Mar 19, 2026
Top Keynote Speakers Great for Small Audiences and Boardrooms
Do you need a keynote speaker who can work a small room as well as a big one?
Often, the skills to work a large room aren’t the same as the ones to work a small one. Keynote speakers who appear in small rooms need to be able to entertain, inform, and engage on a more personal level.
At BigSpeak Speakers Bureau, we work with some of the Top Keynote Speakers who are as good on the big stage as in the boardroom. They are just as comfortable speaking to 2,000 people as they are to 20.
Whether you’re looking to learn about artificial intelligence, culture, innovation, leadership, or more, consider the following keynote speakers for your intimate speaking experience.
Artificial Intelligence
Adam Cheyer — Learn about AI and intelligent user interfaces from the entrepreneur and inventor behind Siri, Viv Labs, Sentient, and Change.org.
Zack Kass — Learn about the transformative impact of AI and how to prepare for a new future from the former Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI and the bestselling author of The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential.
Sol Rashidi — Learn to amplify your business and workforces, empowering your leaders and teams to harness AI strategically and creatively with the world’s first Chief AI Officer, who was voted FORBES ‘AI Visionary & Maverick of the 21st Century.’
Culture and Performance
Bill Benjamin — Learn a very practical and inspiring approach to high-performance culture, leadership, and emotional intelligence with the man who has helped the U.S. Marines, NASA engineers, Amazon, Coca-Cola, and the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Marcus Collins — Learn about the power of culture and its influence and impact on behavioral adoption from the bestselling author of For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be.
Dr. JP Pawliw — Learn how to build high-performing teams and cultures from the New York Times bestselling author of Performing Under Pressure.
Cybersecurity
Eric O’Neill — Learn to protect yourself with actionable tools from the cybersecurity expert and bestselling author of Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America’s First Cyber Spy.
Innovation
Marc Randolph — Learn that many values that made Netflix successful from the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix and bestselling author of That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and The Amazing Life of an Idea.
Tiffani Bova — Learn about growth, innovation, and sales transformation with the two-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author and highly rated podcast host of What’s Next! with Tiffani Bova.
Leadership
Omar Johnson — Learn a dynamic human-centric approach to marketing and leadership that revolves around the synergy of people, products, and compelling storytelling from the mastermind behind Beats by Dre’s rise from a $20 million niche player to a $2 billion category leader.
Thomas Kolditz — Learn about leading through crisis, turbulence, and extreme conditions from the former Brigadier General and the author of In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended On It.
Motivation and Resilience
Molly Bloom — Learn about grit, resilience, and self-determination while getting the “goosebump experience” with the subject of the Oscar-nominated film “Molly’s Game” and U.S. Ski Team Alum.
Jia Jiang — Learn how to become fearless in pursuit of your goals and dreams from the Toastmasters Golden Gavel-winning speaker and bestselling author of Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection.
Storytelling
Matthew Luhn — Learn to craft and tell stories that bridge the gap between business and heart from a 30-year storytelling veteran of The Simpsons and Disney/Pixar blockbusters, including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, Up, and Ratatouille.
For a great boardroom speaker, contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau today.
