Founding Chief Medical Officer of Headspace explains Mindfulness and the importance of Exercising Your Mind.
As lecture agents, we find ourselves every day in the role of Advisor to our customer-partners about the perfect keynote speaker fit for a specific agenda and a particular audience. And many times, these Zoom conversations or conference calls include potential speakers themselves. Lately those calls are about keeping an at-home sales team psychologically in check—and the reality that just as you exercise your body, you need to exercise your mind. There’s one star to explain the process, and he’s Dr. David Cox with a perfect message for these stressful times.
Book a Virtual Golf Experience with former World #1 David Duval
As The Masters gets underway this week, we look to a former World #1 PGA pro for some much needed advice to the weekend golfers out there. David Duval is just one of our special golfers (and tennis players) to offer up instruction and audience Q&A in an affordable and memorable hour. You’ll hear behind the scenes stories about your favorite golfers, finally learn the proper grip to fade, draw, and maybe even get a golf ball to spin on the green, and just get up close and personal with a legend of the game. Here’s just a piece of that advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDeT0O6-V7I&feature=youtu.be
WNBA Superstar Sue Bird a hit for EffecTV
What does a 4-time WNBA Champion do just a week after leading her Seattle Storm to the 2020 WNBA Title? If you’re Sue Bird, you take your talents to the virtual podium as a motivational keynote speaker. Our customer EffecTV had a team of their sales executives from the Pacific Northwest together recently, and we provided Sue for a hands-on Question and Answer session that was lots more fun than business. Sue Bird’s just another one of our affordable high-profile keynote speaker options for your next virtual sales or all-company meeting—and we’re eager to hear about your next virtual agenda need.
Go Virtual with Sports and Culinary Experiences
Our customers are taking their Virtual Happy Hours to a new level with the addition of famous sports heroes and food and wine stars. Virtual Chalk talks take an NFL or MLB viewing party to a whole new level with background stories and insight from Jimmy Johnson, Erin Andrews, Dick Vermeil, Deion Sanders, Frank “Big Hurt” Thomas, and John Smoltz. Tee up your golf game with CBS Hosts Jim Nantz and Gary McCord alongside PGA legends Larry Mize, Tom Lehman, David Duval, and Annika Sorenstam. And Food, Wine, and Restaurants never looked better once your Foodie Tour is hosted by Andrew Zimmern, Giada de Laurentiis, Curtis Stone, Tyler Florence, or Carla Hall.
What’s the new trend in Virtual Keynote Speakers? The Pre-recorded message.
What’s the new trend in Virtual Keynote Speakers? The Pre-recorded message that you simply play back on the day of your Virtual meeting.
Need Virtual Entertainment under $7,500? We’ve got you covered.
Okay, so if you don’t have the budget for Magician Justin Willman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02PWBQXbjeM and his HUGELY popular Virtual Magic Show, we’ve got your covered with stars from America’s Got Talent, Netflix, and even Broadway:
Keynote speaker Johnny Cupcakes proves that things aren’t always what they appear to be.
He was named America’s #1 Entrepreneur by Businessweek Magazine, and Johnny Cupcakes is starting to achieve legendary status amongst sales motivational speakers. His unique and creative approach to selling t-shirts in what appears to be a cupcake store has made him an expert on Building Brand Loyalty, Creating Unique Experiences for your Customers, and Inspiring Innovation Amongst your Team. In a virtual setting, Johnny tailors his talks and can give a more personalized experience with your employees or sales team members. Get a better sense of Johnny in a moderated setting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sinjZD7J_ro
Planning a Virtual Holiday Party? These high-profile entertainment options need to be atop your list.
Okay so face it, these Zoom and WebEx meetings are here to stay (and the latest Cvent Connect poll shows that Hybrid events will be the big thing at 2021 meetings). But as we all sit at desks facing computer screens, entertainment—whether it be comedy, magic, juggling, mentalism, or an amazing impressionist—somehow makes it all worthwhile.
