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Portland, OR 
Author
12 miles from Gresham 
1 Verified Booking Alex is a professional artist whose work can be seen in various galleries and museums across the country. He is also one of the official, and rare, Copyists with…
Portland, OR
Author
12 miles from Gresham Terri F. said “I attended a week long conference in Kenya, Africa where Connie spoke 2 or 3 times daily. Connie was funny, thought provoking, and inspirational. She…”
Vancouver, WA
Author
14 miles from Gresham Speaker, Teacher, Author, Behavioral Specialist
Portland, OR
Motivational Speaker / Author
12 miles from Gresham
46 Verified Bookings Jessalynne C. said “From start to finish was done well. It was easy to book Ari and lots of useful information to prior to even accepting the offer. The communication along…”
Portland, OR
Motivational Speaker / Author
12 miles from Gresham John M. said “Mark was the hit of our managers conference. Great mix of comedy with content. Would definitely use him again...”
Beaverton, OR
Alternative Band / Author
18 miles from Gresham
1 Verified Booking Cassandra M. said “The alternative band Cirkus Pandamonium has a special spirit that they bring together with humor and a great sense of passion for music and art that makes…”
Portland, OR
Motivational Speaker / Author
12 miles from Gresham
4 Verified Bookings Jerame J. said “Dennis spoke at our (SHRM-Olympia) annual HR conference yesterday. He was engaging, energetic, and a joy to listen to and learn from! His stories and…”
Portland, OR
Motivational Speaker / Author
12 miles from Gresham
1 Verified Booking Lainey has a unique story. She created a media whirlwind when she first combined the words “goat” and “yoga” at an event in summer 2016. Since then, her pastoral…
Portland, OR
Industry Expert / Author
12 miles from Gresham Rick Turoczy has been working in the Portland startup community for 20+ years. He is the cofounder and general manager of PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment), an…
Portland, OR
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
12 miles from Gresham Barbara H. said “I have attended several workshops and presentations by James Evanow. He is funny, entertaining, and inspirational! His presentations are always jam-packed…”
Eugene, OR
Spoken Word Artist / Author
106 miles from Gresham
2 Verified Bookings Ericka M. said “We booked Wynter for a corporate event for Black History Month Programming, and she did not disappoint! Our team was super engaged, and she was so captivating.…”
Graham, WA
Author
107 miles from Gresham I am a wildlife photographer and writer, and retired Army officer. Although I specialize in wildlife of the Northwest, I've spent many years overseas and I…
Puyallup, WA
Motivational Speaker / Author
116 miles from Gresham Elizabeth B. said “I highly recommend working with Shannon as a Coach, the program she provided was 3 different sessions. We did breath work and getting to the root of issues,…”
Tacoma, WA
Motivational Speaker / Author
120 miles from Gresham Jessica Dunagan is an author and seasoned relationship expert who helps women see, and then break their bad habits with men and dating. She guides her audience…
Tacoma, WA
Arts/Entertainment Speaker / Author
120 miles from Gresham Shawna W. D. T. C. S. said “Chase Roper is one incredibly talented fellow. Not only is he an up and coming Comic who will take this world by storm, but he is a dad too. I was lucky…”
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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