller for its acclaimed impact worldwide.

In business as in real life there are always going to be ups and downs. However, where there is a will, there is always a way to achieve amazing results for your organization when Les Brown fills the room with his high-impact, customized message and standing ovation performance!

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Guru #18

Robin Sharma

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Robin Sharma is consistently voted in the top 10 of the best leadership speakers and trainers. He is superlatively effective in creating lessons from stories. His NY Times bestselling book The Monk who Sold his Ferrari set a new standard in combining personal development with leadership and taking readers on a mythical journey. While ideas of Robin Sharma are not new, he surely is the best at using bite sized leadership strategies to effect better leadership in his audiences. His mantra is that everyone, regardless of title, must be a leader in the new economy. They should take up challenges of personal excellence and do what is required. As a speaker, he is dynamic and structured. Robin Sharma is well known in North America, India, and Europe.

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Guru #19

Eric Thomas

Eric Thomas is a loving father to his two children Jalin and Jada, and devout husband to wife DeDe of 24 years. A critically acclaimed author, world-renowned speaker, educator, pastor, and Audie Awards Finalist, ET as he is better known, has taken the world by storm with his creative style and high-energy messages. His words have already impacted millions of people in several hundred countries across the planet! His recent tours in Australia, London, and Africa have truly transformed him into a global phenomenon!

Drawing from his own personal experiences dealing with homelessness, not knowing his biological father, scholastic struggles, and various other obstacles, ET allows his life to be an “open book” from which radiates dynamic and inspiring messages that many people across all barriers relate to.

Not letting his scholastic struggles stop his growth, after 12 years, ET received his Bachelor’s degree and in 2005, a Master’s Degree from Michigan State University. Having already blazed a trail of community service initiatives such as his award nominated GED program, his critically acclaimed non-profit, Break the Cycle I Dare You, and a multitude of other educational and ministerial endeavors, Michigan State University is where he continued to pursue his passion to remedy the effects of adverse societal influences by developing the Advantage Program, an undergraduate retention program targeting high-risk college students. It is from
this platform that he initiated International Urban Education Consultants, a non-
profit committed to finding solutions to close the achievement gap in urban schools through goal framing and helping students to reform their perception of learning.

ET is currently a dissertation away from receiving his PhD in Education Administration. As a consultant of Michigan State University, ET is the epitome of hustle, drive, determination, and success and when coupled with a vision, millions of others have been able to unlock the secrets revealed in his award nominated autobiography, The Secret to Success, which has scaled the social media charts with over 50 million hits. Trailing closely behind his hit premiere release is his sophomore project, Greatness Is Upon You. Both titles can be found on the label of his publishing company, Eric Thomas and Associates Publications.

As CEO of his Consulting Firm, ETA LLC., Eric has led his team through the doors of dozens of Fortune 500 companies and other reputable organizations such as General Electric, Quicken Loans, AT&T, Nike, Under Armour, New Balance and UPS. He has also consulted for major Universities, sports teams, and affiliates such as the MLB, NBA, NFL, the University of Michigan, Duke, North Carolina, and dozens With Eric’s persistence of higher education, along with the knowledge of life’s pains, he truly is a living testament that “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.”

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Guru #20

Dov Baron

Dov Baron is “The Dragonist”. He teaches us how to recognize, find, retain and nurture dragons (the top talent) who are hidden in our organizations.

Dov has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to Hire, and has traveled the world speaking to every kind of group imaginable.

He was named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Gurus. He is also the bestselling author of several books, including One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent.

Inc. Magazine named his podcast, Leadership and Loyalty™, as one the top podcasts listened to by C-Suite execs of Fortune 500 companies.

A master storyteller, Dov is considered by many to be one of the leading authorities on meaning-driven leadership. According to Dov, meaning-driven leadership means getting the result you set out to achieve in the most meaningful manner.

Outside of speaking and training, he works with a diverse group of leaders and executive teams to build the bonds that create organizational cultures that become Fiercely Loyal.

You can’t have loyalty without meaning, and in a modern economy you can’t thrive without the retention of top talent.

Talent only stays when they feel they are a part of something larger than themselves. We live in a time where it is so easy for talent to move on like the wind.

Dov has a large social media platform consisting of a combined 200,000 followers on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Podomatic, and Apple Podcasts. His “Kill The Keynote” campaign to change the speaking industry went viral, reaching over 5 million people. He has interviewed and worked with the world’s top leaders, including those featured on: Oprah, Ellen, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, CBS, Huffington Post, Larry King, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal and more.

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Guru #21

Steve Sims

Do you know anyone that’s worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andre Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta?

