Christine DiDonato
Former Head of Talent and Organizational Development, Sony. Fortune 100 seat, not a consulting seat.
Fee: $18,500–$23,500
Home City: San Diego, CA
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Elite Speaker Management
Business experts who actually change what happens Monday morning.
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Business first. Speaker second.
Stephanie Judd
Managing Partner, Wolf & Heron. Built the Influential Communicator Framework from a $31.7 million recommendation five executives called brilliant and never touched.
Fee: $15,000
Home City: Denver, CO
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Violet Rainwater
Nine-time MDRT qualifier. 15 years on 100% commission sales. Built and ran her own agency for the last 10.
Fee: $15,000–$20,000
Home City: Denver, CO
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Dean Smith
Former pharmaceutical sales rep turned executive coach to health care leaders. Fifteen years helping physicians and hospital executives carry less and lead more.
Fee: $10,000–$15,000
Home City: San Diego, CA
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The Gap
Almost two decades of keynotes. Not one of them changed my Monday.
Elite Speaker Management came out of a gap I lived through for almost twenty years in corporate sales. I sat through hundreds of keynotes. I was entertained. Sometimes I was even inspired. Not one of them ever changed what I did on Monday morning.
Nothing I was ever handed in that ballroom grew my book of business or changed how my company actually worked. It was entertainment, at best, and I know exactly what that cost me.
There’s no time left for that. Business moves too fast now for fluff.
So I built this roster on the opposite premise. Business experts first, speakers second.
Teams our speakers have worked with
The Bar
Every speaker on this roster is vetted. None of them apply their way in without clearing this bar.
Every speaker on this roster ran the department before they ever talked about it from a stage. They didn’t study sales, they carried a number. They didn’t study leadership, they led through a merger, a layoff, a rebuild. They didn’t study change, they were the ones who had to make it happen by Monday morning.
That’s the bar. Not fifteen years ago. Now. Every speaker here is still an active practitioner, still leading in the field they speak about, not a former operator living off a résumé from a decade back.
- 15+ years of real experience in the field they speak about
- Still an active practitioner and leader in that field today, not a decade removed from it
- A track record of measurable, named business outcomes, not just stage credits
- A professional presence (website, materials, reel) that matches the standard we hold on stage
- A back end for the room after the keynote ends: workshops, coaching, or a program that carries the work past the ballroom
Want help finding the perfect speaker?
Tell us about your audience and your goals. We will match you with the speaker who has lived it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does it cost to book a keynote speaker through Elite Speaker Management?
Our speaker fees typically range from $10,000 to $20,000, plus travel and accommodations. Fees vary based on the speaker, event format, location, customization, and additional programming such as workshops or executive sessions. We will help you find the right speaker for your goals and budget.
What makes Elite Speaker Management different?
Elite Speaker Management was created to fill a gap in the speaking industry. You will not find a magician, a mountain climber, or a football player on our roster. Every speaker we represent is a business expert and seasoned practitioner who understands the workplace of today, not the workplace of 15 years ago.
Our speakers do not just inspire an audience. They bring relevant ideas, practical strategies, and real-world experience your people can actually use.
How is Elite Speaker Management different from a traditional speakers bureau?
Traditional bureaus often represent or recommend hundreds, sometimes thousands, of speakers across every possible category. Elite Speaker Management is intentionally curated.
We work with a select group of business experts whose work aligns with the challenges organizations are facing right now. That means we can get to know our speakers deeply and help you choose the person who is truly the best fit for your audience, culture, and objectives.
Will the keynote be customized for our organization?
Yes. Our speakers believe the best keynotes should feel like they were created for the people in the room.
Depending on the engagement, speakers may incorporate your industry, organizational priorities, event theme, audience challenges, and desired outcomes into their presentation. We work with you before the event to make sure the message connects.
What kinds of events and organizations do your speakers work with?
Our speakers work with companies, associations, leadership teams, sales organizations, conferences, and corporate events looking for fresh thinking around the issues shaping business today.
Topics across our roster include leadership, sales, AI and innovation, workplace performance, culture, communication, employee engagement, resilience, and the future of work.
No Fluff