- Les Brown
Les Brown, born 1945 in Liberty City, Florida, is a motivational speaker and author. Born a twin in low-income Liberty City in Miami, Florida, Les and his twin brother, Wes, were adopted when they were six weeks old by Mrs. Mamie Brown. He won the Council of Peers Award of Excellence from the National Speakers Association in 1987, its highest honor. Toastmasters international also recognized him as one of the World's Top Five Speakers for 1992. - Craig Harper
Craig Anthony Harper (born September 28, 1964) is an Australian motivational speaker, radio presenter and author. Harper appears regularly on Gold 104.3 (formerly 3KZ) as the "exercise scientist." He also hosts a television program, "Living Life Now", on Channel 31 Melbourne and offers exercise and nutritional advice on the Network Ten television show 9AM. - Jack Canfield
Jack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 115 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997. - Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an investor, businessman, self-help author and motivational speaker. Kiyosaki is best known for his "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" series of motivational books and other material. He has written 18 books which combined have sold over 26 million copies. Although beginning as a self-publisher, he was subsequently published by Warner Books, a division of Hachette Book Group USA, … - Ross Shafer
Ross Shafer (born December 10 1954 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA) is a comedian and television host turned motivational and customer service speaker/trainer, based in Carlsbad, California. - Marcus Buckingham
Marcus Buckingham is a motivational speaker, trainer, public leader, researcher and author. He claims to have trained over 2 million people through his books, seminars and lectures. - Yossi Ghinsberg
Yossi Ghinsberg was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel and served three years in the Israeli Navy on the Red Sea where he befriended the Bedouins of the Sinai Desert. After he was released from service, he traveled on a wandering backpacking journey through South America. During the trip, he was separated from his traveling companions and became lost in the Bolivian rainforest for over a month during the height of the rainy season. - Fran Capo
Fran Capo is most noted for being the World's Fastest Talking Female. Capo is also a motivational speaker, adventurer, comedian, voice-over artist, 9 time author and holder of 3 world records. She is listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the fastest talking female, clocked at 603.32 words per minute (wpm). She also holds a record as the first and only author to do a booksigning on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. - Doreen Virtue
Doreen is the author of more than 30 books about angels and other mind-body-spirit topics, translated into 26 languages, including the best-selling Healing with the Angels and Messages from Your Angels books/angel cards. Doreen holds degrees in counseling psychology from Chapman University. Doreen has been an activist since childhood when her mother would take her door-to-door to gather petition signatures. - John Bradshaw
John Elliot Bradshaw (born June 29, 1933 in Houston, Texas) is an American educator, counselor, motivational speaker and author best known for his PBS television programs on topics such as addiction, recovery, codependency and spirituality. Bradshaw is active in the self-help movement, and is credited with popularizing such ideas as the "wounded inner child" and the dysfunctional family. His books are mainly works of popular psychology. - The Scary Guy
At 6ft tall, 18 stone and tattooed from head to toe ... The Scary Guy is quite possibly the most powerful Agent For Change on the planet today! The Power to Create World Peace Lives Within Each and Everyone of Us. - The Scary Guy 2000 - Chris Gardner
Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher. Gardner's book of memoirs was published in May 2006 by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. As of 2006, he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm, Gardner Rich, based in Chicago, … - Judson Laipply
Judson (Jud) Laipply is an American motivational speaker and comedian from Cleveland, Ohio. He is best known for his performance in the Evolution of Dance clip, which, as of 2007-07-07, is the #1 Most Viewed All Time Video, and #6 Most Discussed Video on YouTube.com. "Evolution of Dance" is the finale to Laipply's show called "Inspirational Comedy". His website describes the show as "combining his thoughts about life and change with humor". - Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls (born Edward Michael Bear Grylls on 7 June 1974) is a British mountaineer and adventurer as well as best-selling author, television presenter, and international motivational speaker. Grylls, a former member of the Special Air Service (SAS), made his name by becoming, at the age of 23, the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest and return alive in 1998. He hosts the television program on Channel 4 in the UK called "Man vs. - Esther Hicks
