Founder, Dear World

Robert X. Fogarty Speaking Fee: $75,000 to $100,000

Q: What is Robert X. Fogarty's speaking fee?

Robert X. Fogarty speaking fee typically ranges from $75,000 to $100,000. The lower end usually applies to virtual engagements, while the higher end is for in-person events in the US. However, fees may exceed this range for a variety of reasons, like extended activities or international travel. Other factors such as popularity, career stage, and current demand can also influence the final fee. For an accurate and up-to-date quote based on your specific event details, please contact Gotham Artists. We will provide detailed information and assistance to ensure you have the latest fee structure.

Founder, Dear World

Speaking Fee:

$75,000 to $100,000

Travels From:

Available Upon Request

Primary Topic Category:

Inspiration / Motivation / Overcoming Obstacles

Secondary Topic Category:

Creativity and Innovation

Robert X. Fogarty Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Robert X. Fogarty is the founder of Dear World, a global storytelling movement that shares people’s most meaningful stories. Dear World began as a photographic art project on the streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, where Fogarty asked people to share a short message to the world. He then invited participants to write that message directly on their skin in washable black ink and be photographed by him. The photographic style is now studied in university classrooms, published in 30 countries, and the stark images with short messages have inspired millions. What came next was an audacious and unique insight: Leaders could use the photographs as a way to deepen trust and align people with the mission, vision, and values of their organizations. Today, CEOs and leadership teams from Google to Duke men’s basketball bring Fogarty and Dear World to design experiences when they need more than a keynote. They are looking to create the kind of shared experience people remember long after the conference ends. Dear World has been published in over 30 countries and featured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, CNN, the BBC, Good Morning America, and the TODAY show. Fogarty’s work has taken him inside refugee camps, war zones, Ivy League and community college campuses, small associations, and Fortune 100 companies. Across every setting, Fogarty’s belief remains the same: “The best leaders do not just tell their stories. They make room for everyone else in the room to tell theirs.”

Experience 1: The Brain Tattoo® Method

Align meaningful stories with your mission, vision, and values What Is It? In this immersive keynote experience, Robert X. Fogarty introduces the Brain Tattoo Method, the storytelling process behind Dear World’s iconic writing-on-skin portraits. Participants are guided to identify a short message to the world, write that message on their skin in washable black ink, and step into a photographic portrait. Fogarty opens with the origin story of Dear World and the lessons learned from photographing more than one million people across radically different environments, from disaster zones and refugee camps to leadership summits and elite teams. Through a guided process, participants reflect on a meaningful story from their lives and distill it into a short message to the world. That message is then written directly on their skin in washable ink and captured in a Dear World portrait. For larger engagements, the keynote can be paired with an immersive portrait activation and an optional closing reveal, where selected participant stories are shared from the stage and images captured on site are transformed into a powerful slideshow or short film. The result is a keynote that does not end when the speaker leaves the stage. It becomes the emotional and visual centerpiece of the meeting. This Session Is Ideal for Leaders and Teams Who Are: - Launching or renewing mission, vision, and values - Seeking a deeper alternative to a traditional motivational keynote - Building trust across divisions, geographies, or leadership levels - Looking to create a shared emotional experience at a major gathering - Ready to make culture visible, not just talk about it The Audience Will Leave With: - A clear personal message connected to who they are and what they stand for - A deeper understanding of their colleagues beyond job titles and roles - A practical storytelling framework for building trust and connection - A visible, memorable artifact from the experience - A renewed sense of ownership in the organization’s mission and values Suggested Format - Opening keynote: 20–60 minutes - Portrait activation: Customized based on audience size and schedule - Optional closing reveal: 20–60 minutes - Optional deliverables: Still portraits, short film, custom digital gallery or website, printed portraits, executive story coaching

