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Grand Rapids, MI 
Author
47 miles from Kalamazoo I am a photoartist and published author. As a sepsis, stroke and open heart surgery survivor I have outlined my near death experience in the hopes of helping others…
Grand Rapids, MI
Motivational Speaker / Author
47 miles from Kalamazoo Leelo B. P. said “We are still talking about your session and Keynote. They were riveting. I am so excited about the transformation that will occur in the attendees lives…”
Mishawaka, IN
Santa Claus / Author
52 miles from Kalamazoo 
11 Verified Bookings Jaley S. said “Such a great first experience with this site! Santa was perfect, I had so many compliments from parents on not only the photo's but also how perfect…”
East Lansing, MI
Family Expert / Author
64 miles from Kalamazoo I offer keynote addresses and workshops that empower parents, educators, and practitioners to help teens navigate sexual experiences in the digital age. Audience…
Chelsea, MI
Author
80 miles from Kalamazoo I perform Mark Twain's American West lecture in character. In this 40-minute program, Twain tells stories of his early life as a Mississippi riverboat pilot,…
Fort Wayne, IN
Author
87 miles from Kalamazoo Author, Motivational Speaker and Child Advocate Laurie Gray offers key note addresses and workshops on parenting, personal transformation, criminal justice, child…
Fort Wayne, IN
Author
87 miles from Kalamazoo I Will Not Be Silent tells the story through a 9 year-old's eyes of physical and mental abuse and a life consumed with fear, anger and denial. She slowly loses…
Paulding, OH
Author
95 miles from Kalamazoo I am an "Old Scout". I enjoy speaking about my adventures and demonstrating backpacking equipment. I've been involved with the Boy Scouts all of…
Napoleon, OH
Author
98 miles from Kalamazoo I am an Angel Parent. After losing my youngest son at only 5 months old I took to writing to help with my grief. I have now turned those writings into a book, "Shattered…
Sylvania, OH
Motivational Speaker / Author
104 miles from Kalamazoo
11 Verified Bookings Erin H. said “We brought Dustin in to speak at our company's yearly safety training and we are continuing to utilize his expertise to present and speak with our…”
Northville, MI
Author
108 miles from Kalamazoo I am an author, speaker, and health coach with a passion to change the world by giving people the gift of their energy and vitality back.
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
109 miles from Kalamazoo
46 Verified Bookings Karla P. said “This session started how we idolize OTHERS and view them as great, but completely ignore the way we are great or become a greater version of ourselves.”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
109 miles from Kalamazoo
48 Verified Bookings Mariko N. said “Excellent speaker”
Chicago, IL
Mentalist / Author
109 miles from Kalamazoo
32 Verified Bookings Ross M. D. said “Sidney is amazing! He totally "wowed" our team with his incredible demonstrations of the power of his mind.”
Chicago, IL
Karaoke DJ / Author
109 miles from Kalamazoo
1 Verified Booking Russell H. said “Cliff was great. Highly recommend”
In the past year, Authors have sent 85 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #316 in popularity out of 542 categories on GigSalad
503 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
An author brings more to the table than just a good book! These folks are often leaders in their field, industry, or topic of interest. Booking an author as a speaker allows them to give your audience education and insight to the topics of their book or about their field. The authors listed bring all kinds of topics to the table from children's literature and fiction novels to political and religious experts. No matter the subject of interest, you're sure to find an author to match your needs to give a great speech and possibly a book signing.
An insightful and articulate speaker at a corporate event can help individuals, groups, and companies to achieve their potential through a dynamic and insightful speech, seminar or consulting session. Authors/Speakers on GigSalad have written Children's Books, have been Bestselling Authors of Local Interest, Fiction, Religious, Political, Health and/or Nonfiction Titles. GigSalad has premier affordable motivational speakers available to speak to educate, inform, inspire and motivate.
When booking an Author to speak at your event, be sure you have your event details (date, time, location, topic, etc.) and budget lined up before you contact the Author. Next up, you should book well in advance. Some speakers are booked months or years in advance. However, in some situations you might be able to book less than 60 days in advance. Lastly, pay attention to detail in the contract. What are the traveling expenses? If the traveling expenses are too expensive, consider partnering with another organization to host the same speaker during the same time frame.
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