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Milwaukee, WI 
Author
21 miles from Mount Pleasant Welcome to Alchemy for Life™, where I help individuals and businesses optimize their time, energy, and resources to achieve their goals and live a more fulfilling…
Milwaukee, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
21 miles from Mount Pleasant 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…”
Racine, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
5 miles from Mount Pleasant Changing lives by changing minds: "We do not have to be victims of our own stories...but interestingly enough stories are a way out [of our suffering]. We…
Kenosha, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
11 miles from Mount Pleasant LCDR Chip Lutz, USN(Ret) is a leader who has been there, done that and has the uniform to prove it! He works with people who want to improve communication by breaking…
Milwaukee, WI
Athlete/Sports Speaker / Author
21 miles from Mount Pleasant As a former athlete and coach, my mission is to bring joy back to sports, take pressure off the children who play them and empower parents and coaches to support…
Menomonee Falls, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
33 miles from Mount Pleasant Shontina Gladney AKA Coach Tina "The Motivator" is an inspirational speaker and Transitional Executive Coach focusing on Faith-Family- Finance-Business…
Glenview, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
46 miles from Mount Pleasant 
1 Verified Booking Authors Diane Mayer Christiansen shares her personal journey with dyslexia and her son's journey with autism. She talks about her experiences through personal…
Wilmette, IL
Author
47 miles from Mount Pleasant 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…
Hoffman Estates, IL
Christian Speaker / Author
48 miles from Mount Pleasant Thomas J. said “Date 04/29/2019 - 05/02/2019 Instructor: Minister John Cobb Course Number/Title: 1112/Survey of Revelation Number of Students who submitted evaluation:…”
Des Plaines, IL
Author
49 miles from Mount Pleasant Heather Vaughn is an award winning speaker, consultant and IMPROV artist. She incorporates all these skills (and more!) into her customized inspirational speeches…
West Bend, WI
Children’s Theatre / Author
50 miles from Mount Pleasant
2 Verified Bookings Kirk B. said “Jolie Canoli is an amazing artist and loves kids. She does incredible shows filled with humor, imagination, and puppetry that draws kids of all ages (and…”
Oak Park, IL
African Entertainment / Author
59 miles from Mount Pleasant
16 Verified Bookings Joe L. S. J. said “An engaging, exciting and memorable experience for the children attending our event. They really enjoyed themselves. Thanks so much!”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
61 miles from Mount Pleasant
46 Verified Bookings Alyssa W. said “Ari brings personal experience and a conversational tone to his presentation.”
Chicago, IL
Mentalist / Author
61 miles from Mount Pleasant
32 Verified Bookings Kelley M. said “Our entire family can’t express enough the ✨phenomenal✨ entertainment Sydney gave us for our 15 person birthday party! He is gifted, professional and…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
61 miles from Mount Pleasant
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…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 84 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #317 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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