Entertainment Keynote Speakers
Entertainers, emcees, and showmen who open your event with a bang, close it on a high, and leave the room with something worth keeping.
Some moments in a meeting cannot be delegated to a slide deck: the opening that sets the energy, the awards night that has to land, the closing session people actually stay for. That is where an entertainer earns the fee. This roster runs from comedic legend Jay Leno and NBC Olympics host Mike Tirico to Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole, who turned a minor league ballpark into the most-watched show in sports, and Jon Dorenbos, the 14-year NFL long snapper whose sleight of hand made him an America's Got Talent finalist. Every act here performs, but the best ones also carry substance: a message about creativity, resilience, or fans-first culture that survives the flight home. Tell us the room, the audience, and the moment you need to hit, and we will match the act to it.
Celebrity Headliners
Marquee names that sell the agenda: Jay Leno, NBC's Mike Tirico, and NBA champion turned TNT host Kenny Smith.
Jay Leno
Comedic legend and longtime host of The Tonight Show, one of the most recognizable entertainers in America. Two decades of nightly monologues built a clean, crowd-tested act that plays to every industry, making him the definitive marquee booking when an event needs an unmissable headline name.
Mike Tirico
The voice of NBC Sports and primetime host of the 2024 Olympics. Few broadcasters alive have anchored more big live moments, and he brings that same command to a corporate stage as a headline speaker, panel moderator, or awards-night host who instantly raises the production value.
Kenny Smith
Two-time NBA champion and longtime NBA on TNT host, one half of the most entertaining studio show in sports. Brings championship credibility plus the quick, unscripted humor of live television, ideal for a headline keynote, fireside chat, or emcee turn that needs star power and improvisation in equal measure.
JR Martinez
Army veteran who survived severe burns in Iraq, then became a soap opera actor, New York Times bestselling author, and Dancing with the Stars champion. A celebrity name whose entertainment career is itself the resilience story, giving planners star power and an emotional standing ovation in one booking.
Showmen with a Message
Performance that doubles as a keynote: Jesse Cole's Fans First circus, Jon Dorenbos's magic, Erik Wahl's live art.
Jesse Cole
Owner of the Savannah Bananas, the team that turned baseball into Banana Ball and sells out stadiums nationwide. Author of Fans First. Jesse Cole's session is a show about showmanship itself: how relentless fun and fans-first thinking became a business phenomenon any brand can steal from.
Jon Dorenbos
Fourteen-year NFL long snapper, America's Got Talent finalist, and author of Life Is Magic. His sleight of hand stuns a ballroom while Jon Dorenbos' story of surviving childhood tragedy and choosing joy gives the tricks real weight, a rare act that entertains and moves an audience in the same hour.
Erik Wahl
Internationally known graffiti artist who creates large-scale portraits live on stage in minutes, set to music. The performance is the argument: a visceral case for creativity, risk, and disruptive thinking that turns a general session into theater and often ends with the artwork auctioned for charity.
Jeff Civillico
Longtime Las Vegas headliner whose comedy-in-action show blends juggling, balancing, stunts, and audience interaction. Years of nightly performing built an act that is high-energy, family-clean, and reliable, equally at home as an opening jolt, awards-show entertainment, or an interactive emcee run.
Ben Nemtin
Co-founder of The Buried Life, the MTV show that chased a 100-item bucket list, and a New York Times bestselling author. Ben Nemtin plays like entertainment, with wild stories including crashing a party at the Obama White House, then lands a practical message about chasing big goals before it is too late.
Hosts and Emcees
Pros who hold a program together: Devon Brown, Mark Jeffries, and Whose Line improv virtuoso Jonathan Mangum.
Devon Brown
World famous emcee and performance coach who has hosted corporate events for major brands around the globe. He treats hosting as a craft: high-energy openings, tight transitions, names pronounced right, and a room kept warm across multiple days, the difference between an agenda and a show.
Mark Jeffries
Veteran host and moderator for global corporate events and broadcast stages, and an author on strategic communication. Smooth, quick, and unflappable with executives and live audiences alike, he keeps panels sharp, agendas on time, and sponsors happy, then hands each session back better than he found it.
Jonathan Mangum
TV comedy improv virtuoso from Whose Line Is It Anyway and Wayne Brady's longtime sidekick on Let's Make a Deal. Decades of live network improvisation mean nothing in your room can throw him, making him a host and entertainer who turns audience moments and agenda hiccups into the best part of the show.
Alex Weber
Award-winning speaker, host, and American Ninja Warrior competitor. Combines athlete energy with genuine hosting chops, opening events at full throttle, emceeing across days, and weaving in a message about going for it that keeps the entertainment tied to the meeting's goals.
Music and Laughs
Songs and comedy with a takeaway: hit songwriter Jimmy Yeary, dueling-piano pro Gregory Offner, humorist Tim Gard.
Jimmy Yeary
Nashville-based award-winning songwriter behind chart-topping country hits recorded by major artists. He performs the songs and tells the stories behind them, then shows a room how great songs are built, an act that closes events with the one thing no slide can deliver: a lump in the throat.
Gregory Offner
Award-winning keynote speaker, author of The Tip Jar Culture, and creator of The Encore Experience, forged over years as a top dueling-piano performer. He plays live, works the room like a piano bar, and lands a research-backed message about engagement and making work worth an encore.
Tim Gard
Veteran hall-of-fame humorist whose prop-driven comedy, including his famous traveling rubber chicken, has entertained audiences for decades. Underneath the bits is a practical message on defusing stress and staying kind under pressure, making him a safe, hilarious pick for associations and hard-working frontline crowds.
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The range covers every job an event can ask of an entertainer. Celebrity headliners like Jay Leno, Mike Tirico, Kenny Smith, and JR Martinez put a marquee name on the agenda and a genuine draw on registration. Showmen with a message, from Jesse Cole's yellow-tux Fans First philosophy to Jon Dorenbos's magic-and-resilience story and Erik Wahl's live speed-painting, deliver a performance that doubles as a keynote. Professional hosts and emcees like Devon Brown, Mark Jeffries, and Whose Line veteran Jonathan Mangum hold a multi-day program together, while Jimmy Yeary writes your company's story into a song and Tim Gard and Gregory Offner prove laughter and live music can carry a serious point.
These acts fit the moments that make or break an agenda: an opening keynote that sets the tone, a closing session that sends people out on a high, awards dinners, client appreciation nights, sales kickoffs, incentive trips, and multi-day conferences that need a single host stitching it all together. Rave Speakers handles the details end to end, from shortlist and availability to fees, logistics, and show requirements, so you can promise the room a great night and know it will be delivered.
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