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Chicago, IL 
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20 miles from Darien Bull Garlington is a damn good public speaker. He's an award-winning columnist, author, and popular speaker. His author appearances are more like an unholy…
Chicago, IL
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20 miles from Darien The Authors of the Beat Cop's Guide to Chicago Eats provide a hilarious talk about their book, finding decent food in Chicago, how to make a proper Chicago…
Chicago, IL
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20 miles from Darien Author British Aaliyah has made an immeasurable impact on women from all walks of life through her ministry, The Beauty of Brokenness. Sharing her struggles with…
Chicago, IL
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20 miles from Darien I am an Eccentric Digital Artist, Published Children's Book Author & Poet, Educational, Spiritual and Successful Life Motivational Speaker, Creative Actor…
Chicago, IL
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20 miles from Darien I have spoken to schools, libraries, foundations, for CSPAN, American History Television, NPR All Things Considered. I present a dynamic presentation on the subjects…
Chicago, IL
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20 miles from Darien Imani-Nia Consulting is committed to helping their clients get the most out L.I.F.E., both literally and figuratively. Literally speaking, life is tough; it’s been…
Des Plaines, IL
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20 miles from Darien Heather Vaughn is an award winning speaker, consultant and IMPROV artist. She incorporates all these skills (and more!) into her customized inspirational speeches…
Richton Park, IL
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23 miles from Darien Christian Fiction author, motivation for life. Interacting with people to pull out their creativity and inner writer.
Wilmette, IL
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26 miles from Darien 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…
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
20 miles from Darien 
48 Verified Bookings Mariko N. said “Excellent speaker”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
20 miles from Darien
5 Verified Bookings Aaron L. said “Wes is a great keynote speaker to have at your event or conference. He knows what he is talking about.”
Chicago, IL
Karaoke DJ / Author
20 miles from Darien
1 Verified Booking Russell H. said “Cliff was great. Highly recommend”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
20 miles from Darien
3 Verified Bookings Shawn B. said “Jill Salzman was absolutely the star of United Women Entrepreneurs' annual conference. Her presence energized and set the tone for the entire day.…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
20 miles from Darien
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
Mentalist / Author
20 miles from Darien
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.”
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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