One of North America's oldest and most respected
speakers bureaus - Since 1971
Speakers Websites (All Fees)
Below are the in-depth websites of a few of the top speakers we represent:
For your convenience when searching these different speakers a NEW window will automatically open. To return to this screen simply click on the "X" in the upper right hand corner of that window.
GIVE US A CALL AT 919-466-7676 BEFORE YOU START CHECKING THESE SITES, SO WE CAN NARROW DOWN THE SUGGESTIONS (BASED ON YOUR INPUT) AS TO YOUR SPECIFIC TOPIC NEED AND YOUR BUDGET. WE CAN REDUCE THE OPTIONS TO 4 OR 5 OF THE BEST, BASED ON OUR 48+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THE FEES FOR THE SPEAKERS RANGE DRAMATICALLY AND THERE IS NO SENSE WASTING YOUR TIME ON A SPEAKER WHO IS WAY OUT OF YOUR BUDGET. THE FEES CHANGE SO RAPIDLY, IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO INCLUDE THEM ON THIS SITE. WE HAVE THE MOST RECENT FEES ON EACH ONE IN OUR DATABASE.
Business / Customer Service / Sales / Teamwork / Leadership / Motivation / Management / Change / Stress
WE HAVE MANY MORE WONDERFUL OPTIONS. JUST GIVE US A CALL AT 919-466-7676 WITH YOUR BUDGET, LOCATION OF SPEECH AND TOPIC SO WE CAN GIVE YOU MORE SOLID SUGGESTIONS.
Entertainment
Pete Geist (The Wacky Waiter)
Ken Groves (Comedy ventriloquist)
Michael Pasternak as Columbo (Comedy meeting crasher)
Michael Pasternak as Rocco the Plumber (Comedy meeting crasher)
John Rathbone (Comedian)
SPEAKERS UNLIMITED HAS HUNDREDS MORE TALENTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD (COMEDY, JUGGLING, MAGIC, MENTALISM, VENTRILOQUISTS, SINGING, ETC). JUST GIVE US A CALL: 919-466-7676
For many more options in all fee ranges, click on this URL: Espeakers.com/s/spun
Then scroll down (after "Search our speakers") until you see many speakers. Since their topics and fees range dramatically,
be sure to contact us to narrow it down for you. These are not just names on our site. We know all of them and have booked most of them. Also, we have leverage with many of the these speakers, so don't let the fees shown scare you away.
WE WORK WITH OVER 500 CELEBRITY SPEAKERS.
Be sure to contact us by phone or e-mail to discuss your needs and budget, so we can make the most appropriate suggestions for you and answer further questions. Here are a few of the many celebrities with whom we work:
Jim Abbott - One handed former major league baseball pitcher. All-American college pitcher. Winner of 1987 Sullivan Award for Amateur Athlete of the Year. Pitched a no hitter for the New York Yankees in 1993. Dynamic motivational speaker.
Wally Amos - Founder of Famous Amos Cookie Company, author of four books, literacy advocate, dynamic motivational speaker
Thurl Bailey - Former star NBA basketball player, author, singer, dynamic motivational speaker
Alan Bean - One of America's most well known astronauts, pilot for the second landing on the moon in 1969
Len Berman - One of America's most well known sports broadcasters. Author of seven books on sports.
Todd Blackledge - Broadcaster for NCAA football games. Quarterback for 1982 Penn State National Champions. Former NFL quarterback.
Dr. Ken Blanchard, CPAE - Co-author of "The One Minute Manager" and numerous other best selling books
Rocky Bleier - Former star running back at Notre Dame and following serious injuries in Viet Nam, went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers ........was one of the stars in their winning four Super Bowls
Terry Bowden - Former head football coach at Auburn University and former ABC television college football commentator. Dynamic motivational speaker and present college football coach.
