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Oakland, CA 
Author
17 miles from San Mateo Rebecca reveals secrets of working behind the chair as a professional hairstylist with over twenty years experience and delves into the myth about beauty. Fun,…
Oakland, CA
Author
17 miles from San Mateo D T. said “Patricia I would like to thank you for helping me find a job. I also share the "Help I Need a Job" with a few of my friends. I really appreciate…”
Emeryville, CA
Author
19 miles from San Mateo Philanthropist, Inspirational Speaker and Author known as 'The Giving Guru' for her daily Random Acts of Kindness and teaching people how to give without…
San Jose, CA
Author
29 miles from San Mateo Speaker: Writer and Author of the book PATRIOTS From The BARRIO. The true WWII story of the men that served in the only all Mexican American WWII unit. My personal…
San Rafael, CA
Author
31 miles from San Mateo A corporate attorney, I rekindled my creative journey in 2017 as an author, poet, and lyricist. My love for animals has also been key. Let me motivate your group…
Novato, CA
Author
40 miles from San Mateo I serve oysters, and I am handsome.
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
16 miles from San Mateo 
48 Verified Bookings Jacob C. said “Mike is a phenomenal individual, he brought so much knowledge to our team on how to be happy and deal with things that will come up in our life's.…”
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
16 miles from San Mateo
87 Verified Bookings Patti P. said “We had her at our small summit very early in the morning. She was able to adapt and get us going.”
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
16 miles from San Mateo
46 Verified Bookings Alyssa W. said “Ari brings personal experience and a conversational tone to his presentation.”
San Francisco, CA
Magician / Author
16 miles from San Mateo
37 Verified Bookings Anna M. said “We really enjoyed David’s show at our sales kick off event. He engaged with the crowd and even personalized the show to our specific company. Would definitely…”
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
16 miles from San Mateo
1 Verified Booking Christina M. said “I heard Chad P. speak for the first time at Greensboro College on 4/4/16 and brought my 15 year old son to hear his powerful story as well. It is awesome…”
Hayward, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
15 miles from San Mateo Our mission is to inspire 1 million youth and families to excel in leadership, education, and community impact—in partnership with the leaders who support and educate…
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
16 miles from San Mateo Ann S. said “We were very pleased with Mark's performance. Good mix of content with fun... I've heard nothing but positive comments.”
San Jose, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
29 miles from San Mateo Dawn A. B. said “Bonny came to speak at a Mental Health 101 presentation for the Fulbright Association of Northern California event. Bonny shared her mental health journey…”
Martinez, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
33 miles from San Mateo Sunil B. said “She quickly connected deeply with the audience and she held them spellbound and intrigued. She has a very comfortable yet impactful way of being with…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 85 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #311 in popularity out of 541 categories on GigSalad
503 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
From request to booking, it takes 1.2 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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