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Toronto, ON 
Motivational Speaker / Author
55 miles from Amherst 
4 Verified Bookings Lauren C. said “Dena performed some stand up comedy at our recent wedding - it was a blast! She's hilarious and super nice!”
Toronto, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
55 miles from Amherst
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…”
Toronto, ON
Author
55 miles from Amherst I am the author of newly-released Disaster Heroes. As a former journalist and now crisis management consultant and speaker, I was first inspired to write Disaster…
Toronto, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
55 miles from Amherst
1 Verified Booking Gina G. said “Christine delivered concepts that truly moved my group. Her presentation style was an excellence for the zoom meeting format. I was deluged with requests…”
Toronto, ON
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
55 miles from Amherst I help companies learn how to blend automation with human connection to maximize profit by offering outstanding customer service in the digital era. Talks cover…
Toronto, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
55 miles from Amherst Based on the book "Our Father: Understanding God", Florin is touring with one goal: to inspire and motivate youth to think of becoming good fathers and…
Toronto, ON
Industry Expert / Author
55 miles from Amherst Gerry Robert went from living a life of poverty to earning multiple millions per year and more than $200, 000, 000 in the past 20 years. He is a recognized expert…
Oakville, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
56 miles from Amherst
3 Verified Bookings Beverly B. said “I have had the pleasure of being in the audience as well as working with Sunjay Nath directly. He brings a wealth of experience to the stage using his…”
Hamilton, ON
Author
58 miles from Amherst David A. M. said “Derrick Mueller's clean humour had the audience rolling in the isles.”
Rochester, NY
Motivational Speaker / Author
61 miles from Amherst I am a certified life coach, author of 13 published books, and host of the "Fearless Living with Maryann" podcast. My journey involves a transformative…
North York, ON
Health & Fitness Expert / Author
62 miles from Amherst A lot of advice on women's fitness is frankly BS. Igor focuses on busting a lot of myths to do with women's fitness, in a no-nonsense way. Using a combination…
Brampton, ON
Children’s Party Magician / Author
71 miles from Amherst
55 Verified Bookings James S. said “Andrew came out and performed for a smaller group of children between 7 and 10 years old and a few of their parents. The children were very um, vocal…”
Cambridge, ON
Christian Speaker / Author
81 miles from Amherst Pastor Jenn Dafoe-Turner is a child of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. She is a Pastor, Strength Finders coach and mentor. Pastor Jenn loves to journey with…
Newmarket, ON
Author
82 miles from Amherst Re-Wire your Brain by increasing Serotonin, Dopamine & Endorphins with Simple Exercises we can all do today! I'm an Inspirational Speaker talking about…
Ariss, ON
Christian Speaker / Author
89 miles from Amherst Heather S. said “I was privileged to attend a conference in the fall of 2009 where Susan was the key note speaker. Her sessions were geared to further understanding the…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 77 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #322 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
512 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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