Les Brown, CPAE - One of the most dynamic motivational speakers in the world, author, former nationally syndicated TV talk show host
Catherine Crier - Court TV personality, lawyer, former judge, author, award winning journalist
Mort Crim - Former award winning network TV broadcaster, author of 3 books, eloquent speaker
Larry Csonka -Hall of Fame football player for the 3 time Super Bowl winning, Miami Dolphins (in the 70's)
Tim Daggett - Olympic Gold Medalist in gymnastics
Mike Ditka - College and Professional Hall of Fame football player, former NFL coach, TV football broadcaster, restaurant owner, author
Mike Eruzione - Captain of U.S. Olympic Hockey team that won the Gold Medal in 1980.....the "Miracle on Ice"
Bob Eubanks - Former host of "The Newlywed Game" and several other television game shows, former manager for several major singers. His presentation and ability to do a "Newlywed Game" for your organization is extremely well received and includes video clips of some of the funniest guests from his original shows.
Roy Firestone - Master impressionist, TV host, entertainer. Has received 6 Emmy's. He has interviewed more than 3,000 celebrities. SI named him the "best interviewer in the business"
Steve Fraser - Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling....Rulon Gardner's wrestling coach for ten years
LaDonna Gatlin, CSP, CPAE - Baby sister of the famous, Gatlin Brothers. Incredible speaker and singer.
Rudy Gatlin - One of the famous Gatlin Brothers...speaker/singer
Mitch Gaylord - Olympic Gold Medalist in gymnastics
Stedman Graham - Entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker
Archie Griffin - Only two-time Heisman Trophy winner (college football). Played in the NFL with Cincinnati Bengals.
Janet Guthrie - First woman to ever race in the Indianapolis 500
Jack Hanna - World renown for his television shows about animals, as well as his relationship with Busch Gardens and the Columbus Zoo.
Kirk Herbstreit - Former quarterback at Ohio State University, present ESPN Television broadcaster for NCAA football (minimal availability during college football season) Only does Q/A sessions or speeches about NCAA football.
Jim Jackson - Former college and NBA basketball superstar
George Karl - Former NBA player and one of the all-time winningest coaches in NBA history.
Clark Kellogg - Former All-American basketball player at Ohio State University, former superstar pro basketball player and present TV broadcaster for NCAA basketball games
Tim Kurkjian - Baseball analyst and reporter for ESPN-TV on ''Baseball Tonight" and "Sports Center"...author of ONLY A GAME. Senior writer for ESPN Magazine and ESPN.com.
Jerry Lucas - Considered one of the 50 best college basketball players in history AND one of the 50 best professional basketball players in history, memory expert/author
Harvey Mackay, CPAE - Owner of one of America's most successful printing companies, author of several best selling business books, including "Swim with the Sharks, Without Being Eaten Alive"
Anthony Munoz - Hall-of-Fame former NFL player. One of the greatest offensive lineman in history. Played entire career with the Cincinnati Bengals
John Naber - Olympic swimming champion (four gold medals), TV swimming commentator, dynamic speaker
Howard Putnam, CSP, CPAE - Former CEO for Braniff Airlines and Southwest Airlines, Author - "Winds of Turbulence"....speaks on leadership, change, ethics
Kyle Rote, Jr. - America's most well known U.S. born male soccer star
Rudy Ruettiger - He is the subject of the famous movie, RUDY, which focused on his dedication to play for Notre Dame. He has authored 3 books and is in demand as a motivational speaker
Lyn St. James - Second woman to ever race in the Indianapolis 500, started 15 Indy 500 races. Sports Illustrated named her "One of the top 100 female athletes of the century"
Ron Shaw - Former CEO of $200 million per year company, former stand up comedian, excellent speaker on innovation and leadership
Troy Smith - Former Heisman Trophy winner from The Ohio State University. Played NFL football for several years.