Quoted as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz” by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, Steve Sims is the best-selling author of “BLUEFISHING – The Art Of Making Things Happen”, sought-after coach, and motivational speaker at a variety of networks.

At a glance, Steve is a man who you’d probably avoid making eye contact with, but that’s the thing, despite his gruff exterior, Steve is remarkably open, engaging, generous, intuitive, insightful, and competent – and he’s built a remarkably successful entrepreneurial career.

Not only is Steve a badass author, he is also the visionary founder of the world’s first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, professional athletes, and other discerning individuals interested in living life to its fullest.

In this episode of the Rock Your Money, Rock Your Life, Steve shares how he went from being a bouncer to catering for the worlds wealthiest people, a quote from his early years that completely changed his life, and why his book might make you mad enough to take action in your life.

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Guru #22

Boris Cherniak

Boris Cherniak is a multiple award winning comedian hypnotist, hypnotherapist, motivational speaker, actor and author. He regularly appears on television showcasing incredible powers of hypnosis and power of positive thinking. Boris motivates and inspires. He appears in upwards of 300 live performances a year. Boris presents a comical point of view, while leaving a lasting impression and enlightening his audiences. His stage name, Incredible Boris, describes the sentiment of every performance literally – a positive attitude and constant state of mind. Boris delivers a powerful message of limitless possibilities.

Boris was born in Moscow, Russia on December 12, 1964. He came to Canada when he was 10 years old. As a child, he lived across the road from the Moscow Circus and was a regular fixture in the audience and backstage. He was mentored by world-famous clowns Yury Nikulin (Yury Nikulin’s Moscow Circus) and Oleg Popov.

As a teen, Boris read the new-age classic The Search For Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein, which is a true story about a hypnotist involved in a past life regression with a female subject – a lady is regressed past her birth, only to reveal names, locations and events of a past. The hypnotist records the session, follows up on the facts provided, and they happen to be true – the events, people and locations actually existed. Excited about a fascinating subject and a skeptic, Boris having the need to know more, devours every book available on the subject of hypnosis, hypnotism, hypnotists and hypnotherapy. Follow up books by the Amazing Randi provided incredible insights to the subject, giving possible explanations and solutions.

Boris started hypnotizing people at parties and get-togethers. Early on, friends provided ideas, which have evolved into dramatic and theatrical stage routines today. Boris’ creativity and desire to succeed drove him to learn more and perform as much as he could. Incredible amount of stage time and determination allowed development of a unique stage persona and wealth of unforgettable stage routines. He continued gathering all available information about hypnosis, psychology and any other related subjects he could absorb the information from. York University, University of Toronto and Seneca College provided training in the fields of psychology and computers. Even though the two fields do not appear to be related, computer and mind programming are very similar. They provide logical solutions to given instructions. Boris continues to learn and improve his knowledge. He is a certified hypnotist and hypnotherapist. His practice primarily encompasses the entertainment field and motivational team building events. Boris is a member of several hypnosis guilds and organisations. His motivational book of life experiences to inspire the reader will be published shortly.

Initially, Boris used his first name only, similiar to other one-name performers. Eventually, after agents, promoters and club owners kept adding different adjectives, it was changed to Hypnotist The Incredible BORIS, which described the sentiment of the show more precisely. “Incredible” was used the most.

In 2011, Boris entertained troops in Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Field as part of Operation HOT – Honoring Our Troops. When Operation HOT returned to Afghanistan and Kuwait in 2013, Boris was asked to join the team once again.This time, Operation HOT 2nd Deployment was able to reach the most remote Forward Operating Bases as well as performing a grandstand show in Kandahar, Afghanistan for the Joint Task Force troops. Boris was honored with commendations from the City of Houston and letters from the white house from President Obama for his efforts.

In 2014, Boris joined the elite team of inspiring TED speakers with “I can do anything” TED talk at TEDxYouth event.

The passion with which Boris takes the stage is engaging and contagious, while the impact of his presentation is unforgettable.

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Mark Scharenbroich

Mark is known as a top performer in the speaking industry for his authentic delivery, his talent for delivering unique stories and his comedic timing. His audiences remember his “Nice Bike” presentation for years after it is delivered.

Mark’s core messages have always been about connecting. Sometimes it was in schools to help teachers connect to their students, or in organizations and businesses to help team members feel truly connected to their core values and their customers.

Mark’s biggest “Aha!” moment came while traveling through Milwaukee, Wisconsin to a speaking engagement. It was there that he stumbled upon the Harley-Davidson 100th year anniversary celebration. He kept overhearing people as they passed bikers share two simple words, “Nice Bike”.

