Dia Bondi Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000

Dia believes you are powerful when you lead with who you are, and she delivers on that belief in everything she does. Dia Bondi is a communications coach and the secret weapon to some of the world’s highest-impact leaders and founders. She’s catalyzed leaders at global brands like Salesforce, Mozilla, and portfolio companies of some of the most significant VC firms in the US. She helped Rio de Janeiro win the right to host the Summer Olympic Games and has made it possible for athletes, Nobel Prize winners, and transformational leaders to use their voices to accelerate change. After starting an impact hobby of fundraising auctioneering for women-led nonprofits and nonprofits benefiting women and girls, she translated what she learned into her first book, Ask Like an Auctioneer: How to Ask For More and Get It, with a goal to help 1 million women ask for more and get it. Her TEDx about that idea was selected by the TED Editorial Team as an Editor’s Pick. Her programs are fun and energetic, drawing on real-world stories from her 20 years coaching transformational leaders across industries. With a bias toward action, and a commitment to sharing perspective-shifting frameworks audiences can use immediately, Dia takes the aspirational and makes it practical. Her programs for women accelerate their goal-getting with powerful asking strategies. Her communications programs help leaders find their voice and lead with it. approachable demeanor makes her a relatable voice in the bustling world of professional development.