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Milwaukee, WI 
Author
10 miles from Brookfield Welcome to Alchemy for Life™, where I help individuals and businesses optimize their time, energy, and resources to achieve their goals and live a more fulfilling…
Milwaukee, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
10 miles from Brookfield Kim M. said “This was probably the best speaker we've had in the 8 years of our seminar. Very informative and extremely entertaining. Thanks for making me look…”
West Bend, WI
Children’s Theatre / Author
26 miles from Brookfield 
2 Verified Bookings Kirk B. said “Jolie Canoli is an amazing artist and loves kids. She does incredible shows filled with humor, imagination, and puppetry that draws kids of all ages (and…”
Menomonee Falls, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
8 miles from Brookfield Shontina Gladney AKA Coach Tina "The Motivator" is an inspirational speaker and Transitional Executive Coach focusing on Faith-Family- Finance-Business…
Milwaukee, WI
Athlete/Sports Speaker / Author
10 miles from Brookfield As a former athlete and coach, my mission is to bring joy back to sports, take pressure off the children who play them and empower parents and coaches to support…
Racine, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
28 miles from Brookfield Changing lives by changing minds: "We do not have to be victims of our own stories...but interestingly enough stories are a way out [of our suffering]. We…
Kenosha, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
36 miles from Brookfield LCDR Chip Lutz, USN(Ret) is a leader who has been there, done that and has the uniform to prove it! He works with people who want to improve communication by breaking…
Hoffman Estates, IL
Christian Speaker / Author
69 miles from Brookfield Thomas J. said “Date 04/29/2019 - 05/02/2019 Instructor: Minister John Cobb Course Number/Title: 1112/Survey of Revelation Number of Students who submitted evaluation:…”
Glenview, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
69 miles from Brookfield
1 Verified Booking Authors Diane Mayer Christiansen shares her personal journey with dyslexia and her son's journey with autism. She talks about her experiences through personal…
Wilmette, IL
Author
71 miles from Brookfield If you need an engaging speaker or presenter on the topic of supporting LGBTQ youth or effective allyship for your company, organization, or event you're in…
Des Plaines, IL
Author
72 miles from Brookfield Heather Vaughn is an award winning speaker, consultant and IMPROV artist. She incorporates all these skills (and more!) into her customized inspirational speeches…
Chicago, IL
Dancer / Author
85 miles from Brookfield
19 Verified Bookings Jerm said “I really enjoyed the performance very fun & engaging!”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
85 miles from Brookfield
6 Verified Bookings David A. said “Wes was thoroughly entertaining and his talk was enlightening. The crowd was abuzz after the event and I hope to be apart of another one of his talks…”
Chicago, IL
Mentalist / Author
85 miles from Brookfield
32 Verified Bookings Amareen D. said “We found Sydney when looking for an entertainer who would seamlessly break the ice and tie together a group of friends, family, and coworkers for my fiancé’s…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
85 miles from Brookfield
3 Verified Bookings Lisa D. said “Jill was outstanding! We invited her to get our morning going and deliver a motivational talk, and she certainly delivered. She kept us engaged, spoke…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 79 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #320 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
504 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
From request to booking, it takes 1.5 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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