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Kevin Allen
An expert in business development, masterful pitchman Kevin Allen is recognized as one of the advertising industry’s most accomplished growth professionals. Allen is the author of The Hidden Agenda: A Proven Way to Win Business and Create a Following, a Wall Street Journal bestseller and the e-book, The Buoyant Leader: A Leadership Course for the […]
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Mary Kay Andrews
“The queen of the beach reads.” —Writer’s Digest Mary Kay Andrews is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of Spring Fever, Summer Rental, The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Savannah Breeze, Blue Christmas and Hissy Fit. Her latest beach read is Ladies’ Night. A former reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she writes funny, […]
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Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, editor, and author of several books including The Cost of Hope: The Story of a Marriage, a Family and a Quest for Life (Random House), her memoir of the battle she and Foley, her late husband, fought against his kidney cancer. The book chronicles the extraordinary measures […]
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Patricia Bosworth
Patricia Bosworth, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair for over two decades, is an award-winning journalist and best-selling biographer and memoirist. She was awarded the Front Page Award and was a Senior Fellow in Columbia’s National Arts Journalism Program, where she received a grant to research her most recent book, Jane Fonda: The Private Life […]
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Jennifer Finney Boylan
Jennifer Finney Boylan is the author of the critically acclaimed breakthrough bestseller She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders, one of the first bestselling works by a transgender American. An activist for LGBTQ people, and transgender men and women in particular, she is a sought-after speaker on a wide range of topics including LGBTQ issues, […]
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Jamie Brickhouse
“Jamie Brickhouse has lived an amazing life—in and out of publishing—and he provides audiences with a vivid and insightful talk that will be sure to provoke and inspire.” —Shaye Areheart, Director of the Columbia Publishing Course Jamie Brickhouse is the author of the critically-acclaimed Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother whose […]
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Susan Crawford
“Susan Crawford [provides a] vivid and eye-opening description of what ails America’s cable and telecom market… required…for anyone interested in tech policy.” —Time Susan Crawford is the John A. Reilly Clinical Professor at Harvard Law School. She is the author of Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It, Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly […]
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David Dosa, MD, MPH
David Dosa, MD, MPH is a practicing geriatrician and health services researcher at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and the author of the New York Times Bestseller Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat. One of just 7,000 geriatricians in the United States, he is currently a practicing physician in […]
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Bret Easton Ellis
“Bret Easton Ellis is a fast, funny, and disarmingly smart thinker and speaker. He’s able to draw on all corners of art, life, and literature in his quest to make sense of it all. You may end up in a weird place or two when you go deep with Bret, but the journey is […]
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Charles Gasparino
Charles Gasparino is senior correspondent for FOX Business Network (FBN), an award-winning business journalist, and New York Times best-selling author of Bought and Paid For: The Hidden Relationship between Wall Street and Washington, Circle of Friends: The Massive Federal Crackdown on Insider Trading – and Why the Markets Always Work Against the Little Guy, The […]
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David Gelles
David Gelles is a business reporter for the New York Times and the author of Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). He has practiced meditation for 15 years since studying it in India and spent two years traveling the U.S. unearthing stories of the uses of mediation in […]
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Sara Goldrick-Rab, Ph.D.
