The success of any organization heavily relies on its company culture. A positive and thriving culture not only attracts top talent but also retains them, ensuring consistent growth and innovation. One of the most effective ways to infuse new perspectives and ideas into your organization’s culture is through insights from experts. Today, we’ve rounded up the top company culture speakers who can offer transformative talks and inspire change in your organization.
Chester Elton: #1 Bestselling Business Author, Organizational Culture, Employee Engagement, and Teamwork Expert
One of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends, Chester Elton has spent two decades helping clients engage their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values.
Adrian Gostick: World’s Best-selling Author on Culture & Employee Engagement
#1 bestselling leadership author Adrian Gostick provides real solutions on managing change, driving innovation, and leading high-performance teams.
Shabnam Mogharabi: Entrepreneur, Entertainment Executive & Author
Shabnam Mogharabi is an entertainment entrepreneur, author, and journalist with more than 20 years of experience in media and storytelling. She is a lifelong student of positive psychology and an expert on how to create socially impactful and entertaining content. Shabnam believes embracing the power of joy is an act of rebellion, and in her insightful, interactive sessions, she shares practical tips about what it takes to truly bring more joy into your life both personally and professionally.
Paul Epstein: Award Winning Keynote Speaker, Leadership & Team Performance Expert, Bestselling Author, Former NFL & NBA Executive
Paul Epstein has spent nearly 15 years as a professional sports executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams, a global sports agency, and the NFL league office, where he has broken every premium revenue metric in Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy, where he became known as the “Why Coach.”
As an award-winning keynote speaker named one of SUCCESS magazines top thought leaders that get results, Paul’s impact continues off stage providing leadership development and culture transformation programs for companies and teams including Amazon, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, NASA, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Dallas Cowboys—and his work has been featured on ESPN, NBC, Fox Business, and in USA Today.
He is also the best-selling author of The Power of Playing Offense and is slated to launch his second book in 2023, Better Decisions Faster.
Shola Richards: Founder & CEO, Go Together Global & Best-Selling Author
Shola Richards is a dynamic keynote speaker, the best-selling author of “Making Work Work”, and “Go Together”, an in-demand workplace civility expert, and a prolific writer with a passionate worldwide following. His articles and wildly-popular Monday morning “Go Together Movement” email series have impacted people in over 160 countries, and his work has been featured on the Today Show, CBS This Morning, Forbes, Black Enterprise, Complete Wellbeing India, and Business Insider Australia.
Claire Haidar: Tech Entrepreneur & CEO at WNDYR
Claire Haidar is a tech entrepreneur and speaker fascinated by the intersection between systems and human behavior. She believes that if people are going to spend 90% of their time at work, it should be the place where their souls, hearts and minds come alive.
Kaplan Mobray: Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker and Career Consultant
Recognized by Meetings and Conventions Magazine as one of the nation’s top business speakers, Kaplan Mobray is one of the world’s most dynamic and inspirational business speakers and award-winning author of “The 10Ks of Personal Branding.
Jessica Kriegel: Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture at Culture Partners
Dr. Jessica Kriegel is the Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture for Culture Partners, leading research and strategy in best practices for driving results through culture. Her doctoral research and practical application through consulting engagements with Oracle, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, and Bank of America to name a few, led to the Culture Equation – a tested model where strategy combined with culture to deliver consistent results. Today, Jessica applies data-driven insights to dismantle the chaos of poor morale, low performance, and missed financial goals. She is an author, Fortune 100 Thought Leader and international keynote speaker as well as frequent contributor on Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC.
Mark Schulman: World-Renowned Drummer; Author; Motivator; Expert, The Secrets of Rockstar Performance
Mark Schulman is a monster drummer who toured the world with some of the greatest rock and pop performers – before crowds as big as 225,000. He’s played with P!NK, Billy Idol, Cher, Stevie Nicks, Foreigner, Simple Minds, and others over his 32-year touring career. Mark is also amazing on another stage – as a speaker, where he delivers a rock show disguised as a keynote. “I’ve learned about the importance of attitude as part of the touring family with these great performers,” Mark says as he unpacks the secrets of rockstar performance.
His presentations translate lessons learned during a remarkable career into valuable tips for organizations, teams, leaders, and those who want to be their absolute best. Mark Schulman is a brilliant storyteller and performer who inspires audiences to engage and unleash their inner rockstar. Mark’s first book, Conquering Life’s Stage Fright, shows people how to harness doubt, fear, and anxiety to perform at their best when it matters most. His next book, The Attitude Equation, is slated for late 2023 release. Mark is also a judge and coach on an all-new original music competition television show called BANDED on AXS TV.
Tucker Bryant: Poet & Innovation Keynote Speaker
Tucker Bryant is an entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and nationally renowned poet. After nurturing his craft at Stanford University, Tucker went on to become a lead Product Marketing Manager at Google where he discovered the potential of the creative tools poets have relied on for millennia to drive innovative leadership in the corporate world. His performances, which have garnered millions of views online, has been featured in TEDx, The New York Times, and dozens of other organizations across the globe.
Simon T. Bailey: Speaker | Teacher | Author | Consultant | Coach
With an inspirational message and insatiable passion, Simon T. Bailey electrifies any venue. When Simon takes the stage, he delivers a presentation of hope, success, and self-actualization that will ignite a spark within each audience member.
Above all, Simon believes that every single person is brilliant. By the end of his message, your audience will believe it too. Moreover, they will leave empowered, uplifted, and ready to show the world their brilliance within.
Molly Fletcher: CEO, Author and Former Top Sports Agent
Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word. Hailed as “the female Jerry Maguire,” she made a name for herself as one of the first female sports agents and represented hundreds of sports biggest stars.
Arianna Huffington: Founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a leading behavior change tech company with the mission of changing the way
She has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.
Daniel Pink: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Regret, When, To Sell is Human, Drive, and A Whole New Mind
A deep researcher and compelling communicator, Daniel Pink is one of the foremost business minds of our day. He is the author of seven books on business, work, creativity, and behavior including The New York Times bestsellers The Power of Regret, When, and A Whole New Mind — and the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. Pink’s newest book The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward (February 2022) explores how we can enlist our regrets to make smarter decisions, perform better, and deepen our sense of meaning and purpose. It has been named one of the best books of 2022 by NPR, The Financial Times, Amazon, and Apple Books.
