Top Women in Business Keynote Speakers to Motivate and Inspire Your Audience

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Not all motivational keynote speakers are created equal. That much is relatively obvious, but there are a few women in business speakers that definitely stand out above the rest when it comes to both the business world and connecting with and inspiring audiences at corporate conferences, business meetings, leadership summits and other business events as top motivational speakers. We could go on and on about how these women have made a difference but the fact that they’re strengthening corporate America and shattering glass ceilings is evidence enough. I will say this much though:

Women in business have achieved more than you may realize.

These empowering women in business speakers have fought the odds. They’ve stepped into a world previously run by mostly men and yet, they’ve accomplished incredible professionals feats that men previously had not accomplished. These top motivational women have pushed past where they were told they belonged and rose to the top – but it wasn’t without a superior drive and dedication to success.
It wasn’t until more recent years that women really started embracing the business world and climbing the corporate latter. For example, in 1973 Katharine Graham was the only female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. To put that into context, today there are 27 female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. While that may seem like a very small number, it’s huge in comparison and that number will continue to increase.

However, some of these inspirational women in business are so successful, they have virtually priced out of the motivational speakers circuit and are unable to get paid or appear at events outside of their own businesses due to corporate governance. This includes the likes of President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Meg Whitman and COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg. At Celebrity Speakers Bureau, we have access to all major female CEO’s and business executives and can determine their availability at your request.

Types of Women in Business Speakers for Hire:

There is a multitude of women in business keynote speakers available for hire from different genres, industries, and backgrounds. They all have a unique story to share and provide key insights to success in work and life. Below are a few of the different types of women in business speakers available for hire right now who can share their own unique stories and help inspire others at your event:

1. Entrepreneurs

These women in business speakers are among the most influential in their field. They have experience in a number of different areas but most importantly, they built their own business from the ground up. They’ve faced adversity and they’ve had to put in more hours than their male counterparts just to see their vision come to life. These specific business speakers for hire include:

• Sara Blakely: Founder of Spanx, Named one of the Most Powerful Women in the World By Forbes And TIME
• Tyler Haney: 28-year-old Founder of Outdoor Voices
• Tyra Banks: Former Victoria Secret Model turned Actress, Entrepreneur, TV Personality, Producer and NY Times Bestselling Author
• Lori Greiner:  Entrepreneur, Inventor, Investor and TV Personality on ABC’s Shark Tank
• Cindy Crawford: Fashion Icon, Supermodel, Entrepreneur
• Payal Kadakia: ‎Founder & Executive Chairman of ClassPass

2. Politicians

Women leaders in political office and those shaping public opinion are essential to the future of America. These women have made a name for themselves in the world of politics by not only being great leaders but also inspiring the masses as featured keynote speakers of corporate events:

• Hillary Clinton: 2016 Democratic Presidential Nominee, Former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady
• Carly Fiorina: Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate
• Condoleezza Rice: Former Secretary of State, National Security Advisor and current Professor and Director at Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Greta Van Susteren: Popular Political Commentator and TV News Anchor for NBC News and MSNBC, formerly of Fox News and CNN
• Michelle Bernard:  Journalist, Political Analyst, Lawyer, Author, President & CEO of the Bernard Center For Women, Politics & Public Policy
• Soledad O’Brien: Broadcast Journalist, Executive Producer, TV Anchor & Correspondent who has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera America, and HBO

3. Women in Tech

It’s no secret, women in tech are taking over! This is industry ripe with inspirational women in business speakers who can discuss trends, strategies and the future of the technology marketplace:

• Randi Zuckerberg: Former Head of Marketing at Facebook, CEO/Founder of Zuckerberg Media
• Jennifer Hyman: Co-Founder & CEO of Rent the Runway, named one of the Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs by Fortune Magazine
• Marissa Mayer: Former President & CEO of Yahoo!
• Alexis Maybank: Co-Founder & CMO of Gilt Groupe, Founder of eBay Motors & Project September
• Abigail Posner: Creator & Head of Strategic Planning of Google ZOO

Women in Business Speakers Topics: 

You may think these women are all business and while that may be their forte, they have so much more to offer! In addition to their inspiring stories about building a positive corporate culture and balancing busy home lives with work, these are a few of the things you can expect to hear about when hiring women business speakers:

1. Women’s empowerment

This is something you can’t really get elsewhere. Women in business are the best at talking about women’s empowerment because they’ve lived it. They know what it takes to go all the way and they can share messages and stories that will help other women understand that they, too, can rise to the top.

2. Overcoming obstacles

Anyone who ever runs a business has obstacles to overcome. But when you factor in being a woman, those obstacles become greater and greater. Take Sara Blakely, for example. She founded Spanx, something nobody thought they would ever need. When she brought her ideas to others, they more or less told her the idea was crazy. She pushed for her ideas and by 2012 she graced the cover of Forbes magazine as the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. Overcoming obstacles was something she had to do and did very well.

3. Leadership

Women in the workforce don’t get very far without impressive leadership skills, but that’s not necessarily something you’re born with. Many women who are successful today didn’t start with much. They worked their way up the latter or created their own business from scratch. And in order to do that, women in business speakers like Tyler Haney, Alexis Maybank, and Jennifer Hyman had to sell their ideas. They had to take charge and make it happen. Their leadership gave them the opportunities they had to succeed.

4. Perseverance

Women in business specifically know more about perseverance than most others. Since it’s so difficult to succeed in a male-dominated industries, they have to work even harder to get where they are and that means they’ve had to persevere through the worst of it. Payal Kadakia is the perfect example of this. Her app, ClassPass, wasn’t a huge success overnight. She went through numerous trials and errors before finding a system that worked for users everywhere. Now, ClassPass is one of the most popular workout apps on the market.

What are you waiting for? Hire one of these incredible women in business speakers for your next event! This list is just the start, check out our full database of women in business speakers and let us help you hire the best speaker(s) for your event! Contact us today via email at booking@celebrityspeakersbureau.com or by phone at (212) 410-2853.