Sara Goldrick-Rab, Ph.D. is Professor of Higher Education Policy & Sociology at Temple University, and Founding Director of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice in Philadelphia. She is also the Chief Strategy Officer for Emergency Aid at Edquity, a student financial success and emergency aid company, and founded Believe in Students, a nonprofit […]
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Jane Green
Jane Green is the internationally best-selling author of 15 novels. She is renowned for capturing in the fiction of her books the reality of women’s lives at all stages: from single thirty-somethings (Straight Talking); to marriage (The Other Woman), motherhood (Another Piece of My Heart), and divorce, stepchildren, and affairs; to midlife crises (Family Pictures […]
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Lee Gutkind
“Lee engaged the audience – alternating between sharing stories and having the diverse group share their experiences. It was a powerful participation and I am thankful for the opportunity.” —Shed Boren, Director Miami Genesis Conference Lee Gutkind, recognized by Vanity Fair as “the Godfather behind creative nonfiction,” is an expert on the power of strong narrative […]
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Jeff Jarvis
Jeff Jarvis is the author of What Would Google Do? and Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live, as well as the ebook Gutenberg the Geek. He has been a business keynote speaker and moderated at conferences around the world – including South by Southwest, the World […]
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Erica Jong
Erica Jong is a poet, novelist, essayist, and cultural icon best known for her ground-breaking novel Fear of Flying. The internationally best-selling story of Isadora Wing coined a new phrase for a sex act and liberated a generation with a new way of thinking about gender, sexuality, and freedom in our society. 2013 marked the 40th […]
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John Joseph
John Joseph is the frontman for the legendary punk band, the Cro-Mags, author of The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon, his inspirational memoir, and Meat Is for Pussies: A How-To Guide for Dudes Who Want to Get Fit, Kick Ass, and Take Names, an in-your-face look at guys’ health which has become an underground success and has […]
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Charles Kaiser
Award-winning Author & Journalist; Expert on the Media, Politics, the 1960s, and Gay Life in AmericaCharles Kaiser is an expert on the media, politics, the 1960s, and gay life in America through his three-decade career as a journalist and author. He is a former reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and was the press critic at Newsweek. He is the author of The Gay Metropolis, […]
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Mary Karr, Ph.D.
“Karr is a national treasure.” —George Saunders “Mary Karr is a pistol. She brings firepower to the podium with great style and a contagious Texas twang . . . our audience is still talking about her memorable performance.” —Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Mary Karr captivates and befriends her audience with her understated intelligence, her adroit use […]
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Mollie Katzen
Mollie Katzen, with over six million books in print, is listed by the New York Times as one of the best-selling cookbook authors of all time. A 2007 inductee into the prestigious James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame, and largely credited with moving healthful food from the fringe to the center of the American dinner […]
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Wally Lamb
HBO is producing an eight-episode mini-series based on I Know This Much is True, starring Mark Ruffalo as twins from the novel, directed by Derek Cianfrance and developed by Ruffalo and Lamb. Wally Lamb is the author of six New York Times best-selling novels: I’ll Take You There, We Are Water, Wishin’ and Hopin’, The Hour I First Believed, I Know This […]
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Tom Leopold
Tom Leopold, veteran comedy writer of such hit TV shows as Seinfeld, Cheers, and Will and Grace, has been making audiences laugh for over four decades. As Christopher Guest says, “When it comes to comedy, Tom Leopold has an extra gene. You may not know it, but he has probably made you laugh.” Now he’s keeping […]
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Madeline Levine, M.A., Ph.D.
Madeline Levine, Ph.D. is a psychologist with close to 30 years of experience as a clinician, consultant, educator, and author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well. She is highly sought after as a lecturer and keynote speaker for parents, educators, and business leaders both nationally and […]
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Lawrence H. Levy
Lawrence H. Levy is a novelist, an award-winning film and TV writer, a Writers Guild Award winner for Seinfeld, and a two-time Emmy nominee. He has written for various hit TV shows such as Seinfeld, Roseanne, Family Ties, Who’s the Boss, Facts of Life, Seventh Heaven, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Charlie’s Angels, and Saved by […]
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Junheng Li
“The profound implications for China’s investing environment can be summarized into two words: ‘buyer beware,’ writes Junheng Li … This book … is a treasury of her knowledge on how to exploit rampant market inefficiencies to make a profit in China.” – Forbes “We can learn a lot about finance and investing from Tiger Woman […]
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Seth Lipsky
Seth Lipsky has been described in the Boston Globe as “a legendary figure in contemporary journalism,” in the Atlantic.com as having “the most interesting mind in journalism,” and in the New Criterion as “one of our age’s great journalists.” Steve Forbes has called his editorials on monetary reform “brilliant” — “the Federalist Papers for a […]
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Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire is the author of the best-selling Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, the basis for the Tony Award-winning Broadway and international hit musical of the same name. He is also the author of the best-sellers After Alice, a novel based on Lewis Carroll’s 150-year-old classic, Alice’s Adventures in […]
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Barbara McClintock
“Barbara McClintock was one of those rare presenters that can entertain an audience of both adults and children. Her varied presentation style kept the audience engaged. Kids seemed to enjoy the candid snapshots of the author at home working in her bathrobe and the silly interactive drawing session while adults seemed to appreciate the story […]
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Phil McKinney
Phil McKinney, an Innovation Consultant and president and CEO of CableLabs, has held technology and innovation leadership positions in a number of top companies and has been widely profiled in national media outlets. Vanity Fair named McKinney “The Innovation Guru;” MSNBCand FOXboth call him “The Gadget Guy;” and Laptop Magazine named him as one of the […]
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Danny Meyer
Danny Meyer is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group and the founder of Shake Shack. Union Square Hospitality Group includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, The Modern, Maialino, Untitled, North End Grill, Marta, Porchlight, Union Square Events, and Hospitality Quotient, a learning and consulting business. Meyer, his restaurants and chefs […]
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Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.
