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Bellevue, WA 
Author
16 miles from Des Moines 
1 Verified Booking 30+ Years Entertaining Tampa Bay! Make Your Event a Night To Remember. His positive attitude, Energy and Willingness to work with others and create just the right…
Seattle, WA
Author
14 miles from Des Moines Review of my qualifications will showcase years of demonstrated experience developing and deploying strategic consumer engagement plans, designing public relations…
Seattle, WA
Author
14 miles from Des Moines An Author who teaches, mentors, inspires, encourages, and motivates! Available for speaking engagements & workshops in almost every topic from Personal Healing…
Seattle, WA
Author
14 miles from Des Moines You change the world one story at a time. Bring inspiration and aspiration to your pursuit of social transformation, whether in your office, institution, or world…
Graham, WA
Author
24 miles from Des Moines I am a wildlife photographer and writer, and retired Army officer. Although I specialize in wildlife of the Northwest, I've spent many years overseas and I…
Seattle, WA
Motivational Speaker / Author
14 miles from Des Moines
87 Verified Bookings Linda T. said “Elizabeth was fantastic! She was equally entertaining and informative. Her high energy and wit made the presentation fun and had everyone feeling more…”
Seattle, WA
Motivational Speaker / Author
14 miles from Des Moines Embark on a transformative journey with Everest Leadership Speaker Lei Wang from Seattle, WA. Lei Wang, the first Asian woman to conquer the Explorers Grand Slam,…
Seattle, WA
Motivational Speaker / Author
14 miles from Des Moines John M. said “Mark was the hit of our managers conference. Great mix of comedy with content. Would definitely use him again...”
Tacoma, WA
Arts/Entertainment Speaker / Author
12 miles from Des Moines Shawna W. D. T. C. S. said “Chase Roper is one incredibly talented fellow. Not only is he an up and coming Comic who will take this world by storm, but he is a dad too. I was lucky…”
Tacoma, WA
Motivational Speaker / Author
12 miles from Des Moines Jessica Dunagan is an author and seasoned relationship expert who helps women see, and then break their bad habits with men and dating. She guides her audience…
Puyallup, WA
Motivational Speaker / Author
15 miles from Des Moines Elizabeth B. said “I highly recommend working with Shannon as a Coach, the program she provided was 3 different sessions. We did breath work and getting to the root of issues,…”
Ridgefield, WA
Christian Speaker / Author
111 miles from Des Moines Michelle Bader Ebersole is an author, podcaster, and speaker who was widowed after just 17 years of marriage with three teens. She passionately, with fun, energizes…
Abbotsford, BC
Author
114 miles from Des Moines Christine J. said “I am blown away - forget TONY ROBINSON - I learned so much from Irdian he has brought me to an understanding of qualities necessary for being human and…”
Vancouver, WA
Author
124 miles from Des Moines Speaker, Teacher, Author, Behavioral Specialist
Portland, OR
Motivational Speaker / Author
132 miles from Des Moines
4 Verified Bookings Jerame J. said “Dennis spoke at our (SHRM-Olympia) annual HR conference yesterday. He was engaging, energetic, and a joy to listen to and learn from! His stories and…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 79 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #316 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
510 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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