What are the top trending topics that Fortune 500 companies are interested in 2022? After looking at our booking data, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau determined that 8 topics are topping the charts ranging from habit building to entrepreneurship to teamwork.

It doesn’t matter whether your company is private, public, big, or small, everyone can benefit from these lessons. We created a list of each topic for you and the top keynote speakers who are experts in that field.

Top 8 Trending Speaking Topics in Demand by Fortune 500 Companies

1) Habits 

Learn how to create repeatable systems of success by making small changes in your life. 

James Clear is a personal development keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. James shows audiences how small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement can lead to the life you want. 

Jia Jiang is a top resilience expert and the bestselling author of Rejection Proof. Jia teaches audiences steps to become resilient by learning how to approach rejection.

Juliet Funt is a Fortune 500 advisor and author of A Minute to Think. Juliet shows audiences the pivotal difference between activity and productivity.

BJ Fogg is a Stanford researcher and bestselling author of Tiny Habits. BJ teaches audiences how motivation, ability, and a prompt can help you build or break the habit you want.

2) Redefining Impossible 

Doing amazing things in business and life is all about mindset. Learn how to change yours to reach the goals you want.

James Lawrence is a motivational speaker and world-record endurance holder for completing the greatest feats of human endurance in 2021: 100 full-distance triathlons in 100 days. Lawrence inspires business audiences to keep going towards their goals by teaching them a successful mindset.

Molly Bloom is a top corporate and inspiration speaker, former US Team skier, and the bestselling author of Molly’s Game (an Oscar-nominated film). Corporate audiences everywhere are inspired by Molly’s mindset as she overcame injury as an athlete and setbacks in business.

3) Performing under Pressure 

How can you operate the best under stress? Benefit from the research that has helped top athletes succeed.

JP Pawliw Fry is an internationally renowned thought leader in emotional intelligence and managing under pressure, as well as the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Performing Under Pressure. He shows how to stay consistent when everything else isn’t.

Chaunté Lowe is a motivational keynote speaker, 4-time Olympian, 3-Time World Championship medalist, and breast cancer survivor. She has been in high demand ever since she decided to train for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics through Chemotherapy and a Double Mastectomy. Her story shows audiences the power of resilience through life’s challenges.

 4) Entrepreneurship 

Small business growth is booming. Learn from the best on what you need to know to find your niche and grow. 

Marc Randolph is a top corporate keynote speaker, co-founder of Netflix, and the Amazon #1 bestselling author of That Will Never Work. He helps audiences what it takes to lead, innovate, and build a company culture that can reach the heights of Netflix.

Sara Blakely is a top entrepreneur keynote speaker and the creator of Spanx & ASSETS. From her experience starting a billion-dollar company, she shows audiences how to invent the career of their dreams.

Magic Johnson is a world-renowned NBA Hall of Fame All-Star, philanthropist, and motivational speaker. With an incredible history as an athlete, entrepreneur and HIV survivor, his humorous and heartfelt stories show what it takes to succeed.

5) Storytelling 

The key to moving people is emotion. Learn from the masters how to craft stories that will move your customers and clients to action.

Matthew Luhn is an accomplished storyteller and business consultant, with over 25 years’ experience working on Toy Story films, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, and more at Pixar. He shares with audiences the steps to making a great story.

Deanna Marsigliese is a creativity keynote speaker, animation art director, and illustrator at Pixar Studios. Deanna specializes in storytelling through character design.

6) Leadership

It takes more than a title to get your team to follow you—especially in tough times. Discover how the best leaders inspire confidence in their team. 

Robert Sutton is an organizational change expert, Stanford professor, and bestselling author of Good Boss, Bad Boss. His funny and frank talks provide lessons on leadership, teamwork, workplace dynamics, and organizational change.

Thomas Kolditz is a leadership speaker and expert, retired Brigadier General, author of In Extremis Leadership: Leading as if Your Life Depended on It. He can teach the essential elements leaders need to know to lead through a crisis.

Tsedal Neeley is a top virtual work expert, business thought leader and Professor at the Harvard Business School. Her book Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere was a #1 Bestseller in Business Teams on Amazon. Tsedal can provide companies and leaders with the best virtual practices to perform at the highest levels.

7) Change 

Whether you need to handle change that’s been imposed on you or want to change yourself, these experts can inspire you to overcome any challenge.

Cassandra Worthy is a motivational keynote speaker, innovator, and the world’s leading expert on Change Enthusiasm® Cassandra inspires and empowers her audiences so they can shine and overcome any challenge in their life.

Albert Lin is an inspirational keynote speaker and storyteller. In 2008, we went from just another restless graduate student at UC San Diego to following his dream of becoming a National Geographic Explorer. On his journey, he lost a leg, founded a business, became an inventor, and evolved into an in-demand international keynote speaker who can show how to handle change. 

8) Teamwork 

You can go farther and do more in business with a great team than you can alone. Learn how top teams work best together. 

Robyn Benincasa is a top motivational speaker, adventure racing world champion, and founder of Project Athena. In her entertaining and funny keynotes, she shares stories that explain the foundations of inspired leadership and how to win as a team.

Vernice Flygirl Armour is an inspirational leadership speaker and the first African-American female Marine combat pilot. Her moving and exciting talks inspire audiences and leaders to take ownership of their own work and lives.

If you would like to book one of these keynote speaking experts for your next event or conference, contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau today.

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