Ben Michaelis, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, popular blogger for Huffington Post and Psychology Today, and the author of Your Next Big Thing: Ten Small Steps to Get Moving and Get Happy. He has worked with hundreds of patients, including New York Times best-selling authors, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, business professionals, and students to help them realize […]
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David Mixner
“The presentation by David Mixner was moving and heartfelt. Our audience really enjoyed it and was so pleased to have the opportunity to meet this great man of the world who is a stellar example to our students on how much a single human being can have an impact and make real change in […]
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Wayétu Moore
Wayétu Moore is a critically-acclaimed writer and activist. Liberia Connects dubbed her one of its “Top 10 Women of 2018,” and her debut novel She Would Be King, was named a best book of 2018 by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Entertainment Weekly, and BuzzFeed. Her forthcoming memoir, The Dragons, The Giant, The Women, is her story of […]
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Rick Newman
Rick Newman is an award-winning columnist for the nation’s leading financial news site Yahoo Finance and author of Rebounders: How Winners Pivot From Setback To Success (Ballantine). An ideal keynote speaker for corporate events, entrepreneurship conferences, and small-business groups, Newman is a frequent moderator and panelist at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly […]
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Bill Persky
Bill Persky is a five-time Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and producer for such hit TV shows as the Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl, Sid Caesar, Bill Cosby, and Kate & Allie. As funny as the comedy scripts he has written for over four decades, he is a sought after keynote and after dinner speaker. […]
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Mary Pilon
Mary Pilon is the author of The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game (Bloomsbury, February 2015), a former sports reporter for the New York Times, and past business reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Her work has been featured in The Best American Sports Writing and garnered awards from […]
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Barbara Reich
Barbara Reich is the go-to guru of organization. For Reich, Professional Organizer of Resourceful Consultants, eliminating clutter is a way of life. She tackles organization with a 360- degree approach, streamlining the homes, offices, schedules, and daily lives of discerning clients to help them find the elusive work/life balance we all seek. Equal parts affable […]
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Cal Ripken, Jr.
Baseball’s “Iron Man,” Cal Ripken Jr. broke several professional baseball records during his 21 seasons, but none is as sacred as his consecutive-games-played record. Shattering Lou Gehrig’s streak of 2,131 games by more than 500, Ripken displayed perseverance, endurance, and an everyday work ethic that endeared him to fans, transformed him into a national icon—and […]
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Kim Rossi
“Kim has a unique way of speaking about a heavy topic (raising children with autism) and making it enjoyable. . . I highly and enthusiastically recommend Kim Stagliano as a speaker – her inspiring words will positively touch the lives of all who have an opportunity to attend one of her presentations.” — Amy McCoy, […]
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Jonah Sachs
“Jonah was a dynamic speaker. He brought to life the importance of authentic storytelling.” —Microsoft “It’s easy to get stuck in the day-to-day and miss bigger opportunities. Jonah’s talk helped underline the value of different types of thinking, and in the days and weeks afterwards helped us approach familiar problems in novel ways.”—Google Jonah Sachs speaks to […]
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Leslie Sbrocco
An award-winning author, speaker, consultant, and television host, Leslie Sbrocco is known for her entertaining approach to wine, spirits and food, as well as inspiring others to live a life of passion. She is the host of the nationally syndicated PBS-TV series, 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes & Destinations. “A passport to delicious,” it showcases her […]
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Charles R. Scott
Charles R. Scott worked at Intel Corporation for 14 years including five years in Intel’s venture investing group, where he developed the corporation’s clean technology software investment strategy. In 2011, he left Intel to focus his energy full-time on writing, speaking, and completing endurance challenges with his family linked to environmental causes. In the summer of 2009, […]
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John Searles
“John Searles gave a fabulous keynote address at the 2008 Backspace Writers Conference. Not only did he charm the audience with his enthusiasm and humor, but many said John’s keynote was the highlight of the conference, and worth the cost of the registration fee alone.” —Karen Dionne, Administrator, Backspace LLC John Searles is the author […]
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Nic Sheff
“Here is a young man who talks about very real issues of drug use and abuse without glamorizing them for a single second. As someone who’s been through so much and come out the other side – with the scars and ongoing challenges to show for it – he has so much to offer students […]
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Amity Shlaes
“Amity Shlaes was an excellent speaker for the Women’s Global Leadership Conference, the largest conference for women in the energy industries. She was able to speak to the economic issues confronting the industry. But more impressive was her ability to give business cases and tell personal anecdotes that related to the professional women in attendance. […]
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Jesse Stommel, Ph.D.