A connection was made. It gave Mark an unforgettable metaphor that inspired him to write his award-winning book, Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life.

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Lisa Nichols

LISA NICHOLS is one of the world’s most-requested motivational speakers, as well as media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached and served nearly 30 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa’s courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide and helped countless audiences break through, to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential.

As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motivating the Masses, Inc. – one of the country’s only publicly traded personal and business development training companies – Lisa has helped develop workshops and programs that have transformed the lives of men and women, and altered the trajectory of businesses throughout the country and across the world.

Lisa is also a best-selling author of six books, and her 7th book ABUNDANCE NOW, published by HarperCollins. In ABUNDANCE NOW, Lisa continues her journey with her fans, providing a clear and practical blueprint for personal success, drawn directly from the life experiences of its beloved author. ABUNDANCE NOW is the follow-up to Lisa’s New York Times bestseller, NO MATTER WHAT.

Lisa’s extraordinary story of transforming her own life from public assistance for her family to leading a multi-million dollar enterprise is the inspiration behind her bold mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same. Today, fans worldwide revere Lisa for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplishing unfathomable goals and tap their limitless potential.

A noted media personality who has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, the Steve Harvey Show, and Extra – just to name a few, is also celebrated for the impact she has on the lives of teens. Through Lisa’s non-profit foundation Motivating the Teen Spirit, she has touched the lives of 211,650 teens, prevented over 3,800 teen suicides, supported 2,500 dropouts in returning to school, and has helped thousands reunite with families.

Among the prestigious awards and honors bestowed upon Lisa for her extensive work are the Humanitarian Award from the country of South Africa, The Ambassador Award, and the LEGO Foundation‘s Heart of Learning Award. The City of Henderson, Nevada named November 20th as Motivating the Teen Spirit Day; and the City of Houston, Texas named May 9th as Lisa Nichols Day for her dedication to service, philanthropy and healing.

Lisa lives, plays and works in the greater San Diego, California area and on stages around the world, working alongside her world-class team committed to Motivating the Masses.

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Guru #25

Dr. Will Moreland

Dr. Will, named a top Diversity Keynote Speaker, bestselling author and performance expert who helps leaders and team members at all levels in an organization understand how and why Diversity & Inclusion is vital. This results in a more productive, engaged and purpose driven team or organization.

​Dr. Will has presented over 1200 keynote speaker presentations for global brands, to local brands and for associations at local, state, national and international levels. As an opening keynote speaker, he is one of the best in the Speaking Industry.

He’s high energy, impactful keynote speaker that fuels the enthusiasm of the conference or event. He’s a humorous and entertaining keynote speaker that engages your audience to listen and learn. A conference opening keynote speaker that infuses his messages with the kind of humor that makes your attendees laugh out loud – and inspires them to want to do more, be more, and achieve more than they’ve even thought possible.​

The Dr. Will Experience is a content-rich, inspirational and entertaining keynote that is uniquely and unequivocally an experience your audience will appreciate and refer to for years to come.

As a conference keynote speaker, Dr. Will can:

  • Develop your leaders at all levels
  • Impact and inspire your sales and service organization
  • Kick off your conference with a keynote speaker that will fuel the engagement, passion and pride in your participants from moment the doors open.

Dr. Will is a master story teller, very funny and brings real-world perspective from his years spent in the Military, non-profit world as a Leader and education industries. . . As well as working for KFC . . . and starting seven of his own businesses.

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Nick Vujicic

Evangelist, international motivational speaker and New York Times best-selling author Nick Vujicic (pronounced “Vooycheech”) was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Without any medical explanation or warning, Nick came into the world with neither arms nor legs. Throughout his childhood, Nick dealt not only with the typical challenges of school and adolescence, such as bullying and self-esteem issues, he also struggled with depression and loneliness as he questioned why he was different from all the other kids. He couldn’t get the haunting question of “Why was I the one born without arms and legs?” out of his head.

As Nick grew up, he learned to deal with his disability and gradually accomplished more on his own. A janitor at his high school inspired him to start speaking publicly about overcoming adversity, so Nick starting speaking to small groups of students when he was 17. After high school, Nick went onto tertiary education and obtained a double Bachelor’s degree, majoring in Accounting and Financial Planning, from Griffith University in Logan, Australia. By the age of 19, Nick started to fulfill his dream of encouraging other people by giving speeches revolving around his life story. He found the purpose to his existence, and also the purpose in his circumstance.

Nick eventually made the move from Brisbane, Australia to Los Angeles, California, where he is the founder and president of an international nonprofit organization, Life Without Limbs, and owns the motivational speaking company, Attitude Is Altitude. He married the love of his life, Kanae, in 2012, welcoming their first son, Kiyoshi, in February 2013 and their second son Dejan, in September 2015.

