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Norfolk, VA 
Author
6 miles from Chesapeake Isaiah swift is a 20 year old author, public speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Unlock Your Greatness and has traveled the country speaking…
Virginia Beach, VA
Author
18 miles from Chesapeake Sabrina Thomas is an author, speaker and advocate for families and caregivers with children with special needs. As a special needs parent for over twenty years,…
Virginia Beach, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
18 miles from Chesapeake John M. said “Mark was the hit of our managers conference. Great mix of comedy with content. Would definitely use him again...”
Portsmouth, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
5 miles from Chesapeake I'm Dexter J. Ray, and I drew "The Train Drawing" in 2011 for the Warden at Georgia's Wilcox State Prison after a riot. He asked me to draw…
Carrollton, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
20 miles from Chesapeake 
2 Verified Bookings Elmora E. said “Thoroughly enjoyed The Good Life Coach. Very engaging!”
Norfolk, VA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
6 miles from Chesapeake Welcome to the world of captivating expression and artistic storytelling! I'm a spoken word artist my services bring emotions, ideas, and narratives to life…
Norfolk, VA
Christian Speaker / Author
6 miles from Chesapeake My name is Rosean Lindsey. I am a youth ministry/author/motivational speaker. I published a book that encourage others to see the value within themselves. I speak…
Suffolk, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
17 miles from Chesapeake Jennifer is the Founder and CEO of Through the Journey, LLC, established with a straightforward goal: to inspire and motivate women to live their best lives and…
Chester, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
76 miles from Chesapeake
3 Verified Bookings Caitlyn R. said “I attended Shelly’s vision board party and left with an entire new outlook on life. She has a way of speaking to an entire crowd, yet makes it feel like…”
Richmond, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
83 miles from Chesapeake Stephen J. said “Wade is a wonderfully inspiring speaker. He is able to tailor his presentation to the audience. I have seen him do this on numerous occasions. Most recently…”
Richmond, VA
Author
83 miles from Chesapeake Author of Award Winning Honorary Mention in the New York Book Festival Falling Into Place- Touched by Divine Inspiration...Based on the content of the book- speaking…
Richmond, VA
Author
83 miles from Chesapeake After spending years in the streets of Richmond, VA. living a life of crime and running with established gangstas, Marquise has embarked on a path of life and community…
Richmond, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
83 miles from Chesapeake Inspiring, motivating, and engaging, Celebrate Kindness focuses on being kind to others through Random Acts of Kindness. Through a life-changing decision on my…
Ashland, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
95 miles from Chesapeake The incredible story of a severely disabled young woman who is able to reach her goal will inspire you to reach yours too!
South Hill, VA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
102 miles from Chesapeake Chanel J. said “Oshun The Poet performed at my women’s empowerment, PowHERful! The objective of the event was empower women of all ages to be unapologetically themselves.…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 77 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #322 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
512 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
From request to booking, it takes 1.1 days (on average) to hire an Author
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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