Laurie Hernandez Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000

div class="p-rich_text_section" Since bringing home the Gold and Silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Laurie Hernandez has gone on to win the coveted Mirror ball trophy on “Dancing with the Stars” Season 23 and her first book titled “I Got This: To Gold and Beyond” chronicling her journey thus far was published in 2017, hitting the New York Times Best Sellers list. In 2018, she released a children’s picture book “She’s Got This”, also a New York Times Best Seller, while serving as a Literacy Champion to promote readership as a path to leadership, and Mattel created a Laurie Hernandez “Shero” Barbie to honor her. /div div /div div class="p-rich_text_section" She is a second generation American, as her grandparents are from Puerto Rico, making her the first U.S. born Latina to make the U.S. team since 1984. Laurie was also the gymnastics analyst for Peacock and the Olympic Channel for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. /div div /div div class="p-rich_text_section" Acting is one of her biggest passions and she has done cameos, voiceovers, and even co-hosted “American Ninja Warrior Junior.” Most recently, Hernandez was accepted to NYU where she will begin her studies in the Fall of 2022. She travels the country speaking to the next generation about following your dreams and embracing who you are. She is also a fierce advocate for the importance of Mental Health and has partnered with multiple campaigns and initiatives to encourage awareness. /div div /div div class="p-rich_text_section" Hernandez has been featured in numerous print and internet publications and digital media outlets, including: People Magazine, ESPN, NBC, Teen Vogue, USA Today, Ellen, TODAY Show, Hoda &, Kathy Lee, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Good Morning America, Wild N’ Out, Crashletes, New York Post, Latina Magazine, Ridiculousness, Seventeen Latin, Univision, Huffington Post, ABC, People En Espanol, PopSugar, New York Times, US Weekly, Yahoo! Sports, E! Online, Glamour Magazine, New York Daily News, Good Day NY, Washington Post, Inside Gymnastics, Team USA, La Opinion among others. /div