Chris Spielman - Former college and pro football star. Author "That's Why I'm Here: The Chris and Stefanie Spielman Story", speaker, college football commentator
Tom Sullivan - Blind since birth, he is an actor, author of 8 books, singer, composer and athlete. His life story was captured in the major motion picture, "If You Could See What I Hear"
Dr. Jim Tunney, CSP, CPAE - Referee in three Super Bowls, author of "Impartial Judgement" and "Chicken Soup for the Sports Lovers Soul"
Marilyn Van Derbur, CPAE - Former Miss America, incest survivor, one of the most prolific motivational speakers in history, author of "Miss America by Day"
Peter Vidmar, CPAE - Olympic Gold Medalist in gymnastics...see his complete website above
Bill Walton - Hall-of-Fame NBA basketball player, author, broadcaster
Pat Williams - Former Executive Vice-President of Orlando Magic, author of 100 books, dynamic motivational speaker
and MANY more.....JUST GIVE US YOUR GOALS, BUDGET, LOCATION AND PAST SPEAKERS..... so we can make appropriate suggestions
One of our specialties is speakers whose fees are $3500 or under
(In a few cases, if the speech is out of the speaker's home town or state or longer than one hour, the fee may be over $3500)
Call us for details AND to have us send you our catalog with 160 speakers whose fees are $3500 and under....... but following are some of the names of reasonably priced speakers we work with closely, most of whom are featured in the catalog.
SPORTS:
Bobby Carpenter - former OSU and NFL football star
Coach Bill Conley - former assistant football coach for Ohio State University
Coach John Cooper - former head football coach at Ohio State University
Coach Gerry Faust - former Notre Dame head football coach
Matt Finkes - former OSU football star
Greg Frey - former quarterback for Ohio State University
Matt Finkes - former star college football player at Ohio State University
Maurice "Mo" Hall - former OSU football star
Shawn Harper - former star college and pro football player
Bill Hosket - former All-American basketball player & star pro player
Jim Karsatos - former quarterback for Ohio State University
Craig Krenzel - former Ohio State quarterback for National Champions-2003
Jim Lachey - former All American NCAA and All-Pro football player
Al Oliver - former all-star major league baseball player
Jack Park, CPA, CSP - expert on Ohio State University football / Leadership
Dr. Lea Ann Parsley - Olympic silver medalist in Skeleton (winter Olympics)
Scoonie Penn - former OSU basketball star
Sam Rutigliano - former head football coach for Cleveland Browns
Katie Smith - one of the greatest college and pro women basketball players
Ron Stokes - former star basketball player for Ohio State University
PEOPLE SKILLS (with Humor):
Harvey Alston
Kristin Arnold, CSP
Brian Blasko
Bruce Boguski
Dr. Stephen Boyd, CSP
Barbara Braham
Ben Brooks
Melissa Buchanan
Tod Buchanan
Dave Caperton
Kerry Patrick Clark
Sylvana Clark
Roselyn Connor
Patrick Donadio, CSP
Cea Cohen Elliott
Joan Fox, CSP
Mike Frank, CSP, CPAE
Debbie & Mike Gardner
Melvin Gravely
Gary Griesser
Dr. Ray Guarendi
Devon Hansen
Dr. Jep Hostetler
Wayne Humphreys, CSP
Ted Janusz
Kay Keller
Fran Kick, CSP
Gail Bossert Klink
Dr. Robert Lawson
Dave Leedy
Dr. Jay Lehr
Rick Metzger, CSP
Dr. Johnny Miller, CSP
John Mincy
Jeff Moyer
Steven Newman
Richard Paul
Dr. Kay Potetz
Randall Reeder (as Will Rogers)
Carol Ritz, CSP
Mark Shatz
Dr. Scott Sheperd
David Austin Sky
Walter Smith
Dr. Tom Steiner
Phil Stella
Dr. Darryl Tukufu
Dr. Nancy Utterback, CSP
Richard Vail
John Wagner
Dawn Waldrop
Edith Washington
Marion Wikholm
Otis Willams, CSP
Steve Wilson, CSP
HUMORISTS -- ENTERTAINERS:
Luther Beauchamp
Mike Bishop
Dave Dugan
Mary Faktor
George Fields, CSP
Eric Gnezda
Ken Groves
Jay Hendren
Patrick Henry,CSP
Ralph Hood, CSP
Eric Hunter
Jeff Jena
Mark Klein
Keith Matheny
John Slicer
Barbara Smith "The Hat Lady"
Charlie Thompson