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Waterloo, IA 
Bagpiper / Author
31 Verified Bookings Jeanie N. said “To have Christopher with us, in his full Scottish flair, was most impressive. Since I am of Scottish decent, the bagpipes have always been my favorite…”
Waseca, MN
Industry Expert / Author
124 miles from Waterloo Brad Connors, Certified Wealth Strategist®, recently finished authoring his first book, “Fish Don’t Clap: Planning For A Purposeful Retirement.” The book shines…
Fort Madison, IA
Author
139 miles from Waterloo Motivational speaker/Author - Former Max Sec Penitentiary Teacher. Book releases this fall - “7 Doors In” I discuss why it is important to look ahead and not dwell…
Lakeville, MN
Author
156 miles from Waterloo As a cancer survivor, author, pastor, and healthcare consultant, my faith-based messages are designed to bring hope and healing to hurting people, and equip churches,…
Prior Lake, MN
Christian Speaker / Author
163 miles from Waterloo Natalie Latzka is an attorney and the author of "Navigating True North" which documents her journey from blind-faith to bold evidence-based faith. Natalie…
Eden Prairie, MN
Christian Speaker / Author
173 miles from Waterloo Rick said “I have been blessed to experience Craig's inspiring and humorous way of teaching the Gospel. He has been a guest preacher at my home church and,…”
St Paul, MN
Motivational Speaker / Author
174 miles from Waterloo
1 Verified Booking Anna B. said “Chad just spoke at a conference I am attending here in Wilmington. His message truly resonated with me. He is a great speaker, he had everyones attention…”
St Paul, MN
Motivational Speaker / Author
174 miles from Waterloo Rachael Amarante is a former executive of a million-dollar small business turned entrepreneur. She is a speaker, best-selling author, wife, and mom of four young…
St Paul, MN
Motivational Speaker / Author
174 miles from Waterloo Since 1998, I have been a clutter clearing and home organizing motivational speaker and published author. I speak to businesses, parenting groups, church groups,…
Minneapolis, MN
Motivational Speaker / Author
178 miles from Waterloo
5 Verified Bookings Mike A. said “When you think about entrepreneurship and business in this day and age we look to social media. But we also know that most if not all the “success” on…”
Minneapolis, MN
Motivational Speaker / Author
178 miles from Waterloo
87 Verified Bookings Margaret M. K. said “It is most difficult for me to find the words to express how Black Hawk Pilot Elizabeth McCormick presented her message. Elizabeth's message fit…”
Minneapolis, MN
Motivational Speaker / Author
178 miles from Waterloo
46 Verified Bookings Kaycee H. said “Fun and engaging. Helpful in remembering why we do what we do and remember that we have little moments of greatness.”
Minneapolis, MN
Motivational Speaker / Author
178 miles from Waterloo 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…”
Minneapolis, MN
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
178 miles from Waterloo Jessica C. said “The Junior League of Minneapolis (civic organization of women) hired Kendra to provide a training on How to Be Better Ally and Learn about Microagressions.…”
Minneapolis, MN
Author
178 miles from Waterloo I'm a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, with books published in 15 countries and counting. My work literally brought me from the trailer park…
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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