Since his first motivational speaking engagement back when he was a teenager, Nick has traveled to over 57 countries, sharing his story with over 400 million of people. Nick is the author of Life Without Limits, Unstoppable (a New York Times best-seller), Limitless, Stand Strong and Love Without Limits. His books have been translated into over 30 different languages and have sold more than a million copies internationally.

Nick’s story continues to resonate worldwide, and he has been featured on “CBS Sunday Morning,” “Oprah’s LifeClass,” “PBS Religion & Ethics News Weekly,” USA Today, NewsMax, “Life Today” and “The 700 Club,” and twice on “60 Minutes Australia.” Christianity Today magazine named him one of the “33 under 33” who are shaping the next chapter in American faith.

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Guru #27

Jon Acuff

Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of six books including his most recent Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller, Finish: Give yourself the gift of done.

For over 20 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches. Featured regularly on national media, Jon has been seen on CNN, Fox News, Good Day LA and several other key outlets.

In addition, Jon is also a big proponent of social media with blogs that have been read by 4 million people and almost 300,000 twitter followers. In 2010 he used his influence with his tribe to build two kindergartens in Vietnam. Jon lives with his wife Jenny and two daughters in Franklin, TN.

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Guru #28

Jack Canfield

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A coaching guru known as Americas #1 Success Coach, Jack Canfield has been coaching entrepreneurs educators corporate leaders and people from all walks of life and of all ages cultures and backgrounds. A Harvard graduate with a Masters Degree in psychological education, Jack is a one of the earliest champions of peak performance who developed some specific methodologies. He has developed millions of people with his unique and modernized formulas for success and personal fulfillment and is a widely recognized leader in performance improvement strategies. Over the last 30 years, his compelling message empowering energy and personable coaching style has helped remarkably large number of individuals achieve their dreams. His bestselling book The Success Principles How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be has been hailed as the new self-improvement guide containing 64 of the most powerful principles of success. He is an insightful speaker with wit and experiences that enriched his delivery.

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Guru #29

Arfeen Khan

Arfeen Khan is a Motivational Speaker based in Mumbai. Afreen conducts seminars and in those seminars, he tries to bring change in everyone’s life by motivating them. Many celebrities have attended his seminars and have positive feedback about him. He has been a speaker for the last 20 years and in 43 countries he has given his words of wisdom so that people can get encouraged and make a new change to their lives. In his seminars, Afreen gives tools and techniques to the listeners so that they can limit their fear and reach their goals. He has offices in UK and Mumbai and he keeps on traveling across the world to motivate people. He also offers business solutions to people who want to create something big in their lives. He has also changed some celebrities’ lives by giving them personal classes.

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Jim Cathcart

Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE, bestselling author, Hall of Fame speaker and global business guru, is the CEO of Cathcart Institute LLC (founded in 1977), the organization that bestows the Certified Professional Expert, CPE™ designation. His TEDx video “How to Believe in Yourself” has been viewed over 2.7 million times.

As the author of 25 books, and host of The Wisdom Parlor podcast, his students number in the millions.

His 2023 book Mentor Minutes: Reach the Top 1% of Any Field has reached #1 on Amazon & Barnes and Noble.

A Sales & Marketing Pioneer: Inducted into the Sales & Marketing Hall of Fame, Jim Cathcart is the man who popularized the term “Relationship Selling.” (Managing human connections as sales assets.) It is also a primary course in the Cathcart Institute Experts Academy.

Admired by His Peers: He’s considered one of the world’s leading professional speakers and business authors.

He regularly Mentors others in building their career and serves as a “Virtual VP” for a variety of organizations.

He has presented over 3,500 convention speeches in every US state and around the world.

Jim Cathcart is one of only 5 speakers in the world who hold all of the following honors: past president of the National Speakers Association (NSA), recipient of the Cavett Award, member of the Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE), Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a 29 year member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable (20 of the world’s top speakers) and recipient of the Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International.

He’s a University Professor in the Executive MBA program for the School of Management of California Lutheran University and their first Entrepreneur in Residence.

He’s also a Certified Virtual Presenter, 2020. In August of 2008 he was inducted as one of the “Legends of the Speaking Profession.” Every year since 2010 he has been chosen as one of the “Top 5 Speakers on Sales & Service” through an online survey of 27,000 businesspeople.

Personal: When he’s not on camera or on a platform you can find Jim running mountain trails, riding a motorcycle or playing guitar and singing in nightclubs. He’s committed to living life fully and helping others do the same.

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