Dan Buettner Speaking Fee: $100,000 to $125,000

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world, dubbed Blue Zones, where people live the longest, healthiest lives. His articles about these places in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic are among the most popular for both publications. Buettner now works with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces, and universities. These initiatives apply lessons from the Blue Zones to entire communities by focusing on changes to the local environment, public policy, and social networks. The program has significantly improved the health of more than 5 million Americans to date. His books—The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest, Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way, and The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People—were all national bestsellers. Buettner has appeared on The Today Show, Oprah, NBC Nightly News, and Good Morning America. He has delivered keynote speeches at the National Academies of Sciences, World Economic Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, Bill Clinton's Health Matters Initiative, and Google Zeitgeist. His TED talk has garnered over 3 million views. His newest book, Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From The World's Happiest People, reveals the surprising secrets of the world's happiest places and shows how we can all apply the lessons of true happiness to our lives. Buettner also holds three Guinness World Records in distance cycling.