Esther Hicks is an American spirit channeler, motivational speaker, and best-selling author. Esther Hicks identifies herself as the channel for a group of non-physical beings who call themselves "Abraham". Most commonly, this channeled material is referred to under the name Abraham-Hicks. She has co-authored eight books with husband Jerry Hicks and presents workshops for Abraham-Hicks Publications. - Alex Mandossian
Alex Mandossian (born March 9, 1964) is an American motivational speaker, author and trainer (business). He owns one of the largest personal marketing libraries ever assembled, with over 1800 rare books and volumes dating back to the 1800s. Mandossian is considered one of the top ten freelance direct marketers in America today and has generated over $203 million in sales via direct response marketing such as TV infomercials on QVC and Home Shopping Network, … - Michael Baisden
Michael Baisden, (b. June 26, 1963), born in Chicago, Illinois, USA is an author, motivational speaker, former TV talk show host, and host of his own nationally-syndicated radio show. Baisden's first book, "Never Satisfied: How and Why Men Cheat", was released under a Vanity Press label. In 2001, he made a series of promotional appearances on daytime talk shows. He was also host of his own short-lived syndicated talk show entitled "Talk or Walk" in 2001. - Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. He was made famous by his book "Touching the Void" (winner of the 1988 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature and subsequently made into a movie) in which he described a successful but disastrous and near-fatal attempt by himself and Simon Yates to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. In 1997 he began another career as a motivational speaker, … - Rulon Gardner
Rulon Gardner (born August 16, 1971 in Afton, Wyoming) is an amateur wrestler in the Greco-Roman discipline from the United States. His strength is often attributed to the physical labor on the dairy farm he grew up on. He graduated from Ricks College (BYU-Idaho) with an Associates Degree and the University of Nebraska. He has his teaching credentials in Physical Education, yet he has never taught in the classroom. - Boris Brott
Boris Brott (born March 14, 1944) is a Canadian conductor and motivational speaker. Born in Montreal, the son of Alexander Brott, he was the music director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and artistic director of the Stratford Summer Music Festival. A protege of Leonard Bernstein, Boris Brott has developed six Canadian orchestras, most notably the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, where he was Music Director for 21 years. In 1988, he founded the Brott Music Festival, … - Tom Sullivan
Tom Sullivan (born March 27, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American performer, author, and motivational speaker. - Khoo Swee Chiow
Khoo Swee Chiow is an adventurer, author and motivational speaker. He was born in Port Dickson, Malaysia in 1964. Khoo climbed Mount Everest in 1998 as a member of Singapore's first Mount Everest expedition. In 1999, he skied to the South Pole as the leader of Singapore first Antarctica expedition, covering a distance of 1,125 km in 57 days. In 2001, he climbed Mount Ararat in Turkey together with six other Everest summitters from Turkey, Columbia, … - Simon Woodroffe
Simon Woodroffe OBE is a motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He started the sushi chain "Yo! Sushi" in 1997, and has appeared as a 'Dragon' on the first UK series of Dragons' Den. Simon left Marlborough College towards the end of the 1960s, at the age of 16, with 2 O-levels. He went on the road with the likes of Rod Stewart and The Moody Blues before becoming a stage designer. After a spell in television, he conceived and launched "Yo! Sushi" in 1997. - Alvin Law
Alvin Law (born 1960 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan) is a motivational speaker and former radio broadcaster. Law was born without arms as a consequence of his mother's use of thalidomide while pregnant. His birth parents put him up for adoption, and he was raised by foster parents Hilda and Jack Law. Law learned to perform routine activities using his feet alone, including eating, dressing and grooming himself, driving, sewing, playing sports, and playing drums, piano, … - Josh Shipp
Josh certainly knows a thing or two about survival. Abandoned and abused as a child, he was able to triumph over the tragedy. He attributes his personal growth to the support of a great foster family, dynamic teachers and enriching school programs that opened his eyes to his true potential. After serving as State DECA President and on the School-to-Work student advisory committee, Josh decided to commit his life to helping others achieve their goals. He says: - Lesra Martin
Lesra Martin is a Canadian lawyer and motivational speaker. He is known for helping to bring about the release of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. - Susan Powter
Susan Powter (b. December 22, 1957, Sydney, Australia) is a motivational speaker, dietitian and personal trainer who rose to fame in the 1990s with her mantra "Stop the Insanity!" She gives few details of her personal life except that she has always been somewhat estranged from her parents, Colin and Jan Powter, that she was educated by Dominican nuns, and that she has 3 sons (23, 22 & 9 years old). - Patricia Aburdene
