Leadership, Resilience, Success: HWA's Marquee Speakers

SHAQUILLE O'NEAL: Iconic NBA Hall of Famer & 15-time NBA All Star Player, media personality & philanthropist

"Shaquille was extraordinary. His remarks were motivating, inspirational and at times, hilarious. He was also a pleasure to work with and a class act in every respect... Out of all the speakers we have had, Shaquille was my favorite! Please thank him and his team for helping make our program a resounding success..."

-Public Funds Forum, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Groups the have hosted Shaquille O'Neal:

SME Entertainment Group, CareerBuilder, Deutsche Bank AG, Boy Scouts of the USA, World Leaders Group, The Titan Academy Global, Intuit, International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, and more!

Set to deliver a keynote at EY's Strategic Growth Forum, the country's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, for 2,000 attendees.
Just headlined the FMWF Chamber of Commerce's Voices of Vision for 1,000 attendees, delivering a keynote "Prepare for Greatness."
Just made his late night hosting debut, filling in for Jimmy Kimmel and delivering the laughs and zingers with a slam dunk opening monologue.
A recent guest on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show, Shaq made headlines for his unbelievable performance during the game Password, which has already racked up over one-million Youtube views.

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CAPTAIN "SULLY" SULLENBERGER: "Miracle on the Hudson" Captain; Leading authority on leadership & flawless execution strategies; New York Times #1 Bestselling Author; Inspiration of the Clint Eastwood/ Tom Hanks film "Sully"

"Our Sales and Content leaders, were in awe when [Captain Sullenberger] took to the stage...There was not one sound in the room the entire time that he spoke...Captain Sullenberger was right on schedule for the start time and graciously stayed to the very end to take photos with those wishing to meet him. When you book a speaking engagement with Captain Sullenberger, you will definitely get more than your money’s worth..."

-Cox Media Group

Groups the have hosted Captain Sullenberger:

AT&T, Siemens, Hershey's, General Mills, Hewlett Packard, Freedom Mortgage, O.C. Tanner, American Red Cross, Costco, Cisco, Chevron, DuPont, Smartsheet, Infosys, SAS Global Forum, Boston Children's Hospital, and more!

Recently keynoted Smartsheet Engage 2017 for a standing room only crowd, making headlines in GeekWire and drawing praise on Twitter such as, "Standing ovation for @CaptSully before delivering most amazing and inspiring keynote," and on the Smartsheet blog: "keynote speech was best one I have attended in person. Ever."
Set to deliver keynote address at the prestigious Simon Benson Awards Dinner for over 1,600 business, civic, social and political leaders.

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MAE JEMISON: First African-American Woman in Space; Inductee National Women's Hall of Fame & International Space Hall of Fame

"Dr. Jemison was amazing! I have received nothing but positive feedback on her presentation. In fact, many have said she was the best speaker they had ever heard. She was so engaging with the audience and girls and I had the honor of taking a picture with her!"

-Girl Scouts of the USA

Groups the have hosted Mae Jemison:

Bayer Corporation, Stanford University, Qatar Foundation, Scholastic, Dollar General, Cornell University, Smithsonian Institution, Intel Corporation, and more!

Just hailed for "striking the perfect tone" and being "fantastic... and generous with her time and attention" at the Boston College Colloquium on Women and Leadership.
Delivered inspiring keynote at the Girl Scouts National Convention, garnering Twitter praise such as, "Blown away listening to @maejemison tell her story."
Set to headline Executive Alliance Luncheon with a keynote on leadership.
Recently made headlines for her inclusion in the groundbreaking, new "Women of NASA" Lego set, on sale November 1.

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GREG NORMAN: Golf’s “Great White Shark”; Chairman & CEO of the Greg Norman Company

"Greg Norman is one of those rare individuals whose integrity and commitment to excellence have set a standard by which others follow. He is a great and gracious sportsman and has been an inspiration to many in and beyond the world of golf."

- President George H. W. Bush

Groups the have hosted Greg Norman:

Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, University of Miami, Sports Business Journal's Stadium Sports Marketing Symposium, Tata Consultancy Services, Organo Gold, Franklin Templeton Investments, Advance, and more!

Sought-out as a featured interview and for a press conference at the Stadium Sports Marketing Symposium, the premier gathering of sports marketing's decision-makers.
Recently made headlines for making a high-tech deal with Verizon to bring cutting-edge technology to the world of sports.
Norman racked up over 52K views for his recent Instagram video announcing his return to pro golfing.

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ITZHAK PERLMAN: 16 Time Grammy Award-Winning Violinist; Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom & Genesis Prize

"It was a great day here for everyone and everyone I see is still talking about Mr. Perlman and his visit here. We had almost 2,000 guests in the venue which makes it an even bigger success for the university. Thank you for all of your hard work in helping us to have such a successful event. The entire visit was as perfect as it could possibly be."

- Elon University

Groups the have hosted Itzhak Perlman:

Marriott International, Lamar University, Association for Financial Professionals, John T. Vucurevich Foundation, Elon University, and more!

Making headlines as the subject of a new documentary Itzhak, which opened to rave reviews (and a thunderous 10-minute standing ovation) at the Hamptons Film Festival. The documentary premieres in New York City in November, and will be shown on the PBS Series “American Masters” in the spring of 2018.
Recently headlined Marriott International's Bridges Gala for an audience of over 1,000.

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LORI GREINER: Shark on ABC's Shark Tank; The "Queen on QVC"; Prolific Inventor & Entrepreneur; National Bestselling Author of Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!

"We were fortunate to have Lori Greiner as our closing keynote speaker... The room was filled to capacity at the Georgia Aquarium with 650+ attendees for Lori’s closing keynote. Many conferences lose half of their attendees before the conference concludes. Everyone stuck around to hear Lori Greiner. She offered an enlightening talk about how she got started and became the queen of QVC. What a wonderful day!"

-Venture Atlanta

Groups the have hosted Lori Greiner:

Chase for Business, PayPal, IBM, American Heart Association, LPL Financial, Lanyon, National Candy Association, International Dairy Deli Bakery Association, Youngstown State University, Venture Atlanta, anre more!

Sought out to keynote Coldwell Bankers annual event for an audience of 5,000 on how to Swim with a Shark, garnering praise on Twitter such as: "@LoriGreiner knocked it out of the park at #genblue."
Just delivered an empowering "You Can Make Anything Happen!" keynote at the Women's Conference of Florida.
Recently selected to grace the cover of Parade Magazine, Lori shared her recipes for success and insights into Season 9 of Shark Tank, which just won an Emmy for Best Structured Reality Program for the fourth consecutive year.

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These marquee HWA Speakers bring the name recognition and hype that draw a packed house at each of their engagements. Praised for their powerful, electric keynotes that keep audiences tweeting and raving long after an event's conclusion, these speakers bring the special energy and star-power that truly set an event apart.