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Long Beach, CA 
Author
7 miles from Lakewood Have you ever faced mortality at its most raw attribute? My poetry is my journey of battling mental, physical, and emotional darkness, to being able to heal inner…
Long Beach, CA
Author
7 miles from Lakewood Carma Spence, author of Home Sweet Home Page: The 5 Deadly Mistakes Authors, Speakers and Coaches Make with their Website's Home Page and How to Fix Them!,…
Long Beach, CA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
7 miles from Lakewood I am a published poet and spoken word artist. I have been published six times, some of my works are included in Writer’s Pocket anthologies, Silhouettes At Dusk…
Westminster, CA
Author
11 miles from Lakewood Katherine G. said “She is so adorable! This beautiful young woman got the whole crowd engaged and literally left us wanting more. We all bought her book. She is going to…”
San Pedro, CA
Author
12 miles from Lakewood Angela Shanté is a former K-12 classroom teacher, and the award-winning author. In addition to her creative work, She works as an educational/DEI consultant supporting…
Anaheim, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
13 miles from Lakewood 
1 Verified Booking Richard G. said “In 1994 My mother died, I was 30 years old, no one could get me to release the Anger I had inside. After hearing Chad at a Company Sponsored Event on…”
Los Angeles, CA
Christian Speaker / Author
15 miles from Lakewood
2 Verified Bookings Mariah S. said “Aahmes is a beautiful person inside and out. She radiates love and that can be felt from a mile away. Everything she does she does with intention and…”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
15 miles from Lakewood
48 Verified Bookings Stephanie O. said “Mike was incredible in providing insight on how to be happy and the impact is has when serving our community and patrons. Throughout the process Mike…”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
15 miles from Lakewood
46 Verified Bookings Kelly D. said “A self reflection/presentation to offer a GREAT tool to add to the box of other tools received, that I can share with others who can share and pass on…”
Los Angeles, CA
Comedy Magician / Author
15 miles from Lakewood
36 Verified Bookings Sheri W. said “Tom was great, everyone loved him. He did both table tricks and strolling, even in the rain! Thanks Tom!”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
15 miles from Lakewood Ann S. said “We were very pleased with Mark's performance. Good mix of content with fun... I've heard nothing but positive comments.”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
15 miles from Lakewood Oya Thomas is a nationally known inspirational speaker and award winning author who lights up audiences with vitalizing talks that encourage others to express their…
Los Angeles, CA
Author
15 miles from Lakewood Poetry readings, features, event curation.
Los Angeles, CA
Author
15 miles from Lakewood Caraid O. said “Anna performed her original works for Radio Bloomsday broadcast nationally on the Pacifica Radio Network. Her beautiful poems about Lucia Joyce were a…”
Los Angeles, CA
Author
15 miles from Lakewood Niki Smart's first memoir "Hell Camp" is about surviving a traumatic childhood with a mother suffering from Border Personality Disorder, and how…
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503 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
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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.
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