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Motivational Author & Poet Speakers

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Deborah Norville

Emmy Award-Winning Anchor; Bestselling Author; Host, Inside Edition; Cancer Survivor
Fee Range: $20,000–$40,000
Travels From: New York
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Brandon Leake

Youth Educator, Spoken Word Poet and Winner of the 2020 Season of America's Got Talent
Fee: Inquire
Travels From: California
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Joy Harjo

Performer and Writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 23rd Poet Laureate
Fee Range: $15,000–$25,000
Travels From: Oklahoma
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Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Author of Enrique’s Journey
Fee Range: $10,000–$12,000
Travels From: California
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Jewel Kilcher

Singer-songwriter, Poet, Actress, Best Selling Author, Workplace Wellness & Mental Health Advocate
Fee Range: $100,000–$300,000
Travels From: Tennessee
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Sekou Andrews

GRAMMY-nominated artist; “Hamilton Meets TED” keynotes
Fee Range: $50,000–$63,000
Travels From: California
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Tammy Bruce

Outspoken Radio Talk Show Host; Political Commentator; Gay Feminist; Best Selling Author, The Death of Right and Wrong
Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
Travels From: California
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John McEnroe

Four-Time U.S. Open Champion; Three-Time Wimbledon Champion; Television Commentator
Fee Range: $55,000–$115,000
Travels From: New York
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Joan Lunden

Former host of Good Morning America and current host of Second Opinion on PBS
Fee Range: $25,000–$40,000
Travels From: New York
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Bob Woodward

Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist; Associate Editor, The Washington Post and Author, 21 Bestsellers
Fee Range: $26,000–$61,000
Travels From: District of Columbia
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Dennis Prager

Acclaimed Talk Show Host; "The Moral Compass of America"; Best-Selling Author
Fee Range: $14,000–$44,000
Travels From: California
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Cornel West

Professor, Activist, Provocative Public Intellectual & Groundbreaking Author
Fee Range: $40,000–$75,000
Travels From: California
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Jesse Itzler

NY Times Bestselling Author, Living with a Seal, Serial Entrepreneur, Marquis Jet, Zico Coconut Water, Co-Owner, Atlanta Hawks; Married to Spanx Founder, Sara Blakely
Fee Range: $32,000–$75,000
Travels From: Georgia
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John Ondrasik

Singer/Songwriter, Five For Fighting; Offering Musically Enhanced Inspirational Keynote Presentations
Fee Range: $25,000–$44,000
Travels From: California
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Omekongo Dibinga

Award-winning Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist
Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
Travels From: District of Columbia
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Dan Buettner

World Renowned Explorer and National Geographic Fellow; Founder of the Blue Zones®; NYT bestselling author: “The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People"
Fee Range: $75,000–$125,000
Travels From: Minnesota
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Doug Blackmon

Author, Slavery by Another Name
Fee Range: $10,000–$15,000
Travels From: Georgia
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Cleo Wade

Poet & Bestselling Author
Fee Range: $31,000–$50,000
Travels From: California
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