Meeting Professionals Ask: The 3 different formats for a Virtual Keynote Speech.
This afternoon, famed mountain climber Alex Honnold is pre-recording a 45-minute speech for a group of printing industry retailers. Why Alex Honnold? He’s the Academy Award-winning “Free Solo” climber who took on Yosemite’s El Capitan with absolutely no ropes or ties. To address a group of sales people who think they are in the midst of Adversity, Alex talks about the preparation, drive, passion, focus, and delivery that it took to master this one-of-a-kind adverse experience. But the format of this virtual keynote speech by Alex Honnold is what interests meeting professionals today—as there is certainly more than one option when it comes to sharing a virtual story with a viewing audience of attendees.
Corporate Leaders Share Lessons on Diversity and Inclusion
So many of our meeting keynote speaker requests lately are looking for key ideas of how companies and executive leadership can make lasting change on Diversity and Inclusion. These high-profile audience favorites who are hugely popular on the topic in a moderated audience Q&A setting include:
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man takes to the virtual meeting space
When Emmanuel Acho decided to make a video about Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man after the George Floyd protests, he had no idea how quickly it would go viral. Over 40 million views later, this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF4 meant to educate and inform Americans about racism, social injustice, system racism, and more has turned into a series of YouTube conversations and a book due out in November 2020 (and destined to be an instant bestseller).
Harvard Pandemic expert gives a common sense Covid-19 updates at virtual corporate meetings.
When CNN, CBS, PBS, and MSNBC look to educate their viewers on current aspects of Covid-19 and the spread of the Coronavirus, they turn to Dr. Ashish Jha. The Director of Harvard’s Global Health Institute and an expert on Pandemics–after having Chaired the Harvard-LSHTM independent panel on the global response to Ebola–Dr. Jha is a popular presenter at both medical industry and corporate meetings looking for answers.
Ian Bremmer addresses “After Covid-19, when will Normal return?”
A frequent lead speaker at The World Economic Forum, Ian Bremmer is an American political scientist, best-selling author, global risk assessor, and President of The Eurasia Group–a political risk research and consulting firm. He’s one of the most requested speakers in America on the Global, Political, and Economic landscapes, and his powerful insights to current and future economic and political trends surrounding the Covid-19 crisis have put him at the forefront of every international media outlet on a daily basis. His insights have received standing ovations from the likes of TD Ameritrade, SAP Software, ASIS International, The World Economic Forum, and The Alternative Investment Summit. And this September he’s addressing the UN General Assembly.
Zach King’s viral videos put Creativity center-stage at your next meeting
Before we start, you need to watch this video of Zach King—a one of a kind speaker for your next meeting: https://vimeo.com/436504239
Let America’s hottest mentalist SHINE at your next virtual meeting.
He’s Oz Pearlman. You’ve seen him recently blowing the minds of the hosts of ESPN, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, and a Who’s Who of celebrities. He reached the finals of America’s Got Talent. He’s at the intersection of Affordable and High-profile Entertainment. And he has a virtual program that will amaze your team—no matter the audience size.
Let a brilliant photo say a thousand words at your next virtual meeting.
By the time CBS’ 60 Minutes profiled National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, Joel’s quest to photograph each of the 12,000 animal species in human care in the world was over half complete. He figures it will take another 10 years to complete the task, but along the way Joel Sartore’s keynote speeches—whether live or virtually—are geared to not only share some amazing images with his viewers, but to help Joel accomplish his personal goal of showing the world what biodiversity actually looks like and get everyone to care about saving species while there’s still time.
Celebrity Drop-ins: Add some fun to your virtual meetings!
Let’s face it—these online meetings tend to all look the same after a while, and they aren’t about to go away anytime soon. So we might as well have some fun with them.
Virtual keynotes are here to stay for a while, and we’ve got the perfect fits—like Free Solo climber Alex Honnold.
