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...Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award-winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author, and children’s advocate. One of the most recognizable and beloved actresses in Hollywood, Hawn won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her breakout role in 1969’s Cactus Flower, alongside Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman. After that, she has starred in more than 30 films, including Everyone Says I Love You, Sugarland Express, Private Benjamin, Death Becomes Her, and The First Wives Club. Hawn made her directorial debut in 1997 with the film Hope and published her best-selling memoir, A Lotus Grows in the Mud, in 2005....

...Surgeon General Walks for a Healthy and Fit Nation. She is a member of the Maryland Governor’s Council on Fitness, and is national spokesperson for the American College of Sports Medicine’s Exercise is Medicine global campaign. She is senior editor of the women’s health section in the current Lifestyle Medicine textbook, authoring the comprehensive chapter on women’s body composition throughout the lifespan. Dr. Peeke is a speaker and educator for the Harvard Institute of Coaching, as well as the Benjamin Franklin Institute for mental and behavioral health professionals. As founder of the Peeke Performance Center for Healthy Living™, Dr. Peeke...

...co-authored hundreds of papers and twenty-nine books including: Small Is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size – an Economist “book of the year” blending financial economics with electrical engineering, and the Pentagon co-sponsored Winning the Oil Endgame, a roadmap for eliminating U.S. oil use by the 2040s, led by business for profit. More About Amory Lovins . . . Amory Lovins’ work in over 50 countries has been recognized by the “Alternative Nobel,” Blue Planet, Volvo, Onassis, Nissan, Shingo, Goff Smith, and Mitchell Prizes, the Benjamin Franklin and Happold Medals, ten honorary doctorates, honorary...

...It doesn’t matter if you are talking about literacy or learning, teachers or testing, STEM or SHEF, K-12 or college pedagogy, there is disagreement on what is the best thing to do and the best way to do it. At BigSpeak speakers bureau, our Education keynote speakers are professors, politicians, teachers, and TED talkers who can give you expert insight into the education issues of today and tomorrow. If you wish to learn more, contact BigSpeak speakers bureau to book a top Education keynote speaker for your conference. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin...

...and private events—with an uncanny ability to get people to drop their phones, unless it’s to tweet about their minds being blown —leaving audiences with new ways to approach problems and teamwork. After hearing Snow speak, people never look at work the same way. Snow’s writing has appeared in Wired , The New Yorker , Fast Company , The Washington Post , and Time . He’s a Fellow of The Royal Society of the Arts, an exclusive club co-founded by Benjamin Franklin to enrich society through ideas and action; a recipient of Columbia University’s prestigious Innovator Award, for furthering the...

...While much of your IQ is determined by your genetics, psychology experts Bill Benjamin and Dr. Skrikumar Rao agree that IQ alone is a poor indicator of success. After a certain threshold, emotional performance “counts for twice as much as technical and intellectual skills combined”. Read on to learn ways you can improve your emotional performance. Emotional intelligence experts Bill Benjamin and Dr. Srikumar Rao agree: the key to success and fulfillment is already ingrained in your mind and emotions – if you know how to manage them. 20 years ago, Dan Goleman published his groundbreaking work, Emotional Intelligence...

...  What happens when your team isn’t connected enough? Employees often feel a lack of well-being and belonging and they become more stressed and prone to burnout. How can your employees deepen relationships, get more engaged and feel more motivated to show up as their best selves at work? Whether your team is hybrid, virtual, or in an office together, JP Pawliw-Fry and Bill Benjamin are top leadership and emotional intelligence speakers who can help your organization become more connected.   Your team will learn: How to help managers lead differently, with a strong focus on connection, work culture...

...Think back to the last time you had a difficult conversation—how well do you think you did? Are you an avoider or make-a-mess-er? Without the right skillset, it’s easy to shut down, avoid, or create an even stickier situation. In his recent article, Bill Benjamin explores six key strategies for being effective in your most high-stakes stressful conversations. These strategies provide valuable insights into optimizing the way we interact with others. Whether it’s a crucial business negotiation, a personal relationship, or a social interaction, mastering the art of effective communication can be transformative. Let’s delve into these strategies and...

...“Accountability is not about setting goals and holding people’s feet to the fire. It’s about getting other people to own it in the first place, so it’s theirs.” — Bill Benjamin, Performance and Leadership Expert Bill Benjamin is an emotional intelligence expert who helps leaders perform better under pressure. Bill has contributed to the New York Times and Amazon bestselling book Performing Under Pressure, co-authored by IHHP’s JP Pawliw-Fry and noted psychologist Hendrie Weisinger. He is a regular contributor to CEO magazine, Training Magazine as well as other leadership publications....

...The two biggest names in emotional intelligence, high-performance, and leadership research, JP Pawliw-Fry and Bill Benjamin, have joined BigSpeak’s growing list of exclusive speakers. BigSpeak will now represent JP and Bill for all speaking engagements. For over twenty years, JP’s curiosity and passion for helping people manage their emotions has driven his research in and development of science-based skills and tools required to build a culture of exceptional leadership. He has worked with over half of all the Fortune 500 companies, as well as the US Marines, Olympic athletes, and NBA and NFL teams. Working with and studying high-performing...

...Emotional intelligence has become the most desired skill set in the workplace as we collaborate more and more. When working together, employees, team leaders, and managers need to engage not only their heads but their hearts. To be successful, you must develop the tools to not only understand and manage your own emotions but also to understand and appreciate the emotions of others. If you’re looking to increase your emotional intelligence skills, consider booking one of these top emotional intelligence speakers. 1. Jia Jiang 2. Soulaima Gourani 3. J P Pawliw-Fry 4. Bill Benjamin 5. Dr. Travis Bradberry 6....

...and a Young Influential by Adweek. In her talks, Janelle uses cartoons and humorous pop-culture experiments to look inside the minds of the algorithms that run our world, making artificial intelligence and machine learning both accessible and entertaining. Bill Benjamin Bill Benjamin is a funny emotional intelligence expert and a contributor to the New York Times bestselling book Performing Under Pressure . In his talks, Benjamin uses research and humor to teach audiences practical strategies for managing their emotions during pressure moments. Judy Carter Judy Carter is a top leadership keynote speaker, transformational communication expert, and international humorist. Wielding the...