Experience 2: The Portrait Process

Photography as a means to see someone differently What Is It? The Portrait Process is an interactive keynote and experience that teaches participants how to see, interview, and photograph one another with care, attention, and humanity. Inspired by Fogarty’s belief that everyone deserves to experience the power of taking someone’s portrait, this session gives participants more than a camera moment. It teaches people to be curious about each other while taking each other’s photographs. In this immersive session, Robert X. Fogarty takes audiences behind the scenes of the Dear World portrait process and reveals what makes a portrait meaningful. He shows that the most powerful images are not created through equipment alone, but through presence, trust, curiosity, and the ability to recognize the story in another person. Fogarty then guides participants through a live portrait tutorial, giving them the tools to interview and photograph one another. Instead of passively watching a speaker, attendees become both storytellers and witnesses. They learn how to listen, how to notice, and how to create a moment where another person feels truly seen. The experience includes a facilitated peer-to-peer portrait activation where attendees take turns photographing and interviewing each other and an optional closing reveal featuring images and stories captured during the event. The Portrait Process is especially powerful for organizations trying to strengthen belonging, rebuild trust, deepen leadership presence, or help people connect across differences. This Session Is Ideal for Leaders and Teams Who Are: - Building connection across departments, roles, or regions - Seeking to strengthen belonging and psychological safety - Looking for a hands-on alternative to passive keynote programming - Training leaders to listen, notice, and communicate with more presence - Designing a conference where participants become part of the content The Audience Will Leave With: - A deeper understanding of how attention builds trust - Practical tools for asking better questions and listening more fully - A memorable experience of seeing and being seen - Stronger peer-to-peer connection across the room - A new appreciation for the power of presence in leadership and culture Suggested Format - Opening keynote and live portrait tutorial: 20–60 minutes - Peer-to-peer or professional portrait activation: Customized based on audience size - Optional closing reveal: 20–60 minutes - Optional deliverables: Still portraits, short film, custom gallery or website, printed portraits, executive story coaching

Experience 3: Write Your Future

Activate people with a letter to their future What Is It? The problem with most conferences is not what happens in the room. It is what disappears after people leave.Write Your Future is an immersive keynote and letter-writing experience designed to help participants convert the emotion of a gathering into personal intention, future action, and long-term reflection. The session answers one of the most important questions meeting planners ask: How do we keep this going? Through a guided writing experience, participants write two pieces: a short message for their immediate future and a letter to themselves one year from now. Dear World stewards those letters for the year and returns those letters back to them one year in the future. For annual conferences, the letters are returned the following year, creating a powerful bridge between one gathering and the next. In Write Your Future, Robert X. Fogarty explores the history, science, and human power of writing to oneself. Drawing on Dear World’s experience helping people articulate meaningful personal stories, Fogarty guides participants through a structured intention-setting process rooted in reflection, narrative, and commitment. Participants are invited to pause, consider who they are becoming, and write directly to their future selves. The experience can include postcards written for the near future, letters sealed for one year, and an optional portrait or content activation that captures the commitment being made in the room. Unlike a typical closing keynote, Write Your Future gives attendees a ritual. It helps them name what they want to remember, what they want to practice, and who they want to become after the conference ends. For annual meetings, leadership retreats, and values-driven gatherings, the experience can become a recurring tradition: letters written this year, returned next year, and used to create continuity across the organization’s most important moments. This Session Is Ideal for Leaders and Teams Who Are: - Closing a major conference or leadership retreat - Looking to extend the impact of an event beyond the agenda - Launching a new strategy, transformation, or values initiative - Seeking a reflective, emotionally resonant alternative to a standard keynote - Creating a recurring annual ritual for employees, leaders, or members The Audience Will Leave With: - A written commitment to their future self - A clear connection between personal intention and organizational direction - A ritual for carrying the conference message forward - A meaningful artifact that can be returned months or a year later - A stronger sense of continuity between inspiration and action Suggested Format - Opening keynote: 20–60 minutes - Guided letter-writing experience: Customized based on audience size and schedule - Optional content or portrait activation - Optional closing keynote or reveal: 20–60 minutes - Optional deliverables: Mailed letters, one-year return experience, custom digital gallery or website, short film, printed keepsakes

What is Robert X. Fogarty's speaking fee?

Robert X. Fogarty's speaking fee typically ranges from $75,000 to $100,000. The lower end usually applies to virtual engagements, while the higher end is for in-person events in the US. However, fees may exceed this range for a variety of reasons, like extended activities or international travel. Other factors such as popularity, career stage, and current demand can also influence the final fee.

For an accurate and up-to-date quote based on your specific event details, please contact Gotham Artists. We will provide detailed information and assistance to ensure you have the latest fee structure.

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Robert X. Fogarty Speaking Fee: $75,000 to $100,000

Travels From:

Available Upon Request

Primary Topic Category:

Inspiration / Motivation / Overcoming Obstacles

Secondary Topic Category:

Creativity and Innovation

Robert X. Fogarty Speaker Profile: At A Glance

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