Patricia Aburdene is a renowned speaker, author and advocate of corporate transformation. Having won global recognition as co-author of the Megatrends books, Patricia now inspires audiences with a concrete blueprint of how values and consciousness will transform business. Her new book, Megatrends 2010: the Rise of Conscious Capitalism was published in 2005. - Lewis Gordon Pugh
Lewis Gordon Pugh is a British swimmer, explorer, environmentalist,motivational speaker,and Lawyer. He is known as the "Isbjørn" (the Ice Bear or Polar Bear) for his unique ability to withstand extreme cold. Pugh was the first person to complete a long distance swim in both the Arctic and the Antarctic and the first person to complete a long distance swim in all 5 oceans of the world (Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic and Southern). - Linford Christie
Linford Christie, OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former athlete, and the only English man to win Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European 100 m gold medals. He still holds the UK record. Christie's track career was ended when he received a two-year ban for taking a performance-enhancing substance, although he has continually denied any wrongdoing. - John Baker
John Baker (born 1960 or 1961, in Kotzebue, Alaska) is self-employed American dog musher, pilot and motivational speaker of Inupiat descent who consistently places in the top 10 during the 1,000+ mi (1,600 km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. - David Lim
David Lim is a Singaporean mountaineer and motivational speaker who led the first Singapore Mount Everest Expedition in 1998. Between 1994 and 1998, he led and organised a team from the flat tropical island nation to the top of Everest. Sustaining an injury on the summit push, he did not make the summit himself though two other team members succeeded in making the top on May 25, 1998. A week after his return, and not related to the climb, … - Patrick Reynolds
Patrick Reynolds (born December 2, 1954, in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American anti-smoking activist and former actor. He is the grandson of the tobacco company founder, R.J. Reynolds, and speaks of how he believes his family business has killed millions, including his own father and brother. - George Foster
George Arthur Foster (born December 1, 1948, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a former left fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Chicago White Sox from 1969-1986. A 5-time All-Star (1976-79, 1981), Foster was a member of the 1970s Big Red Machine, leading the league in home runs in 1977-78, runs batted in from 1976-78, and OPS in 1977. - Steve Liebmann
Steve Liebmann (born 1944) is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster. Following a career with the Nine Network, he joined Foxtel as a presenter on its factual channels including Crime and Investigation Network also working on Sydney radio station 2UE as a talk-back host and as weekend anchor of "Ten News". Liebmann launched his journalism career in Cooma, later moving to Canberra and then on to Sydney where he joined the 2UE newsroom. - Florrie Fisher
Florence "Florrie" Fisher (1918/1920-unknown) was a motivational speaker in the 1960s and 1970s who traveled to high schools in the United States, speaking about her past as a heroin addict and prostitute, a profession which she took up in order to support her addiction. In addition to her appearances, Fisher wrote an autobiography, "The Lonely Trip Back," which told of her life from childhood up to the point when she became a motivational speaker. - John Laws
John Laws, CBE (born 8 August, 1935) is a prominent and controversial radio presenter in Australia, whose mellifluous voice earned him the nickname 'the Golden Tonsils'. Since the 1970s Laws has hosted a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixes music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback. - Robert Ringer
Robert Ringer is an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author of several best-selling self-help books. He is married to a Panamanian former stewardess and "Playboy" magazine centerfold model Ester Cordet, who was Playmate of the Month in the October 1974 issue of Playboy. They met at a party held at the Playboy Mansion. - Ray Zahab
Ray Zahab is a Canadian ultramarathon runner, personal trainer, and motivational speaker. He lives in Chelsea, Quebec. He had agreed to work with the H2O Africa project and be part of the first team of runners to cross the Sahara from coast to coast. The expedition will be filmed and edited into a documentary, "Running for Africa" narrated by Matt Damon and set for release in November 2007 with the logistics support of Sam Rutherford at www.prepare2go.com. - Duncan Goodhew
Duncan Alexander Goodhew MBE (born May 27, 1957) is one of the most respected and instantly recognisable UK swimming athletes. He was an Olympic gold and bronze medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Goodhew attended Millfield school (Walton House). He was the England swimming team captain, and multi-Olympics champion. His congenitally bald head made him instantly recognisable. He in fact has "alopecia universalis" (total lack of hair, not just on head), …
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