As many of your full-agenda conferences are moving to an online platform, we wanted to share another one of our successful Virtual keynote speaker bookings from this week. Dell Technologies wanted a high-profile keynote speaker to share insights and true inspiration with 10,000 customers. The choice: “Free Solo” rock climber Alex Honnold https://ravespeakers.com/alex-honnold to tell the story of his ropeless ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan–regarded as one of the greatest athletic achievements of all time. Alex’ keynote speech on Perseverance, Risk, Preparedness, and Execution is not only powerful, it’s very affordable in a virtual setting. As you can see by the photo attached, Alex (in the upper right corner) shares his screen with these viewers who got a chance to enjoy some breathtaking photos of Alex on the mountain, and the platform had an open chat session for any questions and answers during and after the program.
Now is a great time to bring in a keynote speaker. Here’s why:
I’m sure you’ve now realized that many keynote speakers have reduced their virtual fees to almost half (or more) of their live appearance rate. Some notable high-profile examples: Star Chef and World Humanitarian Jose Andres $26,000. Storytelling in Business expert Kindra Hall $15,000. Academy Award-winning “Free Solo” climber Alex Honnold $30,000. TV Food Experience expert Andrew Zimmern $16,500. Shark Tank Sharks Daymond John and Robert Herjavec for under $50,000. Influencer to millions Jay Shetty, Barbara Corcoran, and Billionaire businessman Magic Johnson at half their fees. We haven’t seen pricing like this in years!
Just like Magic: Helping inner city businesses survive
Rave Speakers’ client Magic Johnson is making headlines once again. It was announced today that his EquiTrust Life Insurance Company is providing $100 million in funding through the Government’s PPP (Payment Protection Program) to minority and women-owned businesses left out of the initial PPP loans. Using the SBA guidelines, the funds are geared to help 100,000 small businesses in urban communities. Read the full articles here:
The STARS are shining. At your Virtual meetings.
With so much talent grounded at home during this pandemic, our corporate customers are beginning to book keynote speakers they’d never dream of considering for their LIVE events. But the ease of producing an online meeting coupled with ample keynote speaker and celebrity availability and pricing discounts like never before have put so many top-name keynote speakers in the “affordable fee” range. No more $50,000 private jet charges. No more “plus 3 suites” accommodations. A savvy meeting professional can find a high profile TV, Instagram, and Social Media star like Travel Channel’s Andrew Zimmern for under $20,000—and get a tailored interactive program that makes every one of your attendees feel like she’s the star.
Keynote Speaker Kindra Hall now has a Strategic Storytelling Online Package for virtual events.
There’s huge proven value in using the art of storytelling for business success. Riding the wave of her newest business bestseller Stories That Stick, Kindra Hall is the Storytelling expert in America today. Keynote speaker Kindra Hall’s Strategic Storytelling Virtual Package is half the price of her usual keynotes–with much more to offer: a live or taped Zoom program–tailored to your audience, of course–followed by an interactive Q&A session, and then a deeper dive 10-session training program that details all of the proven storytelling techniques in her books.
Las Vegas Entertainer creates Team Unity from afar
He’s the hottest convention emcee in the country, and Las Vegas entertainer Jeff Civillico has now taken his show online to entertain and unify home-based workforces and full companies. Jeff’s Juggling Teambuilding programs have gotten recent raves from Facebook and Nestle (just in the last week!). Here’s a sample of the fun your audiences can expect: https://vimeo.com/416467904/d30831e182
NEW: Cyber Safety expert John Sileo on the prevention of Zoom-bombing
John Sileo’s programs on securing your workplace during the crisis are so in-demand that we have an additional talk of John’s to share right now on the importance of safeguarding your company’s Zoom calls.
The cyber safety of your members is at risk during this pandemic. One man has the answers.
It’s times like these when organizations find themselves most vulnerable to cyber attacks, and Cyber Expert John Sileo (here’s the 60 Minutes piece)understands this first-hand: he was the owner of a $2M business where a company insider used John’s identity to destroy his company and decimate his finances. John helps your audiences understand how hackers can take advantage of us–especially during our most vulnerable times.
