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The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau

A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.

Strategy / Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

What does it take to build a company from the ground up, to start from scratch and end up with millions? Our entrepreneurship speakers share the stories and lessons you need to hear before embarking on the biggest business adventure of your life.

20 Entrepreneurship
Speakers

Molly Crabapple

Award-winning artist and journalist | Author of Brothers of the Gun

Beauty is survival, not distraction—a way of fighting, a reason to fight.

Laura Huang

Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University | Faculty Director of Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative | Author of Edge

Are you looking for an edge to help you succeed? Guess what—you've already got one.

Ellen Bennett

Founder and CEO of Hedley & Bennett | Author of Dream First, Details Later

Overthinking kills innovation. You need to dream first, and worry about the details later.

Jason Feifer

Editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine | Author of Build for Tomorrow

When we change in a way that is truly valuable, we won't want to go back to how things were before.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

Founder of theBoardlist | Former president of StubHub | CEO OF XERO | Author of Choose Possibility

In a volatile world, our biggest opportunity lies in revolutionizing our relationship with risk.

Alexandra Samuel

Digital workplace expert | Author of Remote, Inc.

Building a thriving hybrid culture is essential for success in the new workplace.

Randall Lane

Chief Content Officer of Forbes Magazine

Endless disruption has led to faster innovations, better approaches, bigger opportunities.

John List

Chief Economist at Walmart | Economics Professor at the University of Chicago | Author of The Voltage Effect

Data is human: when we understand how people behave, we'll give our good ideas the voltage to be great.

Nina Tandon

CEO and Co-Founder of EpiBone | TED Senior Fellow

How to revolutionize an industry, one cell at a time.

David Robertson

Senior lecturer at MIT Sloan | Author of The Power of Little Ideas and of Brick by Brick

The third way of innovation is not radical disruption—it’s a low-risk, high-reward strategy.

Jessica Jackley

Co-Founder of Kiva, the microlending site, and Author of Clay Water Brick

The connection between two individuals is a powerful agent for social change.

Shivani Siroya

Founder and CEO of Tala

Radical trust is the currency driving the future of our financial institutions.

Salman Khan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Khan Academy

All children deserve access to a free, world-class education.

Manjit Minhas

Founder of the 10th largest brewery in the world | Co-star of CBC’s Dragons’ Den

It’s time to demolish outdated stereotypes in business—one boardroom, or brewery, at a time.

Michael Katchen

Founder and CEO of Wealthsimple

In order to grow, we need to weave innovation into the DNA of our organizations.

Jeremy Gutsche

CEO of Trend Hunter | New York Times bestselling author of Create the Future

Out of chaos winners emerge—and they’ll be bigger, better, and faster than ever before.

Markus Giesler

Consumer Sociologist | One of The 40 Best Business Professors Under 40

Companies should move from asking what consumers want, to shaping what consumers want.

Eddie Huang

Celebrity chef | Bestselling author of Fresh Off the Boat | Writer and director of Boogie and Tuna Melt

Follow your dreams—but with the same discipline as running a business.

Shabnam Mogharabi

CEO and Executive Producer of Soulpancake | New York Times Bestselling Author

We have the power to radically transform our lives—by being our most authentic, joyful selves.

Anthony Tjan

AUTHOR OF GOOD PEOPLE AND HEART, SMARTS, GUTS, AND LUCK

Good people and good values are the most critical competitive advantage that exists—period.