Jesse Stommel, Ph.D. is executive director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies at University of Mary Washington, co-author of An Urgency of Teachers: The Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy and co-editor of Disrupting the Digital Humanities. He is best known for his work as a champion of teachers and students in higher education. An […]
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Kenneth J. Sufka
Kenneth J. Sufka, Ph.D. is an award-winning teacher and researcher – and a highly sought-after speaker on college and high school campuses. His smart and accessible book, The A Game: Nine Steps To Better Grades is a must-read for all college First Year Experience students and for junior and senior high school students (and their […]
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Mimi Swartz
Mimi Swartz is an award winning investigative journalist, longtime executive editor at Texas Monthly, and a two-time National Magazine Award winner and a four-time finalist. She is the author of two books, Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron (with Sherron Watkins), and, most recently, Ticker, the Quest to Build an Artificial Heart. […]
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Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani is the powerhouse New York Times best-selling author who is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. Perhaps one popular book critic said it best: “Trigiani defies categorization. She is more than a one-hit wonder, more than a Southern writer, more than a woman’s novelist. She is […]
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Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve
Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve is an Assistant Professor at Temple University in the Department of Criminal Justice with courtesy appointments in the Department of Sociology and the Beasley School of Law. She is the recipient of the 2014-2015 Ford Foundation Fellowship Postdoctoral Award and the 2015 New Scholar Award (co-winner) awarded by American Society of […]
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Aaron Weinstein
Called “the Groucho of the violin” by Tony Bennett and “a perfect musician” by jazz guitar legend, Bucky Pizzarelli, Aaron Weinstein “is rapidly establishing himself as one of his instrument’s rare jazz masters.” (Don Heckman, International Review of Music). He’s also a sought-after keynote speaker, lecturer and performer for music, film, and lecture series. His […]
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Kate White
Kate White is an internationally known expert on leadership and success and a New York Times best-selling author of several influential books on work and careers, including, most recently, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: How to Ask for the Money, Snag the Promotion and Create the Career You Deserve and Why Good Girls Don’t Get […]
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Marion Winik
Marion Winik is an award-winning columnist, renowned humorist, longtime All Things Considered commentator (1991 – 2006), and the author of seven books of creative nonfiction. Her latest book is The Baltimore Book of the Dead (October, 2018; Counterpoint), a sequel to The Glen Rock Book of the Dead, for which Cheryl Strayed raved: “Winik has many […]
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Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff is a novelist, short story writer, and memoirist and the recipient of the 1985 for The Barracks Thief, the 1989 Whiting Award for Fiction and Nonfiction, the 2006 PEN/Malamud Award (co-winner), the 2008 The Story Prize for his collection of short stories, Our Story Begins, the 2014 Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement, Oregon State University, the 2015 National […]
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Mitchell Zuckoff
Mitchell Zuckoff is a professor of journalism at Boston University where he is the inaugural Sumner N. Redstone Professor in Narrative Studies. He is the New York Times best-selling author of Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II and Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of […]